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2026-27 FCPS School Calendar
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October 10: iPFIT Saturday, 9:00a.m–1:00p.m
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October 12: No School | Indigenous Peoples' Day
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October 13: Family Science Night, 6:00p.m–7:30p.m
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October 16: Picture Day
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October 16: Last Chance for Spirit Wear orders
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October 22: Advanced Academic Screening Information Night, 6:00p.m
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October 23: Principal Coffee & Chat with Mayor LeBlanc, 8:00a.m
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October 23: 6th Grade Field Trip to National Gallery of Art
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October 24: Fall Festival | Trunk or Treat
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October 26: Community Meeting Regarding Renovation Project, 6:30p.m
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October 27: 1st Grade Field Trip to Great Country Farms
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October 28: Multilingual Learner Families Engagement Night, 5:15p.m
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October 30: 2 Hour Early Release | End of Quarter 1
  Good evening, Herndon Families,
It has been a full week of learning and connection at Herndon. Our kindergarten students visited Cox Farms, and our third graders enjoyed a learning experience at Adventure Theatre. Our administrative team continued classroom walkthroughs. I also began Lunch Bunch with our fifth graders and filmed the third installment of Favorite Book Friday, featuring our third-grade readers and our focus on Walk to Read by third grade, connected to our work with the 2030 Strategic Plan. I look forward to sharing it with you- please follow us on Instagram at @herndonelementaryschool.
Congratulations to our Students of the Week and to Grade 1 for having the highest attendance in the school last week. Our school community’s current chronic absenteeism rate is 4.0%, and our goal is to finish the 2026–27 school year at 3.9%. Thank you for supporting regular attendance. Each day at school helps students stay connected to their learning.
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 10, we will host iPFIT Saturday. Participating students will have an opportunity to make up missed instructional time with support from an Advanced Academics teacher, grade-level teachers, and a counselor.
A few dates to keep in mind for next week: Monday, October 12, is a School Planning Day, and students do not attend. We look forward to welcoming families to Science Night on Tuesday, October 13, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Fall Picture Day is Friday, October 16.
We also look forward to seeing our students participate in the Homecoming Parade. Then, we hope to welcome many of our families to Herndon ES for Fall Festival on Saturday, October 24, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The festival is free and will include Trunk or Treat.
Please ensure that you take time to read the eNotify that I sent out today regarding the Virginia Department of Education’s School Performance and Support Framework (SPSF) results for 2025–26. Herndon ES earned a score of 75.68. Our goal this school year is to reach 80. We are focused on strengthening students’ reading, math, and science learning, supporting multilingual learners as they develop English, and expanding inclusive learning opportunities for students with disabilities, and ensuring that students are in school and maintaining a low chronic absenteeism rate. Thank you for partnering with us as we help every Bee learn, grow, and thrive.
Gratefully,
Dr. Monika Vereb
Principal
  Collage of Herndon Elementary students, Admin Team, and teachers celebrating school achievements. Herndon Elementary students pose with their teachers, receive certificates, and show off the100% Attendance Bee.
Collage of Herndon Elementary students involved in class activities. Teachers attending their staff meeting in the Library. Students reading together and classmates working on math.
Herndon ES is looking for a Dining Assistant in the Cafeteria from 10:45am - 1:45pm! This is an hourly position.
This opportunity is a great fit if you're looking for:
✨ A short, predictable shift that works well around family schedules
✨ The opportunity to be at your student’s school during the day
✨ A meaningful way to stay connected with the Herndon Elementary Community
✨ A chance to make a positive impact on students every day
If you enjoy working with children and want to help create a safe, inclusive lunch environment, we'd love to hear from you! Please email Dr. Randolph, Assistant Principal at lwrandolph@fcps.edu if you would like more information about the position.
 Join us for Family Science Night on October 13, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, brought to you by the Children’s Science Center Lab. Activities include: Stacking Currency: Building Financial Literacy, Monster Math: Creating with Probability, Forensic Fun: Mystery Solved, among others. Students will be participating in these hands-on experiments, specially designed to provoke interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
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