Sawnee Elementary

Dear Sawnee Families,

We call October "Fun-tober" because of all of the fun things happening this month! This week we had our 2nd annual West Fest at West Forsyth High School and it was a huge success. Next week, we will continue to collect canned food goods for The Place. The West Community is in a "food fight" with the South Community and the community with the largest donations will be announced at the WFHS vs SFHS football game on October 11th. Please bring any donations to your student's homeroom teacher and we will watch the boxes fill up with your generosity.

The book fair kicks off this week. Thank you to Mrs. Posey, Mrs. Otwell, and Mrs. Stowe for organizing and supporting this fabulous event. I know I always spend too much!

October 17th is the 50th day of school - can you believe it? We would love to see our Sawnee family dressed like the 50s, so get out the poodle skirts and scarves. October 18th is our Online Learning Day for students. Teachers will be communicating expectations for assignments to your students and through regular communication. Due to conferences, teachers will have limited access to respond to questions. They will support the students with any concerns as soon as they can.

Also this month, we have our annual Trunk or Treat at West Forsyth High School on October 28th. We will be collecting candy donations beginning this week to hand out at this free event. Mark your calendars!

A couple of reminders - when eating with your student, you may not include any other students with yours. Even if you know the family very well or the students ask to sit with you, they cannot join without their visitor with them. In addition, you may not take pictures or videos in the cafeteria. These are safety concerns and we appreciate your support. If your student has allergies, we have partnered with our PTO and PAL Pantry to provide snacks in case one is needed. Please reach out to either Nurse Kate or Nurse Robyn for more details.

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

Help us in the West vs. South Food Fight! Sawnee is collecting canned vegetables. Donations can be dropped off in the bus or car lines in the morning.

If you would like to make a monetary donation to The Place of Forsyth click HERE

Sawnee's Book Fair will be from October 7th - 11th in both buildings.

Book Fair Flyer - English

Book Fair Flyer - Spanish

October 28th - November 1st

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

October Family Unplugged Board

Before and during our event we would love your help! If you are interested in volunteering please fill out this form.

If you or someone in your family has had a heart related event and you would like to share your story with our Sawnee Family please fill out this form. Here is an example of a heart story.

Registration is now through Dec. 31st

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 October, students will be learning about Cyberbullying. Part of being Safe, Respectful and Responsible is using kind words when interacting online. If we notice unkind behavior, we need to choose to be an Upstander by speaking up to the bully or a trusted adult.

We encourage you to continue the conversation at home with some of these questions.

• How would you describe a bully?
• If you saw someone being mean or unkind online, what would you do?
• Why is important to be an Upstander? Is there anything that scares you about being an Upstander?

Further questions for upper elementary:

• What are the 4 steps you should take if you are ever the target of a cyberbully? Why are they important?
• Have you ever had an experience with a bully? How did it make you feel?

Harvest of the Month

Squash

Summer Squash are harvested when immature while the rind is still tender and edible. Winter Squash is a fruit that comes from several species. Pumpkin Squash is the most popular and more identifiable winter squash. Benefits of Squash are High in Fiber, Improves blood pressure, Supports gut health, and decreases risk for certain diseases.

**Please remember you can add funds to your students account on my bucks and we take free & reduced applications daily.

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- What a month! We set a lofty goal of $50,000 and at the very last minute, we tipped the scales and topped it! Our total amount raised this year was $51,483! We are so thankful to all of you who participated! There were some battles amongst classrooms for the top spot in each grade and it was so fun seeing how committed everyone was to grabbing that top prize from Best Ice Cream on Wheels. As always, our social media pages were tracking all of the leaderboards and you can find details on how everything wrapped up there. We're looking forward to updating everyone as the months progress. Every single dime raised goes directly into our school. THANK YOU, again, for your support!

Moe's Dinner Boxes- Back by popular demand! Our first Moe's Dinner Box group order will take place on October 9th. Orders can be picked up from 3-5pm that afternoon in the driveway of our front building. This is such a convenient way to cross dinner off your list! If you're ready to place your order, you can do so by visiting https://form.jotform.com/240994723693166

Fall Festival- The planning for our 2nd Annual Fall Festival is well underway and we've got some fun new vendors (and some of your favorites from last year) looking forward to joining us on November 9th (11am-2pm). We hope you'll join us for a day of fun with food trucks, games and various local vendors. It'll be the perfect opportunity to enjoy some family time and maybe even knock out some holiday shopping! As always, keep an eye on our social media pages for updates.

House Shirts & Spirit Wear- The temperatures are starting to drop and there are some great sweatshirts available in our Spirit Shop (and that includes house sweatshirts/hoodies). Go take a peek and grab something new! The shop is open year-round for your convenience so you can shop any time by visiting https://sawneeswag2024.itemorder.com/

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

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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

Oct. 1 - WEST FEST 5:30-7:30p at WFHS

Oct. 7 - 11 - Book Fair

Oct. 18 - Online Learning Day

Oct. 21 - No School for Students

Oct. 23 -31 - Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 28 - WEST Trunk or Treat

Nov. 1 - Fall Picture Retakes

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

To make a monetary donation to The Place please click HERE.

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