Message from Mr. W ing
Fo res t Ca l e nda r o f Even ts
FOREST FANFARE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL February 2017
Feb 1 WITS signup for Conferences begins
Feb 1 PTA Used Book Drive begins
Feb 7 Gr 2 to Kleinhan’s Music Hall
Feb 9 Gr 4 (Bommer/Priset) to Planetarium
Feb 10 Gr 4 (Brinkerhoff/Kuebler) to Planetarium
Feb 13 Kindergarten to Planetarium
Feb 15 Gr 2 (Demer/Terranova) to Planetarium
Feb 16 Gr 2 (Ziroli/Grimm/Koeppen) to Planetarium
Feb 16 Gr 4 to Niagara Power Vista
Feb 20-24 Mid Winter Recess - No School
Feb 27 Gr 1 to Planetarium
Feb 27 PTA Meeting - 6:30 pm
Mar 6 Gr 2 (Demer/Terranova) to Planetarium
Mar 7 Gr 2 (Ziroli/Grimm/Koeppen) to Planetarium
Mar 9 Parent-Teacher Conferences - Evening
Mar 10 EARLY DISMISSAL - 10:30 am Parent-Teacher Conf - 11 am to 3 pm
March 10 PTA Fun Fair - 6 to 8 pm
Mar 13 EARLY DISMISSAL - 10:30 am Parent-Teacher Conf - 11 am to 3 pm
March 20 Kindergarten to Kleinhans Music Hall
April 10-17 Spring Recess
January was packed with various exciting
activities at Forest Elementary. The
month was highlighted by the canned
food drive and the fourth grade con-
cert. Forest students were asked to
bring in canned good to support a local
food pantry. When the students brought
in more than one thousand items, I
agreed to get “slimed”. Our students
did a fantastic job and brought in well
more than a thousand items. We are so
proud of our students for working so
hard for such a great cause.
January 25th featured the fourth graders
performing in the winter band, orches-
tra, and chorus concerts. Kudos to Mr.
Vogan, Mrs. Kiefer, and Mr. Miller for
leading our students through this
event. The students did a magnificent
job and the concert was excellent.
As always should you have any questions
or concerns feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Keith Wing Main Office 626-9800 Nurse 626-9805
Transportation 626-8390 Cafeteria 626-9811
Attendance 626-9818 School Fax 626-9819
District Office 626-8000 Soc. Worker 626-9802
Important Phone Numbers
Forest Elementary School Rules
DISMISSAL/ PICKUPS
Dismissal for all students is at 2:15 pm. Your child will be placed on a
bus unless a WRITTEN NOTE has been provided to the child’s
teacher indicating they will be picked up or have been enrolled in the
Just For Kids afterschool program in our building. If you are picking up
your child, please go to the auditorium to sign out your child with our
monitor by 2:25 pm. Please do not go to the classroom to pick up your
child. If you are going to be picking your child up early, a note is also
required and you will pick your child up at the Main Office. Please do
not email the teachers any dismissal changes.
MORNING DROP OFF
If dropping off your child in the morning, please use the N. Forest side
entrance door. Children should not be dropped off earlier than 8 am.
ABSENCES
If your child is going to be absent from school, please call our
Attendance Clerk, Mary Grygier, at 626-9818 to report this absence.
We must account for all students every day and your help with this will
save us further follow up. You may leave a message at this number the
night before or early morning if that is more convenient for you.
VISITORS
All volunteers/visitors need to sign in at the Main Office and wear a
visitor sticker. All doors of the school are locked. Anyone entering the
building needs to use the Main Entrance doors. We ask that you do
not let anyone in behind you or when you are leaving. All visitors must
state their name and purpose of visit to the Main Office staff. Please do
not visit a teacher’s classroom unless it has been prearranged.
January Artists
of the Month The following students have had their
artwork chosen to be on display near
the gym.
Philippe Mangjewi
Payton Weinstein
Leah Evans
Matthew Abeler
Congratulations Artists!
LUNCH PRE-PAYMENT SYSTEM
Williamsville School District's Food Service Department is excited
to provide parents a convenient, easy and secure online prepay-
ment service to deposit money into your child's school meal ac-
count at any time. This service also provides parents the ability to
view your child's account balance through a web site called
myschoolbucks.com. By having money in each child's account we
find the lunch lines move along much faster . A $1.95 transaction
fee is charged but the District offers a free lunch to offset this.
For more information, please see the District Child Nutrition
page: http://www.williamsvillek12.org/departments.cfm?
subpage=1345
You will need your child’s student ID number to set up an ac-
count. This number is on your WITS Parent Portal. The website
for student meal pre-payment is:
www.myschoolbucks.com You also always have the option
to send cash or check with your child or stop in to our cafeteria
YEARBOOKS
Forest Elementary 2016-2017 Yearbook orders are now being taken online. The cost is $15 for the
basic yearbook. Additional enhancements are available for an additional cost. We will only be
accepting online orders this year. The orders will be received and distributed later this Spring.
Any questions can be directed to Kristin Kolt at [email protected] or Tricia Evans triciae-
Please go to: ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter Yearbook ID code: 10241517
From the PTA
The Forest PTA will be sponsoring a used book sale at the Fun Fair on Friday, March 10. Starting
February 1 we will be accepting used books from all families to be sold. This is a great opportunity
to clean off your shelves and send in all those books you and your kids no longer read. Proceeds
from sale will be used to pay for author visits and other fun literacy events for next year at Forest.
Any leftover books will be donated to charity. Send used books in with your child any day during
February. There will be a collection table near the main doors. If you have a large number of books,
email [email protected] to arrange transfer. Many thanks!
Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-Up
Sign up for Parent-teacher conferences is done on your WITS Parent Portal.
You may sign up for your conference on your WITS parent portal beginning on
February 1st (at 9 am) through February 28th.
Conferences are being held on:
March 9 (evening only), 10 & 13th
Please note there is early dismissal at 10:30 am
on Friday, March 10 and Monday, March 13.
After that date, you must contact the Main Office to schedule a conference.
If you plan to pick your child up on the 10:30 am dismissal days, please be sure to send
a written note to their teacher in with your child that morning.
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten registration for the 2017-18 school year will take place
on March 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15 by appointment only.
If your child will be 5 years old by December 1, 2017 they are eligible
for Kindergarten next September. Please call 716-626-9801 to
schedule a registration appointment.
PTA Box Tops Reminder—Send in your Box Tops to win a classroom lunch! The
classroom with the most Box Tops submitted by February 17 will win a Pizza Lunch!
Be sure to label your submission with the student’s name, grade and teacher. The win-
ning classroom will be announced after Mid-Winter Recess. Every Box Top earns
money for our school. Good luck to every room!
Shared Decision Marking Team - Our SDM Committee has started a new program to
recognize students who are showing good character. If a students is witnessed by any staff member
showing exception character, they are given a yellow slip to put in our character jar. Winners will
be chosen from the character jar each month for a chance to win a prize. The students recog-
nized during the month of January for good character are:
Newar Abdul-Wahed Maclain Albertson Carleah Alexander Cole Alexander
Yara Aloraini Norah Andrzejak Gianni Angelo Simon Ansell
Josiah Asbach Brynn Bacak Quentin Baker Autumn Bing
Josiah Birt Nadina Bogner Otto Borden Arianna Brandes
Thomas Bryska-Palle Caelan Buckley Miles Calos Scarlet Canna
Isabella Castellani Alijah Chambers Roman Clabeaux Tommy Collins
Jonah Cozza Mia Cozza Matthew Daboin Ryan Delacy
Alessio Dragone Finn Dufrene Lila Fiegl Ian Fiegl
Maia Fineberg Philip Gangi Daniel Gianadda Lauren Gilano
Ava Gomez Owen Goodwin Jonathan Graser Autumn Grasso
Audrey Guerra Matthew Harrington Ella Hicks Kelcie Hogan
Hiro Homma Dominik Huber Joey Hunt Duncan Jorgenson
Oscar Jorgenson Jack Kantor Nathan Kim Sophie Kimelberg
Ryan Knab Cooper Kolt Suzanne Kulpa Daniel Lares
Addie Lawida Joey Lipski Michael Lipski Philippe Mangweji-
Jordyn Marcus Lana Mazur Leah McCarty Morgan McDonell
Robbie McLoughlin Jayden Moore Jack Murphy Samantha Murphy-
Caiden Overcamp Tabitha O’Neill Elijah Palmer Michael Palmer
Rewa Panta Ty Parrack Lina Perrello Tatum Pischka
Joshua Radel Aadi Rathore Isla Richards Katie Ritzenthaler
John Rodriguez Mia Rosengarten Claire Robbins Lailey Romano
Ariela Rowe Gabriella Russ Eman Salem Alex Sandburg
Rosie Sanders Sophia Schmidt Adam Seivert Pratik Sharma
Clare Shelby Brooke Shiner Victoria Siwirski Portia Snyder
Lia Sperrazzo Marra Sperrazzo Sean Steinhauser Olivia Stephens
Macy Terrana Arielle Thompson Nole Todaro Jeffrey Tredo
James Vaillancourt Smayan Vikhe Lyra Ward Charles Weed
Gavin Weinstein Payton Weinstein Nathan Wilemski Hazyl Wilson
Leah Wilson Ethan Wing Quinn Wolf Tomoya Yoneda
Alex York Cameron Young
SDM WINTER FUN - Our Shared Decision Making Team created a Winter Fun Activity
sheet for students to complete over the winter break. The following students participated and
received a special pencil for turning in their Winter Fun Activity Sheet:
Ameya Abad
Amani Abad
Nawar Abdul-Wahed
Austin Abel
Lauren Abramowitz
Balqees Ahmad
Gianna Aldama
Zahara Aljenahi
Yara Aloraini
Arianna Anderson
Baariah Athar
Yamaan Athar
Sal Baio
Rachael Baio
Quentin Baker
Owen Berman
Rami Bey
Zamara Bibbs
Pranav Biju
Noah Blanchard
Riley Bochynski
Nadina Bogner
Jackson Boone
Oliver Bosch
Thomas Bryska-Palle
Charlotte Bugman
Anayah Buster
Chase Campbell
Mason Campbell
Katie Cassidy
Morgan Cragg
Liam Danner
Noah Donner
Emily Farleo
Lila Fiegl
Rose Fourtner
Lydia Fox
David Gervasi
Lauren Gilano
Nhila Gilliard
Ava Gomez
Owen Goodwin
Jonathan Graser
Autumn Grasso
Layla Grisanti
Blake Grisanti
Alyssa Hart
Katie Henderson
Kelcie Hogan
Hiro Homma
Isabella Hoos
Baileigh Hughes
Suhrat Islam
Jayce Johnson
Jessica Johnson
Joey Johnson
Makayla Johnson
Jack Kantor
Callie Keaveny
Solana Keaveny
Benny Keller
Ashley Kelley
Kamryn Kendall
Nathan Kim
Sophie Kimelberg
Sara Krajewski
Lorien Krause
Suzie Kulpa
Freddie Lapple
Walter Lavin
Vienna Lebel
Mario Leechee
Henry Lester
Carter Martino
Mila Mazur
Liam McKay
Collin McQueen
Isabel Mehnert
Tessa Michalowski
Alexandra Miller
Hayden Miller
Jacqueline Miller
Maddison Miller
Lillian Moore
Michaela Muehlbauer
Jack Murphy
Samantha Murphy
Henry Notarius
Owen Obstarczyk
Eileen O’Neil
Tabitha O’Neill
Grayson Overton
Michael Palmer
Rewa Panta
Peter Park
Lina Perrello
Nami Perumpilly
Adara Peterson
Rachel Puvendran
Madison Raab
Aadi Rathore
Bridget Reilly
Claire Robbins
Kennedy Romano
Lailey Romano
Mia Rosengarten
Gabriella Russ
Chloe Russo
Rosie Sanders
Leo Sanders
Ryan Schlesinger
Anna Schneider
Hailey Scott
Adam Seivert
Celina Sethi
Tyler Shiner
Brandon Shiner
Brooke Shiner
Hayden Smith
Peyton Special-Nelson
Lia Sperazzo
Marra Sperazzo
Morgan Stephens
Olivia Stephens
Teagan Taite
Henry Thompson
Nole Todaro
Anders Tonner
Abigail Tubiolo
Nina Upton
James Vaillancourt
Jordan Vazquez
Vivian Wagner
Eliana Watson
Gavin Weinstein
Payton Weinstein
Theo Widenor
Leah Wilson
Jack Witul
Sophia Witul
Quinn Wolf
Danny Xu
Tomoya Yoneda
Elena Zinaja
Quinn Zloty
Curriculum Extension Day Schedule February 2017
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Day 3
2
Day 4
3
Day 5
4
5 6
Day 1
7
Day 2
8
Day 3
9
Day 4
10
Day 5
11
12 13
Day 1
14
Day 2
15
Day 3
16
Day 4
17
Day 5
18
19 20 No
School
21 No
School
22 No
School
23 No
School
24 No
School
25
26 27
Day 1
28
Day 2
CURRICULUM EXTENSION
SCHEDULE
8:20 – 8:50 am - Band/Orchestra
8:30 – 9:20 am - Grade 3
9:20 - 10:10 am - CE Planning
10:10 – 11:00 am - Kindergarten
11:05 – 11:55 am - Grade 1
11:55 – 12:25 pm - CE Lunch
12:25 – 1:15 pm - Grade 2
1:20 – 2:10 pm - Grade 4
Gr. PE ART MUSIC LIB
K Monile/Fiegl Shantler Goodlander Losi
1 Albuez/Karlinski Vecchio Freitag Corrigan
2 Demer/Ziroli Koeppen Grimm Terranova
3 Collins/Morrison Becker Celeste Stawicki
4 Priset/Bommer Brinkerhoff X Group Kuebler
Gr. PE ART MUSIC LIB
K Goodlander/Monile Losi Shantler Fiegl
1 Albuez/Corrigan Freitag Karlinski Vecchio
2 Demer/Terranova Ziroli Koeppen Grimm
3 Collins/Becker Celeste Stawicki Morrison
4 Priset/Kuebler X Group Bommer Brinkerhoff
Day 1
Day 5
Day 2
Day 4
Gr. PE ART MUSIC LIB
K Shantler/Losi Monile Fiegl Goodlander
1 Freitag/Vecchio Karlinski Corrigan Albuez
2 Koeppen/Grimm Demer Terranova Ziroli
3 Celeste/Stawicki Collins Morrison Becker
4 Brinkerhoff/X Group Priset Kuebler Bommer
Gr. PE ART MUSIC LIB
K Losi/Fiegl Goodlander Monile Shantler
1 Karlinski/Vecchio Corrigan Albuez Freitag
2 Grimm/Ziroli Terranova Demer Koeppen
3 Celeste/Morrison Stawicki Becker Collins
4 Bommer/Brinkerhoff Kuebler Priset X Group
Gr. PE ART MUSIC LIB
K Goodlander/Shantler Fiegl Losi Monile
1 Corrigan/Freitag Albuez Vecchio Karlinski
2 Terranova/Koeppen Grimm Ziroli Demer
3 Becker/Stawicki Morrison Collins Celeste
4 Kuebler/X Group Bommer Brinkerhoff Priset
Day 3
** K—Mrs. Kraatz’s class will be divided and attend with other K classes for Curriculum Extension
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