FR News 11/17/23
Message from Mrs. Stamer
I hope you were able to find time to connect with your child’s teacher today during conferences and your Thanksgiving Break is off to a great start. This past week I had someone share a reel with me. The reel really touched my heart and so much that I believe in. I realized the reel was part of a TED Talk, so I had to find the TED Talk and listen to the whole thing. I am sharing a link and I encourage everyone to take the 7 minutes to watch this TED Talk by 7 year old Molly Wright. As we go into this week remember her words “Every moment together is an opportunity to connect, talk and play”. Enjoy this time together and remember to put down your devices and find time to connect. Our children need us and it is in some of the smallest of ways we can be there for them. Molly sure gave me some great reminders and things to think about even though my children are past the first 5 years of their lives. Molly Wright TED Talk
I am so grateful for the opportunity to be the principal of Forest Road School and to get to spend so many days watching your children grow. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you to the PTO for always putting together great fundraisers for Forest Road. The Trivia Night was a success and one of the raffle prizes was Principal for the Day. The Woss family won the raffle and Ms. Amanda Woss took on being the Principal for the Day last Thursday. We had a such a great time together. She helped organize snacks for Friendsgiving, did the morning announcements, took some walks around the building to check on classrooms, lead our staff meeting and even took Dr. Covino around the building to show him how "buddies" works at Forest Road. Way to go, Ms. Woss.
Thank you for all the food donations. The Westchester Food Pantry delivered over 300 Thanksgiving meals and Forest Road was able to contribute so much to make that happen.
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
November 20 - Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 20-24 - Thanksgiving Break - NON-ATTENDANCE for Students
December 2 - Scholastic Book Fair
Forest Road Clubs
4TH GRADE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS - DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS 11/27!
Battle of the Books runs from October through March. Students will independently read the selected Battle Books and attend ten practices with their homeschools. Practices will take place during lunch under the supervision of the homeschool Battle Coach. Detailed schedules will be distributed at the homeschool.
After homeschool Battles, the winning team will be invited to participate in the District-level Battle that takes place at Park Jr. High. All are welcome and encouraged to attend to cheer on all participants.
A participant T-shirt is included in the activity fee.
https://store.dist102.k12.il.us/#!/products/C6OQA3FF5I
NEW FOR 2024 - DRAMA CLUB!!
Teachers are beginning to plan for the Drama Club this spring. Drama Club will be for 4th - 6th graders. It will take place after school 3:15-4:15 on Thursday for 8 weeks. Students will then have a short performance for parents on the last practice. Teachers are also looking into performing for peers at an end of the year assembly. At this time, please complete the interest survey so we can plan accordingly. The official sign up and payment will be posted in PushCoin in January.
Please reach out to Mrs. DiOrio with questions (diorioju@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.
November 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
BOOK FAIR!
SAVE THE DATE for Saturday, December 2nd! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming!
For students, it's one of the most anticipated events of the school year - but we need volunteers to make it happen. We hope that you can offer your time and talents to help students experience Bookjoy firsthand! And every purchase at the fair directly benefits our school. So, it’s a win-win!
You can sign-up to volunteer at the link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B044FA4AD2BA1F58-45565533-book
Park Jr. High Tutors
Park Tutors 2023/24
The Park Tutor Program is an after school program where Park Students tutor and mentor elementary students.
Mondays and Thursdays 3:30PM until 4:10PM
PROGRAM DATES:
Tutoring Sessions:
November 6th - informational meeting for Park Students only November 9,13,16,27,30
December 4,7,11,14,18,(no tutors on the 21st)
January 8,11,18, 22, 25, 29
February 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 22, 26, 29
March 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21
April 3, 4,8 11th is the last day
Meet in front of the Main Office of Park Junior High School... then go to the LRC. - Permission Slip HERE
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.