#ProudToBeAFox

Mrs. Browning is GMSD's Teacher of the Year!
We are pleased and proud to share that Mrs. Browning has been chosen as GMSD's Teacher of the Year for grades preK-4 for the 2021-2022 school year. She is amazing, and we are so lucky to have her!

Mr. Percoski is GMSD's Principal of the Year!
Congratulations to Mr. Percoski for being chosen as GMSD's Principal of the Year! He is now in the running for the Southwest Core Principal of the Year! We are always #ProudToBeAFox and are always proud to be led by Mr. P!  

FHES 2020 STAR Award Honorees
 
Congratulations to our FHES honorees who will be recognized at the Dec. 15 GMSD school board meeting as the recipients of the GMC PTO Star Rewards from the spring. Special congrats to Robert Buse (plant manager), Ms. Skylar Workman (guidance counselor), and Assistant Principal, Mrs. Kendra Pickens! You can watch live on the GMSD YouTube channel at 6:30pm.

Congratulations to the Spelling Bee Winners!
 
Congratulations to the winners of the FHES Spelling Bee hosted by GMSD Superintendent, Jason Manuel.
 
1st Place - Tucker Beach, 4th Grade
2nd Place - Emmy Ryan, 4th Grade

GMSD Kindness Award Recipient
Congratulations to FHES student Sophia Rus for receiving the GMSD Kindness Award on November 17th! Sophia was nominated for her kindness by Ms. Workman.

Thank You To Mellow Mushroom Germantown

A HUGE thank you to Mellow Mushroom Germantown for all of their support during our October Spirit Night. They donated 15% back to the PTO for a whopping $800 donation! We are so appreciative of them for everything they have donated and helped with not only for Forest Hill but all of GMSD. Thank you to all of our families who came out and supported Mellow Mushroom and the FHES PTO that night!

Watch the FHES PTO General Membership Meeting
If you weren't able to participate in our PTO General Membership meeting on November 2, 2020, you are able to watch it now on our recorded link.

Hear reports and have all of your submitted questions answered by Mr. Percoski and the FHES PTO board of managers.  Click here for the Agenda and click here for the Budget.

Watch the meeting here!
Passcode:  %9gYd61F

In Case You Missed It: Veterans Day Program
We had a terrific Veterans Day Virtual Program at FHES!

In case you missed it, click here to watch the video portion .   Click here to view the parade .

FHES Teachers Receive Tenure Status

During the October GMSD School Board Meeting, Forest Hill Elementary School teachers Andrea Dancy (KDG), Mira Ehrhardt (RTI Coach), and Ashley Rotenberry (3rd Grade) were recognized for earning one of the highest professional educator distinctions that can be granted to a teacher - Tenure Status.
  
Earning Tenure Status is no small feat! These educators have served the required probationary status of working in a TN public school for at least five years and have proven continued success as a classroom teacher by earning Level of Effectiveness scores of either above expectations or significantly above expectations within their last two years of teaching on a probationary status.

These level of effectiveness scores are determined through classroom and professional evaluations as well as student achievement and growth data. The GMSD School Board along with the support of Superintendent Manuel and Principal Percoski officially granted tenure status to these FHES Teachers for their exceptional instructional abilities. 
 
Congratulations to Mrs. Dancy, Mrs. Ehrhardt, and Mrs. Rotenberry on this professional achievement!

School Board Forum
Click here to watch the Germantown Board of Education Candidate Debate - Sept. 29.
Both this debate and the Alderman debate can be found at the Germantown Municipal TV YouTube Channel in the link above.
GMSD Superintendent's Report on COVID-19 Reporting
Click here to watch the GMSD Superintendent, Jason Manuel , discuss COVID-19 reporting at our schools.

FHES Foxes Impress TN Education Commissioner
During a recent visit to Shelby County, Forest Hill Elementary School was proud to welcome Tennessee Education Commissioner, Penny Schwinn.

She interacted with both virtual and campus foxes on Wed., Sept. 2.

​The Commercial Appeal quoted the Commissioner saying Forest Hill set the standard for the entire country in what reopening schools should look like.

​"I literally could not think of anything else they could do. So if we're thinking about opening schools, it should look like this," she said. "They've done a beautiful job."   

Click here to read the Commercial Appeal article.
(Picture from Commercial Appeal)

Message from Mrs. Gilbert, New Assistant Principal
Hello Fox Family!

I am so excited to join Forest Hill Elementary this year as an additional Assistant Principal along with Mrs. Pickens! I’m really looking forward to getting to know each of you and thought I would tell you a little bit about myself. I have had the pleasure of teaching in four different states and am coming most recently from Collierville Schools. But there is nowhere I’d rather be than here!  

I have two boys who keep me very busy: Gavin who is a Junior, and Landon who will be in eighth grade. We love basketball (Go Grizz!), college football (Go UGA Dawgs!), and doing just about anything outdoors! I also have three dogs: Georgia (Lab), Remy (German Shepherd), and Montego (Weenie Dog). If you’re thinking the name Montego sounds familiar, it may be you recognize him as the winner of last year’s "Weenie Dog Costume Contest" at the Germantown Festival. He’s quite the local celebrity as you can see in his picture below.

Speaking of celebrities, my husband and I both starred in the show "Bluff City Law" last fall! Okay, starred may be a stretch. But if you don’t blink, you can catch me walking through the Collierville town square and see Mr. Gilbert as a bailiff.

On a more serious note, I'm sure we will face many unknowns in the year ahead of us. But one thing you can be sure of is that I will be there to support you and your family in any way I can!

I can't wait to meet you,
Caroline Gilbert
Assistant Principal | Forest Hill Elementary School

Hello Foxes,
I am very excited about the upcoming school year!  The staff and I miss seeing you all and hope to see you soon in one form or another.  We have been working hard to come up with the safest, most instructionally effective plan that we can develop.  In the interest of keeping you informed so that you can plan for back to school, we are releasing some important information as we look to return to school.  This website will be updated regularly as things are finalized and/or changed.  

​Forest Hill Elementary School Road to Reopen Plan: Part 1

Enjoy these last few weeks as we have a lot of work to do when we come back!

Zac Percoski
Principal 
Forest Hill Elementary School

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