Forked River School Newsletter

Greetings FRS Parents and Guardians,

As always, we would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our Special Area Students of the Month. These students were chosen by our special area teachers for their positive attitudes, helping hands, and strong work ethic:

April Special Area Students of the Month

Art - Cali Mazzola and Delanie Toner

Library – Sadie Luepke and Roman Risden

Music - Avrie Feeney and Sophia Melhorn

Phys. Ed. – Arianna Bogert and Cyrus Blatt

World Language - Kylie Petriello and Casey Jacobson

May Special Area Students of the Month

Art – Priscilla Munoz and Alexandra Pasaniello

Library – Delanie Toner and Casey Jacobson

Music - Kyleigh Abrecht and Dominic Crowe

Phys. Ed. – Ella Ziobro and Roman Risden

World Language - Amalia Reynolds and Jonathan Docs

June Special Area Students of the Month

Art – Reagan Mindas and Eliana Spaloss

Library – Ryleigh Brocklebank and Katelynn Kretzer

Music – Chloe Egler and Margaret Slevin

Phys. Ed. – Samantha Fastaia and Wes Pearce

World Language - Jemma Corselli and Alexander Salvatore-Nackos

State and local academic testing is upon us. Our third, fourth, and fifth grade students began taking the NJSLA on April 29th and April 30th. They will continue testing on May 5th, 6th, and 7th and our fifth grade students only will continue with two additional days of testing on May 12th and 13th. NWEA testing takes place for all of our students over the course of the month of May as well. Thank you for always ensuring your child(ren) has/have a good night's rest, eats a healthy breakfast, and is encouraged to always try their best in all they do!

As we approach the final six weeks of the school year, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our students and their families for all of your support! We look forward to our upcoming end of the year events which are outlined below. Please remember a photo identification is required for all visitors at FRS when school is in session.

May 5th - Cinco De Mayo - Wear red, white, and green and or your favorite festive wear!

May 14th - PTA Bingo for Books - 6:00 PM Doors Open at FRS - RSVP is Required

May 22nd - Fifth Grade Band Concert - 6:00 PM at the Lacey High School

May 23rd - Holiday Half Day - Students Dismiss at 1:00 PM

• We encourage our students and staff to wear Red, White, and Blue in honor of Memorial Day.
• Our Fifth Grade students will attend a 9:30 AM Middle School Orientation with their teachers. The parent orientation will occur over the summer. This is a very exciting time for our soon to be graduates!

May 26th - School is closed in honor of Memorial Day.

May 30th - Career Education Day at FRS - We encourage our students to Dress for Success! Our students are encouraged to dress up like what they want to do for a career when they grow up!

June 2nd - Second and Fourth Grade Field Day - (2nd Grade 9:15 AM) & (4th Grade 1:30 PM)

June 3rd - First and Third Grade Field Day - (1st Grade 9:15 AM) & (3rd Grade 1:30 PM)

June 10th - PTA Buy One Get One Free Scholastic Book Fair in our AP room from 3:45 to 5:45 PM.

June 12th - Shades Day - Wear your favorite sunglasses!

June 13th - Fifth Grade Farewell Fun Field Day - 1:30 PM - Fifth grade parents are invited to attend.

June 18th - 1:00 PM Dismissal for Students

• 9:30 AM Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony for Mrs. Doherty and Mrs. Mooney's classes.
  
• 11:15 AM Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony for Mrs. Nachman and Mrs. DeNigris' classes.
• Our fifth grade promotion ceremonies will take place at FRS. Three guests per graduate are invited to attend due to the seating capacity in our all-purpose room.

June 19th - 1:00 PM Dismissal for Students -

• PTA Kona Ice fundraiser
• Our Future is Bright - Wear yellow and/or bright neon colors to celebrate your bright future!

June 20th - School is closed in honor of Juneteenth.

June 23rd - 1:00 PM Dismissal for Students

June 24th - Last Day of School - 1:00 PM Dismissal for Students

• Report Cards are issued and available in the Parent Portal
• Farewell for the Summer - Wear you tropical wear to celebrate the fun season of summer here at the beautiful Jersey Shore!

Preparations for the 2025 - 2026 school year have already begun at the Forked River School. Please note that due to the complexities of scheduling to meet the diverse needs of our elementary students, we are not able to guarantee the fulfillment of teacher requests. Please know that we will be making every effort to align the needs of each student with a quality academic environment.

If your child has medications at school, please call Mrs. Ward, our school nurse, at 609-971-2080 option 4 to schedule a pick-up date and time in June.

If your family is moving out of Lacey Township over the summer, please call the main office for school transfer assistance at 609-971-2080. Mrs. Webb handles our registration and transfer procedures.

We would like to express the importance of continuing to engage your child(ren) in academic activities over the summer break. In addition, it is important for parents and guardians to continue to read with their children and provide opportunities for them to exercise their literacy, writing, mathematical, social studies, science, and problem-solving skills each and every day. Please visit our website and click on the student links section for web-based academic games. This will ensure that each of our students will be well-prepared for their academic pursuits upon returning to school in September. As we all know, the most important teacher in a child’s life will always be his or her parent or guardian.

We hope everyone has a happy, healthy, and safe summer break. Enjoy!

Sincerely,

The Forked River School Staff

Website: https://www.laceyschools.org/frs
Location: 110 Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ, USA
Phone: 609-971-2080