Issue 21 | Jan. 5, 2020

Happy New Year from the Foxes' Den! This weekly newsletter is the place for Forest Hill Elementary Foxes to stay up-to-date on all the news and events happening at our wonderful new school! Check out our FHES PTO website for easy access to helpful Parent Resources.

Forest Hill Happenings

First Day Back to School from Winter Break Mon., Jan. 6, 2020 Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting Open to the Public Wed., Jan. 8 at 5:30 pm Parks & Rec Office | 2276 West Street, Germantown, TN School Board Work Session and Meeting Mon., Jan. 13, 2020 | GMSD Administration Bldg Work Session at 5:30, Business Meeting at 6:30 Report Card Day Wed., Jan. 15, 2020  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No School Mon., Jan. 20, 2020 Mother-Son Event Fri., Jan. 24, 2020 The Yard | 6001 Airline Rd, Arlington, TN 38002 FHES Choir Sings at Grizzlies Game Tues., Jan. 28, 2020 (purchase tickets by Jan. 21)

Information & Event Details

The Joys of Boys | Inaugural Mother-Son Event in January Calling all “BOY MOMS”! Please join us on Fri., Jan. 24, 2020, at the Yard in Arlington for some fun games, laser tag, Nerf wars and more! We will be sharing more details here and on Facebook as we get closer.

FHES Night at the Grizzlies Come hear our FHES Choir sing the National Anthem as the Grizzlies look to take on the Denver Nuggets Tues., Jan. 28, 2020 .  Click here to buy your tickets before Jan. 21 !

Opportunities to Take Action

Feedback Needed for GMSD 2020-2021 Proposed Calendar The 2020 Calendar Committee presented three options for the Germantown Board of Education to consider for GMSD's 2020-2021 school year.     Click here to go to GMSD's website to view the proposed calendars and to provide your feedback.

Yearbooks on Sale Now Yearbooks are available for preorder now! Go to  www.balfour.com  and search for our school to place your order. The price is $35 but will increase to $40 beginning February 1st.

Specially Called Parks & Rec Commission Meeting On Wed., Jan. 8 at 5:30 pm, there will be a specially called meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission to discuss the proposed land swap of land in Houston Levee Park for land behind Forest Hill Elementary and the GMSD district offices. This meeting is open to the public. See the details and agenda below.  If you have any questions,  please contact Brian Curry .

Shout Outs

Thank You to our Room Parents! Our room parents spent hours volunteering their time so our kids could have wonderful winter parties and fantastic first semesters. And thank you to the rest of the parents, family and friends who helped make this a special semester.

Thank You to FHES Families who Donated to Teacher Treat December!

A huge thank you to the FHES families who donated gift cards to local coffee shops for December’s Teacher Treat. It was a huge success! A hot cocoa bar - complete with homemade hot cocoa - a fabulous array of yummy toppings, and cute cups with Flash the Fox wearing a Santa hat all were donated by the Teacher Treat Committee and PTO board. Thank you to everyone who helped make this treat a wonderful success!!  FHES faculty and staff were warmly welcomed to a room decorated like a winter wonderland with holiday music and a roaring “fireplace,” where they could make their custom hot cocoa treat, receive a Forest Hill tote bag, and select the gift card of their choice off the gift-card tree! What a special way to kick off everyone’s holiday break and show an abundance of love and appreciation for our Forest Hill family!

Thank You to our Pancake Breakfast Auction Supporters! Our inaugural Pancake Breakfast in December was a huge success thanks in part to the following businesses who supported our silent auction: La Bella Skin Bar JRenee Jewelry Germantown Fire Department Code Ninjas Collierville The Skin Clinics  Windyke Country Club Rendezvous FIX

Save the Date

Evening of Enchantment | Inaugural FHES Father-Daughter Dance Please save the date for an “Evening of Enchantment" with our very first FHES Father-Daughter Dance to be held on Fri., Feb. 7. Stay tuned for more details! If you have any questions, please email Jenaleigh Gaines .

Planning Has Begun for Fox Family Fun Day! Planning has begun for Fox Family Fun Day, and we need YOU! Volunteers will be needed to help plan this fun event as well as help with games on April 5, 2020.   Please click here to volunteer  and get an early start organizing your 2020 calendars!   Email Anna Moore if you have any questions.

Need More Information?

Check out the  Forest Hill Elementary PTO website or email the PTO directly if you have any questions or comments.