FR News 9/29/23

Message from Mrs. Stamer

Hello Roadrunners -

As we continue to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month here at Forest Road, I would like to share a list of upcoming widely recognized awareness months for a specific group or culture. These monthly recognition efforts are a single prong in our multi-pronged approach to diversity, equity and inclusion at District 102. We know that our efforts must go beyond monthly recognition, and will be embedded in lessons and experiences throughout the year.

October - Celebrating Differences - Disability Awareness
November - Native American Heritage Month
December & January - Winter Holidays! Festivals and Celebrations of Light
February - Black History Month
March - Women History Month
April - Arab American Heritage Month
May - Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month / Jewish American Heritage Month

We had some fun things going on at Forest Road this week. Fourth Grade visited our science center and we were able to capture some fun pictures (see below). Our PTO also hosted our annual "3rd Grade Bike Rodeo". Below are some pictures of that also.

Wishing all of you a wonderful weekend. It's supposed to be beautiful out!

4th Grade Science Center Fun this Week!

Thank You PTO and LaGrange Park Police Department

Here are a few pictures from our 3rd Grade Bike Rodeo. This annual event is hosted by our PTO in cooperation with the Forest Road Staff and LGPPD is to provide bike training, safety tips and bike registration for all 3rd grade students. Happy safe riding 3rd graders!!

Message from Mr. Ontiveros

Happy Friday Roadrunner Families,

Our lunch time extra-curricular activities at Forest Road are starting to take shape. It’s a great sight to see as students are getting out to participate in the running club as well as our intramurals. A special Roadrunner THANK YOU goes out to the parents and teachers who supervise these activities. Without your time and effort, these programs would not exist.

Thinking about lunch inside the building, we're asking for your assistance in reminding our students the importance of maintaining a safe, clean environment when in the lunchroom. We need all of our students to work as a team when it comes to throwing away their trash and cleaning up messes and spills promptly. This helps our custodians as they prepare the room for the PE classes that follow. It also highlights the idea that everyone plays a key role in making Forest Road a great place to be.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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

October 2 - Boosterthon Kick-off

October 6 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Institute Day

October 9 - NO SCHOOL - Columbus Day

October 11 - Boosterthon Fun Run

October 13 - Picture Retake Day

Forest Road Clubs

CHORUS

The Forest Road Chorus is open to all students in grades 5-6. Rehearsals are split between 5th and 6th grade, and each grade-level Chorus practices once a week: 6th Grade on Tuesday and 5th Grade on Wednesday. Both groups practice during Lunch Recess.

Some musical skills we practice in Chorus include, but are not limited to, vocal warmup techniques, vocal tone production and projection, singing vocal exercises, singing harmonized exercises, music score sight-reading, and learning new repertoire.

The Forest Road Chorus performs at all school concerts (usually 3 concerts) and will sometimes perform outside of school as opportunities arise.

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STUDENT COUNCIL - Sign Up Deadline Extended to Tuesday, October 3rd

4th, 5th & 6th Grade Students

Student Council plans many activities for the school, including Red Ribbon Week, Smencil Sales, Teacher Appreciation Week, a Food Drive, Valenkind's Week, and IAR Testing Encouragement. If you are interested in participating in Student Council, please fill out the attached application and return it to Mrs. Duffy, Mrs. Long, or Miss London. Please return your completed application by Friday, September 29, along with paying $25 in Pushcoin.

Student Council Application

PUSH COIN LINK TO ENROLL:

https://store.dist102.k12.il.us/#!/products/Q6TJU23YX2

First meeting will be on Thursday, October 5 during lunch recess.

GUITAR & PIANO CLASS - Coming Soon!

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.

October 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:

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

ART ENRICHMENT:

If you'd like to get more involved in the classroom, you can sign up to teach an Art Enrichment Lesson. Our PTO has provided pre-made lessons and all needed supplies. No art experience necessary. Sign up here: Art Enrichment at Forest Road.

COMING SOON! ADULT TRIVIA NIGHT!:
Seeking Sponsors and Donors

Sign up for Adult Trivia Night is coming soon! Announcing this year's team theme... Holiday!

We're reaching out to the community about prize donations. Do you own, work at, or have connections with a local small business that would be willing to donate a prize? Any amount would be appreciated and your business would be recognized at the event, on social media and in the PTO newsletter!

We also need volunteers to help secure local business donations and sponsorships.

Please email Mandy O'Malley at ForestRdTrivia@gmail.com if you can help! Thanks!

BOOSTERTHON

Kick-Off is THIS Monday, October 2nd! You can now register for our Forest Road Fun Run!

Our goal is to raise funds for PTO sponsored events and improvements to the playground and school grounds. Registering is easy and free!

Be sure to check out the easy sharing functions on MYBOOSTER.COM to let others know how they can help support our school.

Thank you for working with us to make our school stronger. We are grateful for your support!

Order your Yearbook! Early Discount

Order your 2023-24 Yearbook before October 31st and save 10%!
See the flyer for all the details on how to order your yearbook.
¡Vea el folleto para obtener detalles sobre cómo pedir su anuario!

TreeRing Yearbook Order Info

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Community Corner

Forest Road continues to support the Westchester Food Pantry. We are starting to collect brown paper bags with handles (ex. Trader Joes, Marianos).
Feel free to send them in with your child or drop them off at the main office.

Forest Road School