Congratulations to FHES fourth grader Celeste Bao for winning her grade level as well as tying for Overall Winner in the GMSD Writing Contest! Great job!

Spring School Pictures April 22 (No green!)
Virtual students can call Holland Studio at 901-362-1818 to schedule an appointment.

The 2021-2022 FHES PTO Board of Managers
Welcome to our PTO board of managers for the 2021-2022 school year. Thank you so much for your willingness to serve our school!

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Eat Local April 16-18, 2021!

​On April 14th and 15th, all GMSD Stampede participants will receive their t-shirts. The t-shirts will have sponsor names on the back. Some local restaurants are joining us on our fundraising efforts for our schools. 

Since our local restaurants have taken a hit during these unprecedented times, we want to give back! We also want to keep our tax dollars in Germantown.

During the weekend of April 16-18, 2021, the restaurants pictured below will be giving the Germantown Education Foundation 10% of their sales to anyone wearing their 2021 GMSD Stampede race t-shirt. (Alcohol sales are excluded.)

Please be mindful that there are still limitations to the number of people a restaurant can have. That is why we are asking more than one Germantown restaurant to participate. 
At each participating restaurant, we would like participants to check in using the GMSD QR reader on the table or at the entrance. Also, please take pictures of you and your family and post to Facebook! 

As always, thank you for your support of the GEF and GMSD!!!

GMSD Stampede Registration is OPEN

Click here to register.

GMSD Color Run Information
It’s (virtual) race time!!!

• Click here to read more about the GMSD Virtual Color Run and to register. *When signing up select Forest Hill Elementary AND select your homeroom teacher*
• Click here for 5k Race Map at FHES
• Click here for the 1 Mile Race Map at FHES

Half of the registration fee goes directly to our school with the other half funding teacher grants. It’s going to be a fun virtual event, and everyone will still get the AWESOME t-shirt!

PLEASE forward the link to ANYONE and everyone (grandparents, neighbors, friends, etc.) you know who would like to support our school!
Click here for more!

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GMSD UPDATES

Upcoming Release of Spring Testing Schedules
Parents will receive details about how each school will complete required state testing. During this year’s Special Legislation Session on Education, The Accountability Hold Harmless Act (SB7001/HB7003) was voted into law.

Districts must meet at least an 80% in-person participation rate for state assessments to remove negative consequences associated with evaluation and accountability.

Germantown Municipal School District is working to accommodate all types of learners (in-person, fully-virtual, and hybrid) to provide a safe environment for the state assessment administration. It is vital that all of our students make plans to participate in the assessments. 

At the elementary school level, our administrators have been able to accommodate these specialized schedules without any interruption to family routines. However, at the middle and high school levels, some scheduling changes are required that will include additional virtual days for students.  

Accountability Hold Harmless Act (SB7001/HB7003)
For an overall summary of this legislation, click   here  . Find the video summary of this legislation   here  .

Our Germantown Board of Education has also crafted this Joint Statement with partnering boards of education in response to the Special Legislative Session.   You can view it here .

Show your school spirit everywhere you go! FHES Car Decals are available for only $3 on MySchoolBucks!