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 school! |
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Germantown School Board Candidate Forum
Tues., Sept. 29 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
PTO Membership and Donation Drive
Now - Fri., Oct. 9
Virtual Art Show for Last Year's Foxes
Now - Fri., Oct. 2
Parent Workshop: "A Look at Our Kids' Mental Health: Coping with the New Normal"
Tues., Sept. 29 at 6:00 pm
Fall Break
Mon., Oct. 12 - Fri., Oct. 16
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Happening Now! Virtual Art Show for Foxes' Spring Artwork |
Families of 1st through 5th graders, join us for a great opportunity to support the art program now through Fri., Oct. 2!
The students of Forest Hill Elementary School are presenting a spectacular Virtual Art Show featuring their 2019 - 2020 spring artwork.
Participation in the virtual art show is optional, and all artwork will be returned to students. The show is just for families of 1st through 5th graders who created artwork during our #ForestHillFirst year.
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Start With Hello Week will be celebrated this week at Forest Hill!
Start With Hello is an important social and emotional learning program to reintroduce students to the power of connecting and helping one another. Due to COVID-19, all students can empathize with the feelings of isolation due to physical and social distancing.
The 3 steps of the Start with Hello program are to see someone alone, reach out and help, start with hello! See the flyer for each day's theme!
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Parent Workshop on Children's Mental Health |
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Virtual Foxes Get a Special Delivery |
This week the PTO delivered a sweet reminder (smarties and a brain eraser) to our virtual learners that a Fox is a Fox wherever they roam! |
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School Board Candidate Forum This Tuesday |
The GMSD school board candidate forum will take place this Tuesday, September 29 at 6 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no audience will be permitted at the forum. Instead, the forum will be live streamed on the Germantown Municipal Television’s (GMTV) YouTube channel.
Residents are encouraged to send their questions via email prior to the event. The moderator for the school board forum, David Reaves, will take questions at elect2020gmsb@gmail.com. The topics for the school board forum include the role of a board member, board and superintendent relationship, legislative issues, educational priorities for the GMSD budget and GMSD strategic plan.
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Teacher & Staff "Favorites" Sheets |
Many parents have been asking where to find our teacher and staff favorite sheets.
We now have those uploaded for easy access on our PTO website under "Parent Resources > Forest Hill Elementary > Teacher and Staff Favorites"
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PTO Membership & Donation Drive Fun |
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Friday Afternoon Tricycle Races |
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Great job flying past the $5000 donation drive milestone this week! Mrs. Pickens was crowned the winner, but all of the contestants and virtual spectators enjoyed the Friday afternoon fun! If you didn't get to watch the tricycle races live this past Friday, check them out here!
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Look Who's Getting Turned Into a Human Sundae! |
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Not only did we hit the $5000 benchmark this week to trigger the tricycle race, we also JUST hit the $6500 milestone! Do you think Mr. Percoski looks nervous that he's going to get turned into a human sundae this Friday? Stay tuned for what time we'll broadcast the sundae extravaganza live on the @foresthillelementarygmsd Facebook page! You won't want to miss it!
Can we make it to the $8000 level this week and send Mr. Percoski, Officer Mike, and Coach Stratton into the dunk tank? We need your donations to get us there! Thank you to everyone who has already donated! We love our Fox Family!
View all schoolwide prize levels here.
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Congratulations to Mrs. Dowdle's Class! |
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Congratulations to Mrs. Dowdle's class for winning a pizza party for being the first class to reach 100% combined membership and donation participation for first grade!
Who will win for the other grades? Which virtual class will win? Joining the PTO and donating is easy with the links below!
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Why Join the PTO and Donate? Check Out These Sweet Foxes |
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**When you donate, please put your child's name & teacher's name in the notes**
For questions about joining the PTO, please contact Sarah Horrell.
For questions about donating to the donation drive, please contact Ginger Wilkerson.
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Fox Masks and Scrunchies Fundraiser |
Hello! My name is Liliana McKenna, and I am a 16-year-old high school junior in Germantown. I have my own sewing business and have recently sold and donated over 800 masks in the community.
I am selling fox masks and scrunchies for a PTO fundraiser. I will donate 20% of each purchase back to the PTO. I sell just the masks for $10 and mask/scrunchie set for $12. The masks are double layer cotton with elastic ear loops. There is only one print available. To order, send me a message on Instagram @toteally_u or send me an email at ballerina56789@gmail.com.
I will respond to your message and confirm sizing and quantity and give you a time for a Germantown porch pick up.
Masks: $10
Scrunchies: $5
Matching mask and scrunchie set: $12
Sizing K-1st ~ small/child
2nd-3rd ~ medium/child
4th-5th ~ large/child
Adult
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Spirit Shop Closes Mon., Oct 12 |
The Spirit Shop is now open for the last round of orders.
Be sure to order your favorite Fox gear now through Mon., Oct. 12!
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Ways to Support: You Shop, We Cheer! |
When you participate in the below -- either through shopping or scanning bar codes -- portions of your purchases go to benefit the FHES PTO!
Click the logo below to sign in and set up your account. On each platform, be sure to search for and choose "Forest Hill Elementary PTO" as your organization.
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Note! You have to log in through Amazon Smile each time you shop. |
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Log in and go to My Account to set up your Community Rewards |
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For questions about participating in these programs, contact Jenny Davis.
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Germantown REC Soccer Extended Registration |
Come learn to play the world’s most popular sport with your friends, classmates and neighbors! As the official "soccer provider" to the City of Germantown, the Future Legends REC soccer program is the perfect place for beginners to develop the skills necessary to enjoy the sport for a lifetime.
Registration is done by birth year. The Future Legends program is open to players born 2016 thru 2011.
The Legends focus intensely on creating brave creative leaders for life. Our NO guilt, NO shame, NO blame philosophy gives kids the confidence to get out of their comfort zone and create the big play in any situation.
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Super Scout Virtual 1-Mile Run | Oct. 2-4 |
Support Girl Scouts by participating in the Super Scout Virtual Run. Funds raised will be used for supplies for new Girl Scout troops forming for 2020-2021 school year.
This is a girl-led event planned by 6th & 7th grade Girl Scouts in Germantown.
There will be Overall & 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place age group awards. Overall winners will receive a $50 Breakaway gift card. (Age group categories: 6&Under, 7-9, 10-12, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+)
All participants will receive a mask tie dyed by Girl Scouts and can earn a Super Scout Run patch by participating in a Scavenger Hunt. There will also be door prizes from Chick-Fil-A, Starbucks, Donut Hut, Smoothie King & Mary Kay. The deadline to register is September 30.
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