Sawnee Elementary

Dear Sawnee Families,

What an amazing start to the 2024-2025 school year! August has been a whirlwind and we are just getting started. With September comes two exciting opportunities - volunteering and Sawnee Soars. If you wish to volunteer, please reach out and come on in! In addition, we will start Watch Dog Dads on September 5th. Melissa Warner is the contact person for more information.

Sawnee Soars fundraiser kicks off on September 3rd. This will run through the month of September. Please review the information in our PTO section below for more details. It is with your partnership this fundraiser is successful. We appreciate your support!

This year, we will have Family Unplugged Nights. After obtaining feedback from you, we made the switch from just a Family Connect Night to Family Unplugged. We know it can be difficult with all of the extracurricular activities our students participate in, so we hope this will keep the connection within reach. The choice board is linked in the newsletter and will come home with your student at the beginning of each month.

This month also kicks off the Family Engagement Academy from Forsyth County Schools. This focus for September is assessment and will be in collaboration with Dr. Heather Tallant in Teaching and Learning. We will spend time reviewing the purpose of assessment within each grade band and also provide ways families can partner with the school to build student’s ability to take ownership of their own learning. Families will walk away with tools to prepare for parent-teacher conferences and interpret report cards. Please share the attached flyer for the September Family Engagement Academy.

Can you believe it? We are already starting to see items collected in the Lost and Found. Please talk with your student about remembering to bring in items from Recess. It is also helpful to make sure the student's name is written on a tag or somewhere on their items to help them be returned.

As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or just want to give feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us. It is a pleasure to work with all of our families.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Davis

Principal

Fall Picture Day will be on September 13th.

Please click HERE for pricing information.

Please use this board to unplug as a family in the month of September. Cross off each activity as you go and turn in your Family Unplugged Board at the end of September. Once turned in your family will be entered into a drawing for a family prize.

September Family Unplugged Board

We are excited to start our Watch DOGS program back up! Whether you are a dad, granddad, uncle, older brother, or community member, we would love to have you spend the day with us!

Please review the available slots on the Sign Up here and click on the button to sign up on the day you can come. Feel free to sign up for an AM, PM, or both. If you are joining us for a half day, the PM times for K-2 would be best and the AM times for 3-5 would be best. You will have an opportunity to help in carline, be on the morning school news, and travel from class to class as a great role model for the day. You'll get to help teachers, play games, read stories and see your child in action with learning! Please fill out our Mandated Reporter/Volunteer Confidentiality form prior to signing up here .

Don't have time for the full or half day? Come join us anytime in the carline starting at 7:50. Please email Melissa Warner to let her know which days you would like to join.

Thank you in advance!

Reach out to Melissa Warner ( f43866@forsyth.k12.ga.us ) with any questions.

Forsyth County Schools is partnering with Neptune Navigate to provide lessons focusing on digital citizenship. Each month will dig into a different topic. During the month of September, students will be learning about Digital Citizenship: “The Sawnee Way.” Our goal is to teach students to be Safe, Responsible, and Respectful when using technology and engaging online.

Would you like to continue the conversation at home? Here are some questions you may ask your elementary aged child:

• Why is it important for you to be smart and safe online
• Can you think of some things the internet is good for? How about what it’s bad for?
• How can you tell if someone is a stranger? How can you tell if someone is a stranger online?
• What does it mean to be responsible in the online world?

Harvest of the Month - Apples

Apples are high in fiber, vitamin c, and various antioxidants. Apples have a low calorie count. Apples are kid friendly.

Just a reminder to add funds to your students account go to myschoolbucks.com.

Please remember to keep your children home for 24 hours following fever >100.4 , vomiting , diarrhea or any illness requiring an antibiotic ( strep, pink eye). They may return when fever free, without the use of fever reducing medication, and vomiting and diarrhea free for 24 hours.

Our clinics are in great need of gently used shorts/elastic pants for boys and girls in all sizes. No jeans please. We are also in need of new boys underwear size 6-10, mini water bottles and saltine crackers. We are so very grateful for your support of our clinics!

Please remember that ALL medication needs to be brought to the clinic by a parent/guardian. Students are not permitted to carry medication in school in Forsyth County. All care plans and other health related forms can be found at the county webpage by scanning the QR code below.

We always welcome your calls and emails. Nurse Robyn (K-2) RFreeze@forsyth.k12.ga.us and Nurse Kate (3-5) F35415@forsyth.k12.ga.us

SAWNEE SOARS FUNDRAISER- We are so excited to announce Tuesday, September 3rd as the kickoff to this year's fundraiser! We have lots of fun prizes and rewards planned... for top EARNERS and top classroom PARTICIPATION! There's so much to look forward to; we know how much the kids love the "Principal Punishments" so we promise to have some good ones ready!

This year, we're raising money to add more turf to Sawnee Valley! The addition last year was such a functional hit that our admin team would like to increase the size/coverage and we absolutely agree! Part of our fundraiser, as in year's past, will also be used for additional improvements around campus, to put on school-wide events and to fulfill teacher grants.

September is going to be a really fun month! We have a pretty spectacular community here at Sawnee and we're excited to see what you guys can do! Thank you, in advance, for all of your support! Now, let's get ready to take our school to new heights and SOAR!

BE SURE you are following us on social media (@sawneeelementarypto) to stay in the loop all month long!

2nd ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL- Back by popular demand, our 2nd Annual Fall Festival will be taking place November 9th from 11:00-2:00pm. If you are a small business owner (or know someone who is) that makes and/or sells fun products and would be interested in joining us as a vendor, please send us your details by completing this form.

HOUSE SHIRTS & SPIRIT WEAR- We have a limited number of house shirts remaining in our onsite inventory. If you missed the chance to purchase one at Open House (or would like an extra), please click here to check the availability of your student(s) size & color. If you do not see your desired color & size combo listed, that means our inventory is sold out. But don't worry! Our spirit wear shop is open all year long through our Lanier Goods Co. partnership. If you would like to place an order for a house shirt or any of our other spirit wear options, please visit our online spirit wear shop here.

MOE'S DINNER BOXES- Our first Moe's dinner box fundraiser will be held on October 9th. Order dinner ahead and pickup your family's box(es) right after carline! Keep your eyes peeled for additional details on how to order.

Birthday Ice Cream packs are back and available on SCHOOLPAY.COM. Ice cream packs from our Hershey ice cream are available to purchase for your child’s birthday. The cost is $30. The only requirement is that we receive the order 3 school days in advance in order for us to get it set up. The packs give students a choice from 4 different ice cream bars. The teachers will have each student make a choice. All you need to do is log in to your SCHOOLPAY.COM and choose the Birthday Ice Cream option. Follow the steps for your order and you will be all set. We will do the rest! If you have questions please email rallison@forsyth.k12.ga.us for K-2nd grade and f44034@forsyth.k12.ga.us for 3rd – 5th grade.

If you prefer you may bring a treat for your child’s birthday. If you choose to bring a treat please remember that we only allow store bought items.

If your FCS student is new to school bus transportation, or you wish to submit changes to your student's existing verification, and/or update your contact information please submit the digital verification form using the links below. You will need your students ID number which can be located in Parent Portal, or on your new student enrollment paperwork. Please note, a verification digital form must be submitted for each individual student, you may not submit multiple students on a single digital form, so please repeat the process for each student.

Students KK - 2nd Grade

Students 3rd -5th Grade

Thank you for using this form to submit ANY daily transportation changes for your student! Permanent changes must be submitted as a handwritten note to the homeroom teacher. Voicemails, emails, and text will NEVER be accepted to change a student's transportation. All transportation changes must be entered by 1:00 p.m. on the day the change takes place.

Sawnee Transportation Change Form 24-25

Need help logging into Canvas? Click the link below for more help.

Canvas Help

Sawnee Zone Information - If you are interested in registering your student for before and/or after school care, please click HERE for more information.

New to Sawnee - You will need to mail the $65 registration fee to the mailing address below and fill out the registration form below.

Returning Sawnee Students - You will pay your $65 registration fee on your SchoolPay account and fill out the registration form below.

Sawnee Zone Registration Form

Sawnee Zone payment by mail:

Attn: Trudy Liles

Sawnee Elementary School

1616 Canton Hwy

Cumming, Ga. 30040

Sept. 2 - No School - Student/Staff Holiday

Sept. 3 - 20 - Sawnee Soars PTO Fundraiser

Sept. 5 - Cub Scouts Registration Night 6pm-7:30pm

Sept. 12 - Girl Scout Registration Night 6pm-7:30pm

Sept. 13 - Fall Picture Day

Sept. 19 - West Community Joint LSC Meeting - 8am at WFHS

Sept. 23 - 27 - Fall Break

Do you have a local business that would like to become a partner with Sawnee Elementary School? Please contact Sawnee PTO if interested.

Partners In Education Form

Food Pantry

Open every Wednesday

9:00a - 11:00a

Everyone Welcome!

770 Canton Hwy.

Cumming, Ga. 30040

770-887-2900

Cumming Recreation and Parks Department Fall/Winter 2024 Brochure

The Downtown Cumming Dojo is one of our local business partners. The Dojo knows that there aren't many programs in the area that help students stay physically active and develop the skills they need to succeed. The Dojo helps kids learn discipline, focus, confidence, and respect in a fun and energetic martial arts setting. They offer classes, After School Karate, and camps!

Located at 433 Canton Hwy - right next to the City Center

dojodifference.com

We are also working on setting up our Instagram account and will be coming very soon!

Website: http://forsyth.k12.ga.us/sawneeelementary
Location: 1616 Canton Highway, Cumming, GA, USA
Phone: 770-887-6161
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SawneeES/
Twitter: @SawneeElem