FPE Community Newsletter 09/20/23

August 28, 2024

Principal's Message:

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Updated Play Structure 08/28/24

Greetings Forest Park Students and Families,

Play Structure Update: Students in grades 1st through 5th participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open our updated play structure this morning. We established some basic expectations that will be revisited in detail during future assemblies:

carousel: 5 riders maximum, 2 to spin outside of ride (holding at the entrance)
swings: wait your turn, count to twenty (a full swing is kicking front to back)
seesaw: 5 students may ride, the 5th must sit on the platform and hold handles

We’re excited to use our new play structure equipment. Thank you families for discussing expectations and how we exercise Safety, Respectfulness, Responsibleness, Kindness in all we do.

Dismissal Plan Changes? Please call the FPE front desk at (503) 916-5400 (dial 0 for the office) and let us know if there is a change to the dismissal plan communicated with your child's teacher. When your student gets on a different bus to go on a playdate, or goes home with a friend for a playdate, we need to be notified by both families please.

Smart Phones, iWatches, communication devices- We support the PPS district policy at FPE: all student communication devices are silenced and in backpacks during school hours (from 8am to 2:30pm). Thank you for supporting this policy.

Site Council-interested in joining? Please fill out this form (linked). We will meet from 3:30 to 4:30 in the library on the following dates: 10/07/24; 01/13/25; 03/10/25; 05/12/25

PPS Family Guide to preventing illness-The following slides (linked here) provide useful health information about illness prevention and how the school responds to contagious disease so that your student can stay healthy and ready to learn. If you have health related questions, please call our School Health Assistant (SHA), Stephanie Brown at (503) 916-5400 - press 2 for the Nurse

Visiting FPE or Volunteering at FPE

Please check in at the front office on arrival. Volunteers who are fully background checked may sign-in on the Raptor laptop and print a volunteer badge which must be worn at all times while on campus. Interested in volunteering at FPE? Follow this link to follow "Steps to Becoming a Volunteer"

Dates to Remember-