Fall Break/Student Holiday -  There will be NO SCHOOL on Thursday, Oct 10 and Friday, October 11 due to Fall Break. In addition, students will not have school on Monday, October 14 due to a Student Holiday/Teacher Workday.

Book Fair Coming Soon! - The Arctic Adventure Fair is breezing into town! Our Book Fair will open Friday, October 18th at 12:30 p.m. and close on Friday, October 25th at 2:00 pm.

During Early Release days we will have extended hours, being open until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23 and 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 24. Stop by before or after your Parent-Teacher Conference to browse or buy.

Socktober - The FMES Student Council is leading a sock, hat, and glove drive on October 7-31. Bring in a pair of NEW socks (all sizes and colors accepted), hat or gloves/mittens to support the North Gwinnett Co-op. There is a high need for hats and gloves/mittens. Items can be dropped off in the grade level boxes located in the school’s front lobby. There will be a grade-level competition. The winning grade level will earn an EXTRA recess! 

Box Tops Is Changing - Box Tops for Education is changing!! They are moving to a “No More Clipping” program. That is right, they have created an app where you can simply scan your receipts and the money from the Box Tops will go directly to the school’s account. We will be sponsoring a special digital Box Tops Collection on October 8th–November 7th. In celebration of this new App, we are going to hold a special drawing on November 8, 2019. We will be giving away 5 $10 Target gift cards!!! To enter the drawing, from Oct. 8 - Nov. 7, simply forward the email confirmation you get from Box Tops once you have scanned a receipt that earns Box Tops to jwelch@fmespta.org. Each forwarded email will earn you 1 entry into the drawing. Receipts must be scanned within 14 days of purchase. Watch this video or visit https://www.boxtops4education.com to see how easy the app is to use.

"Be Kind" T-Shirts - The Mountain View Cluster schools will be celebrating KINDNESS the week of November 18-22 in memory of Amy Lee, a former MV cluster student, and World Kindness Day on Wednesday, November 13. To support kindness and Amy’s legacy, we are selling “be kind” t-shirts that students can wear on November 13, as well as, during the week of November 18. An order form was sent home in your child’s Friday folder. You can also find the order form here. If you are ordering for more than one student, please complete a separate order form for each one. All orders are due by Wednesday, October 23. No late orders will be accepted.

2019-20 FMES YEARBOOK NOW AVAILABLE! - Order now so you don’t forget! Our yearbook is a hardcover, all-color book full of great pictures of school events. The price is $30.00 per book. After December 1st, the price will increase to $35.00. You may purchase your yearbook at MyPaymentsPlus. The order deadline is January 15, 2020.