Hembree Highlights

Greetings Hembree Families,

What an incredible week we've had! Book Character Day was an absolute hit with both the staff and students. I truly enjoy these events. November is here, and this semester seems to be flying by. Keep an eye out for details regarding our Thanksgiving Feast on November 20th.

We're also excited about Literacy Night coming up on Thursday, November 7th. Below are the specifics for the event. We have around 90 RSVPs so far, but we would love to see around 200 families join us for this fantastic occasion. We hope to see you there!

A quick reminder: don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour this weekend before heading to bed on Saturday night. GO DAWGS!!!!

The information below is a repeat from last week. We kindly ask for your help with the parent perception survey. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we appreciate your support.

Attendance is Key
Please take a look at the graphic below regarding attendance and late arrivals. Your assistance in ensuring our students are present and on time is crucial in helping us achieve our goals. Thank you for your understanding!

We Need Your Input!
It's that time of year again for our Annual Parent Perception Survey. Your participation is essential, as the results will influence our strategic goals and our school report card. Please refer to the letter below to complete the survey. Thank you in advance for your involvement!

At Fulton County Schools, we truly value the feedback from our parents about their experiences with the district. That is why I encourage all parents to take the Annual Parent Perception Survey. This survey allows parents the opportunity to tell us what they think about their student’s schools and the district. While we always make it a priority to listen to our parents, this survey affords us another opportunity to receive your thoughts and opinions.

The survey is anonymous and confidential. Please complete one survey per school where you have one or more students enrolled. The survey will remain open from Wednesday, October 16 through Friday, November 22.

It’s not only parents we want to hear from. Our students’ opinions are important too! Students in grades 3-12 will be provided with the opportunity to take the Annual Student Perception Survey between October 17 and November 22 during the school day. In our ongoing efforts to remain transparent with parents, please take a moment to review the 3-5 student survey

The Annual Perception Survey is currently available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Hindi, and Punjabi. If you or your family would like to take it in a language that is not listed, please email your child’s principal.

The parent FAQ is now available in:

• English FAQ

• Spanish FAQ

• Chinese (Simplified) FAQ

• Korean FAQ

• Hindi FAQ

• Portuguese FAQ

• Punjabi FAQ

To access the parent survey, click https://www.fultonschools.org/AnnualParentSurvey or scan the QR code with a smartphone. Thank you in advance for making your voice heard!

Have a great weekend!

Nancy Lahey

Principal

11/5 Remote Learning Day (Election Day)

11/7 Fall Into Reading Literacy Celebration & Star Night @5:30-7:30pm

11/12 Title I Technology Workshop @7:40-8:40am

11/13 PREP Program for early learners and rising K @8:00-9:00am

11/14 Kindergarten Musical @9:30am (HSE cafeteria)

11/18-11/22 Hembree Springs Elementary Book Fair!

11/19 Surcheros Spirit Night

11/20 Thanksgiving Feast and Art Show

11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Break

Bring the whole family and join us on Thursday, November 7th from 5:30-7:30pm. We’ll have free pizza from 5:30-6:30pm as well as free book giveaways, activity stations, read-alouds with “celebrity” guests, “read to a friend,” STAR night and more! RSVP here- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FADAD2FAAFD0-51908946-fall to ensure sufficient pizza and books for everyone!

November is a wonderful time to focus on gratitude with your child. Research shows that practicing gratitude can boost mood, improve relationships, and increase overall happiness. Here are a few simple ways to practice gratitude at home this month:

1. Gratitude Jar: Set up a gratitude jar where family members can drop in notes about things they’re thankful for. At the end of the month, read them together to reflect on all the positives!

2. Daily Gratitude Moments: Make it a routine to share something you’re thankful for each day, perhaps at breakfast or dinner. This small habit can make a big difference in cultivating a positive mindset.

3. Thank You Notes: Encourage your child to write a note or draw a picture for someone they appreciate—a friend, family member, or teacher. It’s a simple way to show kindness and build connections.

Thank you for supporting your child’s social-emotional growth. Wishing you a month full of gratitude and joy!

Warm regards,

Shannon Reynolds

School Counselor

The PE Department wants to keep our students healthy during this candy-filled time of year. Have your child bring in 10-15 pieces of Halloween candy in a bag. We will collect candy from Oct. 28th – Nov. 8th, and they will receive a no jogging pass as a thank you.

This candy will be donated to the men and women in the military.

Thanks!

PE Department

Please join us for a listening session and Principal chat where WE listen to YOU! Using discussion questions from the PTA School of Excellence Program we'll discuss how we can refine and improve our family engagement practices. We'll take the input from the survey earlier this year and unpack the data to determine how are family engagement programs, teachers and staff can best serve YOU our families. Spanish language translation will be available. All other languages by request 10 business days prior.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FADAD2FAAFD0-52815799-soelistening
Link to TEAMS PM session here:
https://bit.ly/4hhdxz0

November is Literacy Month at Hembree Springs. Join us as we celebrate!

November 1st- Sign your student up for Beanstack and join our reading challenge (can be accessed through your student’s Classlink)

November 1st- Check out our special activities for Family Engagement Thursdays! (see below)

November 7th- Join us for literacy night @ 5:30-7:30pm. Deadline to sign up is November 4th. RSVP here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FADAD2FAAFD0-51908946-fall

November 12,13, and 14 Join us for our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade book clubs https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FADAD2FAAFD0-45791375-november

November 13th- PK and K parents- join us for the Parent Resource Engagement Program from our Early Childhood Development Department at FCS https://tinyurl.com/ypyw49ju

November 18-22 Check out our HSES Book Fair and our new Free Little Library out front!

November 25th-29th Thanksgiving Break. Parents check out this article Raising Strong Readers | Harvard Graduate School of Education and students don’t forget to READ!

See flyers in Hembree Highlights for more details or reach out to Lucy Gilbert, gilbertL2@fultonschools.org for more information.

Parents and caregivers, please join us on 11/12 @ 7:40am for our Technology Workshop. We’ll discuss digital citizenship, the Infinite Campus parent portal, online resources, digital tools and much more!

We are excited to offer our PTA sponsored book clubs again this November! The sign-up below is by grade and class. We need (1-2) parent volunteers to facilitate in each classroom. Discussion questions will be provided. This is a wonderful classroom volunteer opportunity. We are looking forward to having some great conversations as well as encouraging our students to be lifelong readers.

*Please note that book club takes place during student lunch. Students will be in the classroom, eating lunch.

You must be registered as a Fulton county schools volunteer in order to moderate book club! More info here: https://www.fultonschools.org/volunteer

Questions? Email Tamika Whitted, tamikawhitted@yahoo.com or text/call 678-334-6080

¡Estamos emocionados de ofrecer nuevamente nuestros clubes de lectura patrocinados por la PTA este noviembre! La inscripción a continuación es por grado y clase. Necesitamos (1-2) padres voluntarios para facilitar en cada salón de clases. Se proporcionarán preguntas de discusión. Esta es una maravillosa oportunidad de voluntariado en el aula. Esperamos tener excelentes conversaciones y alentar a nuestros estudiantes a ser lectores de por vida.

*Tenga en cuenta que el club de lectura se lleva a cabo durante el almuerzo de los estudiantes. Los estudiantes estarán en el salón de clases, almorzando.

¡Debe estar registrado como voluntario de las escuelas del condado de Fulton para poder moderar el club de lectura! Más información aquí: https://www.fultonschools.org/volunteer

¿Preguntas? Envíe un correo electrónico a Tamika Whitted, tamikawhitted@yahoo.com o envíe un mensaje de texto o llame al 678-334-6080

Calling all third- fifth graders who wish to compete in the 24-25 district technology competition. Last year Hembree had ten amazing participants. The competition will take place on Saturday January 11 from 8am – 4:30. Students will be assigned a specific time during those hours to come and present to judges. Students can work independently or as a team of two. Participants will choose from a list of categories and have a rubric to guide work. If this is something your Hawk would like to participate in, please visit https://www.gastc.org/category-information for more info. Reach out to Mrs. Anderson by Friday November 1st at andersoncm@fultonschools.org I will give an application to your child for you to complete and share more details along the way.

Have you heard your child mention anything about an app called Beanstack? It was introduced in the Media Center. Beanstack is a digital reading log that students can use to log the number of minutes they are reading. They can earn badges and rewards along the way. This year, we have a schoolwide reading goal of 50,000 minutes! We can’t reach our goal without the help of your child! If your child is reading at school, home, daycare, etc. they can log their minutes and help us get closer to our goal. The following is a video explaining how to use Beanstack from home. You can always find your child's lunch number/student number in infinite campus or email Mrs. Soberanis: soberanis@fultonschools.org. Happy Reading!

How To Video: https://go.screenpal.com/watch/cZQTbzVSAkv

Parents and guardians, save the date! The Scholastic Book Fair is happening the week of November 18th-22nd. Interested in helping? We have plenty of volunteer opportunities. Please sign up at the link below!

Families- please check out the flyers below and ensure that you have digitally signed the school-family compact for 2025. The School-Family Compact and Parent and Family Engagement Plan will be discussed with you throughout the year at different school-family programs (for all grades) and at parent-teacher conferences, as we work together towards your child’s academic successes this year. You may visit our school’s website https://hembreesprings.fultonschools.org/our-school/title-i or contact a school representative to request a copy of the school-family compact. If you need more information or have any questions, please contact Lucy Gilbert, lgilbert2@fultonschools.org OR Ashley Zuniga (en Espanol), zunigaa@fultonschools.org.

Each week the PE department will choose 4 All Star Athletes (2 students & 2 staff members). If your student enjoys hiking, swimming, baseball, softball, football, biking, etc. Please email a picture to marzetti@fultonschools.org.

Thanks,

Ms. Marzetti

Family Engagement Thursdays

Families! YOU are your child’s first and most influential teacher. As such you have so much to offer your student! To encourage family engagement at home, we are offering family engagement Thursdays. Each week there will be (1) activity to do at home to be completed prior to Friday. We’ll list the activities for the month in Hembree Highlights and offer reminders via social media. Your student will have the opportunity to receive a *bonus* Hawk’s ticket for participating (look out for more details from your teacher) We’ll include tips and tricks to get the conversation started and reinforce learning from the school day. Please spend anywhere from 10-20 minutes with your child engaging with them around their day at school and encouraging their social and emotional skills. We’ll also encourage you to practice other skills inclusive of Math and ELA. Please feel free to reach out to me Lucy Gilbert, Title I Parent Liaison (gilbertl2@fultonschools.org) with any questions.

Del Título I

Jueves de Participación Familiar

¡Familias! USTED es el primer y más influyente maestro de su hijo. Como tal, ¡tiene mucho que ofrecer a su estudiante! Para fomentar la participación familiar en casa, estamos ofreciendo participación familiar los jueves. Cada semana habrá (1) actividad para hacer en casa que se completará antes del viernes. Haremos una lista de las actividades del mes en Hembree Highlights y ofreceremos recordatorios a través de las redes sociales. Su estudiante tendrá la oportunidad de recibir un boleto * extra* de Hawk's por participar (esté atento a más detalles de su profesor). Incluiremos consejos y trucos para iniciar la conversación y reforzar el aprendizaje de la jornada escolar. Pase entre 10 y 20 minutos con su hijo, involucrarse con ellos durante su día en la escuela y fomentando sus habilidades sociales y emocionales. También te animaremos a que practiques otras habilidades, como las matemáticas y Arte del Lenguaje en Ingles. Por favor, siéntase libre de comunicarse conmigo Lucy Gilbert, Enlace de Padres del Título I (gilbertl2@fultonschools.org) con cualquier pregunta.

We will begin to welcome lunch visitors the week of September 9th. Due to limited capacity, we ask that you sign up using the links below. Please do not sign up for the year to allow the opportunity for many families to visit. Thanks for understanding.

Pre-K

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50052915-preklunch

Kindergarten

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50053187-kindergarten

1st grade

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50053307-1stgrade

2nd grade

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50053385-2ndgrade

3rd grade

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50053488-3rdgrade

4th grade

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50053597-4thgrade

5th grade

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548AAAE2BA31-50053662-5thgrade

Website: https://www.fultonschools.org/hembreespringses
Location: 815 Hembree Road, Roswell, GA, USA
Phone: 470-254-2902