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Bee Hive October 31, 2024

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News from HES

📅Dates to Remember:

November 1: NO SCHOOL, Office Closed: 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

Our Fab 5 administrators were in Winnie-the-Pooh and friends style as they celebrated book character day!

Administrator Ave

Dear Bee Families,

As the weather begins to cool down, we're excited to welcome you to a new quarter filled with learning and fun!

A Few Friendly Reminders:

• Labeling is Key: Please remember to label all sweatshirts and coats 🧥 with your child's name. This helps us return lost items quickly.
• Healthy Eating: To maintain a healthy environment, we kindly ask that you avoid bringing fast food 🍔 to the cafeteria.
• Acts of Kindness: We're collecting donations of pants 👖for students who may have accidents during the day. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Upcoming Events:

• Homecoming Parade: We invite you to join us for the Homecoming Parade! Let's show our school spirit by dressing up in space-themed attire and walking alongside our float. This event takes place Saturday, November 9th.
• Full Time Advanced Academics Screening Meeting: Please mark your calendars for the Full Time Advanced Academics Screening Meeting on November 7th at 6:00 PM.

A Note of Reassurance:

We understand that the upcoming presidential election may cause some anxiety. Please be assured that we will take all necessary steps to ensure the safety and well-being of all our students.

As always, we are a team. Please let us know what questions or celebrations you may have.

Warmly,

HES Administrative Team

Mrs. Candace Hunstad
Mrs. Elizabeth Baxter
Mr. Greg Brotemarkle
Mrs. Elizabeth Scheurer
Mrs. Jennifer Skerker

Our kindergarten team celebrating book character day!

📑Advanced Academics Full Time Services Parent Info Night
November 7, 6:00pm

🍂Herndon ES Family Fall Festival
November 14, 5:30pm-7:30pm

🐝Meet Our 4th Grade Team

Meet our Herndon ES 4th grade team!  Left to right top row: Wendy Hall, Taylor Gebauer, and Marta Gonzalez. Front row: Jaclyn Adams, Eliana Glover, Valeria Laitinen, Harrison Jones, and Claire Roque.

📑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

🩺Fairfax County Health Clinic Services

🍁November Kids 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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