Navigating the River
Thursday, March 26
Update from Forsyth County Schools
Governor Kemp has mandated that schools will remain closed for in-person instruction through April 24, with students returning on Monday, April 27.
During this time, FCS will continue online learning and all schools and facilities will remain closed to non-essential employees and the public.
While we are anxious to return to our normal routines, we encourage all members of our FCS family to continue to be flexible and patient for the safety of our students and staff. We appreciate your continued support.
Update on Grading
We have asked teachers to tag items as incomplete in their gradebooks for any student who has not completed an online assignment that is to be graded.
The reason we are taking this step is to ensure that you, as parents, receive notifications if your child did not log in to complete an assignment. If you get a notice about an incomplete assignment, please ask your child to log into itsLearning and complete the assignment when they are able.
Our philosophy is to believe the best in our students. We understand that this is a difficult transition for many so we want to be proactive. We also want you to know that this is about communicating what is going on in each class so that you can help your children while they learn at home.
Students who receive this notification of an incomplete assignment will still have the opportunity to complete the assignment. They simply need to check ItsLearning for the specific class. If they need more direction, then you or your child can reach out to the teacher for that class to seek clarification on the assignment.
Troubleshooting and Help Guides for Parents
Below are some user guides that our technology department created for parents to help with ClassLink and itslearning.
Show Your Spirit Panthers
Follow these directions to submit your photos:
Go to - images.balfour.com
School Project Number - 018668
Password - Panthers
- fill in the information needed then click "next"
- follow the instructions on the site to upload pictures.
- VERY IMPORTANT - Please include your name AND your grade.
Teacher Contact List
Counselor Contact
Lisa Schroeder: eschroeder@forsyth.k12.ga.us A-L
Christy Gabbert: cgabbert@forsyth.k12.ga.us I-Q
Lisa Lemieux: llemieux@forsyth.k12.ga.us R-Z
Social Emotional Learning
The American Heart Association has several resources for parents, such as eating healthy, staying active, and reducing stress. Below is a link to their page devoted to resources for parents. We hope it helps with more ideas that you can use at home.
Learning Outside of School
It's a great time to.......Read!
We now have access to over 6,400 online books and news articles. Follow the link below for more details. We hope this is another way that you can keep your children engaged as we work from home.
School Name: Get Georgia Reading
Username: forsythcounty
Password: read
Panthers Have PRIDE - Shout Outs
Student Shout Outs: Click this link to give your child a shout out!
Teacher Shout Outs: Click this link to give one of our RMS teachers a shout out!