Hembree Highlights

Greetings Hembree Families!

We completed our Georgia Milestones testing this week. I am so proud of the hard work and perseverance shown by our students in grades 3,4,and 5. Thank you for ensuring your children were prepared and on time for the test each day. We will still have some makeup exams next week.

Attendance

We have experienced an increase in student absences over the last 8 weeks. Student attendance data is an important part of our school report card. Please help us by ensuring your children are at school and on time. Thanks very much for understanding.

Yearbooks

The deadline to purchase a yearbook was March 29th. We have received a few inquiries regarding yearbook purchases. GCI created an online store for parents to purchase a yearbook after the March 29 deadline. All orders placed between now and July 31 will be shipped to your home.

https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/hembreespringselementary

No Shame Campaign

Next week is we will recognize Mental Health Awareness. Hembree Springs has partnered with HOPR Roswell and Pathways 2 Life in supporting the No Shame Campaign, which seeks to end the stigma of mental health. The students will have lessons next week during our Student Success Skills classes surrounding the No Shame Campaign. We will focus on the acrostic poem S.A.F.E.

S: Share your feelings so others can help

A: Act kindly to others who are struggling, we don’t know what they are going through

F: Feel your feelings and respect other’s feelings

E: Empathy is showing kindness through my words and actions

I am looking forward to seeing you at the end of year picnic next Friday May 17th. Popeye's Chicken is sponsoring a Spirit Night for us that day. If you would like to pick up your dinner at Popeye's and bring it to the picnic, the proceeds will benefit our school.

Have a wonderful weekend and have a Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!

Sincerely,

Nancy Lahey

Principal

Hembree Springs ES

lahey@fultonschools.org

470-254-2905-office

404-664-9304-Cell

5/17 Second Grade Musical @9:30am (HSE cafeteria)

5/17 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Spirit Day (10777 Alpharetta Highway)

5/17 PTA End of Year Picnic @ Hembree Park Pavilion & Playground @5:30-7pm (see below for details)

5/17 Remaining lost and found items will be donated at end of day

5/21 Remote Day for students

5/23 Last day of school

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta and Fulton County Schools celebrated the Arts in our schools by holding a K-12 Student Art Exhibit. This annual show features one artwork from every K-12 Art Teacher in the county. Hembree Springs Elementary School is beautifully represented this year by First Grader, Hope Doubell. Pictured are Hope, her brother, Ollie, and Art teacher, Laura Stowers.

The artwork will be on display in the museum April 23rd through May 26th.

Dear Parents,

As the school year winds down, we request that you plan to pick up any medication or supplies your child may have in the school clinic. All medications (prescription and over-the-counter), must be picked up by May 23th. Any medications not picked up by May 23th will be discarded as we cannot keep medications over the summer.

In the event your child requires medications for next school year, please remember to fill out a Medication Authorization Form. Provide the Medication Authorization Form and medication to the school clinic when school begins in August.

Please Note: All prescription medications MUST have a Doctor’s signature in order for the clinic staff to administer the medication. All medications MUST be in an original labeled container with a current expiration date.

Please notify the clinic if your child is planning to attend summer school and will require medication or has healthcare needs such as diabetes, asthma, seizures, allergies. Medication forms and/or health care plans are required during summer school.

Thank you,

Jean Bagwell

Clinic Assistant

We are just about to cross the finish line on the 2023-24 school year, and to celebrate, the PTA would like to invite all our Hembree families to an end-of-the-year picnic! The picnic will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. May 17 at the pavilion and playground in the back of the park, located at 850 Hembree Road, Roswell. To go along with the event, you can either bring your own picnic, or support our school and buy dinner at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, 10777 Alpharetta Hwy., Roswell. Our school gets 15% of purchases that ENTIRE day (just be sure to put your receipt in the bin by the register!) Music school Bach2Rock will have instruments for kids to try, and there will also be free sno cones!

Fulton County Schools is offering a summer learning program for elementary students grades 3-5 from June 5th - July 3rd from 7:20 am - 2:20 pm at Mimosa Elementary School. This is designed for students that are not meeting grade level expectations at this point in the school year. This summer school opportunity is by invitation only and will be for reading and math. We will be sending out invitations on Friday, March 8th based on preliminary data. The preliminary data is used to make recommendations for Summer Learning and does not mean that your child will be required to attend summer learning. It will be an opportunity for parents to be aware that their child may be a candidate for summer learning. All students that are invited in this 'preliminary' round of invitations are asked to complete the invitation and return it to school for planning purposes. Below is the criteria being used for Summer Learning recommendations:

• 3rd-5th grade student who is performing 2 or more years below grade level on iReady in reading (as measured by the Mid-Year Diagnostic in December 2023)
• 3rd-5th grade student who is performing 2 or more years below grade level on iReady in math (as measured by the Mid-Year Diagnostic in December 2023)
• 3rd-5th grade student who failed a Semester 1 ELA and/or reading course
• 3rd-5th grade student who failed a Semester 1 math course
• 3rd- 5th grade student being considered for retention

Please reach out to Morgan Tew, Assistant Principal, with any questions you might have about Summer Learning.

We are currently NOW in the preparation stages for our 2024 Milton Boys Basketball Camp

1. 2 Sessions

i. June 3- (9am-2pm) – at Milton HS – Main Gym (and aux if necessary)

ii. July 15-18 (9am-2pm) – at Milton HS- Main Gym (and aux if necessary)

1. Ages

i. Open to BOYS and GIRLS

ii. Ages Kindergarten thru Pre-9th grade (incoming 9th graders are allowed to attend)

1. Cost

i. $200 each week per camper

ii. $25 Discount for siblings

iii. $25 Discount for coming both weeks
(NOTE - Discounts cannot be combined)

iv. $30 Meal Plan – includes lunch everyday –
Chick fila/Pizza/Subway/Knuckies plus chips plus a bottle of water

1. COST INCLUDES 1 Milton Basketball T-SHIRT
   
2. Details

i. **Students may bring their own lunch – or purchase the meal plan listed above to get lunch

ii. Camp will be run by Head Coach Allen Whitehart and his Championship level coaching staff

iii. Some Milton Varsity players will be assisting with the camp

iv. Concession stand will be available for extra snacks/water/candy/Gatorade

v. Campers will divided up by ages and skill level for games, etc.

1. Camp will consist of:

i. Daily fundamentals and skill development

ii. Offensive and Defensive breakdown

iii. Shooting development

iv. Video Highlights and breakdowns of Milton, college teams, NBA teams and NBA Stars

v. Lots of GAMES – 1 on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on 3, 5 on 5, Hot-Shot, 21, Free throws, dribble tag, and more

vi. FUN – this will be a fun week for kids

1. TO sign up for the basketball camp – click on the link BELOW

i. https://miltoneagleshoops.sportngin.com/register/form/323601794

The camp is designed to be a fun, engaging introduction to the awesome sport of girls flag football - one of the fastest growing sports in the country. Campers will work alongside 2022 State Championship Runner-up Milton flag football players...and be encouraged to have fun while learning about the sport and getting physically active!

"Under The Lights"

Milton HS Girls Flag Football Summer Camp

Open to all rising 4th - 8th grade girls

Monday, June 24th - Thursday, June 27th

6pm-8pm

$125 per camper

All registered campers will receive a MHS flag football t-shirt

Payments can be made via Venmo to @MiltonFlagFootball

Scan Flyer QR code to register today!

Questions? Email MHSflagfootball@gmail.com

Thank you all so much for volunteering at Hembree Springs this semester! We appreciate all of the many hours you gave to support our students, staff and other parents and families to help make our Hembree Hawks community thrive. We wish you a restful or exciting winter break and look forward to seeing you in the halls in 2024.

All volunteers are required to re-register online to be able to volunteer again starting in January 2024. Once you re-register your volunteer status will be good through May 31, 2026. Fulton County School is discontinuing the current Raptor sign in process and replacing it with Infinite Campus CheckMate. Link here to complete the re-registration.

Safety & Security / Volunteer Application Form (fultonschools.org)

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