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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Track and Field Info Meeting
Mon., Feb. 22 at 6:30pm
Forest Hill Church of Christ at 3950 Forest Hill Irene Road
Kindness Week + Food Drive
Feb. 22 - 26
Open PTO Board of Managers Meeting
Tues., Feb. 23 at 9:15 am
GMSD Parent Engagement Workshop: Plugged in Parenting
Tues., Feb. 23 at 6:00 pm
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Kindness Week + Food Drive This Week |
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In addition to participating in Kindness Week, we will also be hosting a food drive for the Mid-South Food Bank. There will be a box for donations by the office. Click here for the Most Needed Items from the Mid-South Food Bank.
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Track and Field at FHES - Meeting Monday |
Calling all Third, Fourth and Fifth Graders!
If you like to jump, run, play fun games, and hang out with your friends, this is the sport for you! This is your chance to be a part of the first ever Forest Hill Elementary Track and Field team.
WE WANT TO MEET YOU! Please join us!
- Monday, February 22 at 6:30pm.
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We will meet in the banquet hall of the Forest Hill Church of Christ at 3950 Forest Hill Irene Road. It’s a large building just south of the school where we have hosted running gatherings in the past.
- This is a time to meet coaches and teammates as well as for us to meet you and your little athletes. The goal is to have specific details for you then. We are excited to have a small part in the first-ever track season for the Foxes!!!
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5th Grade Yearbook Ads Due March 1 |
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Register for GMSD's Parent Engagement Workshop: Plugged in Parenting |
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What are Plugged in Parents?
Even the most in tune parents could use extra tips for keeping up with the fast changing media landscape. This comprehensive presentation addresses the biggest concerns parents of elementary and middle schoolers face: managing screen time, getting a cell phone, cyberbullying, social media, and more!
Date: Tuesday, February 23rd at 6:00 pm
Please pre-register for this virtual zoom led by Ashley Smith, GMSD SEL Teacher, no later than 2/22/21 by clicking here: Plugged In Parents Registration or by using the QR Code in the flyer below.
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Upcoming Open PTO Board of Managers Meeting Tuesday |
Join us this Tuesday, Feb. 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: 968 812 1956
Passcode: 4RTmGB
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Meeting ID: 968 812 1956
Passcode: 439558
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Thank You to our Fox Family and our Community Rewards Partners |
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IMPORTANT: Joint Statement by School Boards Regarding Recent Education Legislation |
On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Germantown Board of Education adopted this joint statement in response to the latest education legislation. Click here to watch the BOE Meeting. (Reports begin around 1:49:00 into the recording)
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Germantown Gets Cooking Challenge |
Join us for our 4-week Germantown Gets Cooking Challenge that allows students and/or teachers to cook healthy meals based on the current week's theme. The themes are as follows:
- Week 1: Get a great start with Breakfast
- Week 2: Make Lunch fun and delicious
- Week 3: Spectacular Snacks and Smoothies
- Week 4: Finish it off with delicious Dinners
The student and teacher who wins this challenge (based on completing each week's challenge, the creativity of their submissions, and sharing their good work with us via pictures and videos) will receive a $100 gift card to a restaurant of their choice!! Submissions can be emailed each week to andrew.martin@gmsdk12.org.
Even though we've already started this challenge, any participant can go ahead and join and complete two weeks worth of challenges at once in order to catch up. Let's get cooking!
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Help GMSD Recruit the Best New Teachers! |
Our GMSD School Snapshots Recruiting Events are right around the corner! This year we are going VIRTUAL and would very much appreciate your help in us spreading the word about our recruitment event. Included below are the days and times of the Snapshots:
Events for the week of March 1-4:
- Houston High School: Monday, March 1st from 3:30pm-5:30pm
- Dogwood Elementary: Monday, March 1st from 4:30pm-6:30pm
- Houston Middle School: Tuesday, March 2nd from 3:30pm-5:30pm
- Farmington Elementary: Tuesday, March 2nd from 4:30pm-6:30pm
- Riverdale Elementary: Wednesday, March 3rd from 4:30pm-6:30pm
- Forest Hill Elementary: Thursday, March 4th from 4:30pm-6:30pm
Click here to view the flyer to our Virtual School Snapshots Event. Please feel free to share this flyer on any of your social media sites as well as use it as a personal invitation for a potential certified staff member who you feel will bring value to GMSD. We really want to promote our Virtual School Snapshots Event, so feel free to share the flyer often.
Here is a link to the Virtual School Snapshots landing page on the GMSD website: https://www.gmsdk12.org/Careers.aspx We will be continuously updating this site with helpful information for Snapshots attendees as the countdown continues to the main recruiting event in March.
The staff at our schools are coming up with some pretty creative ways to showcase their schools virtually this year, so we would really appreciate any help you can give with getting the word out.
Thank you for supporting GMSD Schools.
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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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