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Bee Hive
March 15, 2024
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Dates to Remember:
March 19: Step into Spring- wear spring colors!
March 20: HES Happiness Day- wear something that makes you happy!
March 25-29: NO School- Spring Break, OFFICE CLOSED
April 1: NO School for Students- Teacher Workday
April 2: NO School for Students- Staff Development Day
Herndon ES website
2023-24 FCPS School Calendar
Thank you to our wonderful parent liaisons, Raquel Snyder and Yessenia Mendoza, for creating, sourcing, and implementing our Spring/Summer Activities Expo to complement our Book Fair Family Night. They had over 15 community vendors represented and many families came out for both events!
Thank you Herndon ES PTA for an Outstanding Book Fair!
Thank you to our amazing HES PTA and all of the volunteers for giving so much of your your time and effort to bring the Book Fair to our school not once but twice this school year! This is a major fundraiser that will be poured right back into supporting Herndon ES and we are grateful to all of you.
Herndon ES Spelling Bee Winners
Congratulations to our Herndon ES Spelling Bee winners and all of our participants!
Kevin in Mr. Hernandez’s class in 5th grade is our school-wide spelling bee winner and will go on to the FCPS spelling bee!
Our alternate is Chris in Mr. Anderson/Mrs. Holder’s class in 6th grade.
Our third place is Ehaad in Mrs. Muneer’s class in 3rd grade.
Herndon ES is Hiring
2024-25 School Year
Please submit your resume to eabaxter@fcps.edu.
Parent Volunteers Needed
Career Fair
We are beginning our preparations for the 2024 CAREER FAIR!! We LOVE parent participation and are extending an invitation for you to join us on APRIL 18th to share your expertise regarding your chosen field. We have 2 sessions: 10-12 & 1-3 p.m., you may choose one or stay all day! We provide breakfast, a yummy lunch and one of the best experiences you will have in 2024 😊
Please contact Ms. Bryant at tabryant@fcps.edu with your session preference, career area and contact information.
FCPS News
Monday, March 25, to Friday, March 29 is spring break. Schools and school offices will be closed.
We wish our students, teachers, and school-based staff a happy and restful spring break!
🗓️ Quarter End/Teacher Workday
Friday, March 22, is the end of the third quarter. Monday, April 1, and Tuesday, April 2, are school planning and teacher workdays, respectively. There will be no school for students on these days. See the school year calendar.
✅ Take the Family Engagement Survey Today!
If you haven’t already, please take FCPS’ Family Engagement Survey today! Survey results will help us to better recognize, understand, respect, and address family strengths and needs in our school community.
Survey topics include:
- Welcoming environment
- Communication
- Student success
- Advocacy
- Family and school partnerships
- Community partnerships
The survey is available in 10 languages. Please check your email for a message from our partner, K12 Insight, with a link to the survey or access the survey now. Your voice matters!
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March 18-22, 2024
Weekly Character Strength: Perspective
What does Perspective mean? You appreciate when people see things indifferent ways. You have the ability to
understand the world from multiple points of view.
We will continue to be a Positivity Project Partner School. Learn more about it here.
Click here for the full explanation of Perspective and what it means in terms of P2 in the classroom.
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Do you know a Herndon Elementary employee who does ordinary things in an extraordinary way or goes beyond what is expected? If so, then click here to share with everyone.
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The vision of Herndon Elementary School is to provide students with a safe, nurturing learning environment where all students will work to their full potential.
The mission of Herndon Elementary is to develop children to their full potential by ensuring a high level of success for all students. Teachers will work to differentiate instruction, provide a safe environment, and develop goals with students. Parents and teachers will work together as a community to prepare students to become productive citizens.
Our vision for the 2023-2024 school year is…
- We will know all of our bees as scholars and as humans.
- As a staff, we are a team and collectively responsible for all of our bees.
- We will bring joy to our Bees' lives everyday and celebrate their successes throughout the school year.
- All members of our Hive will know that belong here.
- #ManyBeesOneHive
Important Contact Information
Herndon Elementary Phone Numbers:
- Health Room 703-326-3110
- Cafeteria 703-326-3121
- Attendance 703-326-3131
Administration e-mail addresses:
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