Calendar Reminders
January 30th - Parent/Guardian Program on Resiliency 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. *see below for more information
January 31st - Career/Future Spirit Day *see below for more information
February 3 - Rise Against Hunger Event @ Colvin Run ES *see below for more information
February 7th - Picture Day 📷 *see below for more information
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Career/Future Spirit Day - Jan. 31st
Throughout the month of January students have been learning about an array of future pathways to include careers, trade schools, military, and post-secondary education. Forestville will have a Career/Future Self Spirit Day on Wednesday, January 31st. We are encouraging students to dress as their future selves in a career or trade of choice, or they may wear apparel that represents a school, college, company, or branch of the military.
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Forestville ES Parent Program
We will be hosting a speaker on Tuesday, Jan. 30th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Forestville Elementary School. This event will offer strategies and ideas to support your child’s emotional well-being and give families tools to build resilience in children. For planning purposes, please RSVP to this event HERE. For questions about this event, please contact Sharon Powers at SJPowers@fcps.edu.
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Picture Day 2/7
School Picture Day is coming Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Images will be available to view and purchase approximately two weeks following our school's picture day. Save time and Pre-order online here.
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Portrait of a Graduate (POG) Information for Home
This year, we’re working on developing our Portrait of a Graduate skill of being a good Communicator. We’ll be sharing ideas of ways you can connect PoG skills at home throughout the year.
One tip: better questions get better answers! When you are talking to your kids at home, consider these ideas so that students will talk, share, and discuss important skills.
How I'm using skills:
- “Who in your class did you work with today? What did you work on?”
- “What new ideas did you create today?”
- “How or what did you share today? With your teacher? With friends?”
- “What are you doing in school that you are excited about? What do you like about it?”
- “What is the hardest thing you did today? What made it hard? What are you doing to make it seem easier?”
- “What are you proud of that you are doing? Why?”
- “Who is someone that you enjoy working with? (Teacher or student) What makes them enjoyable?”
How I'm growing:
- “What are you getting better at? How do you know?”
- “What do you do best? Why is it important?”
Why the skills are important:
Have a Conversation! Consider sharing stories about how YOU work with others, share ideas, and solve problems at work, home, and in the community. This will help students see how these skills are important in your life, too, and help them see connections between school skills and adult skills! “Today I . . . “ or “At my job, I . . .”
As a reminder, in order to make sure that all of our students are safe as possible, there should not be any bringing in of birthday treats to the classroom or sharing during lunch time.
We recognize that celebrations are very important, so we have shared some additional ways to recognize students on their birthdays. Listed below are just a few suggested ways to recognize your child's special day, should you choose to participate. If you do, please make sure to communicate with your child's teacher in advance:
- Donate a book to the school or your childs class library in honor of their birthday
- Donate a board game to be used for indoor recess
- Donate a jump rope or ball for outdoor recess games
- Have your child read a story or share a special talent or skill, with their class
We are committed to allowing all of our students to fully participate in celebratory activities, while maintaining a safe environment for all. Thank you for understanding and we appreciate your support in ensuring the safety and health of all of our Forestville students.
Please remember that our last day for collecting donations in school for our Langley Pyramid Rise Against Hunger Campaign will be Wednesday, January 31st.
Donate money online:
In order to reach our goal of 75,000 meals, the Langley Pyramid needs to raise $35,000 by January 31st . If your company makes matching contributions, please consider having them join you in making a tax-deductible donation today at Langley Pyramid Rise Against Hunger 2024 and help us Rise Against Hunger.
If you would like to donate online personally or have your company contribute, please use the link above. The last day to donate online is Friday, February 2nd.
If you want to volunteer for the big event day on Saturday, February 3rd at Colvin Run Elementary School, please use the following link that is specific to Forestville Elementary:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0C45ABA62FA1FC1-forestville
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