FR News 12/8/23

Message from Mrs. Stamer

We had another great week at Forest Road. There were smiling children and a lot of learning going on. First grade is getting ready for their reader’s theater. Second grade is working on their personal narrative and counting money in math. Third grade started new math groups for unit three. Fourth grade started their book groups and completed their unit on the life cycle of mealworms (the kids loved the beetles). Fifth grade started learning about the 13 colonies. Sixth grade began an argumentative unit and had a debate on whether or not video games are bad for you. There is no stopping the kids and their learning at Forest Road, they are eager and continuing to learn each day. Students, staff and parents…keep up the good work, the hard work and the fun work!

It is the time of year when we are starting our Winter District Assessments. This is a time for our students to show what they’ve learned and an opportunity for us to see what direction we need to go with instruction. Recently the district sent out communication regarding PowerSchool as a communication tool teachers use. There were two videos I found to be useful and I wanted to reshared the videos in case you missed them in the district communication. There is one on accessing your student’s grades in PowerSchool and one on understanding your student’s grades in PowerSchool. Both are linked below.

Message from Mr. Ontiveros

Beginning Monday, January 8, 2024, families of our bus students will have access to FirstView, a bus tracking app from our district's transportation partner, First Student. The mobile phone app will allow families to receive information regarding their child's bus route and location.

Currently, FirstView is being piloted at Park Junior High. After the new year, elementary schools will be able to utilize the app.

More information will be available in our final newsletter before the break. In the meantime, please feel free to reach out to me with any questions.

Have a great weekend everyone!

School Hours & Lunch Hours

8:15 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Lunch Hours: 11:20 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

8:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Wednesday

Lunch Hours: 10:55 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. | Wednesday

Upcoming Dates to Remember

December 12 - Winter Concert - 2nd and 4th grades

December 23-Jan 7 - Winter Break (No School)

Student Council Holiday Food Drive

Folkloric Dance 2024!

Danzas Folklóricas GRADOS 1-6

El estudio de danza, Flor de Corazón, estará dando clases de baile en la escuela de Forest Road empezando en enero y terminando en abril. Espacio limitado. Las clases serán dadas en español.

Folkloric Dancing
Flor de Corazon Dance Studio at Forest Road School. Classes will start in January and end in April. Space is limited.

Classes will be in Spanish.

Fecha de inicio: lunes 8 de enero de 2024
Cuándo: lunes de 3:15 a 4:15
Objetivos Grados: 1-6
Dónde: Escuela Forest Road School
Salida: Puerta #1

Start Date: Monday, January 8, 2024

When: Mondays from 3:15p – 4:15p

Target Grades: 1-6

Where: Forest Road School

Exit: Door # 1

¡Marque su calendario!

El viernes 19 de abril del 2024 los estudiantes presentarán sus danzas y tendrán una celebración.

Celebration!

A dance recital and celebration will take place on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Costo: $50.00 Sign up and pay on PushCoin HERE
Fee: $50.00

Si tiene preguntas comuníquese con la Mtra. Mirándola (Forest Road) al 708-215-6431 o por correo electrónico a mirandolare@dist102.k12.il.us.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Mirandola (FR) at 708-215-6431 or via email at mirandolare@dist102.k12.il.us.

23-24 Bus Routes and Schedule

Car Rider Drop-Off & Pick-Up Guidelines

Guidelines will remain the same as last year:

Please do not park, drop off or pick up on Homestead between Monroe and Jackson.

December Lunch Menu

Before & After School Care Info.

Forest Road offers two different before and after school programs. Although they run independently from us, they are serviced here in our school. Below is the contact information for BASE and Right At School:

BASE: Leanna Hartung - Manager LeannaHartung@pdlg.org

Right At School: Chelsey Mazariegos - Area Manager chelsey.mazariegos@rightatschool.com

Right at School and BASE drop off security reminder:

Parents when you drop off your child off at Right at School or BASE and for some reason need to walk your child into the building, please then exit the building immediately after dropping off. Please do not take your child to the classroom or go to the classrooms on your own to drop off or pick anything up. I appreciate your attention to this.

PTO Corner!

PTO Website: https://forestroadpto.org

PTO Newsletter: HERE

https://mailchi.mp/b05a237370c4/your-pto-news-letter-is-here-15524589

Questions? Email PTO Co-Presidents:

Arlene Avalos: aavalos86@hotmail.com or Christine Zmuda ckzmuda@gmail.com

Talent Show 2024! - SAVE THE DATE

Art Enrichment

Volunteers are still needed for the following classrooms:

Krysa - 5th Grade

Gorman 6th Grade

Scholastic Online Book Fair

Want more Book Fair? Didn't see a book you had in mind? No problem!
Keep the party going at our online Book Fair now through December 14th!
All book purchases over $25 ship free and every purchase benefits our school!

https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html/?fairId=5434620

Winter Break Movie Day - Forest Road Gym

January 3rd 12:30p – 2p OR 2:30p – 4p

Bring your beach towel and water bottle to come watch a movie with your friends over winter break in the gym! Popcorn and water will be provided to all attendees. Movie selections will be beach/summer themed and will be updated shortly.

Adults/caregivers are needed in order to make this a drop off event! We have 12 slots for each movie time in order to assist with check in, distributing popcorn and ensuring a good time for the students. Thank you in advance for volunteering a couple hours to our students and PTO!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0848A9AB23A3FAC70-46573175-winter

Order your Yearbook!

Order your 2023-24 Yearbook now!

TreeRing Yearbook Order Info

If needed, the school code for Forest Road is 1014609993964535

Help make this year's book, the best yet by uploading your photos from the First Day of School, Boosterthon, 3rd Grade Bike Rodeo and Halloween!

Download the TreeRing app for your mobile Android or iOS device to easily upload photos!

Community Corner

We are still collecting brown paper bags with handles for the pantry. As a reminder Trader Joe's and Mariano's brown paper bag with handles are preferred.

Village of LaGrange Park seeking Crossing Guards

School crossing guard recruitment. Please apply HERE