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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SPED Awareness Week
Mon., March 22 - Fri., March 26
PTO Board Meeting
Tues., March 23 at 9:15am
Harvest Church or Zoom
NO School for Good Friday & Monday After
Fri., Apr. 2 and Mon., Apr. 5
PTO Spring General Membership Meeting
Tues., Apr. 6 at 7pm
Zoom
Fox Family Movie Night
Sat., Apr. 17
FHES
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Open PTO Board of Managers Meeting |
Join us this Tuesday, Mar. 23, at 9:15am for the working meeting of the PTO board of managers.
There are two ways to attend:
In-person, socially distanced at Harvest Church on Forest-Hill Irene Road (look for the FHES yard sign, and then head upstairs and wear your mask).
Or via Zoom at the link below:
Meeting ID: 823 4306 8993
Passcode: 775200
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Congratulations to Mr. Percoski -- GMSD's Principal of the Year! |
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Virtual Fine Arts Event Permission Slips |
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We are so LUCKY to have the best teachers at FHES!! |
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PTO Spring General Membership Meeting |
Please join us for the PTO spring general membership meeting, Tuesday, April 6th at 7:00 pm via Zoom! Jason Manuel, GMSD superintendent, will share details about the new legislation that will affect all Germantown students. Please email any questions for Mr. Manuel by April 1st.
In addition, the GMSD principal of the year, Mr. Percoski, will share about what's going on at FHES! There will be reports from the PTO board and we will approve the slate of nominees for the 2021-2022 FHES PTO board of managers.
The Zoom link will be posted closer to the meeting.
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Save the Date for Fox Family Movie Night |
Save the Date for our Springfest Event for 2021 ~ Fox Family Movie Night on Saturday, April 17th. There will be food trucks, concessions for sale, and room for your family to sit together and enjoy a family-friendly movie on our big screen.
Fox Family Movie Night t-shirts are now available through April 1st (see order form below). Families can also be a Family Movie Night sponsor and add your fox’s name on the back of our Springfest
T-shirt (see sponsorship form below).
More details to come but be on the lookout for fun teacher features and other goodies you can bid on at our totally online silent auction that will go live on April 11th and end on movie day.
*If you are a part of or know a local business that would like to donate an item to our online auction the please contact Shawn Irving.
Proceeds from our movie night and t-shirt sales will benefit the FHES PTO and the new FHES Learning Garden!
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It’s (virtual) race time!!! Click the link below to sign up for the GMSD 5k Stampede.
Half of the registration fee goes directly to our school with the other half funding teacher grants. It’s going to be a fun virtual event, and everyone will still get the AWESOME t-shirt!
PLEASE forward the link to ANYONE and everyone (grandparents, neighbors, friends, etc.) you know who would like to support our school!
*When signing up select Forest Hill Elementary AND select your homeroom teacher*
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Superintendent's Report from GMSD School Board Meeting |
Did you miss it? Click here to listen to the superintendent's report from the school board meeting on March 9th.
(starts at 20:20)
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Parent Input Needed on GMSD Grading Practices |
GMSD wants to understand stakeholders' perceptions of and experiences with district grading policies and practices. Your responses will support GMSD in developing a district statement of purpose as well as in revising current district grading policies.
This study is for research purposes only: all information you provide will be maintained on a confidential basis by Hanover Research and will only be reported to GMSD in an aggregate form, so please be candid in your responses.
For the purposes of this survey, “ grading practices” are defined as the methods used by teachers to arrive at an academic grade that is reported at a quarter or semester. Practices include weighting of student work, procedures for late or missing work, reassessment, or resubmission.
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Coordinated School Health March Initiative "Hydrate for Health" |
Join us in March as we focus on proper hydration and adequate water in-take. There's a challenge specifically for staff and a separate challenge for students.
Student Challenge:
-Elementary: Students will create their own water themed superhero! Click here for instructions.
-Middle & High: Select any of below options (directions attached to email)
1.) Make a power point presentation that shows the importance of staying hydrated.
2.) Make a proposal that explains how our schools can better promote staying hydrated by drinking water.
3.) Create a short story about staying hydrated and its importance for the human body.
Staff Challenge:
Track your water in-take over the month of March. The link below will take you to our hydrate for health page on the CSH website. There's a Google Form where you'll enter your daily water in-take and resources, such as water in-take calculator and a PDF from YMCA to make tracking your in-take easier.
Website Link:
Winners:
Each GMSD building will have a teacher and student winner selected that will receive a brand new YETI water bottle (you'll get to choose the color you want).
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Germantown Legends 2021 Spring REC Soccer Registration |
Germantown Legends Rec Soccer registration continues for the spring season with matches beginning on Saturday, March 27th:
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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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