Round Table News 8.17

Your kiddos can cool off with a delicious ice cream, available in the cafe beginning on August 26!!

They can purchase ice-cream on Wednesdays and Fridays straight from their lunch account, and you can always add funds through the website called MySchoolBucks. They can choose from a variety of flavors and enjoy a sweet treat after lunch! We look forward to serving you soon!

Club Dates

• Friday clubs begin on August 28 and meet through October 23 (final session).

• Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday clubs begin the week of August 31 and continue through the week of October 12.

Club offerings can be found here

Registration

Registration opens on the school website on Wednesday, August 19, at 6:00 PM.

Important Information

• Clubs do not meet on early release days, online learning days, or school holidays.

• All Forsyth County Schools students participating in any school club must have the club parent permission form signed and a paper form returned to the school for each club they attend.

• A student's spot in a club is not guaranteed until:
1. Payment has been submitted through SchoolPay, and
2. The completed permission form has been received.
• Permission forms must be turned in to the club sponsor by Friday, August 28.
• Students may not attend club meetings until the form has been submitted.
• Refunds will not be issued if the form is not turned in by the deadline.
• Make-up sessions will not be provided for missed club meetings.

Does your child love math, puzzles, problem-solving, and a good challenge? Math Olympiads is a new addition to Sharon Elementary’s after-school teams this year! We are excited to invite 4th and 5th grade students to try out for the team.

Tryouts: Tuesday, August 18th | 2:20–3:30 PM
Location: Sharon Elementary
Pickup: Parents/guardians will pick up students at 3:30 PM in the front lot.

Students interested in trying out must submit a permission slip and teacher reference form. Forms are available outside Room 2208 and are due by Monday, August 17th.

If your child enjoys challenging math problems and working with others, we’d love to see them at tryouts! ⭐🧮

Questions? Please contact Mrs. McIntyre at f39864@forsyth.k12.ga.us.

This year, we are making an adjustment to our Specials rotation due to the reduced number of classes in Kindergarten, first, and third grade. To ensure that specials teachers do not have large chunks of time in their day without students and that students continue to receive a balanced and consistent Specials experience, we will be using a five-color rotation system for these grade levels.

This new five-color rotation will be used in Kindergarten, first, and third grades and differs from the six-day letter rotation (S.H.A.R.O.N.) used in the past. Second, fourth, and fifth grades will continue to follow the six-day S.H.A.R.O.N. rotation.

Under the new five-color rotation:

• Kindergarten: PE, Art, Music, and STEAM
• First Grade: PE, Art, Music, and STEAM
• Third Grade: PE, Art, Music, with Drama and STEAM alternating

For second, fourth, and fifth grades, the six-day S.H.A.R.O.N. rotation will continue to include:

• PE
• Art
• Music
• Drama
• STEAM

While the rotation system will look a little different across grade levels, our goal is the same: to provide every student with meaningful opportunities to explore and have meaningful experiences throughout the school year. We appreciate your flexibility as we adjust our schedule to best meet the needs of our students and make the most of our available resources.

Birthday Book Stars:

Sharon Elementary’s Birthday Book Star program is what funds our ability to offer our students at least one author visit each year. It’s also a fantastic opportunity to celebrate your child’s birthday while contributing to our school library! If you'd like to participate, go to SchoolPay.com to register your child. During your child's birth month, they choose a brand-new library book and help decide where to place a dedication label inside the book. They also have their picture taken, with their chosen book, and their birthday star hangs on our hallway bulletin board, outside the library, all month. At the end of the month, the star is sent home with your child.

Our Fall Picture Day is Wednesday, August 26th!

Distraction Free Policy

• Check out our Distraction Free Policy and learn more information here.

Attendance Policy

• Please remember to report all transportation changes and absences to
  SES-SharonAttendance@forsyth.k12.ga.us
  
• Doctors notes and absence excuses from home need to be turned in/emailed within 5 days of the absence to be considered excused.

Tardies

• If you arrive after 7:40am, you will need to park, walk your child into school, and sign-in at the self-serve computer located in the front lobby to check your child into school. Tardies will begin on Monday, August 11th.

Transportation

• If you did not pick up your car rider tag at Open House, you will need to park and enter the school to pick up your child. Your ID will be checked before your student will be released to you.
• Complete the 2025-2026 Verification for Bus Transportation form if you have not done so.
• Access the Bus Release Pass in the parent portal for Red and Yellow bus tag students.

Payment

• Sign-up for SchoolPay for clubs, fieldtrips, etc.
• Sign-up for School Bucks for breakfast and lunch payments

Technology

• Become a Parent Observer in your child's course on Canvas. You do not need to do this again this year if you set this up last year.
• Update Parent Portal - Please update your parent portal contact information to ensure that we have the most recent information.
• Check out our website for dates to events as well as other school information.

Visitors

• All visitors must check-in through the front desk and have a license or passport to be able to access the building.
• For safety purposes and time needed to build our routines, we will start welcoming visitors and lunch guests the week of September 2nd with the exception of parents coming to celebrate a birthday.

🎉 Celebrate Birthdays with a Sweet Treat! 🍦

• We invite you to treat your child’s class to a Birthday Ice Cream Party—a fun and delicious way to celebrate together! For the safety and well-being of our students, outside food will not be allowed during birthday celebrations.
• Families can purchase an ice cream celebration for $25 via School Pay, which includes a
• Birthdays August–December: Order window is open now and closes August 20. Birthday celebrations will begin on August 24h.
• Birthdays January–Summer: Order window opens November 16 and closes January 3.
• After each deadline, birthday ice cream purchases will no longer be available—so don’t miss out!

Assistant Principal 4, 5: Brandy Forde bforde@forsyth.k12.ga.us

Assistant Principal 2, 3: Kami White kwhite@forsyth.k12.ga.us

Assistant Administrator K, 1: Ellen Long elong@forsyth.k12.ga.us

School Counselor Grades K, 1, 2, 3(Craig,Fogarty,Letsch):Susan McLane sumclane@forsyth.k12.ga.us

School Counselor Grades 3(Flynt,WIlson), 4, 5:Keisha Moore kmoore03@forsyth.k12.ga.us

Technology: Leslie Mulcahy:lmulcahy@forsyth.k12.ga.us

Welcome back Sharon families! The PTO is so excited to kick off another amazing school year and work with students, parents, teachers, administration and staff. Below you will find information on how to get involved, ways to support the PTO, upcoming events, so much more!

Donations:

Thanks to our amazing Sharon families, we've already raised $10,000 toward our $26,000 goal - that's 38%!

Your support helped fund teacher grants, new soccer goals, painting the school, stage curtains, Field Day, family events, student enrichment programs, staff appreciation and so much more!

💡 Light the Way Challenge

• 80% Classroom Participation = Popsicle Party
• Highest Grade-Level Participation = Extra Recess
• Reach $26,000 = Some amazing Sharon staff gets SLIMED!!

Every donation counts towards your classroom's participation, no matter the amount - and donations already made count too! Donations are tax deductible.

⏰ The Knights Unite fundraising challenge ends September 4th!

We have $16,000 left to raise in just a few weeks to make it happen. Let's Light the Way for every Sharon Knight - and. more importantly, LET'S GET THEM SLIMED!

👉 DONATE TODAY

Follow us on socials to see which classes and grades are in the lead!

Thank you for Supporting Sharon!

2026-2027 Yearbook sales are open! Order and upload pictures to be considered for the yearbook by clicking here.

Yearbook

2026-2027 Yearbook sales are open! Order and upload pictures to be considered for the yearbook by clicking here.

Be sure to follow the Sharon Elementary PTO on Social Media!

Facebook click here.

Instagram click here.

Be sure to place your order for Spirit Wear by August 19th! We have some amazing products to choose from. Click here to order!

We are always looking for volunteers throughout the year to help the PTO! We would love to have you join committees, head events, chaperone recess, help out at school and more!

Please click here to fill out a quick form to be added to our volunteer list and email.

Want to become a business partner with Sharon Elementary? Becoming a business partner with a Sharon offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the students' and school's programing while enhancing your business's community presence.

Please click here to learn more about business partner opportunities and make a donation!

Fifth grade is a major milestone, and we want to make sure our Sharon Elementary students finish strong with memories that last a lifetime.

The Sharon Elementary PTO will be organizing several fun, meaningful events to celebrate our 5th graders all year long. But with limited district funding that doesn’t cover these extras, we rely on support from our families to make it all happen.

To streamline planning and ensure every student can take part, we’re asking each fifth grader to contribute a $60 activity fee for the year. It covers:

• A custom 5th Grade T-Shirt
• 5th Grade Breakfast
• Winter Luncheon
• Graduation Lunch
• Knight Nation Send-Off (End-of-the-Year Celebration)
• Graduation Facility Use

Each month, PTO has at least 1 Spirit Night where we partner with a local restaurant or venue. A portion of food and activity sales go back towards the PTO to help fund and support our school, students, teachers, administration and staff. We hope to see you there!

Click here to register for the Launch Event on August 23rd.

Each month, PTO has at least 1 Spirit Night where we partner with a local restaurant or venue. A portion of food and activity sales go back towards the PTO to help fund and support our school, students, teachers, administration and staff. We hope to see you there!

Click here to register for the Launch Event on August 23rd.

Mark your calendars, Red Robin Spirit Night will be on September 17th!