Forestbrook Digital Announcements
October 19, 2026
Principal: Mr. Marshall Hursey
4000 Panthers Parkway
Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
Phone: (843) 236-8100 Fax: (843) 236-8103
Learners Today...Leaders Tomorrow!
Our Vision
The vision of Forestbrook Elementary school is to create a safe, welcoming environment where all students are valued, loved, and respected through building positive relationships. Our students will be challenged to become successful learners and productive members of society.
Core Beliefs P. A. W. S.
Put students first Accept and respect all Work with integrity Share a love of learning
Breakfast & Lunch Menu 10/20/26
Breakfast
chicken mini's
cereal variety
toast
fresh fruit variety
juice variety
milk
Lunch
nachos grande
turkey & cheese sandwich
PB&J uncrustable
seasoned pinto beans
lettuce & tomato
seasoned green beans
fresh fruit variety
cupped fruit variety
juice
milk
ADDITIONAL SNACKS FOR PURCHASE
Cookies $0.75
Doritos/chips $1.25
Switch/envy drinks $1.25
Students must have money on their account or in hand to purchase snacks.
Reminder that student Breakfast and standard Lunch are FREE for the 2026/2027 school year!
Calendar Dates to Remember
* 10/2/26 - 10/30/26
"Sock-tober", Sock Collection
for New Directions Homeless Shelter
* 10/22/26
Fall Chorus Concert and Trunk or Treat
5:00 - 7:00 PM
* 10/22/26 - 11/2/26
5th Grade Ropes Course
(1 class per day)
* 10/23/26
End of 1st Quarter Grading Period
* 10/29/26
1st Quarter Report Cards Issued
* 10/26/26 - 10/30/26
Red Ribbon Week
* 11/3/26
No School (Election Day)
* 11/5/26
PTA Meeting at 6:00 PM
Announcements & Upcoming Events
5th Grade Ropes Course
Our 5th graders will participate in Project Adventure. This is an outdoor, team building and self confidence experience involving our FES ropes course and fun team activities. Project adventure is one of our students most anticipated events. Students will need to wear sneakers in order to participate and clothing appropriate for climbing, repelling and running. Dates for each class are as follows:
Oct. 22nd - Vincent's class
Oct. 23rd - Kerr's class
Oct. 26th - Breda's class
Oct. 27th - Wodack's class
Oct. 28th - Blank's class
Oct. 29th - Lookadoo's class
Nov. 2nd - McIlrath's class
Order Your 2026 - 2027 School Yearbook
Attached is the 2026 - 2027 school yearbook order form. Please attach your check payment made payable to FES, to your completed order form and return to Mrs. Rice in the main office. You can also pay for the yearbook online at www.MyPaymentsPlus.com and order the yearbook online at www.YearbookOrdercenter.com. The DEADLINE to order a school yearbook is March 31st, 2027.
Student Dismissal Transportation Changes
All changes to a students transportation for dismissal must be submitted in writing to the main office. Please provide a signed note with contact information if you have prior knowledge that the student will be going home a different way or picked up by a different person.
If the student is already at school and you need to make a change to their transportation home, you must send an email to the following address with the appropriate information:
FEtransportation@horrycountyschools.net
Please include the following information:
-Child's Full Name
-Teacher
-Dates of Change
-Type of Change (Bus, Car, Walker etc.)
-Your Name and Phone Number
Changes can no longer be made without all of this information!
*** If you do not receive a response in a timely manner, please call the front office to verify that your email with the change was received. ***
PTA e-mail is as follows:
ptafes843@gmail.com
If you are not currently a member and wish to join our PTA, the cost is $7.50 per person, per school year.
If you are interested in renting our FES Spirit Rock, please complete the above attached form and return it to the office with payment in care of the PTA. Please email Alyssa Shaw at
spiritrockfes@gmail.com with any spirit rock questions or inquiries.
Important FES Links
From Attendance/Data Quality
Do you need to update?
phone
email address
home address
who may pick-up your child
if your student may be photographed
Etc., etc.….
Just log-into your parent portal and click on “Year Round Update” in the bottom left corner!
Not sure about your parent portal? Call the front office at 843-236-8100.
A student must have an Attendance Intervention Plan (AIP) with:
three (3) consecutive all-day unexcused absences, or
five (5) cumulative all-day unexcused absences, or
ten (10) or more unexcused tardy or early releases
A student's absence may be excused by medical doctor's written statement, a proof of bereavement, or parent note. All notes need to be sent to the main office attention Sabrina Colpetzer or emailed to her at scolpetzer@horrycountyschools.net . A parent may submit notes for up to six (6) school days and they will be counted as excused. Up to eight (8) medical notes will be counted as excused absences at the elementary level. After 8 medical notes have been validated or 10 unexcused absences, students may be asked to participate in summer learning opportunities.
Parent Handbook Link : https://www.horrycountyschools.net/Page/620

