24-25 Week of August 12th
2024-2025
Week of August 12th, 2024
Events
August
13- LSC meeting 8:15 am.
15-PTO Bruster's Spirit Day
16 -Walk to school day.
20-Curriculum Night
25-PTO Back to School Picnic
28-Picture Day
Need to Know
- Dismissal each day begins at 2:20pm.
- It has been a great first week in the cafe. Please be sure to check your children's balances in their lunch accounts in school bucks.
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We would like to invite you to join us to learn more about your child’s school experience at Sharon’s Curriculum Night on August 20th. This is an opportunity to learn more about grade level curriculum and classroom expectations. Teachers will be available exclusively during the times below.
5:30 - Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade
6:00 – Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st grade, 4th grade, 5th grade
6:30 – 2nd Grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade
- Picture day is 8/28. Please see the flyer below for more information.
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South Forsyth High School will host Youth Night, Friday, August 16 at our first regular season home football game v. South Cobb HS. We are excited to kick-off the 2024 season with our community. All youth, fifth grade and younger, will be admitted free with a paying adult (one adult/one child). All tickets are purchased online at GoFan using the following link- https://gofan.co/app/school/GA5310. Come help us cheer on the War Eagles to the start of a great season and Super South Forsyth School year!
Previous News Letter
ECF Chromebook Request - If you are a family that needs a device for your child to complete work at home, please complete the form as soon as possible to see if you are eligible to receive one of our Emergency Connectivity Funds (ECF) Chromebooks. We only have a limited number of devices remaining to be checked out to students. Families who are undergoing financial hardships will be prioritized.
Transportation changes - Can be submitted using either the transportation change request form and sending this form to school or by emailing SES-SHARONATTENDANCE@FORSYTH.K12.GA.US and your classroom teacher. All transportation change requests must be made before 1:30pm. Please be reminded that last check-outs are at 1:45.
Check out the archived "Touring Tuesday" segments here.
- SES Attendance Policies
- Please remember to report all transportation changes and absences to
SES-SharonAttendance@forsyth.k12.ga.us - Doctors notes and absence excuses from home need to be turned in/emailed within 5 days of the absence to be considered excused.
- Drop Off - We know how exciting the first day of school is, but for safety and security, all car riders should be dropped off through the car line. Parents are not permitted to park and walk their students into the building. Should your student need help with carrying school supplies, we will have staff available to assist your child.
- Tardies - If you arrive after 7:40am, you will need to park, walk your child into school, and sign-in at the self-serve computer located in the front lobby to check your child into school. Tardies will begin on Monday, August 5th.
- Car Rider Tag - During Open House, please make sure that you have received your car rider tag from your child’s teacher. You will need this tag to pick up your child in car rider line. If you do not have your car rider tag, you will need to park and enter the school. Your ID will be checked before your student will be released to you.
- Bus Transportation - Complete the 2024-2025 Verification for Bus Transportation form if you have not done so.
- Bus Release Pass - Access the Bus Release Pass in the parent portal for Red and Yellow bus tag students.
- School Pay - Sign-up for SchoolPay.
- School Bucks - Sign-up for School Bucks
- Canvas - Become a Parent Observer in your child's course on Canvas. You do not need to do this again his year if you set this up last year.
- Visitors - All visitors must check-in through the front desk and have a license or passport to be able to access the building.
- For safety purposes and time needed to build our routines, we will start welcoming visitors and lunch guests the week of September 3rd with the exception of parents coming to celebrate a birthday.
- Birthdays - Parents will be able to celebrate student birthdays with ice cream parties beginning the week of August 19th. (Scroll down or click the table of contents for more details.)
- Update Parent Portal - Please update your parent portal contact information to ensure that we have the most recent information.
- Missed Something? - Past newsletters are archived on our school website and can be found here
Assistant Principal 4, 5: Tennille Walsh twalsh@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Assistant Principal 2, 3: Brandy Forde bforde@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Assistant Administrator K, 1: Ellen Long elong@forsyth.k12.ga.us
School Counselor Grades 1,3,5: Susan McLane sumclane@forsyth.k12.ga.us
School Counselor Grades K,2,4: Kristin Baugh KBaugh@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Birthday Policy Update
Please be reminded that no outside food is permitted for birthday celebrations.
⭐ Shining Knights ⭐
PTO Updates
Show your Sharon Spirit! We have Spirit Wear for sale on our website at: https://sharonpto.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/21659
- Join us for the Back-to-School Picnic on August 25 from 4-6! Come have fun with your new school friends on the large inflatable obstacle course, show your competitive side in a kids vs. adults kickball game, get your face painted, try to win one of our raffles, buy vintage Spirit Wear, visit the ice cream truck, and more! Don’t forget to bring your blanket and preorder a pizza dinner here: https://sharonpto.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/21742
- Help us show our teachers and staff our gratitude by donating to Stock the Fridge! The PTO uses these funds to fill a fridge with drinks and snacks for our wonderful teachers to refuel during the day! Donate here: https://sharonpto.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/21950
- The Yearbook committee will be using the Yearbook Snap app this year to collect photos from families. Please download the app and log into Sharon Elementary with the password: “Knights” to enter all of your Back to School photos!
- Here is an updated copy of the Cumming Recreation and Parks Department Program Guide