Hembree Highlights

Greetings Hembree Families,

It was wonderful to welcome our students back after spring break. I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable time. On Tuesday, we had our Kindergarten Sneak a Peek, and it was a joy to greet our newest Hawks.

Our third, fourth, and fifth grade students have been working hard to prepare for the upcoming Georgia Milestones Assessments. I am so proud of all the dedication and effort I am seeing in the classrooms.

Please join us next Friday, April 25th, from 7:00-9:00 PM for our final STAR night with the theme "Ready, Tech, Go..." I hope you can make it!

The PTA is still looking to fill two positions on the board. We are in need of a communications chair and a business partners liaison. If you have been looking to get involved, this is a wonderful opportunity.

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According to Fulton County Policy, students in grades K-5 are not permitted to use phones and personal communication devices. While phone-related issues are rare, we have recently encountered problems with smart watches. Therefore, we kindly request that these watches be left at home. Additionally, students in grades 3-5 will not be allowed to wear smart watches during the Georgia Milestones testing. Thank you for your support and understanding.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Best Regards,

Nancy Lahey

Principal

The Spring 2025 SGC Elections will take place from April 16th to April 23rd. During this period, eligible parents and teachers can cast their votes using the links provided via email.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. How Will Parents Vote? Parents will receive a unique link in their email address that is on file with the district. This link will allow parents to vote directly for their school candidates.
2. Multiple Schools? No Problem! If you have a child at multiple schools, don’t worry! Parents will receive unique links to the same email address based on each student. For example, if you have a child at multiple schools, you will receive one email with a unique link that allows you to vote for each SGC.
3. Staff Voting: Staff will receive a link to vote via their FCS district email.
4. No Paper Ballots: We will not provide paper ballots for the elections. However, if you need assistance with updating your email address (or setting up one), please contact your school.
5. Missing Email Address? If you don’t have an email address on file, please reach out to your school’s data clerk to provide updated information.

6. Translation Options: The election ballot will be translated into different language options for parents.

   
   

Elections Email Information:
Sender: School Governance and Flexibility
Subject Line (Parent Email): School Governance - 2025 Parent/Guardian Elections

Subject Line (Teacher Email): School Governance - 2025 Teacher Elections

Voting Eligibility:

• Parents: Parents will only vote for parent candidates. They will receive a unique link to cast their votes directly for the SGC candidates representing parents.

• Teacher: Staff will vote for teacher candidates. They will receive a link via their FCS district email to participate in the elections.

4/25 Spirit Night @ Village Burger 4-8pm

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

4/30-5/9 Milestone’s Testing

5/3 Kendra Scott Giveback “Spirit Night” 1:00-3:00pm

5/9 PTA End of Year Picnic @ 5:30-7:30pm @ Hembree Park (across the street)

5/19 PTA School of Excellence Listening Sessions @ 7:40am in the Media Center and 5:30pm on TEAMS

5/22 Last Day of School

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

Parents of 3rd, 4th, & 5th graders participating in book club! We've extended it one week. We will be discussing the books on these dates:

3rd grade - Wednesday 4/23

4th grade - Thursday 4/24

5th grade - Friday 4/25

We also need volunteers to moderate book club! It takes place during lunchtime, and is super fun. We provide discussion questions! Sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FADAD2FAAFD0-56311641-april

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)

The PTA will have a table set up at Kendra Scott May 3 for a special fundraiser benefitting our school! From 1-3 p.m., you can shop at the Avalon jewelry store and find the perfect accessory for Mother's Day, graduation, birthdays or even something great for yourself! If you mention Hembree Springs at the register, we get 20% of the proceeds. We'll have sips and snacks. Can't make it to the event? You can support online with a unique code May 3-4: enter GIVEBACK-JBQZG at checkout. Share with your friends and family! Anyone can use this code during those special days.

It's almost the end of the school year, and what better way to celebrate these students' accomplishments than to let them run around the playground with friends at Hembree Park?!

The PTA will host this awesome playdate and picnic Friday, May 9 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the park, which is right across the street from the school. The playground is located past the tennis courts and next to the baseball fields in the back of the park. Pack a picnic if you'd like. Psychedelic Snow will be offering FREE sno cones! Bring the whole family. (This is not a drop-off event). We hope to see you there!

Come enjoy some burgers for our LAST Spirit Night of the school year! Village Burger was so kind to do one on a Friday night for us to go along with our last STEM and Star Night of the school year that same evening. Come from 4-8 p.m. April 25, dine in or carry out, and head to our event at the school. Make sure to mention Hembree Springs to your server and we get 10% of the proceeds! Let's support a great community partner.

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.

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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