Upcoming Events
March 11: SWELL & GEMS
March 12: Daylight Savings Time: turn
clock ahead 1 hour
March 14: Pi Day
March 14: Foreign Language Fun Night, 6pm
March 15: PTA Chick-fil-a Spirit Night, 5-8pm
March 17: SCA Spirit Day: WEAR GREEN!
March
17: 2nd Gr. Field Trip, 9:30am
March 18: SWELL & GEMS
March 19: GEMS Field Trip
March 24: NO SCHOOL, Staff Development Day
March 25: NO SWELL & GEMS
March 27-31: Scholastic Book Fair
March 30: International Night and Book Fair
Family Night, 6pm
 Celebrating National Youth Art Month
What's the buzz?
Congratulations Ms.
McDonald!!! Herndon Elementary School
Art Teacher Ms. McDonald was spotlighted by FCPS as part of their #ourfcps
initiative. Read an article and short video about her and her students here. Check out the photos in the lobby under the
TV, too!
Please give a warm welcome
to our new Interim Assistant Principal, Ms. Avis Russell, a retired assistant
principal, who has joined the HES admin team for the rest of the school
year!
Looking for more amazing HES news? You can view our fabulous Twitter
and Facebook feeds on the Herndon Elementary School website No
account needed!
Herndon ES Garden
Corner
Did you know that HES has a
vegetable garden? THANK YOU to HES parents, Amanda Geary and Jill Vinson,
who have created an amazing program. They
work with the teachers, students and even the community to bring creative and
fruitful learning projects to our school.
One of their projects, Pond Ecosystems, was featured in FCPS Photos of the Week last week.
Garden
volunteers needed! Join
us every Monday to help with the Garden Program! Activities include helping
students plant seeds and weed the garden to helping students collect food
scraps in the cafeteria to deliver to our compost bins! We will also need
helpers when we host speakers in the garden and to assist in other classroom
activities. You can help for one Monday or every Monday, we are
flexible! Please contact Amanda Geary and Jill Vinson at HESGarden@gmail.com Come help
our garden program "grow"!
Follow the progress on their
blog https://hesgarden.wordpress.com/
and on twitter @HESGardenGrow.
 Featured on FCPS photos: Pond Ecosystems
Herndon Elementary School PTA Update
The French and Spanish Language Immersion
Family Fun Night is this Tuesday, March 14th, 6-8pm in the school Gym! Look
for the flyers from last week’s Thursday folder!
We are celebrating with an International
Soccer theme this year! Wear your favorite Soccer Jersey. There
will be on stage performances by the French and Spanish Immersion Classes,
Cultural Treats, Music & Games, and Arts & Crafts. You may
purchase food tickets for $1/each. ALL are WELCOME!
If you are interested in volunteering for
Foreign Language Fun Night return the bottom of the flyer or sign up
online at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4eaba628abf49-foreign.
Charity Event to benefit Foundation for FCPS
All are invited to the “Play
for Charity” event on March 16th and 23rd, 10-12pm at the
Play N’Learn stores in Chantilly, VA and Columbia, MD. The cost is $8 per child. Play N’ Learn will be donating 100% of the “Play
for Charity” proceeds to the Foundation for Fairfax County Public Schools.
Here is the link for more
information on the event http://www.playnlearn.com/Charity_Play_s/1974.htm. If
you would like more information about the Foundation for FCPS, please check out
our website: www.fcpsfoundation.org.
HHS Summer Theater Camp: Rising 7th Graders
Join
Herndon High School Theatre Director Raphael Schklowsky and Choir Director
Sarah Milhoan for a summer of learning and imagination,
as the
Summer Grand 2017 produces and presents Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka.
It's your golden ticket to an amazing experience!
Open to
All Area Rising 7th Graders - 2017 Graduates
Register
at http://www.herndondrama.org.
Summer
Theatre Production Camp, July 5th – July 30th
Performances:
July 28th & July 29th at 7:30 PM, July 30th at 2:00 PM
Whether
you like helping behind the scenes or performing onstage, you'll have a blast!
ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre
International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are supplied by MTI.
www.MTIShows.com
Summer Enrichment Programs at The College of William and Mary
The
Center for Gifted Education (CFGE) is accepting registrations for the 2017 Summer
Enrichment Program (SEP). Session I will begin on Monday, June 26, 2017 and
conclude on Friday, June 30, 2017, consisting of 5 consecutive days of
instruction. Session II will begin on Monday, July 10, 2017 and conclude on
Friday, July 14, 2017, consisting of 5 consecutive days of instruction. The
Summer program will be located at the William & Mary Mason School of
Business located at 101 Ukrop Way, Williamsburg, VA 23185.
SEP
is an academically challenging program with an emphasis on inquiry-based learning
for students enrolled in grades K-9. SEP is not meant to supplant the regular
school curriculum; rather, it recognizes the importance of allowing able
students to explore additional specialized areas of science, mathematics,
humanities, and the arts.
The
program’s brochure is accessible through the Center’s website at http://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/precollegiate/sep/index.php.
If
you have any questions or if there is anything with which we can assist you,
please do not hesitate to contact the CFGE office by phone at (757) 221-
2166
or by email at sep@wm.edu.
Sincerely,
The
Precollegiate Learner Program Staff
Center
for Gifted Education
William
& Mary
 4th grade learns Virginia History in Library Class with costumed interpreter, librarian Mrs. Bronez
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