Forest Knolls Mustang Message

Email: Jennifer_Taylor-Cox@mcpsmd.org
Website: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/forestknollses
Location: 10830 Eastwood Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20901, USA
Phone: 240-740-1640

Have you checked if you qualify for the Free School Meals program? Last year, Forest Knolls was just 2 Free School Meal sign-ups away from receiving additional state funding! Signing up for Free School Meals is about more than just the meals: it comes with lots of benefits for your family and could help get additional funding for our school. Plus, all families can enroll regardless of immigration status.

You can check if you’re eligible here!

Why Apply?

• $50 cash school supply reimbursement

• $400 credit for county recreation programs and camps

• Waived extracurricular activities fee

• Reduced-price AP exam fees

• Consideration for college scholarships

• Potential additional state funding for our school

Quick Facts About the Program:

• Applications take less than 10 minutes to complete

• No immigration restrictions apply

• U.S. citizenship is NOT required

• No social security number needed

• Eligibility is based solely on family size and household income

If you have any questions about your eligibility, the application process, or any of the benefits, you can call MCPS directly at 240-740-7400

Fall into a Good Book with the Scholastic Book Fair!

Forest Knolls will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair in November! Families are invited to shop the fair with their child after school (see the schedule below). Fair proceeds will support the school library and also be used to purchase a book for every student who wishes to buy one, regardless of financial ability. Please reach out to Media Specialist Rachel Burroughs (Rachel_burroughs@mcpsmd.org) if you need a book voucher for your student. Volunteers welcome – sign up here!

Book Fair Schedule

Mon. November 11, 9:00-11:00 AM: Adults are invited to preview the fair during Monday’s Open House. No sales at this time.

Tues. November 12, 3:30-5:30 PM: Families invited to shop at the fair.

Wed. November 13, 3:30-5:30 PM: Families invited to shop at the fair.

Thurs. November 14, 5:00-7:00 PM: Families invited to shop at the fair. FINAL NIGHT

The KID Museum has the following after-school programs available at its 3 Bethesda Metro Center and Davis Library locations. Scholarships are available on request.

Kindergarten-1st grade: Innovative Art Lab
2nd-4th grades: Challenge Accepted!
5th-7th grades: Build Your Fab Lab Skills
More information and registration

Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

Sunday, Nov. 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Experience a hoop dance, interactive movement workshops, material demonstrations and hands-on fun for the whole family. More information

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has a business partnership with Schaeffer’s Piano Company, Inc., providing 15 grand, upright, and digital loaner pianos to MCPS at no cost. MCPS provides maintenance for the instruments and informs our students, parents, and guardians of the partnership. Background Schaeffer’s Piano Company, Inc., has a public sale of instruments twice a year—the first sale is scheduled for November 16–24, 2024. During this time, the public can purchase pianos at reduced prices. Our partnership with Schaeffer’s Piano Company, Inc., commits MCPS to provide the notice of this sale to each student.

Piano Sale Program E

Piano Sale Program S

This is the third year MCPS has observed Remembrance and Reconciliation Month with mandatory brief K-12 learning on local African American history and support of local Emancipation Day celebrations. The Commission on Remembrance and Reconciliation was established by the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights in 2019.

Below are upcoming MCPS events for this year:

Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery’s Maryland Emancipation Day Celebration (18524 Brooke Road, Sandy Spring)
Saturday, Nov. 2, noon-3:20 p.m.
Flyer

Brown vs. Board of Education’s Impact on MCPS
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 7-8 p.m.
Zoom webinar registration, open to the public
Tracy Oliver-Gary, supervisor of pre-K-12 social studies, will lecture on how MCPS responded to the Brown vs. Board of Education’s ruling.

Annual Changemaker Workshop
Thursday, Nov. 14, 6:30-8 p.m.
Students can earn up to 2 SSL hours.
Zoom Webinar Registration Link
Flyer
The keynote speaker is Ilana Trachtman, director of the documentary, Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round, a film about the desegregation of Glen Echo amusement park.

The next Latino Parent Coffee is November 20, 2024 at 9:00-10:00 in Room 48.

Mrs. Veronica Gonzalez, Forest Knolls Parent Community Coordinator, will share family resources throughout the year. Please contact Mrs. Gonzalez with questions, needs, or ideas at 240-740-4620 (office), 240-550-3254 (cell), veronica_gonzalez@mcpsmd.org (email).

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