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Bee Hive October 25, 2024

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News from HES

📅Dates to Remember:

October: National School Principals Month

October: LGBTQIA+ History Month

October 25: PTA Spooky Bingo, 6:00pm-8:00pm

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

October 30: Community Conversation with Dr. Reid, Herndon Middle, 6:30pm

October 31: 2 HOUR Early Release, at 2:05pm; End of 1st Quarter

November 1: No School, Diwali, Dia de los Muertos, and All Saints Day

November 4: No School, School Planning Day

November 5: No School, Teacher Workday

November 6: School resumes at the normal time

November 7: Full Time AAP Screening, 6:00pm

November 8-15: Fall Book Fair

November 14: Family Fall Festival and Book Fair Family Night, 5:30pm

November 15: Virtual Parent Coffee, 10:00am

November 19: Virtual FLE Family Preview, 6:00pm

November 9: Herndon Homecoming Parade, 9:30am

November 11: No School, Veteran's Day

November 14: Family Fall Festival and Book Fair Family Night, 5:30pm 

2024-25 FCPS School Calendar

Thank you to the Arlington/Fairfax Elks Lodge for their generous donation of student dictionaries to our 3rd grade students!

Ms. Portugal's kindergarten class enjoyed a gorgeous day on their field trip to the farm!

🦇PTA Spooky BINGO
October 25, 6-8pm
TONIGHT!

Join us TONIGHT, Friday, October 25th from 6-8pm in the cafeteria for an evening packed with Halloween-themed fun and games! Kids can wear their favorite costumes and enjoy a thrilling night of BINGO, prizes, and spooky surprises. We’ll have snacks and drinks for sale, so bring your appetite and your competitive spirit! Admission is $5 per person, with a max of $20 per family. You won’t want to miss this ghoulishly good time!

🦇BINGO Espeluznante
October 25, 6-8pm
Esta Noche

 Únete esta noche, el Viernes 25 de Octubre de 6 a 8 pm en la cafetería para una noche llena de diversión y juegos temáticos de Halloween. Los niños pueden venir disfrazados y disfrutar de una emocionante noche de BINGO, premios y sorpresas espeluznantes. Tendremos bocadillos y bebidas a la venta, ¡así que trae tu apetito y ganas de divertirte! La entrada es de $5 por persona, con un máximo de $20 por familia. ¡No te pierdas esta espeluznante diversión!

⏰ 3 Hour Early Release Monday at Herndon ES  October 28 at 1:05pm

If your child is taking the bus home at 1:05pm, please be at the bus stop 3 hours earlier than the normal time.  

SACC students who will be staying after school will go to SACC at 1:05pm.

For parents who have a childcare hardship and pre-arranged afterschool care, students will be dismissed at 4:05pm.

Students who stay at school between early release and regular dismissal will not be with their regular teacher and will not receive instruction during this time. They will be supervised by other school staff, substitute teachers, or central office staff.

🗓️ 2 hour Early Release at 2pm, October 31
School Closed, November 1
No School for Students, November 4 and 5

Thursday, October 31, is the last day of the first quarter and a two-hour early release for students.

Friday, November 1, is a holiday for Diwali, Dia de los Muertos, and All Saints Day. All schools and offices will be closed.

Schools will be closed for students on Monday, November 4, for a school planning day, and Tuesday, November 5, for a teacher workday.

See the complete school year calendar.

🍂HES Fun Spirit Days for October!

🐝Meet Our 3rd Grade Team

Meet our Herndon ES 3rd grade team!  Left to right top row: Arshia Muneer, Lindsay Taylor, Kathleen Trench, and Katie Salavarria. Front row: Pam Galyean, Chaniece Costley, Wendy Bowen, Wendy Hall, and Alaina Bear.

📑FCPS News

📝Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey

FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets (in the upper right corner after logging in). Please complete it as soon as possible.

Schools will provide paper forms to families who have not completed the survey in ParentVUE by Monday, November 11. Paper forms should be returned by Monday, December 4.

Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important. Information from this survey resulted in more than $4 million in funding last year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.

For more information, please watch this video on Impact Aid and visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page.

Register for ParentVUE

Learn how to activate your SISParentVUE account, so you can easily submit your survey and have access to other helpful information about your child. Technical support for using ParentVUE or submitting the survey online is available by submitting a Parent Support Request ticket. Select SISParent in the Application dropdown menu and type Federal Impact Aid Survey in the Issue Description section. You may also call the Parent Technology Help Desk at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS).

📰Community News

🫶🏽Community Conversation with Dr. Reid 

October 30, 6:30-7:30 Herndon Middle School

Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid will be hosting a Community Conversation at Herndon Middle School on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. This is a great opportunity to engage with the leader of our schools and discuss the future of education in our community.

Childcare and translation services will be provided at the event, so we encourage all families to attend!

If you plan to come, please register here: https://www.k12insight.com/Lets-Talk/FormBuilder/#/Dialogue?k=PT8G69D3G4TLT@WY3D4G1LT@MDLT@DY4B9D3LT@LDLT@NDLT

Don’t miss this important conversation!

🫶🏽

Conversación de la Comunitaria con la Dra. Reid

La superintendente Dra. Michelle Reid organizará una Conversación Comunitaria en Herndon Middle School el miércoles, 30 de octubre de 2024, de 6:30 a 7:30 p.m. en la cafetería. Esta es una excelente oportunidad para interactuar con la líder de nuestras escuelas y discutir el futuro de la educación en nuestra comunidad.

Se proporcionarán servicios de cuidado infantil y de traducción en el evento, ¡así que animamos a todas las familias a asistir!

Si planea asistir, por favor regístrese aquí: https://www.k12insight.com/Lets-Talk/FormBuilder/#/Dialogue?k=PT8G69D3G4TLT@WY3D4G1LT@MDLT@DY4B9D3LT@LDLT@NDLT

¡No se pierda esta importante conversación!

🩹 Immunization Clinics for Students

Safeway Pharmacy has been hosting free immunization clinics at Frost Middle School for any FCPS student age 18 or younger. A clinic will be offered on Tuesday, October 29, 3-7 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are highly encouraged to avoid wait times. A parent or guardian must accompany walk-in students age 18 or younger to provide consent. Learn more about immunization resources and registering in other languages.

Please note that students age 19 and older may access free immunizations at their middle/high school immunization clinic, the Fairfax County Health Department or through other community resources.

🩹 Additional Immunization Clinics

The Fairfax County Health Department will provide immunization appointments at their district offices for FCPS elementary students on limited early-release Mondays through December. All school-required immunizations will be offered at no cost. Call 703-246-7100 to make your appointment.

The health department will also host immunization clinics at FCPS middle and high schools through December. Clinics will take place during the school day. Students may only participate in the clinic at the school where they are enrolled. Parental/caregiver consent is required for students to receive immunizations. Please check the Immunization Resources page for clinic locations, dates, and how to submit a consent form.

✨ Providing students with access to the necessary emotional, behavioral, mental, and physical health services to support their successful engagement in school is part of the FCPS 2023-30 Strategic Plan Goal 2: Safe, Supported, Included, and Empowered.

https://www.safeway.com/vaccinations/group-clinic/fairfaxcountyschools

🍁November PreK Programs
Herndon Fortnightly Library

🚸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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