A HUGE shoutout to our Cougar Cubs and FHE families for making attendance a priority throughout the month of September! 💙🤍
Throughout Attendance Awareness Month, our district tracked attendance percentages for each school. After maintaining an attendance rate of approximately 95% throughout all four weeks of September, Forest Hills Elementary finished 1ST PLACE in the district with an incredible 96% attendance rate! 🏆👏
🥇 1st Place – FHE: 96%
🥈 2nd Place – HES: 96%
🥉 3rd Place – CES & NES: 94% TIE
This accomplishment belongs to EVERY Cougar Cub who showed up ready to learn and every parent/guardian who helped make getting to school each day a priority! Your consistency, commitment, and teamwork made this possible! 💪📚
🐾 CONGRATULATIONS, FHE! 🐾
But we aren't stopping here… 👀🔥
Let's keep this attendance momentum going! Every day counts, every Cub counts, and every day at school is another opportunity to learn, grow, and FLOURISH in the forest! 🌳💙
WAY TO GO, COUGAR CUBS! 🐾🏆
Friday, October 2, 2026
Today, we are giving a HUGE PAWSOME shoutout to the four incredible people who work hard every day to keep Forest Hills Elementary clean, safe, welcoming, and ready for our Cougar Cubs to learn and grow! 🐾🌲
Please join us in celebrating:
⭐ Mr. Capers — Lead Custodian
⭐ Mrs. Baptiste
⭐ Mr. Espino
⭐ Mr. Fryar
From making sure our classrooms and common areas are ready each morning to taking care of all the little things that often go unnoticed, our custodians play such an important role in making Forest Hills feel like home. 🏫💙
Your hard work, dedication, and willingness to help do not go unnoticed. We are so thankful for the care you pour into our school and our Forest Family each and every day!
Help us show Mr. Capers, Mrs. Baptiste, Mr. Espino, and Mr. Fryar some love in the comments! 💙🧹🐾
Happy Custodian Appreciation Day! 🎉
We are getting ready for a PAWSOME Fall Festival at Forest Hills Elementary, and we need the help of our amazing Forest Family to make this event a success! 🧡💙
To help provide snacks and drinks for our students, we are asking each grade level to send in a specific item. Please send donations to school by Monday, October 26th.
🍎 1st Grade: Fruit Snacks
🥔 2nd Grade: Chips — individually wrapped
🍪 3rd Grade: Little Debbie Snacks
🍬 4th Grade: Candy — individually wrapped
💧 5th Grade: Cases of Water
🧃 6th Grade: Juice Boxes/Capri Suns
Every donation, big or small, helps us create a fun and memorable Fall Festival for our Cougar Cubs! 🐾🍁
Thank you, Forest Family, for always coming together to support our students! We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone! 🎃🍂💙🤍
Our Forest Family has a busy and FUN month ahead! Be sure to save these important dates:
📅 OCTOBER 6
🐾 Q1 PAWS Party
⏰ Early Release — 11:00 AM dismissal
📅 OCTOBER 7–9
🍁 Fall Break — No Students
📅 OCTOBER 12
📸 Picture Day
📬 Q1 Report Cards Go Home
📅 OCTOBER 13-19
💡 CogAT & IOWA Testing (2nd grade only)
📅 OCTOBER 19–23
⭐ Q1 Recognition Days
📣 Specific details coming soon!
📅 OCTOBER 26–30
❤️ Red Ribbon Week
👕 Dress-up days coming soon!
📅 OCTOBER 30
🎃 FALL FESTIVAL! 🎉
We know October can be a busy month for families, but we want every Cougar Cub to have the chance to enjoy all of the special moments, celebrations, and fun we have planned! 🐾💙
We hope to see all of our Cubs at school each day and on time! Every day brings new opportunities to learn, laugh, grow, and make memories with their Forest Family. We don't want anyone to miss out on the fun! ✨
Keep an eye on our Facebook page and ClassDojo for additional details about Q1 Recognition Days and Red Ribbon Week dress-up days!
🐾 Save the dates, Forest Family! We can't wait to make October PAW-some! 💙🤍
Another week of learning, growing, and flourishing in the Forest is in the books! 🌳📚 We are so proud of our Cougar Cubs and grateful to our families for helping make attendance a priority each day!
🎉 Thursday was a BIG attendance win! Our Cubs reached a 96.59% attendance rate with only 17 students absent! That is something worth celebrating! 👏🐾
Our goal is to reach 96% or higher every day, and we know our Cougar Cubs can do it! 💪💙
🌟 Let’s keep these BIG strides going! We are getting closer to the end of Quarter 1 and want to finish both Quarter 1 AND Attendance Awareness Month STRONG! 💪🐾 Every day gives us another opportunity to learn, grow, and make progress together.
🌳 Every Day Matters. Every Cougar Cub Counts! 💙
Come enjoy the holiday favorite, "Frosty" performed by the Barter Players. A young orphan named Billy discovers magic in a stolen hat. When he places the hat on a snowman’s head, the snowman comes to life! But can Frosty the Snowman help Billy find his real family in time for Christmas?
Produced by The Barter Players, from Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA—one of the longest-running theaters in the country!
SCHOOL SHOWS ONLY; RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Show times are 10 AM and NOON. Tickets $10. Call 843-549-8360 for more information and to make reservations.
✨📣🚔🚒Save the Date: National Night Out will take place at the First Baptist Church of Walterboro on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, from 6 PM to 8 PM. Join us for an evening of free fun, food, and an opportunity to meet your local first responders!✨📣🚔🚒
🗓National Night Out🗓
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
124 S. Memorial Avenue
6 PM until 8 PM
Get ready to fall into a good book! 🍂📖 Our Book Fair will be at Forest Hills Elementary October 23rd–30th!
Students will have the opportunity to shop for new books and other fun items throughout the week. 💙📚
More information about shopping times and family opportunities will be coming soon!
📅 October 23rd–30th
📍 Forest Hills Elementary
We can’t wait to see our Cougar Cubs find their next great read! 🐾📖
🎶✨ THE RESULTS ARE IN! ✨🎶
We are SO excited to announce the 2026–2027 Forest Hills Elementary Honors Choir! 🎤💙🤍
Before we celebrate our new Honors Choir members, we want to give a HUGE PAWSOME shout-out to EVERY Cougar Cub who auditioned! 🐾👏
Auditioning takes courage, confidence, preparation, and a willingness to step outside of your comfort zone. We are incredibly proud of every student who stood up, sang their song, and shared their voice with us! 🌟
Whether your name is on this year’s Honors Choir list or not, you should be proud of yourself for taking that brave step. Your hard work, courage, and willingness to try something new did not go unnoticed! 💙
👏 And to our parents and families—THANK YOU! Your support in helping your student prepare, encouraging them to audition, and making sure they were able to be here means so much. We couldn't make these opportunities happen without the support of our Forest Family! 💙🤍
I would also like to extend a huge thank you to Ms. Hanna, and Mr. Guarino for stepping in to sit on the panel for auditions!
And now… let's give a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our 2026–2027 Honors Choir members! 🎶🎉
We can't wait to see all the wonderful things this group will accomplish this year. Get ready to sing, shine, and make some beautiful music together! 🌟🎵
🐾 Way to be PAWSOME, Cougar Cubs! 🐾
🐾💙 BIG ATTENDANCE STRIDES, COUGAR CUBS! 💙🐾
We have some exciting attendance achievements to celebrate this week! 🎉🌟
👏 Wednesday & Thursday: Our Cougar Cubs reached an attendance rate of 96% or higher! This is the daily attendance goal we are working toward, and our Cubs are showing us that we can get there!
🎉 Another BIG shout-out: We had less than 20 students absent on BOTH Wednesday and Thursday! That is something worth celebrating! 🥳🐾
Thank you, families, for helping our students get to school each day and ready to learn. Every day in the classroom is another opportunity to grow, learn something new, and make progress!
📚 ATTENDANCE TIP #2: Give Yourself Extra Time in the Morning! ⏰
Build a few extra minutes into your morning routine so your Cougar Cub can arrive at school before 7:30 AM, settled and ready to learn. Arriving on time means they don't miss those important first minutes of instruction!
Keep making those BIG strides in attendance, Cougar Cubs! 🐾📚💙 Together, we can keep learning each and every day!
🌳 Every Day Counts. Each Cougar Cub Counts. 💙
We would be honored to have you attend and celebrate this special occasion with our students, faculty, staff, families, and community. The Homecoming Parade is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our school spirit and celebrate the Cougar pride that makes CCHS special.
Your presence would mean a great deal to our students and would help make this year's Homecoming celebration even more memorable.
Event: CCHS 2026 Homecoming Parade
Date: Friday, October 2, 2026
Time: 9:15 a.m.
Location: Colleton County High School
Thank you for your continued support of Colleton County High School and our students. We sincerely hope you will be able to join us!
With Cougar Pride,
Karen Addington
Student Council Advisor
Colleton County High School
Go Cougars!
Your kindness and support help make special moments for our Cougar Cubs even more PAWSOME! 🐾
💙🤍 We are so grateful for our amazing community partners!
Thank you for supporting Forest Hills Elementary! 💙
📚✨ September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! ✨📚
Parents, did you know that you and your children can sign up for a library card at ANY Colleton Library Branch FREE of charge?! 🎉
A library card opens the door to so many wonderful resources! You can:
📖 Check out books for FREE
🎧 Connect to digital audiobook platforms
🧩 Check out additional materials available through the library
👨👩👧👦 Participate in programs and activities for children and families of all ages
🎉 Enjoy special events happening throughout each month
The Walterboro Main Branch offers a variety of programs and events for families and children, making the library a great place to learn, explore, and have fun together!
📍 Walterboro Branch
600 Hampton St.
Walterboro, SC
👉 Visit your nearest Colleton Library Branch and get your library card today! Your next great adventure could be just a card away! 💙📚
You can also follow their Facebook page - Colleton County Memorial Library
For upcoming programs and events, visit www.colletonlibrary.org
Federal Programs is hosting a Shoe Carnival for our students and families! 🥳
📅 Thursday, October 1st
⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM
📍 Colleton County School District Office
Come enjoy an evening filled with:
🎮 Games
🎁 Prizes
📚 Helpful parent information
👟 Shoes for students of ALL grade levels!
Shoes are available while supplies last.
📲 Be sure to RSVP! Scan the QR code on the flyer to reserve your spot.
We can’t wait to see our students and families there! 💙👟🎉
We are celebrating some PAWSOME attendance from our Cougar Cubs! 🎉📚
These percentages represent the average number of students present from each grade level throughout the month of August. And WOW—our Cubs showed up! 👏💙
🥇 1st Place — 6th Grade: 98.1%
🥈 2nd Place — 3rd Grade: 95.2%
🥉 3rd Place — 1st Grade: 95.1%
And 4th, 5th, and 2nd Grades were not far behind! Keep pushing, Cubs! 🐾💪
🏆 NEW THIS YEAR! Each month, the grade level that takes the #1 spot will earn a “PAWSOME ATTENDANCE” bracelet! 🐾📿
Want to know how your grade is doing? 👀
Our attendance percentages are proudly displayed outside the main office so our students can keep an eye on the competition and cheer each other on!
And parents—we didn’t forget about you! 💙
We have the display placed right beside the main office door so you can check it out when you visit, too!
EVERY DAY COUNTS! Every student counts. Let’s keep showing up, staying on track, and making attendance PAWSOME! 🐾💙
Who will take the #1 spot in September? 👀🏆
Get ready to roll into reading at our Literacy Night! 💙🤍
📅 September 24, 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Bring the whole family for an evening packed with reading, learning, and fun! 🌟
🎢 Experience our Virtual Roller Coaster
📖 Learn helpful tips to support your child’s reading at home
🎯 Take on fun reading challenges
🎨 Enjoy games, crafts, and activities for the whole family
🍿 Refreshments will be served!
Let’s work together to help our Cougar Cubs build strong reading skills and coast toward success! 🐾📚
💙 We can’t wait to see you there! 🤍
📸✨ Forest Hills Families, we need your help! ✨📸
Media Release Permission forms for students need to be turned in as soon as possible! This form gives Forest Hills Elementary permission to share photos of your student on ClassDojo, our school social media page, Colleton County School District pages, and even in the yearbook.
We love celebrating the amazing things our Cougar Cubs are learning and doing each day, but we cannot share photos of YOUR student until this form is on file in the main office.
Not sure if you already turned it in? No problem! Please contact your child’s teacher, and they can help provide another copy if needed.
Thank you for helping us showcase and celebrate all the wonderful things happening at The Forest! 🐾💙
