Kindness Week & Food Drive
Feb 22-26
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Stagger Day for Teacher/Staff COVID Immunizations
Fri., Mar 5

Spring Break
March 15 - 19
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Kindergarten Camp
July 12-15, 2021   8:0am - 11:30am Monday - Thursday 

Kindness Week Starts Next Week + Food Drive
In addition to participating in Kindness Week, we will also be hosting a food drive for the Mid-South Food Bank. Click here for the Most Needed Items from the Mid-South Food Bank.

5th Grade Yearbooks Ads Due  March 1
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Register for GMSD's Parent Engagement Workshop: Plugged in Parenting

What are Plugged in Parents?
Even the most in tune parents could use extra tips for keeping up with the fast changing media landscape. This comprehensive presentation addresses the biggest concerns parents of elementary and middle schoolers face: managing screen time, getting a cell phone, cyberbullying, social media, and more!

Date: Tuesday, February 23rd at 6:00 pm

Please pre-register for this virtual zoom led by Ashley Smith, GMSD SEL Teacher, no later than 2/22/21 by clicking here:  Plugged In Parents Registration  or by using the QR Code in the flyer below.

Please email Christy Law  christy.law@gmsdk12.org  with any questions, and we hope to see you on 2/23/21!

Click here for more Plugged In Parenting information.

Initiatives for Students and Staff from the GMSD Coordinated School of Health (CSH)

​1)  Grab~N~Go Heath Projects   (12 total; 1-4 are about nutrition)

2)  Learning Labels Nutrition Experience  (working with The Pink Palace of Memphis to share this educational experience with GMSD classrooms)

3)  Mustangs Get Cooking Challenge  (GMSD students and staff will learn about prepping healthy meals and participate in this month long challenge)

4) Virtual Yoga times have been updated for students and staff. Kid's class times are 4:30-5:20 and staff class times are 5:30-6:30. Click here to register.

GMSD UPDATE

IMPORTANT: Joint Statement by School Boards Regarding Recent Education Legislation
On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Germantown Board of Education adopted this joint statement in response to the latest education legislation. Click here to watch the BOE Meeting. (Reports begin around 1:49:00 into the recording)

Join us for our 4-week Germantown Gets Cooking Challenge that allows students and/or teachers to cook healthy meals based on the current week's theme. The themes are as follows:

• Week 1: Get a great start with Breakfast
• Week 2: Make Lunch fun and delicious
• Week 3: Spectacular Snacks and Smoothies
• Week 4: Finish it off with delicious Dinners

The student and teacher who wins this challenge (based on completing each week's challenge, the creativity of their submissions, and sharing their good work with us via pictures and videos) will receive a $100 gift card  to a restaurant of their choice!! Submissions can be emailed each week to  andrew.martin@gmsdk12.org .
​Even though we've already started this challenge, any participant can go ahead and join and complete two weeks worth of challenges at once in order to catch up. Let's get cooking!

​Help GMSD Recruit the Best New Teachers!
Our GMSD School Snapshots Recruiting Events are right around the corner! This year we are going VIRTUAL and would very much appreciate your help in us spreading the word about our recruitment event. Included below are the days and times of the Snapshots:

Events for the week of March 1-4:

• Houston High School:      Monday, March 1st from 3:30pm-5:30pm
• Dogwood Elementary:   Monday, March 1st from 4:30pm-6:30pm
• Houston Middle School: Tuesday, March 2nd from 3:30pm-5:30pm
• Farmington Elementary:  Tuesday, March 2nd from 4:30pm-6:30pm
• Riverdale Elementary:     Wednesday, March 3rd from 4:30pm-6:30pm
• Forest Hill Elementary:   Thursday, March 4th from 4:30pm-6:30pm

Click here to view the flyer to our Virtual School Snapshots Event. Please feel free to share this flyer on any of your social media sites as well as use it as a personal invitation for a potential certified staff member who you feel will bring value to GMSD. We really want to promote our Virtual School Snapshots Event, so feel free to share the flyer often. 

Here is a link to the Virtual School Snapshots landing page on the GMSD website:  https://www.gmsdk12.org/Careers.aspx  We will be continuously updating this site with helpful information for Snapshots attendees as the countdown continues to the main recruiting event in March.

The staff at our schools are coming up with some pretty creative ways to showcase their schools virtually this year, so we would really appreciate any help you can give with getting the word out.

Thank you for supporting GMSD Schools.

​2021 - 2022 GMSD Calendar Approved
The Board of Education voted on Tuesday night to approve calendar option C, which will have a start date of Monday, August 9, for the 2021-2022 school year.

Thank you to all who completed the survey about the different calendar options.

You can view the calendar here . 

Education Front-and-Center at the TN General Assembly -
Do You Know Your Local Legislators?
The TN General Assembly convened this week for a special session focused on education. 

Legislation regarding learning loss, funding, accountability, literacy, and teacher pay are all being considered, and you can have an impact on the decisions being made! 

Germantown's local legislators include  Senator Brian Kelsey  (Chair of the Senate Education Committee) and  Representative Mark White  (Chair of the House Education Administration Committee), among others. 

Click here to find the names and contact information for your local state representatives.  
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​2020-2021 Yearbooks Presale

​The 2020-2021 Yearbooks are now available for presale! The cost is $35 now and will increase to $40 on January 1st.

You can purchase on My School Bucks or by check payable to Forest Hill Elementary.

Ads will be available for purchase. More details to come!

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