Originally delivered on 12/20/2024 1:39 pm

SUBJECT: Bobcat Weekly News

December 20th, 2024
A Note from Principal Webb

Happy Holidays, BFES Community!

  • I truly hope that you have enjoyed semester one here at Birmingham Falls Elementary School. Students return to BFES in 17 days! Good luck, parents! I wish you all the most enjoyable winter break where you can create memories with family and friends. Birmingham Falls will be here waiting for you in 2025!
  • Congratulations to our Bobcat Leaders of the Month for December!
    • Kindergarten: Sam Bergstrom, Fischer Medlen, Ava Van de Sype. Silas Stow, James Tincknell
    • 1st Grade: Anna Collins Musselman, Tyler Zurawski, Kollins Hunter, Mason Heng, Henry Troidl, Asher Croft
    • 2nd Grade: Ava Simon, Emma Kendrall, Elliotte Pierson, Amelia Brott
    • 3rd Grade: Hunter Womack, Adalyn Cristiano, Emily Brening, Vivian Crist, Ziyad Shaikh, Olivia Bloodworth 
    • 4th Grade: Nolan Burks, Ryan Manning, Dutch Yancey, Ray Bhayani, Cameron Stombaugh
    • 5th Grade:  Lake Robers, Anthony Giraldi, Teagan Hinchee, Palmer O'Mahoney, Harper Bell, Zeynep Akgul
  • All K-5 grade students at BFES have an opportunity to showcase their writing talents in the Young Georgia Author’s (YGA) Writing Competition sponsored by the Georgia Department of Education. The YGA does not require a prompt for students to respond to or provide any other boundaries to their genre choice or creativity beyond having a 1,900-word limit (if typed, double-spaced Times New Roman is preferred). Entries may include Short Stories, Poetry, Essays/Literary Criticism/Analysis, Journalism, Academic/Research, Reports, Personal Narratives, Any Other Original Student Writing.  All writing entries need to be submitted to your child’s teacher by Thursday, January 30, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact Beth Nation at: nation@fultonschools.org.

Dates that Rate:

  • December 20th – Last Day of School for 2024
  • January 7th - First Day of Second Semester
  • January 20th – No School – Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
  • January 28th - Bingo in the cafeteria (4:00pm-6:00pm)
  • January 31st - PTO Meeting in the cafeteria (9:30am-10:30am)
  • February 6th - Spring Picture Day at BFES
  • February 17th & 18th – No School President’s Day & Professional Development Day
  • February 21st - International Night at BFES
  • February 28th - PTO Meeting in the cafeteria (9:30am-10:30am)
  • 2024-2026 Approved Fulton County School Calendars

Don Webb – Principal

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PTO Corner
Bingo Night Planning!

Looking for volunteers to help plan Bingo Night (January 28) and Movie Night (Tentatively April 25). Please email BirminghamFallsPTO@gmail.com if you are interested.

International Night

International Night is back! Join us February 21st from 4-6p in the BFES Cafeteria. 

This is a special night in which families, faculty, and staff gather to learn and honor cultures from different parts of the world!

If you would like to sign up for a country, please sign up HERE!

If you have any questions, please email bfesinternational@gmail.com

Spring PTO Meetings

Join us at 9:30a in the BFES Cafeteria on the following dates:

January 31st

February 21st

March 28th

April 25th


Yearbook Photo Submissions

This year, you will be able to submit photos after each event through a specific link. Be on the lookout for a flyer with a QR code at each event or check back to THIS PAGE and below for the specific links!

Sneak Peek/Back to School: HERE

Ice Cream Social: HERE

Bobcat Bash: HERE

Mother Son Kickball: HERE

BFES Spirit Days: HERE

Grandparents Day/Lunch with Kiddo(s): HERE

4th Under the Stars: HERE

Bobcats Do It All (extracurricular activities page): HERE

STEM Lab: HERE

Winter Musicals: HERE

**Password for all albums is Bobcats24!

Follow us on Social Media

Make sure to follow us on social media and tag us in your BFES pictures - we love seeing our Bobcats!

Instagram: @BFES_Bobcat_PTO

Facebook: Birmingham Falls Elementary PTO

Around the School
Brilliant Bilingual

Brilliant Bilingual: REGISTER HERE!

Community Corner
PTO Business Partnerships
Thank you to all our Business Partners!
Fulton County School Calendar 2024 - 2025
Birmingham Falls Elementary School

14865 Birmingham Highway
Milton, GA 30004
Phone: 470-254-2820 | 
Fax: 470-254-2806

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