Flat Gap Elementary School

📢 Calling all Grandparents, Kinship Caregivers, and Foster Parents! 📢

Are you raising a grandchild, family member, or providing foster care? This event is just for you! Come out for a day of community, support, and free fun.

🗓️ When: Friday, June 19, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Where: The Mountain Homeplace

What to Expect:
Valuable Resources: Meet with on-site vendors dedicated to sharing helpful information and support services tailored to your needs.

Exciting Giveaways: Stick around for a chance to win some awesome door prizes!

Free Lunch: Enjoy complimentary hot dogs and drinks on us! 🌭🥤

Raising the next generation takes a village, and we want to support yours. Mark your calendars, bring your questions, and come enjoy a great day out. We can't wait to see you there!

#KinshipCare #FosterCare #GrandparentsRaisingGrandchildren #CommunitySupport #MountainHomeplace #FRYSCFamilyResources

📢 Calling all Grandparents, Kinship Caregivers, and Foster Parents! 📢 Are you raising a grandchild, family member, or providing foster care? This event is just for you! Come out for a day of community, support, and free fun. 🗓️ When: Friday, June 19, 2026 ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM 📍 Where: The Mountain Homeplace What to Expect: Valuable Resources: Meet with on-site vendors dedicated to sharing helpful information and support services tailored to your needs. Exciting Giveaways: Stick around for a chance to win some awesome door prizes! Free Lunch: Enjoy complimentary hot dogs and drinks on us! 🌭🥤 Raising the next generation takes a village, and we want to support yours. Mark your calendars, bring your questions, and come enjoy a great day out. We can't wait to see you there! When you're done having fun at Mountain Homeplace run over to Frontier Medical. They are having a clothing giveaway! #KinshipCare #FosterCare #GrandparentsRaisingGrandchildren #CommunitySupport #MountainHomeplace #FRYSCFamilyResources

Focus Spotlight: The Flat Gap Blessing Box & Community Food Security The Flat Gap Family Resource Center (FRC) operates on a foundational belief: true community impact is a two-way street. In rural communities where resources can be lean, the Center leverages the power of grassroots collaboration and sweat equity. Through a deeply intertwined partnership with local volunteers and regional food networks, the FRC has established a sustainable, crowd-sourced food security ecosystem that ensures no student or family goes hungry. The Power of Grassroots Collaboration: The Flat Gap Blessing Box When the need arose for a 24/7, low-barrier food access point at the school, the community didn't wait for outside funding—they built it themselves. With the help of parents: Shannon Reed, Jennifer Wilson, and Kayla Dorton, Flat Gap Elementary FRC Director Denise Estep took a dream and made it into a reality. The Flat Gap Blessing Box stands as a physical testament to local solidarity. Every piece of lumber, nail, and shingle was completely donated by community members. Local craftsmen and volunteers gave their time and labor to construct and install the weatherproof pantry, ensuring that families in crisis have anonymous, dignity-first access to non-perishable food items, toiletries, and household essentials at any hour of the day. A Circle of Service: Reciprocal Partnership with Local Food Pantries The impact of the Blessing Box goes far beyond non-perishable canned goods, thanks to a unique, reciprocal volunteer model put in motion by the FRC. To ensure the box is consistently stocked with nutrient-dense options, Flat Gap’s Family Resource Coordinator and FRC Leadership Crew(composed of elementary students) routinely volunteer hands-on time at the local community food pantry. This investment of time and labor builds a powerful circle of mutual support: The FRC Gives: Dedicated volunteer hours to help the local pantry sort donations and pack boxes. Helps educate FRC Leadership Crew on the importance of giving back to the community. The Pantry Gives Back: In return for this vital labor, the pantry provides the FRC with surplus allocations of fresh bread, baked goods, and seasonal produce. Local churches also help keep it stocked along with community members. The Community Benefits: These fresh, perishable items—which are often difficult for low-income families to afford—directly stock the Blessing Box, giving Flat Gap families immediate access to fresh, healthy dietary supplements. "The Blessing Box isn't just a resource; it's a reflection of who we are. When the community builds the structure, and a circle of shared service keeps it full, it proves that we have everything we need to take care of one another."— Flat Gap FRC Measurable Community Outcomes Zero-Waste Food Pipeline: Surplus produce and bread that might otherwise spoil at regional pantries are picked up by the FRC Coordinator and distributed to families within hours. Dignity in Access: The 24/7 nature of the Blessing Box eliminates the stigma sometimes associated with asking for aid, allowing parents to gather what they need privately. Economic Resilience: By offsetting grocery bills with fresh produce and bread, families can reallocate scarce financial resources toward utility bills, medicine, and student needs. Future Leaders: By allowing students to volunteer in the FRC and the food pantry it teaches them valuable life lessons of compassion and empathy.

Flat Gap Summer School students enjoy science and inquiry based learning to keep our kids engaged and having fun while learning important skills! #inquiryBasedLearning #GreyhoundGrit #GreatandGettingGreater #KYOSA #21stCCLC

Attention Greyhounds! This is a great opportunity for those interested in baseball!

On Wednesday, our summer school students spent the entire day with Camp Shawnee, enjoying a variety of fun-filled activities, including key punch and tie-dye! It's been an amazing week full of learning, creativity, and smiles. We can't wait to see what the rest of summer school has in store! #GreyhoundGrit #CommunityOutreach #GreatandGettingGreater #KYOSA #21stCCLC #SummerLearning

On Tuesday, Lorna and Amelia from the Johnson County Public Library stopped by with exciting activities and resources to encourage a love of reading! JCPL is the source for all things literacy in our community! #GreyhoundGrit #LiteracyMatters #GreatandGettingGreater #CommunityPartners #21stCCLC #KYOSA

Flat Gap Elementary has been fortunate to have several special community partners join us this week for fun and educational activities: Monday – Macey Stewart and Kandyce May from the Johnson County Extension Office visited and shared engaging learning experiences with our students. These ladies have introduced our students to healthy habits that will last their whole life! #GreyhoundGrit #GreatandGettingGreater #UKYExtensionAgents #CommunityOutreach #21stCCLC #SummerLearning

4-H Day Camp for ages 9-13 @ Flat Gap Elementary July 14, 2026 10-3. Students must be dropped off and picked up by parents.

Attention Greyhounds! You will find the district and school calendars for the 26-27 school year attached. You can use these dates when making plans and appointments during the upcoming year! Dates could be adjusted if needed. #BeProactive #PutFirstThingsFirst #LeaderinMe #GreyhoundGrit #GreatandGettingGreater

Check out these academic resources for primary students! These are great to keep your children reading and to prevent learning loss over the summer months! #PreventSummerSlide #LeaderinMe #GreyhoundGrit #GreatandGettingGreater

Way to Go, Jackson!

Thank you for volunteering to serve our community at our local food pantry!

I know they are thankful for your help!

#GreyhoundGrit #LeaderinMe #LeadersinAction #GreatandGettingGreater #GoodStuff

Our Flat Gap Greyhounds have been busy at FG Summer School! Mrs. Jones and her teachers are keeping our students engaged in academic and enriching activities to build their learning in the classroom and beyond! Lots of Pics to Come! #GreyhoundGrit #GreatandGettingGreater #21stCCLC #BeyondtheClassroom #KYOSA #PreventingSummerSlide

Food pick up began today!! Make sure you sign up using the Google form. Here is the schedule. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/a1cpVbxSL2iTNoNL9

Dear Greyhound Families,
We are sharing the following research opportunity for families with children ages 3-5.

A research group at Harvard University is conducting a study about how everyday storytelling and book reading support young children’s language development. Families who choose to participate will complete a short caregiver survey and record brief videos of shared storybook reading and storytelling activities at home.

Participation involves:

A short parent survey (10 minutes)
Recording brief videos of reading a book and telling stories with your child
Approximately 20-30 minutes total
Families who participate will receive:

$25 compensation
A children’s book as a thank you!
If you are interested in learning more or participating, please see the attached information/consent form or use the sign-up link below: https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5auKUL7Ol4UqjEG

Summer Camp Begins June 1st

JC Basketball Camp begins tomorrow!

Attention Families who's students are registered for Flat Gap Summer School: Doors Open at 7:15 am. Classes begin at 8:00. In the afternoon, parent pick up will be at 2:00 at the front office.

Attention Parents of Incoming 4th Graders!