FR News 2/16/24
Message from Mrs. Stamer & Mr. Ontiveros
As our district embarks upon the early steps and stages of a 5 year Strategic Plan, we wanted to align more of the Community Bulletin with many of the topics that will be part of this plan. The intent is to more explicitly invite all of you into our classrooms and hallways and give you a front row seat to some of the very best of who we are when we are with your children. We are truly fortunate to be able to bear witness to daily discoveries of hidden treasure and moments of true joy when all the words start to make sense and all the numbers add up. In the weeks ahead you will see this section titled “Curriculum corner”. For this week I want to share some pictures from our February buddies meeting. Each month students meet with their buddies to do a project/activity, have a conversation and a time to interact. Buddies are paired with intermediate and primary students. Buddies allows for younger students to have older students to look up to and to feel safe around older students. It also gives the opportunity for our older students to take on leadership roles and times to look out for our younger students. This is a time each month the children truly enjoy!
Buddies
February Concert
5Essentials Survery Reminder
Please remember to fill out the 5Essentials Survey. You can access survey and information HERE
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.
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
February 16 - Student Non-Attendance Day
February 19 - President's Day-No School
February 24 - PTO Gals and Pals Dance
March 2 - STEM Expo
March 8 - PTO "Neon Night" Grades 4-6
STEM EXPO 2024
REGISTER FOR THE 2024 STEM EXPO - CLICK HERE FOR LINK
Calling all student scientists, engineers, and inventors! STEM EXPO 2024 is coming soon
Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
On March 2nd, STEM EXPO will showcase the talents of District 102 students in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and creative Making. STEM EXPO provides an egg-cellent opportunity for students from kindergarten–6th grade to explore a science topic of their choice. We encourage you to use your creative and inventive skills to create a project at home and share what you learned with other students, families, and teachers at EXPO. Projects range in complexity from simple observations to full experiments, inventions or technology projects.
Who: All students grades K–6
When: Saturday, March 2, 2024 9:00 am–Noon
Set-up is Friday, March 1 4:00–5:30 pm
Where: Forest Road School Gym, 901 N Forest Road, LaGrange Park
For more information, link to our STEM EXPO website
Are you ready to start? Registration is OPEN, Register Here
All participants will receive a participation certificate and this year’s STEM EXPO t-shirt. Register on or before Feb 17th to be guaranteed your t-shirt size. Exhibits will not be judged; students/teams will be assigned a 1/2 hour time period when they will be required to be at their table to answer questions and explain their project to an EXPO Official.
Do you have questions? Call the Science Center 708-215-6405 or email Mrs. Hohl, hohlvi@dist102.k12.il.us or Mrs. V, vaiciuliske@dist102.k12.il.us We are happy to help!
Summer School Information
February 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:
Bus Routes 23-24
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
Gals and Pals Dance
It's time to parTAY! Forest Road girls, grab a special (adult) pal in your life and come join us for an evening of music, dancing, pizza, sweets, and fun. Come dressed as your favorite Taylor Swift Era and make the whole room shimmer. Suggested ticket price will be $25 per couple and $5 each additional child. This is not a drop off event.
Neon Night 2024 - Grades 4 to 6
Sign up to volunteer HERE
Donations and Volunteers Needed - Bake Sale/FacePainting at St. Baldrick's Event
Baked goods and face painters needed! Please consider signing up via THIS link.
100% of all proceeds will go directly to the organization.
Multicultural Night
Save the Date! Thursday, April 18th from 6p-7:30p for Multicultural Night at Forest Road
Multicultural Night is where school families are invited to share elements of their culture or ethnicity with other members of the school community. It will take place in the Forest Road gym, where families will have a table to display clothing, food items, pictures, maps, instruments, books- anything that they would like to display that highlights their culture or ethnicity. As many of us get together to celebrate the holidays with our families and friends, it may be a good opportunity to gather something to share at Multicultural Night!
Yearbook Order Information
Order your 2023-24 Yearbook now!
TreeRing Yearbook Order Info
If needed, the school code for Forest Road is 1014609993964535
Community Corner
Village of LaGrange Park seeking Crossing Guards
School crossing guard recruitment. Please apply HERE
