Hembree Highlights

Greetings Hembree Families,

Welcome Back, Students!

It’s wonderful to welcome our students back after a long weekend. Can you believe we’re already 7 weeks into this semester? Time is really flying by! We had a fantastic site visit yesterday from our Zone Superintendent, Angela Parham. We were able to showcase the hard work of our teachers and the success we’re seeing with our data. We’re definitely on the right track!

Family Dance and Silent Auction - Save the Date!

Next Friday, 2/28, from 6:00–7:30 PM, we will host our annual Family Dance and Silent Auction. This is always such a fun event! Please see the flyer below for more details. We hope to see you all there.

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. Additionally, if your child will be attending Elkins Pointe, there is important information below regarding an upcoming rising parent meeting at Elkins Pointe.

Climate Survey – We Need Your Help!

A huge thank you to the 117 parents who have already completed the climate survey – that’s about 20%! To maintain a high climate rating of “5 Stars,” we need to reach at least 50%. Please take just 5 minutes to complete this survey; it makes a big difference for our school’s report card.

Link to Survey: https://survey.gadoe.org/FM?sid=1704BCF1

I hope you all enjoy the sunny weather this weekend!

Nancy Lahey

Principal

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

3/19 Spirit Night @ Johnny’s Pizza 5:00-8:00pm

3/20 Hembree's Got Talent @ 6:00pm

4/7-4/11 Spring Break

Parents,

It is time for the election of new members to our School Governance Council. The School Governance Council has both parent/guardian and teacher positions open for election. Parents or guardians of students who will be attending our school during both the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years are eligible to run for the parent/guardian SGC positions.

Our School Governance Council (SGC) plays a critical role in the success of our school. The SGC works with school leadership and the community to help determine the long-term direction of the school, design innovative solutions to increase academic achievement, and serve as school ambassadors to the local community. Specifically, the School Governance Council has the following powers:

• Create, approve, and monitor the implementation of the school strategic plan

• Manage the Request for Flexibility process

• Approve the annual budget recommendations and related allocations • Participate in the hiring of the principal, in the case of a vacancy

• Provide annual feedback to the Area Superintendent on principal performance

If you are interested in running for a position on the School Governance Council, please complete and submit a Parent/Guardian Candidate Declaration Form https://www.fultonschools.org/our-district/charter-system/elections. Forms will be available on Monday, February 5th.

We are very excited about the work and value-add of our SGC. We hope that you will consider running for a position! The Candidate Declaration period ends March 28th and voting will take place April 16 – April 23. In the meantime, if you would like more information about the charter system or SGC elections visit our school’s website or our Charter System Overview https://www.fultonschools.org/our-district/charter-system/charter-system-overview

Sincerely,

Nancy Lahey

Estimados padres,

Es hora de la elección de nuevos miembros para nuestro Consejo de Gobierno Escolar. El Consejo de Gobierno Escolar (SGC) tiene puestos abiertos de padres/tutores y maestros para la elección. Los padres o tutores de los estudiantes que asistirán a nuestra escuela durante los años escolares 2024- 2025 y 2025-2026 son elegibles para postularse para los puestos de padre/tutor del SGC.

Nuestro Consejo de Gobierno Escolar (SGC) desempeña un papel fundamental del éxito de nuestra escuela. El SGC trabaja con el liderazgo escolar y la comunidad para ayudar a determinar la dirección a largo plazo de la escuela, diseñar soluciones innovadoras para aumentar el rendimiento académico y servir como embajadores de la escuela a la comunidad local. Específicamente, el Consejo de Gobierno Escolar tiene las siguientes facultades:

• Crear, aprobar y supervisar la implementación del plan estratégico escolar

• Gestionar el proceso de Solicitud de Flexibilidad

• Aprobar las recomendaciones presupuestarias anuales y las asignaciones pertinentes

• Participar en la contratación del director, en el caso de una vacante

• Proporcionar comentarios anuales al Superintendente de área sobre el desempeño principal

Si usted está interesado en postularse para un puesto en el Consejo de Gobierno Escolar, por favor complete y envíe un Formulario de Declaración de Candidato. Los formularios estarán disponibles el lunes 3 de febrero.

Estamos muy entusiasmados con el trabajo y el valor que añade nuestro SGC a las escuelas. ¡Esperamos que considere postular para un puesto! Los candidatos interesados deben enviar un formulario de declaración antes del 28 de marzo. La votación tendrá lugar entre el 16 y el 23 de abril. Mientras tanto, si desea más información sobre el sistema chárter o las elecciones del SGC, visite el sitio web de nuestra escuela o nuestro sitio Charter System Overview.

Sinceramente,

Nancy Lahey

The Art Department needs your trash. Please send in any bubble wrap mailers (i.e. Amazon). These help keep the precious clay creations safe on their journey home. Also, please send in empty cereal boxes or cereal box type cardboard for upcoming weaving lessons. If you have any old CDS you would like to get rid, we will take those as well. Thank you so much for all of your support.

Warm Regards,

Laura W. Stowers

¡Atención recicladores de Hembree Springs!

El Departamento de Arte necesita tu basura.

Envíe cualquier sobre de plástico de burbujas (e.j. Amazon). Estos ayudan a mantener seguras las preciosas creaciones de plastilina en su viaje a casa.

Además, envíe cajas de cereales vacías o cartón tipo caja de cereales para las próximas lecciones de tejido.

Si tiene algún CDS antiguo del que le gustaría deshacerse, también lo tomaremos. Muchas gracias por todo su apoyo.

Laura Stowers

Join the STEAM Generation for ROCKET DAY! Glimpse into the world of rocketry and aerodynamics. Design a model rocket and launch it! We will need a signed permission form for all students grades 3-5 who wish to attend. You MUST arrange for pick-up for your child at 3:30pm. Please email hsestransportation@fultonschools.org prior to 12pm to change your child's transportation. If we do not receive a signed permission slip, your child will be sent home their regular way. The deadline to signup is 3/11/2025

Field Day is approaching fast, April 4th! What a fun way to head into Spring Break! Field Day shirts will be $15.00, and you can purchase them through March 10th. This is an online store so once the store closes you will not be able to purchase a shirt.

Hembree Springs Elementary 2025 Field Day | Groggy Dog Sportswear

Thanks,

Holly marzetti@fultonschools.org

Parents,

The month of February is Heart Month. During the month the students will be participating in an event called “Kids Heart Challenge”. Students in all grades will jump with short and long ropes, double dutch, and perform tricks with the ropes. If you or your family would like to donate to The American Heart Association fill out the form and send in the cash, check donation, or online by Feb. 28th. Donations are optional but all students will have the opportunity to jump rope.

http://american.heart.org/kidsheartchallenge/

Thank you for your support to The American Heart Association!

Holly

Padres,

Durante el mes de febrero se celebra el mes del corazón. Durante este mes los estudiantes estarán participando en un evento llamado “Saltando la Cuerda por mi Corazón”. Los estudiantes de todos los grados estarán saltando la cuerda Si usted o su familia desean hacer un donativo a la Asociación Americana del Corazón por favor llene el formulario y envíe su donativo en efectivo, cheque o por Internet antes del tres de febrero. Los donativos son opcionales, todos los estudiantes podrán participar en el evento.

Gracias por su apoyo al Departamento de Educación Física y la Asociación Americana del Corazón.

El Departamento de Educación Física

As we pursue our School of Excellence designation for the 2025-2027 school year, we are continuing to review feedback from our survey and listening sessions. We found that families are looking for information with respect to class placement. Specific criteria for placement are established to support the students’ most appropriate placement for instruction. Every 18 weeks, student performance within the level at which a student is placed is reviewed to determine if the placement level continues to be appropriate in meeting the students’ learning needs. Provisions are also made for students who need to be accelerated more than one grade level above the “on grade level” curriculum. Essentially this means students have the opportunity to receive instruction based on their specific needs. There are opportunities for enrichment or review as needed. Please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher regarding information specific to your student, or you may reach out to Dr. Carrie McAtee (CST), mcatee@fultonschools.org with questions regarding the process. We want to ensure that placements are what is best for the whole child.

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

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