Hembree Highlights

Greetings Hembree Families,

I hope January has been a wonderful month for you! Like many, I kick off the new year with a list of resolutions, though I’ll admit, I don’t always stick to them. So far, I’m doing okay with my chocolate consumption, which is a win in my book!

Math Night at Tres Hermanos was a big success, and I want to extend a huge thank you to all the families who came out. Your support means so much to us.

A huge congratulations to our Teacher of the Year, Emma Charlton! Emma works her magic every day in our Pre-K program, and we are so lucky to have her on our team.

Also, a big congratulations to Linda Hill, our Professional of the Year! Linda brightens our students' days by ensuring they have delicious meals in the cafeteria. We are so proud to have both of you representing Hembree Springs!

During my Ad Staff meeting this week, I learned about the Georgia Department of Education Climate Survey that will be released next week. I know we ask for a lot of surveys, and I truly hate to add one more to the list, but this one is crucial. The survey tracks our completion rate, and it's directly tied to our CCRPI score for the state. Our goal is to earn 5 stars, and to do so, we need at least 50% participation. If we don’t hit that mark, we lose a star automatically. The good news is the survey has been streamlined and is more precise this year. I’ll be promoting it heavily in the next few weeks and would greatly appreciate you taking 5-10 minutes to help our school.

Just a friendly reminder to our carpool families to please be patient and kind in the mornings. We know the morning rush can be stressful, but we’ve recently seen unsafe driving and students rushing into the building in ways that aren’t safe. Let’s work together to keep everyone safe!

Lastly, don’t forget to mark your calendars for our Soaring to New Heights event on Thursday, February 13th! We’d love to see all of our families there. Details are in the flyer below.

Wishing you all a wonderful and restful weekend ahead!

Nancy Lahey

Principal

2/6 General PTA Meeting on TEAMS @ 6:30pm on TEAMS

2/11 Title I Assessment Workshop (Donut Stress About the Test!) @ 7:40-8:40am

2/12 Picture Day

2/13 Soaring to New Heights Learning Celebration @ 5:00-7:00pm

2/17 President's Day - no school

2/18 Professional Development Day - no school for students

2/19 Spirit Night at Village Burger 4-8pm

2/27 Second Grade Musical @9:30am in HSE cafeteria

2/28 Family Dance & Silent Auction @ 6:00-7:30pm

3/3 Teacher Workday - no school

3/4 Professional Development Day - no school for students

3/6 Future Titans Night at Elkins Pointe Middle School

3/11 Rising 6th grade Parent Information Night at Northwestern Middle School

3/18 FY25 Parent Title I Input Meeting @7:40-8:40am in the media center

3/18 FY25 Parent Title I Input Meeting @5:15-6:15pm on TEAMS

4/7-4/11 Spring Break

• Monday, February 3: Help us change the game & tackle hunger by donating canned goods or non-perishable food items to help support our local food bank. Place donations in the designated box, located in the school café. Score big with School Nutrition!

• Tuesday, February 4: Attention Hembree Hawks students and staff! Get ready for a touchdown of flavor! For a limited time only, the café is serving up the ultimate game day treat – Wings & Rings! Don't miss out on this Super Bowl special. But that's not all! There’s a FLAG ON THE PLAY! Stickers have randomly been placed on 3 school lunch trays, the student with the sticker on the bottom of their tray wins a prize! Check out your lunch tray today and see if you’re the winner! Help us change the game, the food-insecurity game by donating canned goods or non-perishable food items to help support our local food bank. Place donations in the designated box, located in the school café. Help us support our local food bank and tackle hunger! Swing by the cafeteria during lunch and indulge in the deliciousness.

• Wednesday, February 5: Come by the café for a nutritious & delicious school lunch to see the MVP SURPRISE SERVER! Help us change the game, the food-insecurity game by donating canned goods or non-perishable food items to help support our local food bank. Place donations in the designated box, located in the school café. Help us support our local food bank and tackle hunger!

• Thursday, February 6: Attention students! Get ready to score big at lunch! For a limited time only, we’re bringing the heat with our Twisted Dog—a tasty twist on your game-day favorites! Come and grab your Twisted Dog before the clock runs out. Continue to donate canned goods or non-perishable food items in the designated box, located in the school café and help us tackle hunger! Show your team spirit and dress up tomorrow in support of your favorite football team! Let’s eat like MVPs!

• Friday, February 7: Today is your last chance to donate canned goods or non-perishable food items for the Tackle Hunger Canned Food Drive. Help us support our local food bank and tackle hunger!

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is coming up and we need your help! Two copies of heart thank you notes are being sent home in folders this weekend. Please help your student fill out thank you notes to recognize our amazing teachers and staff! We will hang these notes in the hallways to shower staff with love and gratitude throughout the week. You can find additional copies in the walkway at the front of the school. Notes can be returned in your student's folder and/or in the bin in the front walkway. Please return the notes by Friday, February 7th. Thank you for helping us recognize our amazing staff!

¡Se acerca la Semana de Agradecimiento a los Maestros y el Personal y necesitamos su ayuda! Este fin de semana se enviarán a casa en carpetas 2 copias de notas de agradecimiento con forma de corazón. ¡Ayude a su estudiante a completar notas de agradecimiento para reconocer a nuestros increíbles maestros y personal! Colgaremos estas notas en los pasillos para colmar de amor y gratitud al personal durante toda la semana. Puede encontrar copias adicionales en el pasillo al frente de la escuela. Las notas se pueden devolver en la carpeta de su estudiante y/o en el contenedor en el pasillo delantero. Por favor devuelva las notas antes del viernes 7 de febrero. ¡Gracias por ayudarnos a reconocer a nuestro increíble personal!

We are so excited for all of our participants to showcase their talents in just a few weeks. We are not taking any more submissions at this time. Mark your calendars for March 20th! We can't wait to see you there. Ms. Tejada and Mrs. Soberanis will communicate rehearsal dates to performers based on parent preference.

The Hembree Springs 2025-2026 online GA Pre-K Lottery Application is now open and will close on March 5th. To be eligible for the lottery students must be 4 years old by 9/1/25 and must live in the Fulton County School attendance zone. Parents should use this link to complete the online lottery application https://tinyurl.com/preklottery2026.

Lisa Dossey, our data clerk/registrar, will email parents more information about the date and time of our lottery in mid March. The lottery will be live streamed online via Microsoft TEAMS at the end of March. For more information about the Fulton County Schools 2025-2026 GA Pre-K lottery click here https://www.fultonschools.org/all-departments/academics/learning-teaching/academic-programs/early-childhood-programs/pre-kindergarten-program

Join us on 2/11 for our “Do-nut stress about the test” meeting from 7:40-8:40am! There, you’ll have a chance to win (2) tickets to the Georgia Aquarium (expire 4/30). We look forward to seeing you!

There's no place like Hembree because our teachers and staff are Wicked OZ-some!

The theme of Teacher and Staff Appreciation this year is "Wicked" -- and our PTA is putting together an incredible lineup of food and treats each day that Glinda and Elphaba have put their stamp on! But we need YOUR help with some donations for raffle gift baskets we will be giving out Feb. 13. These baskets are the highlight of their week.

Here is the Sign Up Genius link with items we'd love to have to make these special gifts.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FADAD2FAAFD0-54428672-teacher.

Please place donated items with the school's front desk or have your student bring them in. Write "Teacher Appreciation Giveaway" -- and we'll try to keep it a surprise! Please turn all items in prior to Feb. 1 so that we have time to organize the baskets.

No time to shop? Donate directly and we'll use these funds to support additional activities during the week -- inclusive of a luncheon, breakfast and more.

https://hembreespringselementary.memberhub.com/store and select Annual Campaign Donation.

Thank you! We appreciate YOU ALL for the support.

Our Together We Soar Silent Auction and Family Dance is coming up Feb. 28, and Hembree Springs PTA can't wait for everyone to sport their best neon colors and join in the fun for our Glow Party!

DJ Ronnel Blackmon will be spinning everyone's favorite tunes and our PTA will be hosting the silent auction in the lobby at the school. This is our largest fundraiser of the year, with support going to teacher grants, our giving closet, STEM and Star Nights, grocery store math night and keeping our events free of charge so all families can attend.

To help raise enough funds to meet our $10,000 goal, we would love parents to donate to Grade-Level Gift Baskets! These are some of the most popular auction items! To make this super easy, we've put together the themes and items we're looking for. All you have to do is "Add to Cart" and purchase. The list is already set to deliver items to our Parent Liaison Lucy Gilbert at the school. While the lists are divided by grade, you are welcome to donate to ANY of the grade levels.

We ask that you donate by Feb. 7 so we have time to assemble the baskets before the big event. Thank you so much for your support!

PRE-K

Backyard Fun

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3ORX5MEXQ59A1?ref_=wl_share

KINDERGARTEN

Movie Night

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/QNYHNBZO54K?ref_=wl_share

1ST GRADE

Water Fun

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1U8XP2XE8B2LD?ref_=wl_share

2ND GRADE

Pamper Yourself

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/CV93G4R9GIT0?ref_=wl_share

3RD GRADE

Road Trip

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/36D1A68L1D5XI?ref_=wl_share

4TH GRADE

Sports

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3I4242BTGKXOA?ref_=wl_share

5TH GRADE

In My Taylor Era

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/25VOTJ6G6TJ2G?ref_=wl_share

We need volunteers for our Glow Party on February 28th, 6 - 7:30 pm. Sign up here!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FADAD2FAAFD0-54477494-glow

Join us for our next General PTA meeting on February 6th at 6:30 pm on Microsoft Teams. Get an update from your PTA President and elect the nominating committee! The nominating committee will fill the slate of proposed PTA board officers for the 2025-2026 school year.

Join here:

https://shorturl.at/pzSl1

We are excited to offer our PTA sponsored book clubs again this January for third, fourth, and fifth graders! The sign-up below is by grade and class. We need (1-2) parent volunteers to facilitate in each classroom. Discussion questions will be provided. This is a wonderful classroom volunteer opportunity. We are looking forward to having some great conversations as well as encouraging our students to be lifelong readers.
*Please note that book club takes place during student lunch. Students will be in the classroom, eating lunch, during book club.
You must be registered as a Fulton county schools volunteer in order to moderate book club! More info here: https://www.fultonschools.org/volunteer

Sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FADAD2FAAFD0-54477176-january

Have you heard your child mention anything about an app called Beanstack? It was introduced in the Media Center. Beanstack is a digital reading log that students can use to log the number of minutes they are reading. They can earn badges and rewards along the way. If your child is reading at school, home, daycare, etc. they can log their minutes and help us get closer to our goal. The following is a video explaining how to use Beanstack from home. You can always find your child's lunch number/student number in infinite campus or email Mrs. Soberanis: soberanis@fultonschools.org. Happy Reading!

How To Video: https://go.screenpal.com/watch/cZQTbzVSAkv

Each week the PE department will choose 4 All Star Athletes (2 students & 2 staff members). If your student enjoys hiking, swimming, baseball, softball, football, biking, etc. Please email a picture to marzetti@fultonschools.org.

Thanks,

Ms. Marzetti

Family Engagement Thursdays

Families! YOU are your child’s first and most influential teacher. As such you have so much to offer your student! To encourage family engagement at home, we are offering family engagement Thursdays. Each week there will be (1) activity to do at home to be completed prior to Friday. We’ll list the activities for the month in Hembree Highlights and offer reminders via social media. Your student will have the opportunity to receive a *bonus* Hawk’s ticket for participating (look out for more details from your teacher) We’ll include tips and tricks to get the conversation started and reinforce learning from the school day. Please spend anywhere from 10-20 minutes with your child engaging with them around their day at school and encouraging their social and emotional skills. We’ll also encourage you to practice other skills inclusive of Math and ELA. Please feel free to reach out to me Lucy Gilbert, Title I Parent Liaison (gilbertl2@fultonschools.org) with any questions.

Del Título I

Jueves de Participación Familiar

¡Familias! USTED es el primer y más influyente maestro de su hijo. Como tal, ¡tiene mucho que ofrecer a su estudiante! Para fomentar la participación familiar en casa, estamos ofreciendo participación familiar los jueves. Cada semana habrá (1) actividad para hacer en casa que se completará antes del viernes. Haremos una lista de las actividades del mes en Hembree Highlights y ofreceremos recordatorios a través de las redes sociales. Su estudiante tendrá la oportunidad de recibir un boleto * extra* de Hawk's por participar (esté atento a más detalles de su profesor). Incluiremos consejos y trucos para iniciar la conversación y reforzar el aprendizaje de la jornada escolar. Pase entre 10 y 20 minutos con su hijo, involucrarse con ellos durante su día en la escuela y fomentando sus habilidades sociales y emocionales. También te animaremos a que practiques otras habilidades, como las matemáticas y Arte del Lenguaje en Ingles. Por favor, siéntase libre de comunicarse conmigo Lucy Gilbert, Enlace de Padres del Título I (gilbertl2@fultonschools.org) con cualquier pregunta.

We will begin to welcome lunch visitors the week of September 9th. Due to limited capacity, we ask that you sign up using the links below. Please do not sign up for the year to allow the opportunity for many families to visit. Thanks for understanding.

Pre-K

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50052915-preklunch

Kindergarten

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50053187-kindergarten

1st grade

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50053307-1stgrade

2nd grade

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50053385-2ndgrade

3rd grade

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50053488-3rdgrade

4th grade

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50053597-4thgrade

5th grade

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50053662-5thgrade

Hembree Springs Elementary is an award-winning Title 1 school in Roswell, GA. According to Niche.com, within the Fulton County School system, we are rated #6 for most diverse public elementary schools, #13 for best public elementary school teachers, and #32 for best public elementary school.

Website: https://www.fultonschools.org/hembreespringses
Location: 815 Hembree Road, Roswell, GA, USA
Phone: 470-254-2902