Forestbrook Elementary

Tomorrow is $1.00 hat day for SOS Care for Autism.

Forestbrook Elementary families,

We want to introduce Mr. Roger Gray to our FES family. Mr. Gray will be serving as an assistant principal for a few months in the place of Mrs. Hucks who is preparing for the arrival of her new baby. Mr. Gray has many years experience as a principal in Horry County Schools. I know Mr. Gray will love his time working at FES!

Thank you to the FMS footballers players and cheerleaders for welcoming our Panthers to school today!

Ms. Beda has been with us a few weeks now, but we want to welcome her to the FES community and our 5th grade team!

My name is Ashley Breda, and I am excited to join Forestbrook Elementary! This year marks my 15th year in education. Over my career, I’ve taught everything from Pre-K to 8th grade, with a special passion for math and science. While I am originally from New York, I have proudly called South Carolina since 2006. In my spare time, I enjoy crafting, cooking, music, outdoor adventures, and sports (Go Giants and Yankees!). When I am not creating the ultimate learning environment in my classroom, "Breda’ville," you can usually find me helping with my family's catering business or enjoying the beach with loved ones. I look forward to a fantastic school year—Go Panthers!

Socastee High School is celebrating Homecoming next week, and their cluster schools will join in on the fun!
Our students and staff will be participating in Socastee's dress-up week schedule as we show our school spirit and support our high school!
We also hope to see many of our Forestbrook families at the Homecoming game next Friday night, September 25th!
Let's come together and show our support for the Socastee High School Braves!

Today Mrs. Bellamy’s little mathematicians traded in their classroom for a fancy restaurant and put their counting skills to work! Each student received a preset menu, placed their order with a waiter, and watched as their order was “sent to the kitchen” and fulfilled. 👩‍🍳🧑‍🍳

Our goal? One-to-one correspondence + counting objects up to 20! 🔢❤️

And of course, Chef Luigi (aka Mrs. Bellamy 👨‍🍳😂) was in the kitchen making sure every order was just right!

We had an incredible turnout at Literacy Under the Lights at Socastee High School! Our Panthers showed up ready to celebrate the joy of reading, and it was wonderful to see so many of our students and families enjoying the evening together.

This special event is part of Horry County Schools’ Rise with Reading initiative, which is all about building a love of literacy and helping our students grow as confident, lifelong readers. Tonight was a reminder that reading truly brings us together!

A huge THANK YOU to our Forestbrook families for supporting literacy and making this event such a success. We are so proud of our Panthers and grateful to be part of a community that values reading and learning!

We would like to congratulate a few of our Panthers for making a perfect score in at least one subject area on last year's end of year SC Ready State Assessment! Congratulations to Emersyn Bolinger and Brandon Toledo Ruiz for their perfect scores on ELA and to Serob Ghazaryan, Stella Palisin, Jaxon Stutler for their perfect scores on Math. Also, Congratulations to Cameron Wherry for a perfect score on Math and Science! Great job, Panthers!

We hope to see everyone tomorrow at SHS for Literacy Under the Lights 5:30-6:30! There was a typo on the original flyer that said 6-7:30. Sorry for any confusion.

📣 Attention Forestbrook Families! CogAT Testing Information:

The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is an assessment that measures students’ reasoning and problem-solving skills through verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal questions. CogAT results are one component used in the identification process for Gifted and Talented (GT) programs.

📝 Does my child need a referral?

⭐ All 2nd grade students will take the CogAT and do NOT need to be referred.

⭐ Students who are already identified as GT do NOT need to take the CogAT again.

⭐ Students currently being served as a High Flyer in a GT classroom will be referred by their teacher and do NOT need a parent referral.

⭐ Parents of other students who would like their child considered for CogAT testing may submit a referral.

📅 Parent referrals are being accepted through September 11, 2026.

⚠️ Please note: Referrals cannot be accepted after the September 11 deadline.

If you believe your child should be considered for CogAT testing and they do not fall into one of the categories above, please be sure to submit your referral by the deadline.

If you want your student to participate, please fill out the form by clicking here:

Student Referral Form