Cat Chronicles

It's difficult to believe that September is already here, and we've been in school for a month. It has been a terrific start to the school year, and the students and teachers are already connecting and learning at a high level. We are so excited to see the great things that your students will accomplish this year. Remember that "better is a never-ending process," and we are working every day to get better and to continue to make North Middle the best school!

Warmest regards,

Matt Woodley, Principal

9/2- No School (Labor Day)

9/3- Football vs. Vickery Creek Middle @ West Forsyth High at 6:30 PM

9/4- Picture Day

9/4- Basketball Cheer Tryouts begin

9/7- JV Football vs. South Middle @ North Forsyth High at 9:00 AM

9/10- Football vs. Little Mill Middle @ North Forsyth High at 6:00 PM

9/11- FFA Field Trip to UNG

9/14- JV Football vs. DeSana Middle @ Denmark High at 9:00 AM

9/17- Football vs. Piney Grove Middle @ Denmark High at 6:30 PM

9/19- LSC Meeting @ North Forsyth Middle at 7:45 AM

9/19 and 9/20- 6th Grade Field Trip to Warbington Farms

9/20- Kona Ice Truck will be at school

9/21-9/228- FALL BREAK

Just a reminder that if you are dropping off lunch for your student(s), it must be contained in a lunch bag/box. We do NOT allow outside (restaurant) food or drinks in the building. As a reminder, we do not call students out of class for dropped off items, including lunches, so please let your student know to check for it.

Canvas Help Guide- Stay connected to your child’s learning! Click HERE for helpful information.

Parent Portal- How to access your student’s grades. Click HERE for directions. General information about Portal can be found HERE.

Contacting Teachers- Email addresses and phone extensions can be found HERE.

Social Worker- our new social worker is Brittany Berto. Pleaser reach out to her if you, your student, or your family have needs. You can reach her at 770-889-0743 ext. 780117 or by email at f33906@forsyth.k12.ga.us.

• Student drop off begins at 8:10 AM.
• Please ensure students are dropped off in the car rider line and not in the parking lot. It presents a dangerous situation when students are dropped off and then cross the car-rider traffic. We want to ensure the safety of all of our students!
• Please remember that no outside food or drinks may be brough to the school for student pickup

Reminders for early checkouts:

1. Please remember to bring your ID to checkout your student.
2. We can only release your student to those on their approved checkout list. Not sure who’s on your list? Log on to Parent Portal and check under Demographics to update your list.

September is Attendance Awareness Month

September is Suicide Prevention Month

September is a time to raise awareness about suicide prevention and remind everyone that reaching out for help or checking in with friends and family can have a significant impact. A simple conversation can often make a difference in saving a life. Together, we can make a profound difference in the lives of our children and students by fostering an environment of care, compassion, and understanding.

Suicide Prevention Month Resources:

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

National Alliance on Mental Illness

Mindwise Innovations

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

NFMS school counselors visited 6th grade classrooms in August to get to know our students better and let them get to know us as well. We also completed a lesson highlighting empathy. We will be back to visit our 6th graders in November and will be doing a lesson utilizing YouScience with them at that time where they will explore their interests in future jobs and careers.

We will be visiting our 7th graders the first week of September and spend time introducing them to key support staff, going over key conduct reminders, why words matter (thinking before you speak), and see something/say something (highlighting our P3 app). We will also be visiting all 7th grade classrooms again in September to present "Signs of Suicide". This program teaches students about this difficult topic and encourages them to seek help, how to ACT if they are concerned for themselves, a friend or loved one (Acknowledge, Care, and Tell a trusted adult). If your child is a 7th grader, be on the lookout soon for a parent/guardian letter regarding the program as well as an email. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact your child's counselor (see below).

Best Regards,

NFMS Counseling

Mr. Finn serves students with the last names beginning with A-Glo

Mrs. Dodd serves students with last names beginning with Go-On.

Ms. Fondo serves students with last names beginning with Or-Z.

Advanced 7th grade Life science class:

If your student is going on the Jekyll trip, please make sure to fill out this form and pay $390 through My School Pay by September 18th. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Gaines

Boys Basketball tryouts will be October 22nd and 23rd after school. We will have an interest meeting when we come back from fall break.

Congratulations to Mr. Anthony, Mrs. O'Shields, and Mrs. Parris for being chosen as our North Forsyth Middle 2024-25 Teacher of the Year finalists!

Congratulations to Mr. Eddie Anthony for being chosen as our 2024-25 North Middle Teacher of the Year!

• Please send in any August and September birthdays locker requests.

  https://form.jotform.com/241897435318163

• Kona Ice Truck will be here on September 20th during lunch

Food & Nutrition Services / About (forsyth.k12.ga.us)

Our Wildcats love celebrating with their Teacher of the Month. Please help us celebrate the wonderful work our staff and teachers do each and every day for our students and school. If you would like to highlight the great work someone at North Middle is doing in the lives of our students. Please click the link and help us celebrate them! Staff Member of the Month

Are you interesting in becoming a North Forsyth Middle School Partner in Education?

At North Forsyth Middle School, we are committed to ensuring our students receive a strong foundation of excellence. We value our local businesses and community organizations and hope to partner with them to provide our students with a world-class learner experience. Your generosity and involvement help us provide additional resources to students and staff. Benefits for our Business Partners include your business promoted on our website, social media outlets, in the monthly Cat Chronicles (Family and Community newsletter) and in various other ways. If you are interested in serving as a Partner in Education, please contact Rob Dugan, assistant principal, at rdugan@forsyth.k12.ga.us.

North Forsyth Middle believes in creating a Safe, Connected, and Thriving School Community. As a school we strive to ensure all students are successful, and we are guided by our Learner Profile!