🐝Bee Hive, March 7, 2025
Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 03/07/2025 05:05 PM EST
Herndon ES March Madness Calendar Parents, our students love dressing up for spirit days! We're so excited to share our March calendar of spirit days with you! From Shamrocks & Shenanigans to Step into Spring, these are exciting ways to bring a little extra joy to our school days. Also, every Wednesday wear college or career gear and on Fridays wear Herndon ES spirit wear, school colors red and black, or anything with bees on it. Go HES Bees! 🐝🐝 What's the Buzz in the
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Assistant librarian, Ms. Lyons, read the book, "Un Perro Con Sombrero", to the 2nd grade and they made their own sombreros!📖🪇
Fourth grade teachers, Sra. Gonzalez and Ms. Gebauer, organized a supermarket activity for students to apply and celebrate their decimals unit learning.🍞🍒🍌🏪
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🥧HES Pi Day PTA Meeting, March 14
Join Us for Our Pi Day PTA Meeting, Friday, March 14, 6:00pm in the library – We Need YOU! 🍕
Mark your calendars for our next PTA Meeting! In celebration of Pi Day, we’ll be serving pizza pies and water for everyone who attends. This is a great opportunity to connect with other families, get the latest renovation updates, and help shape the rest of the school year.
🥧Reunión de la Asociación de Padres y Maestros del Día Pi de HES 14 de marzo
¡Únete a Nosotros para Nuestra Reunión de la PTA en el Día de Pi , Viernes 14 de marzo, 6:00pm en la biblioteca– Te Necesitamos! 🍕
¡Marca tu calendario para nuestra próxima reunión de la PTA! Para celebrar el Día de Pi, serviremos pizza y agua para todos los asistentes. Esta es una excelente oportunidad para conectarte con otras familias, recibir las últimas actualizaciones sobre la renovación y ayudar a dar forma al resto del año escolar.
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🩹 Important Message for 6th Grade Parents
Schedule REQUIRED Seventh Grade Vaccinations Today!
As required by the Code of Virginia, parents or legal guardians need to provide proof of immunizations for their child to attend public school. All students entering seventh grade are required to receive one dose of each of the following immunizations:
- Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis booster (Tdap) given at age 7 or older.
- Meningococcal vaccine (MenACWY) given at age 10 or older.
Parents/guardians are encouraged to plan ahead by scheduling an appointment with their child’s health care provider NOW to avoid the rush this summer. If your child does not have a health care provider, please visit the FCPS Immunizations Resource page to find out where to get an immunization.
Please review the Virginia Department of Health information packet for more information on rising seventh grade immunization requirements.
*A complete series of two doses of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. After reviewing educational materials approved by the Board of Health, the parent/guardian, at the parent’s/guardian’s sole discretion, may elect for the child not to receive the HPV vaccine.
Save the Date!
🔬 70th Annual Regional Science Fair
The 70th Annual Regional Science Fair will take place at Robinson Secondary School the weekend of March 21-23.
The fair is open to the public on Sunday, March 23, 1:00-3:00pm. Community members are invited to see the project displays and congratulate our high school student participants.
Visit the science fair webpage for more information.
🔬 70ª Feria Anual de Ciencias Regional
La 70.ª Feria Anual de Ciencias Regional se llevará a cabo en la Escuela Secundaria Robinson durante el fin de semana del 21 al 23 de marzo.
La feria estará abierta al público el domingo 23 de marzo, de 1:00-3:00pm. Se invita a los miembros de la comunidad a ver las exhibiciones de los proyectos y a felicitar a los estudiantes de secundaria que participan.
Visite la página web de la feria de ciencias para obtener más información.
🧸 Apply for 2025-26 SY
FCPS Pre-K and Early Head Start TODAY
Families are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, however, space is limited and provided based on need, not “first come, first serve.”
FCPS Pre-K and Early Head Start programs provide a high-quality early learning experience for qualifying children with economic and educational risk factors ages 6 weeks to 4 years living in Fairfax County.
Pre-K prioritizes 4-year-old applicants but also accepts applications for children who will be 3 years old by September 30, 2025. Early Head Start is located at three elementary schools — Clearview, Crestwood, and Dogwood — and accepts applications from expectant mothers and parents/guardians of children 6 weeks to 2 years old.
Applications are accepted online, by email, by postal mail, or in person at 7423 Camp Alger Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia 22042. If you have a question about the application process or status, please call 703-208-7900 (English) or 703-208-7901 (Spanish).
🐝Herndon ES Kindergarten Registration Open
2025-26 School Year
Registering your child early helps schools prepare and ensure they have the necessary teachers and resources in place on the first day of school. A child may enter kindergarten for this coming school year if he or she turns five on or before September 30, 2025.
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.
✨ Save the date! Herndon Elementary Kindergarten Orientation will be on Tuesday, April 1 at 10:00am.
Visit the Herndon ES registration webpage for more details.
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🔭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
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Administration e-mail addresses:
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630 Dranesville Rd. Herndon, VA 20170 | Main Office: 703-326-3100 |