Upcoming Events
Tonight! International Night, 6-8 pm
Tonight! Spring Book Fair Evening, 5:30-8:30 pm
March 18-22: PTA Spring Book Fair
March 19: Literacy Night, PTA General Meeting, Book Fair Family Night
April 5: Teacher Workday, NO SCHOOL for Students
April 15-19: Spring Break: OFFICE IS CLOSED
 HES International Night & Book Fair Evening TONIGHT
Join us TONIGHT, Friday, March 15th for our Annual International Night and Spring Book Fair Evening. The Scholastic Book Fair will be open in the library from 5:30-8:30 pm and International Night will be in the gym and cafeteria from 6:00-8:00 pm.
This is one of the students' favorite evenings! There will be a parade, entertainment, hands-on activities, cultural artifacts, finger food, and much more. Dress up in your native/ cultural attire and join in!
We have created a special announcement video about International Night. Check it out! YouTube Link.
Herndon ES Literacy Night
Come to Herndon Elementary on Tuesday March 19th from 6:00-7:30 for Literacy Night! All students and families are invited! Wear your pajamas and cozy up reading with friends and family! Pizza will be served at 6:00 and stay for a PTA meeting. Students will go to the gym for interactive read alouds by the literacy team! Pick out a book to read and take home before you leave. It will be a great night!
Schedule:
6:00 Pizza
6:30 PTA Business meeting/Interactive Read Alouds
7:00 Reading fun/choose a book!
Herndon ES Tornado Drill will Be Conducted on March 19
The Code of Virginia requires all public schools to participate in at least one tornado drill each year and FCPS requires the tornado drill to be completed in March of each school year. Similar to previous year’s tornado drills, the National Weather Service will send a test tornado warning to start the Statewide Tornado Drill on March 19. The test warning will be tone alerted and broadcast by NOAA Weather Radio and will simulate what listeners would hear during an actual tornado warning. The Virginia Statewide Tornado Drill will be held on Tuesday, March 19, at 9:45 a.m.
Learn more about the Statewide Tornado Drill.
 Meet General Music Teacher, James Covington
This is my 7th year teaching music in public schools and 4th year at Herndon. I graduated from Ithaca College in 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education, and then from the University of Maryland in 2012 with a Master’s degree in Trumpet Performance. In addition to my duties at HES, I maintain a private teaching studio of brass and woodwind students, am an instructor for the marching band at Herndon High School, and teach at Franklin Band Camp in the Summer. I am also the music director and trumpet player for The DC Transit Band, a 9-piece wedding band that performs all over the Mid-Atlantic region. I love teaching the students here at Herndon and am excited to see how they grow musically in the future.
PTA News...
Scholastic Spring Book Fair: March 15-22
Online shopping is open NOW until March 23 at http://www.scholastic.com/bf/herndonelementaryschool
Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings kids the books they want to read. We’ll receive a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level, and all purchases benefit our school! Reading for pleasure inside and outside of school has real and long-lasting benefits. Please come to our book fair and help shape your child’s reading habits.
Volunteer!
We rely on volunteers to make our Book Fair a success. Please consider donating your time to help our students and our school! Sign up online at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4eaba628abf49-book2
Whooo's Reading UPDATE
Whooo's Reading had an amazing first week. We've almost made our fundraising goal and have surpassed our reading goal! Way to go, Readers!
Spring Break Art&PE Camp: Registration is now open!
An awesome way to spend your Spring Break! Join Mr. Henry and Mr. Johnson for four mornings of non-stop fun!
Dates: Monday, April 15-Thursday, April 18, 2108
Times: 8:30am-1:30pm
Cost: $104/student (includes online convenience fee)
Register today at https://herndonespta.com/events/spring-break-camp/
Save the Date for the Rough&Tumble: Saturday, May 11
Be sure to sign up for the Third Annual HES Rough&Tumble on Saturday, May 11. All the information about the race can be found at https://herndonespta.com/events/roughtumble-1k/
Participants must register by April 23 to get a t-shirt!
Hooray for Box Tops!
Thank YOU! We just mailed off our Box Tops Spring submission and we earned $210 for the school since November! That also means we are only $40 away from earning 15 minutes of extra recess for the students. Keep em’ coming!
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HES News Show Friday, March 15th
For Friday, March 15th, 2019, the news show video includes information about the Book Fair with the Pledge featuring Ms. Mack's Head Start class. Please use the following YouTube Link to access the video.
 HES is hosting a French intern! Please give a warm welcome to Coralie Bernard when you see her in the hallway. She is a college student from the south of France who is studying to be a teacher and we are so excited to have her here with us!
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