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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Open Enrollment for 2021-2022 Schoolyear
Mon., Jan. 25 at 10:00am - Fri., Feb. 5 at 11:59pm
In-Person HMS Addition Meeting
Tues., Jan. 26 from 6:00 - 7:00pm
Houston Middle School
STAR Award Nominations Due
Fri., Jan. 29
President's Day/District Learning Day - No School
Mon., Feb. 15
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Does your child have a rock star for a teacher and you’d like to recognize her or him? Is there a Forest Hill staff member who has gone above and beyond to help your child?
Since we have so many amazing teachers, administrators, staff members, and volunteers at FHES, please consider nominating one or more of them for the Germantown Municipal Council PTO Excellence Awards by filling out the nomination form.
Three or four nominees from Forest Hill will be chosen to receive these awards and be recognized at a GMSD awards ceremony in April. A copy of this nomination form also came home with your child last week. All nomination forms are due back to school by Friday, January 29.
If have any questions or if you’d rather email your nominations, please contact Melissa Salazar (FHES PTO Parliamentarian).
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"Thank You!" from Nurse Alison |
Thank you so much for the essential supplies and spare clothing that you have sent in to the Health Room.
I will make good use of all of it as I work to keep our students and staff healthy!
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2020-2021 Yearbook Ads for 5th Graders |
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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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Open Enrollment for the upcoming 2021-2022 schoolyear will begin tomorrow, January 25, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. and close on February 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.
Due to current student numbers and available space, transfer approvals will be limited.
Open Enrollment applications will be available to all prospective NEW transfers and current GMSD students on an intra-district or inter-district transfer. Transfers will be processed according to Policies 6.206 and 6.2061.
If you currently have a transfer to a GMSD school, you do not need to reapply to stay at the school because applications for GMSD transfers are good through that school’s exit year. Unless your student is currently in the school’s exit year grade (i.e. preschool or 5th grade at Forest Hill), you do not need to reapply. If your student is in the school’s exit year grade, you will need to apply for an Open Enrollment transfer to the school you would like to attend.
All applications will be processed and approvals/denials will be mailed or emailed by March 12, 2021.
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In-Person HMS Addition Community Meeting |
Due to neighborhood request, we will be conducting an in-person community meeting to address any additional questions about the Houston Middle School Addition. This meeting will take place on January 26, 2021, from 6 pm-7 pm at Houston Middle School. Mask-wearing and social distancing will be required and enforced. Using an identical structure, content at this meeting will mimic the content shared at our virtual meeting from January 6, 2021. That meeting can be viewed here.
We've also posted a website at bity.ly/HMSAdditionInfo where community members can view a virtual community meeting, learn more about the project, or read through an FAQ. GMSD is also still accepting questions via email (Josh.Cathey@gmsdk12.org) and will continue posting questions and answers to our HMSAdditionInfo website.
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2021 - 2022 GMSD Calendar Approved |
The Board of Education voted on Tuesday night to approve calendar option C, which will have a start date of Monday, August 9, for the 2021-2022 school year.
Thank you to all who completed the survey about the different calendar options.
You can view the calendar here.
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Thank you to all of the amazing GMSD nurses for caring for our staff, students, and families. They were recognized by the superintendent on Tuesday night at the Board of Education Meeting. We'd like to give a special shout-out to our very own Nurse Alison at FHES!
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Spring Lacrosse Registration is Open |
Who – Boys 1st-4th grade
Registration is open for Lacrosse! We look forward to a great spring season!
For additional information on the boys' youth lacrosse program please contact Wally Gardner at gardner.wally@gmail.com or 218-9479. For general club information you can visit the HLC website at www.houstonlax.net.
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Virtual Kids Yoga Club Registration |
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Education Front-and-Center at the TN General Assembly - Do You Know Your Local Legislators? |
The TN General Assembly convened this week for a special session focused on education.
Legislation regarding learning loss, funding, accountability, literacy, and teacher pay are all being considered, and you can have an impact on the decisions being made!
Germantown's local legislators include Senator Brian Kelsey (Chair of the Senate Education Committee) and Representative Mark White (Chair of the House Education Administration Committee), among others.
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