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Welcome Back To School

August 2024

Welcome Back ToSchool August 2024

Greetings

I am Liz Turner, your Principal of Forsyth Elementary School. Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We are thrilled to welcome our students back to school. We hope that you were able to relax and make special memories with your friends and families. Now it is time to look forward to a wonderful school year. We are happy to serve you and your child beginning the first day of school, Tuesday, August 20th, 2024. Open House will be August 15th from 6:00 to 7:30.


Our incredible staff of educators have been in school throughout the summer preparing lessons for the new school year. We are grateful for the amazing custodial staff as they worked all summer to get our school in pristine shape. Our secretarial staff, Miss Corrie and Miss Kasey are working hard to ensure a smooth start for staff, students and families.


Forsyth Elementary School is such a special place to learn and grow. We are proud of our school and have high expectations for each and every student. Together with our dedicated staff, we strive to make connections with students to help them feel valued, accepted, and safe. Instruction will be focused on specialized skills and content needed to learn grade level expectations while providing the appropriate tools needed to grasp concepts.


Partnering with families is crucial to promote a healthy transition to school both socially and emotionally. We recognize that students may be feeling anxious with the start of a new school year and we will continue to place a strong emphasis on social emotional learning while focusing on building classroom community. We encourage families to stay connected and informed by following our district website https://forsythpanthers.org/ and announcements sent through Infinite Campus.


I look forward to a productive partnership with you to ensure our students will achieve their highest potential. We know a strong partnership with you will make a great difference in your child’s education. As partners, we share the responsibility for our children’s success and want you to know that we will do our very best to carry out our responsibilities. We ask that you guide and support your child’s learning by ensuring that he/she:

  • Attends school daily and arrives on time ready for the day’s learning experience

  • Completes all homework assignments given by the teachers

  • Reads daily to develop a love for reading and to improve literacy skills

  • Shares school experiences with you so that you are aware of his/her school life

  • Practice their math facts on a daily basis


Below is a list of important information that might be helpful to plan for the upcoming school year.

  • The campus will open doors to the students at 7:40 a.m.

  • Students can be dropped off between 7:40 a.m. and 8:05 a.m. Students are tardy after 8:05 a.m. and will need to be checked in at the office by a parent or guardian.

  • Breakfast is served in the classroom between 7:40 a.m and 8:05 a.m.

  • Dismissal is at 3:15 p.m.

  • Any transportation changes need to be in writing or called into the office prior to 2:00 p.m.

  • Get connected with Infinite Campus - Parent Portal has important information for your child’s academic progress. Contact the office for login information.

  • Check out the new updated district and elementary website forsythpanthers.org



Supporting our kids to do well at school, and in their lives, is the center of our work. I am honored to have the opportunity to serve this community and will work hard to gain trust and respect as your principal. Below is contact information for the administrative team. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. You can contact the elementary office if you have any questions at 417-546-6381.

Online Registration

Forsyth Elementary School will utilize paperless registration this year. For existing students, please log into your parent portal on infinite campus to update your students enrollment and complete your free and reduced lunch form electronically. If you have not logged into your parent portal, you will need to register as a new user. These forms must be completed prior to the start of school. Click on the link below to complete the enrollment process. Current students need to update their forms through this link as well.

State Achievement Testing Results (MAP Testing)

Your child’s MAP (Grade level assessment) results from spring 2024, will be sent home with your student's first quarter grade card at parent–teacher conferences. Students in grades 3-8 took the MAP test last spring.

Tools for School ( Free School Supplies)

First Baptist Forsyth's annual Tools for School backpack & school supplies distribution will be Friday, August 9 from 6-8:30 PM at FBC Forsyth. They provide backpacks for grades Pre-K through 8th. Supplies are customized to Forsyth's grade specific class supply list.

New Staff Members

I am excited to announce our new staff members for the 2024-2025 school year.


  • Nikki Storment will be the k-8 librarian. She has been a part of the Forsyth family for awhile but new to our building. Fun facts about Mrs. Storment.
  1. She was a stay-at-home mom (with a home daycare) to five children for 15 years. When her youngest child began kindergarten, she went back to college at the age of 40 to become a teacher! She states, "It was one of my best decisions ever! I absolutely love teaching and being with my students!"
  2. Her husband and her enjoy traveling and going on adventures together!
  • Andy Thomas is coming from Taneyville School District with 7 years experience in education. He will be teaching fourth grade math. He will be a great asset to our team. We are excited he is here at Forsyth and eager to see the great things he accomplishes.
  • Emily Shipman will be joining the Forsyth School District. She recently graduated from MSU. Emily Shipman played softball for the MSU Bears and will be teaching elementary and middle school PE. Emily is returning to her roots, she is a Forsyth graduate in 2020.

Nikki Storment

K-8 librarian

Emily Shipman

Elementary and middle school PE teacher

Andy Thomas

4th Grade Math

New Pick-up Policy

If you have both an elementary and middle school student who you plan on picking up from school, we have a new procedure that will take place at the beginning of this school year. The district will have one pick-up location for parents of children with both elementary and middle school students. You will pick up your children at the middle school. An aide will walk the students over to the middle school and his/her sibling will pick up him/her up and walk them out to parent pick-up.


Drop off will remain the same. You will continue to drop off your elementary student in the elementary parking lot.

The safety and security of our elementary students is our priority. We ask for your assistance and cooperation in keeping safety a priority. For maximum safety, please follow our drop-off system. Panther Street is a school zone so please slow down and be mindful of the students and teachers using crosswalks.

  • Enter the school through Panther Street and remain in the drop-off/pick-up line in you are dropping off or picking up your child.
  • If you have to come into the building, please park and use the crosswalk to enter the school.
  • DO NOT exit out of the line to drive around cars. This is unsafe and illegal! Please be patient, this is for the safety of our students.
  • We appreciate in advance your patience and cooperation in keeping safety a top priority.

Forsyth School District Website

Forsyth School District has updated their website. Click the link below to view the new website. You can find the school calendar, school supply lists and up-to-date information throughout the year by visiting the website.

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