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

• Open House on August 23rd 2:00-3:00

• First Day of School August 26th

• Bus Information

• School Immunizations

• School Health Forms

• Family Resources

• School Health Forms

• Family Resources

• Forest Knolls PTA

• Important Dates

The Forest Knolls ES Open House is Friday, August 23rd at 2:00-3:00. Families are invited to come to school to meet the teachers and staff. This is an exciting way to prepare for school. We hope you can join us! Forest Knolls Open House

We are excited for the first day of school. Our doors open at 8:45. The first bell rings at 8:50 and instruction begins at 9:00. All students enter through the front entrances of the school building. Bus riders enter through the APR doors. Kindergarten walkers and car riders enter through the side door. First, Second and Third Grade walkers and car riders enter through the front door. Fourth and Fifth Grade walkers and car riders enter through front sliding doors. Dismissal begins at 3:25. Students exit through the same doors.

Here are the MCPS Bus Routes by School for the 2024-2025 School Year. Please use the link to ensure you are accessing the most updated version of the bus routes. School bus routes are subject to change during the first few weeks of school and any updates will be posted with a time and date stamp to indicate a change. For any questions about your bus route, please contact your Transportation Cluster Manager. Here are some Safety Tips and Reminders for students, families, and motorists as we begin the new school year.

Forest Knolls Bus Arrival Routes

Forest Knolls Bus Departure Routes

The Maryland Department of Health released updated school vaccine requirements for the 2024-2025 school year. Families of incoming kindergarten students, new students, and 7th and 8th graders may need additional vaccines to start the school year. For students whose required vaccines are incomplete, updated vaccine records must be submitted by the first day of school; proof of exemption or a vaccination visit must be submitted within 20 days. School staff are reviewing records and contacting families of students with incomplete vaccination records. Not sure if your student is up to date? Contact your child’s health care provider or access their immunization records online. Students 18 years old and younger eligible for the Vaccines for Children program may obtain free vaccines through the county’s Immunization Program.

Returning students may need certain forms if they have a health condition that requires medication, other health support or accommodations, or an emergency health plan at school (for example, asthma, food allergies or a seizure disorder). Common forms include:

• Form 525-13 (for medications to be given or available at school): Authorization to Administer Prescribed Medication / Autorización para Suministro de Medicamento Recetado

• Form 525-14 (emergency plan for severe allergic reactions): Emergency Care for the Management of a Student with a Diagnosis of Anaphylaxis / Atención de Emergencia para Estudiantes con Diagnóstico de Anafilaxia

• Form 240-23 (for food services to be aware of special diets due to an allergy or another health condition): Special Dietary Needs Form / Formulario de Necesidades Alimentarias Especiales

• Other health forms or forms in other languages are on the MCPS website.

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).

Welcome to our new PTA Co-Presidents Ms. Nina Honore and Ms. Alexis Schwartz and PTA Vice President, Ms. Katie Price. We engaged in collaborative summer leadership to develop our School Improvement Plan and to schedule many exciting events for students and families. The 2024-2025 PTA Executive Board is already at work to support and benefit Forest Knolls ES. It is going to be a great year!