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 krstn1216@hotmail.com or Tricia Evans triciae-

vans@roadrunner.com.

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 melissa.j.fisher@gmail.com 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