FR News 2/9/24
Message from Mrs. Stamer & Mr. Ontiveros
Celebrate Black History Month with us! Take a moment to engage with the powerful videos below alongside your children. Let's join forces, both at home and in school, to shine a spotlight on the remarkable contributions of Black individuals to our nation. The first video is tailored for younger students, while the second video is better suited for older students.
https://youtu.be/k98HMCaskoA - (Younger Students)
https://youtu.be/ZsKPi4vYu_4 - (Older Students)
The 5th grade students helped Forest Road celebrate the beginning of Black History Month by putting together a bulletin board featuring a spotlight on many important members of the Black community. Students worked in groups to choose their featured person, research their life and put together a poster to teach other students in the building about how and why they are important. Through their research students focused not only on the life of the person but on their global connection, challenges they faced, talent, intelligence, passions, and successes.
Check out our new book display in the LRC. The students have already shown great excitement for the books and have been eager to check them out. Thank you to Ms. Kean for putting this together for our students.
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 9 - TONIGHT! PTO Sock Hop Grades 1-3
February 13 to 15 - Valenkinds Week
February 13 - Music Concert Grades 1 & 5 and Chorus 7pm
February 16 - Student Non-Attendance Day
February 19 - President's Day-No School
February 24 - PTO Gals and Pals Dance
Valenkinds Week at Forest Road
D102 Kindergarten Information Night
Find Information HERE
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!
Naglieri Assessment: 2nd and 4th grades
February 5- February 16, second and fourth-grade students will take the Naglieri assessment. Click here for more 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
Sock Hop 2024
To sign up and/or to volunteer, please use this link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4BAAAD2DABF49-47296163-2024
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.
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
