Thunder Hill Happenings 11/6
November 6, 2026
Sonia Hurd, Principal
Brian McMahon, Assistant Principal
Katie Lee, Assistant Principal
Website: https://thes.hcpss.org/
Location: 9357 Mellenbrook Drive, Columbia, MD 21045
Phone: 410-313-6922
Dear Thunderbird Families,
As Veterans Day approaches, our school community takes great pride in pausing to reflect, honor, and express our deepest gratitude to all the brave men and women who have served in our nation's Armed Forces. We are especially grateful for the veterans, active-duty service members, and military families within our very own Thunderbird community whose sacrifice, dedication, and leadership inspire us every day. Many of our Thunderbird students are bravely supporting their serving family members.
Our students and staff are buzzing with excitement for our upcoming Veterans Day celebration! Opportunities like this allow our students to live out our SOAR values in a powerful way as they practice respect, gratitude, and citizenship.
Thank you to all who have served, and thank you to our families for partnering with us to teach our young learners the importance of honoring our heroes.
We encourage all our Thunderbird to wear Red, White, and Blue on Wednesday, November 11th for Veterans Day!
Proudly serving you,
Sonia Hurd, Principal
Katie Lee and Brian McMahon, Assistant Principals
National School Psychology Week
This week, we are proud to celebrate National School Psychology Week, and we want to extend a huge thank-you to our wonderful school psychologist, Mr. Wootten!
Mr. Wootten works hard every day to support our scholars’ social-emotional growth, mental health, and academic success, helping ensure that every student feels safe, heard, and valued in our building.
If Mr. Wootten has supported your child or family this year, we encourage you and your student to send a quick note of appreciation or give him a warm thank-you this week. We are so grateful for his dedication to our Thunderbird community!
Veteran's Day at THES
THES will have a celebration for all veteran families on Wednesday November 11th 2026. We would love to include anyone in your family in our slideshow/classroom visit. If you have a Veteran/military family member that you would like us to include/honor please complete the form found below by October 25th. If you submitted your information last year, you do NOT need to submit it again. If you have any questions, please email meagan_lesinski@hcpss.org Thank you!
PTA General Meeting
PTA RNO Chipotle
PTA Chipotle
PTA Holiday Market
Holiday Market
