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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Virtual Book Fair
Ends today, Sun., Nov. 29
Parent Engagement Workshop: Anxiety and Mental Well-Being
Wed., Dec. 2 at 6:00 pm (Registration Deadline Mon., Nov. 30)
Zoom
FHES Learning Garden Informational Zoom Call
Wed., Dec. 2 at 6:00 pm
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Virtual Book Fair Closes Today! |
The Forest Hill Elementary Online Book Fair ENDS TODAY!
This book fair is completely online and ends at midnight tonight! It’s super easy to participate and the FHES Library earns 30% of every book purchase.
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Click here to shop for the books you can't wait to read!
- Search by grade level, AR level and teacher recommendations!
- Orders ship out as soon as they are placed and deliver to your house.
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Upcoming Parent Engagement Workshop |
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Parent Engagement Workshop #2: Anxiety and Mental Well-Being, Presented by GMSD ESE Psychologist Emily Skaggs, EdS will be held on December 2, 2020.
In this parent workshop, we will review signs and symptoms of anxious adolescents, tips and tricks for how to manage stressors, and resources in order to help maintain a happy and healthy lifestyle.
Sign up is required via this Zoom link: Anxiety and Mental Well Being. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Sign up deadline is November 30, 2020.
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Smallcakes Holiday Cookie Decorating Kit - Upcoming Spirit Event |
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We are so excited to bring our Smallcakes holiday cookie decorating kit spirit event to our Fox families and friends!
Pre-orders for kits will run from Monday, Dec. 7 through Sunday, Dec. 13.
Kit pick-up will be Thursday, Dec. 17 from Smallcakes in Collierville. The kits will be $20, and a portion of the proceeds will go toward our FHES PTO.
Look for more information out soon!
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Thank You To Mellow Mushroom Germantown |
A HUGE thank you to Mellow Mushroom Germantown for all of their support during our October Spirit Night. They donated 15% back to the PTO for a whopping $800 donation! We are so appreciative of them for everything they have donated and helped with not only for Forest Hill but all of GMSD. Thank you to all of our families who came out and supported Mellow Mushroom and the FHES PTO that night!
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GMSD Kindness Award Recipient |
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Congratulations to FHES student Sophia Rus for receiving the GMSD Kindness Award on November 17th! Sophia was nominated for her kindness by Ms. Workman. |
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“When the world feels chaotic, I like to make a list of the wonderful things going on around me. This is the time of year that we share our lists with friends and family and I want to see yours! Make your list on your own paper or use this template. Take a picture, then ask an adult to post it and tag the school so that we know it's okay to repost. I'm still working on my list and I'll post it soon!
- Love, Flash”
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November Teacher Treats: Apple Pie! |
Any way you slice it, we are thankful for our teachers and staff!
For our November teacher treat, the FHES PTO gave the teachers and staff individual mini pies and a bottle of water with sweet notes of appreciation.
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2020-2021 Yearbooks Presale |
The 2020-2021 Yearbooks are now available for presale! The cost is $35 now and will increase to $40 on January 1st.
You can purchase on My School Bucks or by check payable to Forest Hill Elementary.
Ads will be available for purchase. More details to come!
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Teacher Favorites on FHES PTO Website |
Looking for easy access to all of the FHES Teacher and Staff Favorites?
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Volunteer Opportunity! Forest Hill Learning Garden Committee |
Forest Hill Elementary received a grant to build an outdoor Learning Garden that is planned to be located adjacent to the pond between the big trees. Our school is extremely excited about this project and the opportunity for teachers, staff, students, and Forest Hill families to work together to maintain this area for the students to experience.
We are creating a Forest Hill Learning Garden Committee to partner with the school to manage the upkeep and maintenance of the garden. Other responsibilities of this committee will be:
- Scheduling summer care
- Fundraising
- Encouraging school and community involvement
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Keeping our Fox families updated through different communication portals such as The Foxes' Den and Facebook
If gardening or the outdoors is a passion of yours, or you are just willing to get involved in any way you can, we would appreciate your help! Please email Joni Hester, FHES PTO VP of Volunteers, if you are interested in volunteering or if you want additional information.
With us all working together, this Learning Garden will be such a special place for our school and especially, for our students.
Informational Zoom Call
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Donate K-Cups for Our Teachers! |
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Kroger Community Rewards and AmazonSmile Updates |
Thank you to all of our FHES families and friends who have signed up with Kroger Community Rewards and AmazonSmile. Your purchases make a difference! We raised over $110 through Kroger Community Rewards for Aug. 1 - Oct. 30 and just shy of $75 with AmazoneSmile for July 1 - Sept. 30. Keep shopping! We appreciate Kroger and Amazon for their wonderful support! |
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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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ICYMI: GMSD Superintendent Update |
Have you reviewed the Superintendent's Report from the GMSD Board of Education meeting on Nov. 17?
The first half was dedicated to teacher development, the second half was dedicated to the enrollment numbers for virtual and in-person for the next semester.
Click here to watch the presentation. The link is set to play the video right when Superintendent Jason Manuel shares the results of the survey regarding in-person and virtual learning for next semester.
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Writing Contest: "What Does Diversity Mean to Me?" |
Love to write and want to win prizes? Participate in the 2020 GMSD Writing Contest! The Germantown Municipal Council PTO and student intern Priyanka Phaniraj are hosting a virtual opportunity for students interested in exploring their creativity and experiences to create an original work on an open-ended topic: diversity. Diversity Writing Contest.pdf
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Help Support our Teachers! |
The Germantown Education Foundation is trying to raise money through the Friends of the Foundation Donation Campaign for spring and fall teacher grants. Donors can add money to their city water bill or give a one-time single donation. Thank you for your support! |
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