FR News 12/1/23

Message from Mrs. Stamer

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. We have had such a great week back to school. The students seemed well rested and ready to get back to work. It is hard to believe we only have 3 weeks left until winter break. As we close out November and our month celebrating Native Americans, I wanted to share a picture of our main hallway bulletin board created by our third grade students. This year they focused on notable Native Americans and learned about how totem poles were made and what they represent. They learned about Irena Bedard, Joy Harjo, John Herrington, Billy Mills, Deb Haaland, and others. The bulletin board has been a bright addition to the hallway with some great information for our students. Thank you third grade students!!

Students in Environmental Club came up with the idea to recycle candy wrappers again this year after Halloween. They brought in boxes, decorated them, placed them all around the school and then collected the boxes filled with candy wrappers. They also made daily announcements to remind students to recycle their candy wrappers. Finally, they went through all the wrappers to make sure they were clean, and squished them into the box to mail into the Rubicon Company Trash or Treasure program to be recycled.

Message Mr. Ontiveros

Happy December Roadrunner families,

As we say goodbye to November and a month of gratitude, we head into December with a focus on giving and goodwill. One thing that stands out to me here at Forest Road is the number of parents and community members who give their time to our kids and our school. We are very lucky to have such a supportive group that comes into our building each day as paraprofessionals, substitute teachers, art enrichment volunteers, mystery readers, and a host of other roles. It’s certain to say, without their caring commitment to give their time, our Roadrunners wouldn’t have the experiences they do each and every day.

Have a great weekend!

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 2 - Scholastic Book Fair

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

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

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

Book Fair - This Saturday!

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.

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