Hembree Highlights

Greetings Hembree Families,

Another Fantastic Week at Hembree Springs!

March has flown by, and we've had another wonderful week here at Hembree Springs. Our talented first graders stole the show with their adorable performance of the musical “Three Piggy Opera.” A big thank you to Jennifer Slay for her dedication to our robust music program, ensuring our students shine on stage.

Progress Reports Available

If you missed it in last week's highlights, 9-week progress reports were posted on Infinite Campus on Friday, March 21st. Be sure to check your child's progress if you haven't already!

Spring Fever and Behavioral Expectations

With spring in the air, our students are buzzing with excitement. We're working hard to remind them of our behavioral expectations. Please partner with us in encouraging your children to stay focused during this crucial time of year, ensuring they're well-prepared for the next grade level.

Lost and Found Overflowing

Our lost and found is growing rapidly! Please remind your child to check for any missing items. Unclaimed belongings will be donated at the end of April.

Field Day Fun

We're eagerly anticipating Field Day on April 4th. It's always a joy to watch the kids engage in fun games and friendly competition.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

Nancy Lahey

Principal

Attention Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Parents!

We invite you to join us on Monday, March 31st at 5:00 PM on Teams for an informative session about the upcoming Milestones test. This meeting will cover the test format and provide valuable resources for parents. Don't miss out on this opportunity to support your child's success. We look forward to seeing you online! Please Click the blue bar for the link to the meeting.

Attention Fifth Grade Parents:

As your child’s time in elementary school comes to an end, we want to celebrate their accomplishments. If you're interested in purchasing a yard sign for your child, please see the information below.

4/3 Third Grade Musical @ 9:30am in HSE Cafeteria

4/4 Field Day

4/7-4/11 Spring Break

4/15 Kindergarten Sneak-A-Peek @ 8:30-10:00 in HSE Cafeteria

4/17 General PTA Meeting on TEAMS @ 6:30pm

4/25 PTA Ready, Tech, Go! AND STEM and Star Night 7:00-9:00pm

4/30-5/9 Milestone’s Testing

5/22 Last Day of School

Dear parents/guardians,

Please use this form to provide input regarding your child's individual learning needs for the upcoming school year at Hembree Springs. We trust that you understand that your comments constitute just one of the many factors that must be considered in forming classes and that input cannot include specific teacher preferences nor comments based on perceptions. Ultimately, the final decision on class placement resides with the school. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A SPECIFIC TEACHER IN ANY WAY.

If you would like to provide input, please complete and submit this form (one for each child) no later than April 4, 2025. The form will be open from March 21 at 5:30 pm to April 4 at 5:30 pm. Contact Dr. McAtee, CST, if you have questions at mcatee@fultonschools.org.

https://forms.office.com/r/WeXuKi3JEf

PARENT INFORMATION

The Student Success Skills Inventory is used to measure student growth in grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th across Student Success Skill standards (listed below) as a result of Rethink Ed lessons. It takes about 15 minutes to complete. The inventory is pushed out to students using the Illuminate platform. Parents can choose to opt their student out of the inventory. To opt out, parents must submit a written request to opt out to the school principal before 4/14/2025.

ADMINISTRATION WINDOWS

Pre-Inventory: August 26, 2024 - September 13, 2024.

Post-Inventory: April 14, 2025 - April 25, 2025.

STUDENT SUCCESS SKILL STANDARDS

• Sense of Belonging

• Reflective Learning Strategies

• Self Management

• Social Competence

• Collaborative Problem Solving

• Self Awareness

Below is the volunteer sign up for Career Day. There are 4 different dates available, and volunteers can sign up for as many dates as they want. Thank you!

https://tinyurl.com/bddr4rrp

Field Day is approaching fast, and the P.E. Department is so excited because we are going to have the best day ever! This year field day will be April 4th.

SNPK, KD and 1st: 8:00-10:00

Pre-K, 2nd, and 3rd: 10:00-12:00

4th and 5th: 12:00-2:00.

Field Day volunteer sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F44ABAE2FABFD0-48453096-field

We would love to have you volunteer at a station. If you haven’t already, you will need to complete the VOLUNTEER TRAINING through Fulton County by March 21st.

Fulton County Volunteer Training: Register as a Volunteer - Fulton County School System

Thanks,

Holly

marzetti@fultonschools.org

On behalf of Milton High School Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honors Society), I want to extend an invitation to your children for our 10th annual Milton Mini-Mathletes Competition for 4th and 5th graders on Saturday, April 19th, 2025. Below is a link to the registration information flyer.

For this year, competition registration will be completely online. Registration payment of $15 per student will be online as well and go through OSP (Milton High School’s Online School Payment through Fulton County). Registration and Payment directions are detailed in the registration flyer.

Here’s the link to previous year’s tournament problems and solutions, as well as to this year’s registration flyers! https://mryangteacher.weebly.com/mini-mathlete-competition.html

Should you have any questions, please email me at yangD@fultonschools.org

Finally, the registration deadline this year’s mathlete competition is Monday April 7, 2025.

Thank you!!

Please let me know if you have any questions!!

Best Regards,

David Yang

Milton High School

Math Teacher

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

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