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Bee Hive October 4, 2024

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News from HES

📅Dates to Remember:

September 15-October 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month

October: National School Principals Month

October 7: National Stop Bullying Day, Wear Blue

October 8: National Hero Day

October 9: Walk and Roll to School Day

October 14: No School, Staff Development Day

October 16: AAP Parent and Title I Info Night, 5:45pm

October 23: Fall Picture Day

October 25: PTA Spooky Bingo, 6-8pm

October 28: 3 HOUR Early Release Monday at 1:05pm

November 1: No School, Diwali

November 4: No School, School Planning Day

November 5: No School, Teacher Workday

November 9: Herndon Homecoming Parade, 9:30am

November 11: No School, Veteran's Day

2024-25 FCPS School Calendar

🚧Plan ahead! Roadwork Near Herndon ES

The week October 7^th – 11^th, the Town of Herndon will connect the watermain in our area to the new water system. This includes the new connection at the Fillmore St and Dranesville Road intersection which will require a temporary closure of through traffic on Fillmore Street from Grant Street to Dranesville
Road. That work is scheduled for October 10th. During that time, Dranesville Road will be reduced to one way traffic at the Fillmore Street intersection. This will likely impact the morning bus schedule but may be finished before afternoon buses.

Please plan ahead and leave yourself plenty of time if you plan to use Kiss and Ride or visit Herndon ES.

🍂HES Fun Spirit Days for October!

Fairfax County Public Schools will participate in Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 9, in an effort to promote physical activity and reduce traffic congestion and pollution near schools.

Students and employees are encouraged to bike or walk to school and work, where safe to do so, on October 9. Parents are encouraged to accompany their children to school. Check school newsletters for local plans for the day.

Las escuelas públicas del condado de Fairfax participarán en el Día de caminar, andar en bicicleta o ir en bicicleta a la escuela el miércoles 9 de octubre, en un esfuerzo por promover la actividad física y reducir la congestión del tráfico y la contaminación cerca de las escuelas.

Se anima a los estudiantes y empleados a ir en bicicleta o andar a la escuela y al trabajo, cuando sea seguro hacerlo, el 9 de octubre. Se anima a los padres a acompañar a sus hijos a la escuela. Consulte los boletines escolares para conocer los planes locales para el día.

📚Title l and Advanced Academics
Parent Information Night

Please join us for a Title 1 meeting and Advanced Academics parent information night at Herndon Elementary School.

When: October 16, 2024 @ 5:45 PM

Where: Herndon Elementary School Cafeteria

We will be discussing an overview of Advanced Academic services. There will be a time at the end of the session for questions. This meeting will also have a Spanish language interpreter.

🐝Meet Our Kindergarten Team

Meet our Herndon ES Kindergarten Team!  Left to right top row: Brittany Portugal, Kathleen Moskowitz, Angela Vela, Kimberlee Robinson, Bertha Sanders, and Sandy Newman. Second row: Jennifer Breedlove, Monica Santiago, Wuilmer Hernandez, Ana Argueta, Kathleen Paris, and Nadia Khalidi. Bottom row: Melissa Keebaugh.

📰Community News...

👓FREE Vision Clinic
Herndon Middle School 
October 8, 9, and 10
Register TODAY! 

👓Clínica de la visión GRATUITA 
Herndon Middle School
8, 9, y 10 de Octubre
¡Regístrese HOY!

💉Free Immunizations for All FCPS Students

Safeway Pharmacy will be providing immunizations for all FCPS students at
no cost! Parents or guardians may schedule an appointment and provide
consent for their student(s). The immunization clinics are being held
at Frost Middle School on:

• Tuesday, October 8, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Saturday, October 12, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Students under the age of 19, with a scheduled appointment and parental
consent, must be accompanied by their parent, guardian, or another adult
over the age of 19.

Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are highly encouraged to avoid
wait times. A parent or guardian must accompany walk-in students under
the age of 19 in order to provide consent.

Transportation services are also available. Please visit our Immunization
Resources webpage for details.

Parents may learn more about this Safeway Pharmacy and other
immunization resources and FCPS school-required immunizations
https://www.safeway.com/vaccinations/group-clinic/fairfaxcountyschools

💉Vacunas gratuitas para todos los estudiantes de FCPS

¡Safeway Pharmacy proporcionará vacunas para todos los estudiantes de
FCPS sin costo! Los padres o tutores pueden programar una cita y dar su
consentimiento para sus estudiantes. Las clínicas de vacunación se
llevarán a cabo en Frost Middle School los días:

• Martes 8 de octubre, de 3 p. m. a 7 p. m.
• Sábado 12 de octubre, de 9 a. m. a 5 p. m.

Los estudiantes menores de 19 años, con una cita programada y el
consentimiento de los padres, deben estar acompañados por su padre,
tutor u otro adulto mayor de 19 años.

Se aceptan personas sin cita previa, pero se recomienda encarecidamente
pedir cita para evitar tiempos de espera. Un padre o tutor debe acompañar
a los estudiantes menores de 19 años que se presenten sin cita previa para
dar su consentimiento.

También hay servicios de transporte disponibles. Visite nuestra página web
de Recursos de vacunación para obtener más detalles.

Los padres pueden obtener más información sobre esta farmacia Safeway
y otros recursos de vacunación y las vacunas obligatorias en las escuelas
de FCPS
https://www.safeway.com/vaccinations/group-clinic/fairfaxcountyschools

📖Herndon Children's Book Festival

📖Festival del Libro Para Niños de Herndon

🚸Kindergarten and New Student Registration for the 2024-25 School Year

A child may enter kindergarten for this coming school year if he or she turns five on or before September 30, 2024.   

If you have not registered your child, we are scheduling appointments for all rising kindergartners.  We have Spanish translators in the office and can arrange for other languages as well.  Please contact Shermin Sirajudin, our Student Information Assistant, by email at ssirajudin@fcps.edu or by phone at 703-326-3100.

✨Outstanding Employees 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.

🛒Herndon ES Amazon Wish List This wish list was created to help provide needed supplies and clothing for our students at Herndon ES.  Please feel free to share this link with friends and family who may want to support our amazing bees!

👷🏾‍♀️Herndon ES Renovation Progress  Follow the Herndon Elementary renovation progress which is located on the FCPS website by clicking here.

🔭Our Mission and Vision

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 2024-2025 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

Herndon Elementary Emails:

• HerndonElem.Attendance@fcps.edu
• Submit an absence online
• Submit a transportation change request
• herndoneshelpdesk@fcps.edu

Administration e-mail addresses: Principal, Candace Hunstad: cjhunstad@fcps.edu Assistant Principal, Elizabeth Baxter eabaxter@fcps.edu Assistant Principal, Greg Brotemarkle gjbrotemarkl@fcps.edu Assistant Principal, Jennie Skerker jpskerker@fcps.edu Assistant Principal, Liz Scheurer  eascheurer@fcps.edu

630 Dranesville Rd. Herndon, VA 20170  | Main Office: 703-326-3100
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