Forestville Elementary Summer Updates

Important Dates

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June 18 - August 5: Summer Office Hours 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

July 27th and August 6th - Kindergarten Playdates 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. 

In order to help our newest Cardinals get acclimated to our school and new friends, our PTA will be hosting two kindergarten playdates. Please see the dates above. Both playdates will take place on the Forestville playground.  

August 15 - Open House 

New Families Open House - we will host an Open House info session and    Q&A specifically for our new to Forestville families in our Cafeteria from 8:30-9:00am

Schoolwide Open House - 9:00-11:00am

August 19: First Day of School

2024-25 FCPS School Calendar


Sunshade

Throwing Shade 😎

Thank you to our amazing PTA and families for your support of our '23-'24 Boosterthon Fun Run! Because of your donations we were able to install two sunshades on the playground... after this scorching summer, some shade will be nice for our students and staff!  


🏫Rising Kindergarten Registration

If you have a rising Kindergarten student, please fill out this new student intake form to begin the registration process. If you have a neighbor or friend with a child who will be turning five on or before September 30th, please pass along this information!

If you have any questions about the registration process, please email Ms. Kirk (akirk@fcps.edu).


Kindergarten

Kindergarten Playdates

Join us for a fun and friendly playground meet-up for all families with children starting kindergarten this fall! This is a wonderful opportunity for your little ones to make new friends and for parents to connect with each other before the school year begins.

Date: July 27 & August 6 Time: 9:30-11:30am Location: Forestville Playground

Members of the PTA will be there to answer any questions you might have and to hand out refreshing popsicles. We look forward to seeing you there!


📓 School Supply Lists 

Please click on the links below to see the supply lists for the 2024-2025 school year. 

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade 

Fifth Grade 

Sixth Grade


🍴Cafeteria Hostess Needed

Dining Room Assistant : $13.11 per Hour 

Hours: Monday - Friday 10:30 - 2:00 p.m. 

Description: Assists students during lunch time. Supervises student clean-up, keeps order, and dismisses students to their teachers.

Qualifications: Friendly, energetic, and assertive in maintaining expectations of cafeteria behavior, and loves working with children.

Please email Ms. Carlson if interested. 


PTA


PTA Webmaster Needed

For the latest PTA updates this summer, be sure to visit our fantastic website, beautifully designed by our dedicated parent volunteer, Ted Gudmundsen.

We are currently seeking a new webmaster for the upcoming school year. If you have a few hours each week to help keep the Forestville community informed about PTA activities, we would greatly appreciate your assistance.

To get involved, please reach out to us at president@forestvillepta.org and webmaster@forestvillepta.org.

Fall Carnival Committee

 

 

Dunk Tank, Cotton Candy and Games, Oh My!

Many thanks to our Fall Carnival Chairs, Denise Gramsky, Janina Inselman and Jeanette Rachman, for volunteering to plan one of our biggest events of the year.  There is no better way to kick off the school year than dunking Mr. Washington! 

If you would like to help out and join our committee, please email social@forestvillepta.org.  There are so many ways you can help out so please consider joining our fun team :)