Herndon Happenings
April 7, 2021
Purpose
Please help share this information with parents of Herndon students so we are getting the word out to all of our families.
2021-2022 Registration and Contract Signing
- Registration and Contract Signing for current students will be done virtually via the Google Form found here and must be completed BEFORE 8 AM on Monday, April 12, 2021.
- ALL parents of students in Kindergarten through seventh grades that plan to return to Herndon next year must complete the form (one form per student).
- You will know you completed the entire form when you get the message "Your response has been recorded." as pictured below.
- As a reminder, the contract is pending final determination that contract renewal requirements (for grades, academics, testing, and attendance) have been maintained through the end of the 2020-2021 school year.
LEAP Testing
Wednesday, April 28 - ELA 1 and Math 1
Thursday, April 29 - ELA 2 and Math 2
Friday, April 30 - ELA 3 and Math 3
Monday, May 3 - SCI 1, SCI 2, and SCI 3
Tuesday, May 4 - SS 1, SS 2, and SS 3 (third session for 5th - 8th grades only)
Wednesday, May 5 - Friday, May 7 - Make up testing
Testing will begin first thing each morning and last until about noon each day. Please check your schedules and make every effort to have your child at school on time for every day of testing.
Upcoming Events
We are excited that Caddo has given the go ahead to host some of our traditional spring events like field day. There will be some COVID restrictions in place, like remaining in static groups and no parents or outside persons being able to attend. We are looking forward to our students getting to participate in some of our fun, spring and end-of-year traditions that they did not get to do last year. More information will be provided in the coming weeks.
Tuesday, 04/06 - Thursday 04/08 - 5th and 6th LEAP Tutoring
Monday, 04/12 - Friday, 04/16 - Highstepper Clinic and Tryouts
Tuesday 04/13 - Thursday 04/15 - 3rd and 4th LEAP Tutoring
Monday, 04/19 - Friday 04/23 - Student Council Week
Monday, 04/19 - Friday, 04/23 - MS Cheerleader Clinic and Tryouts
Tuesday, 04/20 - Thursday, 04/22 - Additional LEAP Tutoring
Wednesday, 04/28 - Tuesday, 05/04 - LEAP Testing for 3rd - 8th Grades
Wednesday, 04/28 - Progress Reports Printed
Thursday, 04/29 - Progress Reports Available to Parents
Wednesday, 05/05 - DARE Graduation
Monday, 05/10 - Thursday, 05/13 - 2nd Grade Swim for Life
Monday, 05/10 - Friday, 05/14 - Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week
Wednesday, 05/19 - Kindergarten - 2nd grades Field Day
Thursday, 05/20 - 3rd - 5th grades Field Day
Friday, 05/21 - 6th - 8th grades Almost Anything Goes Day
Wednesday, 05/26 - Kindergarten Commencement
Thursday, 05/27 - 8th Grade Commencement, Crawfish Boil, & Games
Friday, 05/28 - EOY Slide Show and Pep-Rally
Friday, 05/28 - Last day of School for Students and Teachers
Girls' Soccer Schedule
Thursday, 04/08 @ North Caddo vs. Benton
Monday, 04/12 @ Bossier High vs. Rusheon
Thursday, 04/15 @ Calvary vs. Calvary
Virtual and Quarantine Class Schedule, Attendance, and Participation
- The school day begins at 8 AM and ends at 3:25 PM. (At home students are expected to follow their schedule and complete their work during this time. There may be additional work assigned as "homework" that traditionally is done at home after school.)
- ALL students attend class according to their class schedule - whether on campus, virtual, or in quarantine. (Middle school students, if you are in third period band, you should be attending Mrs. Jones' Zoom lesson from 9:35 to 10:19. If she doesn't have a live Zoom lesson, you should be working on the written lesson in Canvas from 9:35 to 10:19.)
- When an assignment is due at the end of the period, it must be submitted at the end of the period whether a student is on campus, virtual, or in quarantine. (Students at home do not have the option to wait and do the assignment later. If a student does this, it is considered late work and does not have to be accepted by the teacher or may have the grade docked for being late.)
- Tests are taken at the date and time assigned by the teacher and are submitted at the end of the allotted time for testing. (If a math test is scheduled for Tuesday and you are in 3rd/4th period math, you must get on your math Zoom at 9:35 and take your test while the teacher can monitor you on Zoom. When the teacher collects the test or ends the test in the classroom, students at home must submit their test at that time. You cannot wait until later in the evening to submit the test.)
We know there will be instances when there are internet or electricity issues, personal illness, etc... But those cases will be handled on an individual basis by each teacher.
Quarantine Students Attendance
Virtual Students Attendance
Grades
Progress Reports are now available in Student Progress Portal. If you have trouble creating or resetting your account, please call 221-7676 and Mrs. Sparaco can help you.
Jean/Spirit Day vs. Free Dress Day
- Jean/Spirit Fridays mean students can wear denim pants, shorts, or skirts (no more than 4" above the knee) without holes showing skin, windsuit pants with pockets, or athletic shorts with pockets with a uniform or Herndon shirt.
- Free dress days are ONLY on the last school day before a school holiday. Last year we had free dress every Friday as a reward for the previous year's test scores.