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

Message from Ms. Schechter: This week, October 21st-October 25th, is Mental Health Awareness Week! We celebrate and recognize this week in order to raise awareness about mental health, educate students, reduce the stigma around it and encourage open conversations about mental health. This week students and teachers are encouraged to practice self-care techniques to help reduce stress, engage in physical activities to promote movement and physical health, and foster a safe and welcoming learning environment where students can feel safe talking about their thoughts and feelings. YOU ALL MATTER! Mental Health Awareness Week Menus

National School Bus Safety Week, which occurs October 21-25, 2024, is a public program designed to educate the public about the importance of school bus safety. Each year schools organize events to bring attention to school bus safety and to recognize the critical role school bus employees play in providing safe transportation to our students. The theme this year is a unique reminder to motorists and students about the dangers that exist outside the school

bus, "Driving Safely into the Future." School Bus Safety Week Activities

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!

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

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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