FR News - SUMMER EDITION 6/17/24

Message from Mrs. Stamer

I hope everyone’s summer is off to a great start. Enjoy the days and soak up the memories. Find time to relax, read and play. Please also find some time to keep up on skills, so your child is ready to go when we return. This will help them feel more successful as they start a new school year. Please look through this newsletter for a few opportunities through the library and IXL for some summer practice.

Although I will be in and out of my office over the summer, we will be closed at the end of this week and will return at the beginning of August. In the meantime, I wanted to share a few “Save the Dates” for the beginning of the 24/25 school year.

Wednesday, August 21st: 5:00 - 6:00 - Back to School “Teacher Meet and Greet and School Supply Drop Off”; This is going to be new for the upcoming school year and since this will be an in person event, we will shift our curriculum night to a virtual event.

Thursday, August 22nd: Principal/Parent Meeting and Coffee - A time to meet the principal and assistant principal, have some coffee and hear about the upcoming school year. Let’s talk about how we can work together as a team.

Friday, September 6th: Back to School Bash - Let’s all meet up on the blacktop to have fun and celebrate the start of the school year. Time TBD

Mrs. Stamer's Summer Reading Corner!

What is Mrs. Stamer reading this summer?

The first book in my pile to read is…

The Anxious Generation By: Jonathan Haidt Link Here

Click here to read an article of an interview with the author.

24-25 School Registration

Registration for the 2024-2025 continues to be open. If you haven't completed registration yet, please log in to your PowerSchool Parent Portal and click Returning Student Registration.

You will need to complete registration for each of your children. If you have additional questions, please visit the Registration page on our website.

If you know your child(ren) will not attend a D102 for the 24-25 school year, please notify your home school.

D102 Summer Reading

Click HERE to find out your school's summer reading recommendation!

IXL Summer Reading

IXL Summer Learning - English

IXL Summer Learning - Spanish

Forest Road Elementary School Supplies List 2024-2025

Do you want to start school supply shopping?

HERE is our list!

Summer Gardening

Thank you to Forest Road parent Sarah Earley and student Emma Garus for weeding and planting flowers in our garden.

Community Corner

Summer EBT, or SUN Bucks, is a new permanent nutrition program authorized U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. SUN Bucks 2024 will provide a $120 annual benefit to eligible children via an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) issuance by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) later this summer. Illinois is one of 36 states that have announced their intent to launch Summer EBT in summer 2024.

More basic information on the new federal program is available on the following websites: