Jan 31 - Spirit Wear Friday

Feb 7 - Spirit Wear Friday

Feb 14 - Student/Staff Holiday; Valentine Day

Feb 17 - Student/Staff Holiday; President's Day

Feb 18 - Student Holiday

Feb 21 - Spirit Wear Friday

Feb 22 - PTO Daughter Date Night

Feb 28 - Spirit Wear Friday

Mar 3-7 Spring Book Fair

Mar 7 - PTO Bingo Night; Spirit Wear Friday

Mar 20 - Spring Picture Day

Mar 24-28 Teacher Appreciation Week

Mar 31-Apr 4 - Spring Break

Apr 11 - Spirit Wear Friday

Apr 18 - Spirit Wear Friday

Apr 25 - PTO Fun with Son Event; Spirit Wear Friday

School Links

• Report Absences and Submit Excuse Notes

• Transportation Changes
• School Payments (field trips, clubs, asp tuition)

Cafe Links

• Cafe Payments (student lunch account)
• Cafe Reservations
• Lunch Menus

February 1st - 7th is Women's Heart Health Week, focusing on raising awareness about the unique heart health challenges women face. It's a chance to educate, inspire, and empower women to take control of their heart health.

To help ourselves and loved ones, we can:

• Know heart health risks
• Stay active with regular exercise
• Eat a heart-healthy diet
• Manage stress
• Get regular check-ups

Let’s prioritize health and spread the word to keep our hearts strong!

Dr. Castleberry

Please join us February 22nd for our annual Daughter Date Night at Lanier Tech.

Visit https://kellymillpto.com/daughter-date-dance or use the QR code below to purchase tickets to this special event!

Snag your tickets now for Fun with Son April 25th! Enjoy great food, yard games, pickleball and friends! https://kellymillpto.com/funwithson

Dine in or carry out any time the day of January 30th and a portion of the proceeds will be given to Kelly Mill! Templo is located at 5456 Bethelview Rd, Suite 101, Cumming, GA 30040.

Join us on February 11th at Hendrick’s Middle School to learn about current digital trends, tech safety tips and tricks, and hear from experts from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. Food and childcare will be provided! 💙💛 #westcommunityschools #bettertogether

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/6t5mnLfsoCSrQbzr5

Second semester After-School Pathway Clubs are Coming Soon! Sign-ups start on Monday, Dec 9th on Schoolpay.com.

We will be offering multiple club options and look forward to helping students find their passion with the FCS Pathways!!

Learn more about the offerings on our KME webpage: Clubs

This month, we are focusing on the 7 Mindsets concept of Attitude of Gratitude—the idea that recognizing and appreciating the good in our lives leads to greater happiness and resilience. Gratitude helps children develop a positive outlook, strengthen relationships, and navigate challenges with confidence.

Here are a few ways you can help your child embrace gratitude at home:
✨ Model gratitude by sharing things you are thankful for each day.
✨ Encourage gratitude journaling by having your child write or draw three things they appreciate.
✨ Make gratitude a habit by asking at dinner or bedtime, “What was the best part of your day?”

Our first objective within this mindset is Treasure Yourself, which means helping children recognize their own worth and be grateful for who they uniquely are. When children value themselves, they are more likely to set healthy boundaries, make positive choices, and treat others with kindness.

Ways to help your child Treasure Themselves:
💖 Celebrate their strengths by pointing out their unique talents and qualities.
💖 Encourage self-kindness by modeling positive self-talk and reframing mistakes as learning opportunities.
💖 Create "You are special because…" moments where family members share what they love about each other.

By fostering both gratitude toward others and toward self, we can help children develop confidence, resilience, and a mindset that will support them throughout life. Thank you for your partnership in helping our students grow!

CONGRATULATIONS to our 7 Mindsets Superhero Kids CARE Capes recipients! These children illustrated the CARE matrix and some of the 7 Mindsets in their actions here at school! Keep showing that great character and being a role model for your peers

Week of January 21

Don't miss out! Yearbooks and 5th grade Ads are now on sale! Scan the QR code on the flyer or click the link to purchase!

If you have any questions, email Ms. Ballweg at f40501@forsyth.k12.ga.us

https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/kellymillelementary

Introducing Kelly Mill spirit wear Fridays and our NEW year-round online spirit wear store!

Spirit wear gets shipped directly to YOU!

https://1stplacespiritwear.com/schools/GA/Cumming/Kelly+Mill+Elementary+School/collection_detail.html?category=Youth

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At Kelly Mill Elementary, we teach all students what it means to be Connected, Accountable, Respectful, and Engaged (C.A.R.E.) in every area of the school. We reinforce these behaviors through praise, rewards, and privileges to highlight the importance of following these expectations. However, we recognize that sometimes students may struggle to meet them, and that’s where our behavior response flowchart comes in. This flowchart guides staff in responding to various behaviors, ensuring consistency and fairness. It outlines steps for addressing challenges while teaching and reshaping behavior. If a student encounters difficulties, we use the flowchart to determine the appropriate level of intervention—whether that involves reteaching expectations, providing additional support, or implementing consequences if the behavior does not improve.

https://kellymillpto.com/5thgradetshirts

Know someone who would make a great community partner? Send them our way! We look forward to another great year at KME & partnering with the school, parents & our amazing community!

https://kellymillelementarypodcast.buzzsprout.com/

In order to obtain an accurate count please sign up by 9:00 AM (form will be closed daily at 9:00 AM, and we will not be able to accept any additions for that day) on the intended day of your visit to join your child for lunch.

We have limited seating options (3 seats per table) and ask that you sit only one family per table. The schedule below helps all families have a chance to eat with their children. Please only sign up for the day that matches your child's last name. We ask that you limit your lunch sign up to once per month to give all families an opportunity to have lunch with their child.

Café Reservations

• Monday: Student Last Name A-E
• Tuesday: Student Last Name F-J
• Wednesday: Student Last Name K-O
• Thursday: Student Last Name P-T
• Friday: Student Last Name U-Z

Please contact your child's teacher for their specific lunch time.

School lunch menu may be viewed here: http://schools.mealviewer.com/school/kellymill

We continue to encourage handwashing/sanitizing prior to entering the lunchroom.

Hand sanitizer stations are located at the entry of the café.

If you need to make a change to your child's usual mode of transportation, please use the "Transportation Change" link on our Kelly Mill website.

Please note: The change on the transportation form is for the current day ONLY. If you need to make any permanent changes to your child’s transportation please contact the teacher.

Our new online meal payment program this school year is myschoolbucks.com It allows parents to make payments to the student’s meal account with a debit or credit card. This online service can help parents monitor their child's account balance, view account transactions and history, set-up auto-payments, and receive low balance alerts. Signing up is easy.

There are many advantages to using our online payment solution:

• Accepts credit card prepayments 24 hours per day.
• Funds are usually available to students at the school within 24 hours.
• Automated update to student accounts within 24 to 48 hours.
• Can set low balance notifications so they never run out of funds.
• Can set for automatic payments when balance reaches your pre-set amount.
• Access to view your child’s account balance and purchasing habits at any time.
• Balance from last school year will be available to your student on the first day of school.
• Faster meal lines, decreased customer wait time.
• Registration and credit card information is protected with the most advanced internet security.
• There is even a mobile app for making meal pre-payments while on the go.
  
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Of course, meal payments can also be made by sending cash or checks (payable to the school cafeteria) to school with your child.

Simply register at myschoolbucks.com for the convenience of transferring funds to your child's meal account. With a valid credit card/debit card or checking account, transfers are easy to do from home or when using a smartphone. Parents/guardians must use the student's 6-digit ID number (including leading zeros) and school name to register to have access to place money on their child’s account. If parents/guardians do not know their child’s student ID, please contact the school office. This online payment service has a transaction fee for the total transaction amount no matter how many student accounts are funded. This fee goes directly to the service provider, not to Forsyth Co. Schools or to the Nutrition Program.

Meal Cost:

• Breakfast $1.70
• Lunch $3.00

Free & Reduced Meal Applications

The USDA will provide meal assistance (free and/or reduced) meals to those families that qualify.

• English online application
• Para la aplicación en español, haga clic aquí.

Please visit www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/freereduced for more information.

This year, FCS Food and Nutrition has introduced a new online payment system for student meals called MySchoolBucks. For all other student-related payments, please use SchoolPay. If you don’t already have a SchoolPay account, we encourage you to create one and link your student to it.

Please click here for directions on creating a SchoolPay account.