FR News 1/15/24

Message from Mrs. Stamer & Mr. Ontiveros

I hope your children had a chance to go outside and play in the snow on Friday. Although my two boys were home from school Friday, they did have an e-learning day. They weren’t thrilled about it, but they did get to have the afternoon to play in the snow. I appreciate the fact D102 went with a traditional snow day and I hope you did too.

As we head into this week with the forecast of subzero temperatures, please be mindful of having your children dressed warm for school. The district is paying close attention to the weather and should we need to be home a day, you will be notified.

Today, Monday, January 15th is a non-attendance day in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This day is an opportunity to celebrate his legacy and the significance he played in the civil rights movement. This year our day of observance falls on his actual birthday.

Born: January 15, 1929

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

January 15 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)

January 16 - Monthly PTO Meeting

January 18 - Board of Education Meeting

January 26 - Report Cards Released

STEM EXPO 2024

Science Center

JAN 12, 2024

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.

January 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

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

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!

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.

Food Pantries

Village of LaGrange Park seeking Crossing Guards

School crossing guard recruitment. Please apply HERE