FR News 4/12/24

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Message from Mrs. Stamer & Mr. Ontiveros

Wow! What a week we had…from the Solar Eclipse to Success Night and everything in between, we had a wonderfully busy week. On Monday we were able to take all of the students outside to view the Solar Eclipse with their special glasses on. It was so much fun to hear the students once they put on their glasses and could see the eclipse. “Look at that!”, “Oh my goodness I can see it!”, “Wow! That is so cool!”...It is always fun to witness their pure enjoyment in learning and new experiences. 

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Success Night

Last night we had Success Night and it was so great to see so many families and smiling children walking around the building. We hope you enjoyed having a chance to see your child’s work, success and a glimpse of what their day is like at Forest Road. 

Enjoy the weekend and the beautiful weather we are supposed to have!

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

April 16 - Music Concert (3rd, 6th & Chorus)

April 18 - PTO Multicultural Night/Spring Book Fair

April 19 - Expo de Bellas Artes @ Park Jr. High

April 26 - Teacher Institute Day - No School

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Don't Forget to Sign Up for Summer Programs!

April Lunch Menu

Arbor Management has changed the way it delivers monthly lunch menus to D102. You will now have the ability to click on a link and view the lunch menu and any changes it may have on a daily basis.

Follow this link and instructions to view the lunch menu:

La Grange Elementary School District 102 | My School Menus

Bus Routes 23-24

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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

Questions? Email PTO Co-Presidents:

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

Spring Running Club

Spring is here and Running Club is starting back up again on Friday, April 12! 

Running Club meets on Fridays during lunch recess.  Students will have the opportunity to earn fun charms for the miles that they run.  All grade levels are welcome and participation is free! 

For more information and to signup Click Here

Looking forward to a great spring season of running!

Amy Bocian & Arlene Avalos (Co-Chairs of the Running Club) 

Books & Bundt - Our PTO has partnered with Nothing Bundt Cakes for a Reading Incentive

Log reading minutes with our reading log tracker

Once the student has read 400 minutes this month bring your tracker to our bakery for a FREE bundtlet. 

Attention 6th Grade Families

Last Call for Baby Pictures!

Thank you to those that have already sent in their student's baby picture! We still need the baby photo of 31 6th graders. If you want your student's baby photo included in the slideshow, please email it to fr6thgraders2024@gmail.com 

Celebrate your sixth grader by purchasing a special Forest Road Class of 2024 yard sign to display in your yard!

Signs should be picked up at Success Night on Thursday, April 11th from 6pm-7pm.

*If signs cannot be picked up at this time, alternate arrangements can be made.  

https://forest-road-pto.square.site

Multicultural Night & Spring Book Fair

You are invited to join us in celebrating the many cultures that make up the Forest Road School Community!  

On Thursday, April 18 from 6:00p-7:30pm we will have a wonderful evening learning about and sharing different cultures.  We will also have performances from different organizations and a variety of ethnic foods to sample!

We need as many families as possible who would be willing to set up a display table to represent their country of origin or culture. Come share what makes your ethnicity or culture interesting and unique!  Also, feel free to sign up for a country that has already been chosen - it will be lovely to see how families celebrate the same culture differently! 

Not sure what to display? Some samples of items that have been displayed in the past: food/candy, recipes, statues, dolls, currency, clothing, music, games, art, postcards, books, jewelry, and pottery.  This is your display, you can be as creative as you’d like! 

Please go to Multicultural Night to sign-up to host a table and for more information about this exciting event!

Any questions?  Email Karine Otten at karineotten@gmail.com.  Looking forward to this exciting event!

Spring Book Fair

The spring book fair is coming! Stop by the book fair during Multicultural Night on Thursday, April 18th from 6pm to 8pm and get ready to empower your reader with book choice. 

Here is the sign up to volunteer!

Bingo Night - Thank you!

What a blast we had at Family Bingo Night this past weekend!  We are thankful for all of the wonderful families who attended!  The event raised $2,200 which will be used toward PTO sponsored events for our students.  THANK YOU to our hard working volunteers who made this event happen:  Natalie Campos, Laura Dunn and Jessica Simmons- chairs of the event; Mark Piebenga- top notch host and Bingo caller; Amanda Ries, check in and all things cash; Anna Wagler- check in; Mandy O’Malley-split the pot collector; Rachael Dabkey and Casey Alltop-prize collectors.

Congratulations to all of our lucky Bingo and raffle winners who got to take home prizes from our very generous local businesses:
Big Gymnastics, Happier Now Cafe and Market, Flagg Creek Golf Course, Orange Theory, Ultimate Ninjas, Flying High, Enchanted Castle, Hop District, Sweet Ride Bakery, Bowlero, Mak’s House, Blueberry Hill,  Irish Times, Galloping Ghost, Palmer’s, Blueberry Hill, Subway, Level Up, Billy Bricks, Palmers, Uni Uni, Tate’s, Roasti’s, Barrel House Social, Bill’s Place, Crumbl Cookies, Suburbanite Bowl, Lucca’s, Ceramic Arts Cafe, Paisans and Classic Cinemas. 

Thank you to our food sponsor, Nicky V’s for providing the tasty hot dogs!  

Also, a big THANK YOU to Philip Wagler American Family Insurance for sponsoring our event!

We sure are fortunate to be apart of a community filled with so many top-notch businesses that are happily willing to give to our school! 

Yearbook Order Information

Order your 2023-24 Yearbook now!
TreeRing Yearbook Order Info
If needed, the school code for Forest Road is 1014609993964535

Barnsdale PreK Program Enrollment

  • Open spots available for the Barnsdale PreK half-day program for ages 3-5 (child who turns 5 by September 1st)

  • Register using the registration webpage link or contact the Barnsdale School Office with any questions 

Parking Reminders

Please do not park in the Barnsdale School parking lot for drop-off, pick-up, and when dropping off items during the day. Thank you!

Safe School Tip Line

In our continuing effort to ensure a safe and welcoming learning environment, District 102 provides each school with an online Safe School Tip Line found on the District and School websites. The Tip Line can be found on a tab located on the District or School homepage.  Reports made to the tip line are reviewed and addressed during official school hours, typically within 24 hours of notification.  Information provided in the tip line is kept confidential and handled on a case-by-case basis.       

Park Patriot 2024 Summer Basketball Camp

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Community Corner

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