Forest North News

September 20, 2024

Read below for all the latest news and happenings about the

Forest North Elementary School community.

Have you applied for Free or Reduced lunch for this year yet? Click here to do it now!

Free/Reduced Lunch Rollover services from last year end this week on Tuesday, September 24th! That means that if your child had these services last year and has not applied and re-qualified this year, those services will end Tuesday. They will be charged for lunch starting then.

We recommend every family fill out the form as the qualifiers often change. It is a quick and easy process and you don't want to miss out on savings!

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Student benefits can begin within 72 hours. While waiting for processing, students still receive a full meal.

Click here to learn about and apply for Free or Reduced lunch.

If you have any questions about the Free/Reduced lunch application or need help filling it out, please reach out to Amy Jacobs at 512-464-6753.

Sept 27: PTA Movie Night and Book Fair Kick-Off, 6-8pm

Sept 27-Oct 2: Book Fair

Oct 2: Hispanic Heritage Family Dance Class and Book Fair open late, 6:00-7:30pm

Oct 3 and Oct 4: No School for Students: Staff Professional Learning

Oct 8: PTA's Classmates and Cookies (3rd-5th meet up at Gaga and Basketball courts), 6-7pm

Oct 11: Fall Picture Day

Oct 14: No school: Parent/Teacher Conferences

Oct 16: PTA's Popsicles on the Playground (PK-2nd meet up), 6-7pm

PTA Movie Night is September 27 from 6-8 pm! RSVP HERE. (This is not a drop off event, please plan to attend with your child.)

Stay up-to-date on PTA news and events on the Remind app - even if you're not a member, text @FNEPTA2425 to 81010 to sign up.

Visit fnepta.org/store to join the PTA or purchase a Spirit Shirt!

Save the Date:

PTA Movie Night is September 27 from 6-8pm.

3rd - 5th Grade, Classmates and Cookies, Oct. 8, 6-7pm on the basketball/gaga courts
PreK- 2nd Grade, Popsicles on the Playground, Oct 16, 6-7 pm

Flex Groups: A Forest North Instructional Model

Round Rock Independent School District is committed to providing quality education for every child. At Forest North, we utilize a flex group support model so we can meet the needs of all students— those who need extra assistance with grade-level concepts and those who need enrichment beyond grade level. Here’s some information about this small group instructional model:

Our Kindergarten through 5th-grade teams have 30-minute flex time blocks embedded in their math and literacy schedules to allow for small group work.
Groups are built by teacher teams using a variety of data points. The group membership is usually a combination of students from both of the grade’s classes. It “flexes” or changes as new progress monitoring data is collected and students need different skill work.
Groups are led by homeroom teachers as well as members of our intervention and special education teams. Our librarian, instructional technology specialist and instructional coach also teach groups sometimes. At any time, our students could be served by a teacher outside of their homeroom or grade level, so don’t be surprised if they come home talking about the amazing Mrs. Shetty, Mrs. Bordic, Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. Doran, etc., etc!
We use a wide range of instructional resources to plan these group lessons based on the changing needs of the students. All are intended to supplement and enrich the core curriculum.

All students receive their core instruction– the bulk of their instructional day– with their homeroom teacher experts. We use the flex group model as a supplement to provide targeted, data driven, differentiated instruction for all. Homeroom teachers will share information about the groups your child may be in and his/her beginning of year data at Fall Conference which are coming up next month.