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Greetings Forest Park Students and Families,
FPE Students and Teachers packed a lot of joyful learning experiences into February…March is equally full! Students attended an assembly this past Monday and helped us kick off our awareness of Women’s History Month, Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, and we want to wish Happy Purim to Students and Families who began celebrating Monday night: (link to more info.).
March will be filled with all the great work students and teachers come together to do each day, as well as some extras! Remember to keep working on those Science Fair/Learning EXPO projects for Thursday, March 23rd. Our Kindness Brigade is preparing to help lead Connect to Kindergarten events that begin next month. Students can also expect a very fun assembly next Monday morning: “Suit Up and Save the World”(link to more info.).
I want to acknowledge my appreciation of Mrs. Keefer, who serves as our TAG Facilitator, among a number of adjunct-duties, after her teaching days! Mrs. Keefer and I share a passion for differentiating to meet students' needs through gifted experiences. Parents expecting TAG testing results from fall nominations may expect some testing-results delays. The TAG Dept. is aware and working hard to remedy. Please reach out to me (amartini@pps.net) with questions/concerns.
Thank you for sharing the joy of each day with us, Dr. Martini
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Hello Forest Park,
Mar 6, 2023 Newsletter
Monday morning we had an assembly that touched on so many important topics, we really wish that all the parents of the school could have seen it, so we thought we would take this opportunity to tell you all about it. I hope this helps you feel even more connected to the happenings at school. Imagine all the students sitting criss-cross applesauce on the gym floor, organized by class and all the teachers and staff sitting on benches around the sides of the gym. Dr. Martini put on a video presentation to honor our classified staff members that do so much for the school. In that presentation were many students making comments of appreciation about the different caring classified staff members around the school. One could hear and see the students light up when they saw a classmate on the big screen. This was an awesome video of appreciation and if you could have looked over to see Mrs. Gaye Updike, Mrs. Homa Mosharraf, Mr. Jono Vincent, Mrs. Deb Kerrigan, among others - you might have seen them glow a little. The assembly also included a short video on disabilities, otherwise known as “super abilities” as Dr. Martini likes to call them. Then there was time to give out the Golden Awards. For those of you who don’t know, we have a Golden Sneaker for the class that shows outstanding effort and sportsmanship when in Mr. Huntley’s P.E. Class. We have a Golden Recorder from Dr. Bob. We have a Golden Lunch Tray for lunchtime and a Golden Heart from the counselors, just to name a few. At the end of the assembly, Dr. Bob led the entire school in a special version of “It’s a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong. It was so touching to watch the entire school sing every word to this old song using American Sign Language, we feel sure you would have loved it.
With love and compassion,
Wendi Williams wewilliams@pps.net K, 3, 4 & 5th grade
Sofi Fulmer sfulmer@pps.net 1 & 2nd grade
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March 8th 2023 News from Friends of Forest Park Elementary
AUCTION UPDATE & NEWS
Registration is OPEN!
“One Starry Night’ is waiting for you May 12, 2023. Register HERE
Host a Sign Up Party
During the cocktail hour’s Silent Auction, you will have to opportunity to sign up for fun events like adult dinner parties and kid experiences. These events are hosted by families in our community. Hosting an event is one way to support the FPE community spirit. Many host families team up with another family to host together. We are in need of more hosting families. Would you be interested in hosting a Geocaching hike with kids? A Frisbee Golf party for adults? A backyard movie night? A BBQ? You name it, others might like to do it too. Please contact FOFPE Secretary, Lyda Hakes if you would like to host a Sign Up party this year. lyda.hakes@gmail.com
Art Underway
The fabulous student art projects are getting underway! Some classes have begun their projects, others are getting started soon. The student art projects are the heart of the Spring Auction. Take a look at some of the exciting art happening at FPE below. If you have not yet contributed to the art projects, there is an option to do so during your ticket registration for the One Starry Night Auction. Or you can go HERE
Wine Drop
We will start our first Wine Drop today! If you have pledged a bottle or two of wine for the auction or would like to donate bottles for the Wine Cellar and Wine Wall, please drop them off at Siva Murali’s house before Spring Break: 7910 NW Bluepointe Lane (Please add a PostIt or tag indicating the FMV of the wine and the donor.) We aim for bottle values of $30 and up. The Wine Cellar is an auction item created by the entire wine-loving FPE community. It is one of our favorite collections to create. Help make this year’s Wine Cellar and Wine Wall the best ever!
AFTER SCHOOL@FPE
Electronic Music Club
Starting April 5th, EMC will run an after school program at Forest Park Elementary. The club meets for 10 weeks @ $240. Learn more HERE
Boys Lincoln Lacrosse has started, but it is not too late to join
Registration: https://www.lincolnlax.org
More information HERE
Did you know that the boys’ LincolnLax practices will be on the FPE field this year? Interested? Contact Kevin O’Brien: 312-965-8913 txt.
Girls lacrosse starts March 14th for 3rd/4th grades at Albert Kelly Park. 5th/6th grade girls meet M/W/F at Chapman Elementary. For practice times and and more information on girls lacrosse email LincolnGirlsYouthLax@gmail.com
Kids’ Yoga Spring Sessions
Yoga Playgrounds will be adding a second class for the spring yoga classes! Come join the fun.
Thursday April 13-June 8
Fridays April 14-June 9
All classes K-5 2:15-3:15
More Info HERE
SPRING CLEAN UP AT FPE 4/15
We are organizing a morning Spring Grounds Clean Up for Saturday April 15th 9AM-noon. We will have a sign up for the Clean Up during the Science Fair on March 23rd, or you can simply join us on Saturday April 14th. Come help clear leaves that have gathered around the portables, trim trees, and rake bark back from portables in preparation for laying gravel. We are stepping up our efforts to make our school grounds as fire resilient as possible. (And tidy things up in the process).
INTERNATIONAL FAIR April 17-21st
FPE will be hosting an International Fair for the first time in several years this April.
We need more volunteers! Please visit the website for details.
Thanks to FOFPE Board Member Laura Graham for organizing this much anticipated event!
https://sites.google.com/view/fpeinternationalfair/home
YEARBOOK ORDERS OPEN
The online store is now open for you to place your order: https://www.balfour.com/oregon/portland/forest-park-elementary-school The 2022-2023 FPE Yearbooks are on sale for $25.00. Have photos for the yearbook? Please select the best from your classroom events and contact parent volunteer, Sheila Scrobogna, for upload details: sscrobogna@kartiniclinic.com
We Are All In For Our Kids
Sarah Shively,
President of the Board
Friends of Forest Park Elementary
Please reach out if you would like to get involved.
Sarahshively1@gmail.com
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Click Kids Yoga image below for more info.
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