Hembree Highlights

Greetings Hembree Families,

Spring Break is Here!

What an incredible week we've had, filled with fun and excitement! Our third graders dazzled us with their musical performance of “It’s a Hit” on Thursday. They truly shone on stage, and we owe a huge thank you to Ms. Slay, our dedicated music specialist, for her tireless efforts and unwavering commitment to our students. Your hard work is deeply valued and appreciated!

Today’s Field Day was a blast! A big shoutout to Ms. Marzetti for always going above and beyond to make this event unforgettable for our students. We also want to extend our gratitude to our amazing parent volunteers for their time and dedication. Your support means the world to us!

Parents of third, fourth, and fifth graders, please check your email for the resources from our Georgia Milestones meeting. We hope you find them helpful as we prepare for the upcoming assessments.

As we head into spring break, I wish all our students and families a restful and rejuvenating time. I’ll be using this break to recharge and tackle some spring cleaning at home. Enjoy your break, everyone!

Best Regards,

Nancy Lahey

Principal

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.

4/7-4/11 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

Wednesday was Paraprofessionals Appreciation Day. As Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney put it, "Join me in recognizing the quiet heroes of our schools: our paraprofessionals. Whether you are supporting students one-on-one, helping manage classrooms, or assisting with specialized instruction, your work is essential and deeply appreciated. Thank you for showing up every day with patience, compassion, and a commitment to student success. We could not do it without you."

HSES PTA partnered with Hembree Springs Elementary to fund the delivery of 9 boxes of donuts Wednesday morning from Sarah Donuts - Roswell (who chipped in a free box!) with some coffee for ALL staff to get their day started off on the right foot! Special shoutout to our VP of Teacher and Staff Support Kate Humboldt for her help in coordinating it! Principal Nancy Lahey spent the morning with a treat cart and wheeled it down the halls to deliver them.

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. See link for more details. Thank you!

https://tinyurl.com/bddr4rrp

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

Hello Parents,

Spring is in full bloom, and we are excited for all the learning and growth happening as we approach the final months of the school year! This month, our counseling focus includes:

✨ Small Groups & Individual Support – Ongoing small groups and individual check-ins continue to support students in areas like managing emotions, building confidence, and problem-solving.

✨ Testing Season Tips – With standardized testing approaching, here are a few ways to support your child:

✔ Ensure they get a good night’s sleep

✔ Provide a healthy breakfast

✔ Encourage a positive mindset and remind them to do their best

As always, I am here to support our students and families. Please reach out if you have any questions or need assistance!

Warmly,

Shannon Reynolds

School Counselor

470-254-9456 (phone), reynoldssn@fultonschools.org (email)

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

Are you interested in flag football? Want to learn top flag pulling techniques, offensive routes and defensive tips and tricks? Get ahead and be prepared for upcoming school/feeder tryouts.

Flag Football Clinics:

Friday, April 18th and Friday, May 9th

4:30pm-6:00pm

@ Milton High School

Instruction Led by MHS Coaches and Players

$25 per Clinic

Register:

https://www.mhsflagfootball.com/camps

Questions?

mhsflagfootball@gmail.com

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