Flat Gap Elementary School

🌟 SAVE THE DATE! 🌟 🗓️ July 23rd 🕘 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Calling all incoming Kindergarten students and families! Join us for a fun-filled day as we prepare, explore, and get to know your teachers and school before the first day of kindergarten! This special day is designed to help your child feel excited, confident, and ready for an amazing school year. 🎒 Meet your teachers 🏫 Explore the school 🎨 Enjoy fun activities ❤️ Make new friends and feel at home 📢 Parents: Please plan to attend our Kindergarten Parent Meeting from 9:00–10:30 AM. You'll receive important information to help your child have a successful start to the school year. We can't wait to welcome our newest Greyhounds! 🐾

Attention ALL Greyhounds! Let's get registered for the best school year yet! #GreatandGettingGreater

As classroom supply lists come out, we want to share opportunities for our Greyhounds to receive resources to support them and our school! #GreatandGettingGreater #GreyhoundGrit #FRC #CommunityPartners

Below is the school supply list for upper grades-4th and 5th. Please remember that no supplies are required, but if you're able to contribute, we would greatly appreciate your support. Every donation helps our students have a successful start to the school year. Thank you for your generosity and support! Go Greyhounds! 🩶🖤

Attention 2nd and 3rd grade students!!🎉📚 Let's get ready for a great school year! Here's your supply list!!! Please remember that no supplies are required, but if you're able to contribute, we would greatly appreciate your support. Every donation helps our students have a successful start to the school year. Thank you for your generosity and support! Go Greyhounds! 🩶❤️

Calling all first grade students!!! 🎉📚 Let's get ready for a great school year! Below is the school supply list for 1st Grade. Please remember that no supplies are required, but if you're able to contribute, we would greatly appreciate your support. Every donation helps our students have a successful start to the school year. Thank you for your generosity and support! Go Greyhounds! 🩶🖤

It's that time of year again! 🎉📚 Let's get ready for a great school year! Below is the school supply list for Kindergarten! Please remember that no supplies are required, but if you're able to contribute, we would greatly appreciate your support. Every donation helps our students have a successful start to the school year. Thank you for your generosity and support! Go Greyhounds! 🩶🖤

These Flat Gap teachers spent their Wednesday in training to help our students learn regulating behaviors! They spend their summer preparing for an amazing school year with our students! #LeaderinMe #ProfessionalLearning #GreyhoundGrit #GreatandGettingGreater

Let's get ready for Greyhound Football!

Mark your calendars!! Check out these exciting events!!! 4-H Day Camp FGES Summer Giveaway Back to School Bash Ramey Br Church Johnson County Ready Fest

Flat Gap Elementary LIFT Summer School is having a great day at the Louisville Zoo! Our students are so excited to learn all they can about animals today! Mrs. Kellie Jones and her team of chaperones are making sure all our Greyhounds have a super fun, and super safe day at the zoo! #GreatandGettingGreater #GreyhoundGrit #21stCCLC #KYOSA #PreventingSummerSlide

A big thanks to Wildcat Grocery for helping our summer school kids cool off with amazing soft serve ice cream! 🍦 We love our Flat Gap Community Partners! #GreyhoundGrit #GreatandGettingGreater #21stCCLC #KYOSA #PreventingSummerSlide

Event Update: The Grandparents & Caregivers Support Circle Event scheduled for June 19 has been canceled. We appreciate your understanding.

📢 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