Forest Elementary School

We are so proud of these students who were Caught Being Good! Friendship is our January Word of the Month, and these shining stars are showing everyone what true kindness looks like! 💙❤️🐾

🐾 January Students of the Month🐾 Congratulations to our January Students of the Month! We are so proud of each of you for your hard work, example of excellence, and good character! Your dedication truly represents what it means to be a Bearcat! Keep striving, keep shining, and keep leading by example. 💙❤️🐾 #BearcatPride #StudentsOfTheMonth #January #WeAreTheBearcats #BearcatScholars

🐾 January Students of the Month🐾 Congratulations to our January Students of the Month! We are so proud of each of you for your hard work, example of excellence, and good character! Your dedication truly represents what it means to be a Bearcat! Keep striving, keep shining, and keep leading by example. 💙❤️🐾 #BearcatPride #StudentsOfTheMonth #January #WeAreTheBearcats #BearcatScholars

Yesterday, January 16, we celebrated our students who scored Proficient, Advanced, or met their growth goals with an exciting TikTok Dance Party! 🎉🕺💃 Students showed off their best moves while dancing to popular TikTok dances and had a blast celebrating their hard work and academic success. We are so proud of their dedication, growth, and commitment to excellence! Keep up the great work! 🎶👏 #JourneyToSuccess #BearcatScholars ❤️💙

🎉📚 **AR Book Bash Celebration!** 📚🎉 We are so proud of our amazing students who met their **Accelerated Reader (AR) goals for 2nd term**! 🏆👏 To celebrate their hard work, we hosted an **AR Book Bash** where students were able to pick and choose a FREE book of their choice with prizes!!** Each reader was also given a hand made crocheted beanie, BIG thanks to the Forest Baptist Church of Forest, MS for their generous donation of beanies. Way to go, readers! Keep turning those pages and reaching for new goals. We can’t wait to see what you read next! 💙📚 #ARSuccess #BearcatReaders

In Ms. Rogers’ first-grade class, students practiced counting to 100 by making groups of tens and ones. These Cookie Monsters smashed it today! 🍪🎉 #BearcatScholars

Part 2: 🎉Celebrating Our Difference Makers! 🎉 We are incredibly proud to recognize our outstanding teachers for their exceptional performance on the Winter Ready Diagnostic Assessments in reading and math. Your dedication, intentional instruction, and unwavering commitment to student growth truly make a difference every single day. A special shout-out goes to our 4th Grade Math teachers, who were also recognized for their amazing performance on the December benchmark assessments. Your hard work and high expectations are clearly reflected in your students’ success! Thank you to all of our educators for inspiring excellence, driving achievement, and helping our students reach new heights. We are so grateful for the impact you make! 🌟📚➗ #DifferenceMakers #TeacherExcellence #StudentSuccess #JourneyToSuccess

Part 1: 🎉Celebrating Our Difference Makers! 🎉 We are incredibly proud to recognize our outstanding teachers for their exceptional performance on the Winter Ready Diagnostic Assessments in reading and math. Your dedication, intentional instruction, and unwavering commitment to student growth truly make a difference every single day. A special shout-out goes to our 4th Grade Math teachers, who were also recognized for their amazing performance on the December benchmark assessments. Your hard work and high expectations are clearly reflected in your students’ success! Thank you to all of our educators for inspiring excellence, driving achievement, and helping our students reach new heights. We are so grateful for the impact you make! 🌟📚➗ #DifferenceMakers #TeacherExcellence #StudentSuccess #JourneyToSuccess

Dear Parents,
We will have early dismal Friday , Dec. 19,2025
Car rider will dismiss at 12:15
Bus riders will dismiss at 12:30
Please have a safe and blessed Christmas Holiday!
Merry Christmas Bearcats

We enjoyed a delightful program entitled Christmas Celebration presented by our PK students at FES this morning. They did a great job and truly got us all in the Christmas spirit! 🎄✨

✨ Shine Bright, Little Lights! ✨ Tinsel, glitter, garland—what a glowing sight! Lighted wardrobes sparkled and shined so bright! 💡🎄 #DecemberToRemember ❤️💙🐾

We had a “Nacho Average Party” Fri. Dec 12 at FES! Students must have met 100% of their typical growth goal or scored on grade level AND showed growth on I-Ready to attend the party! Keep up the good work Bearcats! ❤️💙🐾

🎄✨ 3rd Grade Christmas Program Highlights! ✨🎄 We are excited to share the photos from our wonderful 3rd Grade Christmas Program! Our students did an amazing job, and we are so proud of their hard work and holiday spirit. Please enjoy the memories captured! 📸🎬💚❤️

Thank you to all the parents who participated in our 4th Grade Parent Academy! We hope you gathered helpful ideas, resources, and strategies to support your child’s reading and math skill development. Your partnership makes all the difference, and we appreciate your commitment to your child’s learning journey. 💙❤️🐾

🎄 You’re Invited to Deck the Halls! 🎄 Parents and community members, join us on December 18 from 5:00–6:30 PM for a festive evening of holiday cheer! Come stroll our decorated halls, enjoy the creativity of our students and staff, and help us choose the winner of our “Deck the Halls” Christmas Decorating Contest. Bring your holiday spirit, your family, and your vote—let’s make this a magical night to remember! ✨

Parents, please note that all test dates are listed on the flyer posted. We kindly ask that you ensure your child is present and on time each day of testing. Your support helps set our students up for success! 📚✨❤️💙🐾

This week, Principal Ebony Crosby and Instructional Coach Samantha Tadlock attended the Mississippi Literacy Association Conference, where they gained valuable strategies and resources to support student success in reading and writing. They also met popular educator, motivational speaker, and social media personality, Gerry Brooks! ❤️💙🐾 #ContinuousLearning #LiteracyMatters

Our 2nd and 4th grade WINGS students participated in the 2025 ECTAG Talent Show today, December 5, 2025. Our 2nd grade students earned 2nd place in their division for their performance of “Your Ways Better.” Our 4th grade students brought home 1st place in their division for their outstanding performance of “A Thousand Years.” Congratulations to all of our talented Bearcats! 🎉💙❤️🐾

We are so proud to announce that our Forest Elementary Teacher of the Year, Ms. Lee Ware, has been selected Forest Municipal School DistrictTeacher of the Year! We appreciate all that you do 🍎📖

iReady Diagnostic exams are happening this week. Let’s motivate our students to do their very best. K-4th grade students who have met typical growth will be eligible to attend our Dec 12th “Nacho Average Party”! Let’s achieve Bearcats 🐾