Students who showed growth in the areas of reading and math for 4th grade had the opportunity to throw water balloons at their principals and teacher Samantha Tadlock. First-grade Bearcats got in on the action as well.
Free Summer Meals
Free summer meals for the kiddos.
Please join us at FES for your children's awards days!
Kindergarten graduation is one week away!
Coach Michelle Jones and Coach Don Stokes are the real MVP's of Forest Elementary School's field days. Principal Tracy Adcock presented Coach Stokes with a plaque to commemorate Stokes' thirty-third field day at FES. Michelle Jones received a plaque to celebrate year thirty-eight of making field days run smoothly at FES. You both are appreciated by all the faculty, staff and students of FES!
"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” Nelson Mandela
Congratulations to these Kindergarten Bearcats! Kinley Chisolm was chosen as Ms Wash's Kindergarten class student of the month for April! Faith Longmire, Kaliese Jones, Noah Legend Hunt, and Zackary Reed have all met their reading goals for last week in Mrs. Tillmans' class. Keep shining, tiny Bearcats!
Forest Elementary School's talented and gifted students recently visited the NASA Space Center in Pearlington, MS. The gifted young people in grades second through sixth grade attended the field trip sponsored by teacher, Ms Katherine Windham.
Congratulations to the Lady Bearcats for winning the Region 5-4A track meet. The Bearcats finished 4th. They will compete in the Super Region on Friday, April 19, at Pearl High School. These are the region winners:
Girls 4x800 relay (Camyia Brown, Maleihya Jones, Mia Jones, Zamiah Patrick)
Girls Discus (Boniya Bunkley)
Girls 100m Hurdles (Samaria Wheaton)
Girls 300m Hurdles (Ava White)
Girls 4x400 relay (Nyzariah Buckley, J’nnyse Irwin, Maleihya Jones, DaRiya
Mayers)
Boys 110m Hurdles (Tamareon Strong)
Coach Stokes
Coach Nickson
Coach Jones
Due to storm damage in our schools and along transportation routes, students will not report
to school on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
Further information as to when classes will resume will go out tomorrow.
Stay safe Bearcats!
After monitoring the National Weather Service and speaking with local Emergency Management officials, it is forecasted for our area to be in a level 4 (moderate risk to severe weather) category. The Forest Municipal School District (FMSD) will be closed Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Stay dry and be safe, Bearcats
Forest Elementary School received an email on Friday evening informing us the Solar Eclipse Viewing Eyewear (purchased by the school) was not certified by the Astronomical Society as claimed by the vendor. Therefore, out of an abundance of caution, we have canceled the outdoor viewing of the Solar Eclipse and will instead provide a live view in each classroom. If you would like to visit FES during the eclipse and accompany your child outside with eyewear provided by you, we will be more than happy to accommodate these parents. We apologize for the cancellation, but the safety of our students is of utmost importance. Thanks for understanding.
Noah Legend Hunt and Aubree Mc. have done it again!
Congratulations, Noah and Aubree, for being the Top Readers in Mrs. Tillman's Kindergarten class!
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Spangler's first grade Bearcats used jellybeans as math manipulatives to solve addition problems.
Shout-out to the second-grade Bearcats for their performance of "E, I, E, I, Oops"!
Thanks to the teachers who organized this musical production: Jackie Patrick, Amanda Taylor, Kaiti White, Shonda Ross, Chasity Gray, Gwen Purvis and Emily Baker.
Woo-hoo! Congratulations to Faith and James in Joni Tillman's Kindergarten classroom!
They are tied for Phonics First top readers this week! Faith and James each read 88 correct words per minute!
Congratulations to Noah, Journee, Juan, and Aaliyah for meeting their reading goals in Mrs. Joni Tillman's Kindergarten class! These tiny Bearcats each received a book and a stuffed animal as prizes for their hard work!
FES second graders received 2nd place in their division in the East Central Talented and Gifted Chess competition! The scholars competed against Neshoba Central students, Morton Elementary students, Newton County Elementary students, and Scott Central students! Way to go, Bearcats!
Forest Elementary School's fourth grade class recently had the opportunity to visit the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson. In observance of Black History month, Mrs. Samantha Tadlock, 4th grade chair, Dr. Rhonda Kelley, 4th grade ELA teacher, and the English Language educators organized the field trip. In a recent contest sponsored by USA Today, the Mississippi Civil Rights museum placed in the Top 5 History Museums in the nation. FES fourth grader Julio Gomez Carmelo said that the exhibitions in the museum made him feel sad but that he enjoyed the trip with his friends. This was a fitting response to visiting a museum whose mission is "to teach the children about the state's history to shape its future." Mother of two grown sons, educator Rhonda Hardy was most touched by the Emmett Till display.
Dr. Kelley explained that the museum is so large, the one cannot finish the tour in one day. She encourages parents to take their families to visit the museum and explore it more thoroughly. She also noted that the museum provides free admission on Sunday afternoons.
