Forrest Street Elementary

Tomorrow, Thursday, February 28th Uncle Pancake is returning to Forrest Street for our annual PJs and Pancakes! Come and join us for some fun activities and pancakes!

Valentine's Day Lunch at Forrest Street! Our wonderful Nutrition Services staff along with Forrest Street teachers and staff welcomed families to a Valentine's Day Lunch last week on the 14th. Here are a few snapshots of some of the families that joined us. A great time was had by all.

Hello Forrest Street School Families, Please find this month's newsletter at the following link: https://bit.ly/3OItuBA Wishing you well, Melanie Floyd Principal Forrest Street Elementary  School District of Black River Falls - Inspiring Excellence (715) 284-9406 ext. 4001 Office Forrest Street February Newsletter

Hello Forrest Street Families, This is a friendly reminder that there will be no 4K or Early Childhood programming tomorrow, Wednesday, February 7th, or Thursday, February 8th due to our Child Development Days.

Hello Forrest Street Families, Our second round of Student Success Conferences are coming up on Thursday, February 15th! Conferences will run from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm for our Forrest Street students. We ask that you please sign up for a 15-minute conference timeslot in our Skyward system by Wednesday, February 7th. We look forward to seeing you on February 15th!

The School District of Black River Falls will be closed on Friday, January 12th due to the pending snow storm. While we typically try to wait until the snow is actually flying before closing, the timing of this storm is going to make that difficult. We will have to trust the meteorologists that are quite certain it will be unsafe travel during the late morning and early afternoon. This means that all after school activities are also cancelled. As a reminder, Monday, February 15th is also a scheduled day off of school. Enjoy the long weekend!

Hello Forrest Street School Families! Please find Forrest Street's January Newsletter at the following address: https://bit.ly/48ixwZqy Wishing you well, Melanie Floyd Principal Forrest Street Elementary

Hello Forrest Street School Families! Please find this month's happenings at Forrest Street at https://bit.ly/46YNB57. As a reminder, Forrest Street winter concerts are this Thursday with Kindergarten at 5:30 and 1st Grade at 6:30 at the Lunda Theater. Wishing you well, Melanie Floyd Principal Forrest Street Elementary

Hello Forrest Street School Families! Can you believe it's November already? We hope that you are enjoying some of this beautiful weather while it lasts! Please find our November Newsletter attached below. I think you'll find that we are really rocking and rolling now. Students are digging into new material and learning every day. As a school, one of our goals is attendance and you are key players in helping us achieve this goal successfully! This not only means having students at school each day but also having them here on time (by 7:50) and avoiding picking them up early whenever possible. A second area that is also highlighted in our newsletter is dressing for the weather. We have seen a great deal of students coming to school in shorts and without coats when it was 20 degrees. As a reminder, we go out for recess every day unless the temperature is below zero! Please make sure that you send your student with clothing to meet the needs of the changing seasons. If your family needs help securing winter gear due to financial hardship, please contact the office. We want to ensure that every child has the opportunity to play and be successful at school! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. Wishing you well, Melanie Floyd Principal Forrest Street Elementary School District of Black River Falls - Inspiring Excellence (715) 284-9406 ext. 4001 Office (715) 896-8165 Mobile Forrest Street November Newsletter

Hello Forrest Street School Families! I wanted to take a minute to highlight a fundraiser that our Tiger Community Organization (TCO) is running. The TCO is selling all sorts of fun Tiger Pride gear! There are sweatshirts, blankets, bags and more! As a reminder, the TCO pays for many activities for Forrest Street students and staff; such as seeing the Eau Claire Children's Theater Play "Junie B. Jones," supplying the bounce house at our field day, and providing dinner for staff during conferences. In terms of fundraisers, in the past, coupon books and Fannie Mae sales have happened. This is a great opportunity to help the schools and the TCO and show some Tiger Pride! You can either scan the image below or click the links here: Apparel: https://cvsports.chipply.com/ blackriverschool232 Non-Apparel: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/ tiger-pride-store-48428 Tiger Pride Store Wishing you well, Melanie Floyd Principal Forrest Street Elementary  School District of Black River Falls - Inspiring Excellence (715) 284-9406 ext. 4001 Office (715) 896-8165 Mobile

Hello Forrest Street School Families, Thank you so much for joining us for the Student Success Conferences yesterday. Your partnership is critical to your student's success in school. If you missed conferences, please reach out to your student's teacher, we would be happy to reschedule this conference with you. There are two attachments to this email regarding upcoming events at Forrest Street. The first is in regard to our upcoming school intruder drill. There is information about what this is and how we prepare students at Forrest Street in this attachment. The second attachment is about Bridging Brighter Smiles visit to Forrest Street. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. Wishing you well, Melanie Floyd Principal Forrest Street Elementary School District of Black River Falls - Inspiring Excellence (715) 284-9406 ext. 4001 Office (715) 896-8165 Mobile (ATTACHMENTS SENT TO EMAILS)

Good evening Forrest Street School Families, I hope this email finds you doing well! This is just a friendly reminder that we are having our Student Success Conferences tomorrow. Therefore, there will be no school. Additionally, there will be no school on Friday, October 27th either. We are aiming for 100% partnership with YOU...with each of our families. We want you to be informed of your student's progress in school, to have the opportunity to celebrate their hard work and to ask any questions you may have. If you have any concerns, we are more than happy to work with you to address those concerns as well. If you'd like to speak with me directly, please just pop into the office. A slip confirming your conference time should have come home in your student's folder this past week. If you have any questions when your student's conference is, please contact the office at (715) 284-9406. We look forward to seeing you at conferences tomorrow! Wishing you well, Melanie Floyd Principal Forrest Street Elementary  School District of Black River Falls - Inspiring Excellence (715) 284-9406 ext. 4001 Office (715) 896-8165 Mobile 

Hello Tiger Fans! The TCO is kicking off a Tiger Pride store for all of your Tiger spirit needs! They have selected items both locally and from another vendor, to give you maximum options. The store is open TODAY through November 3rd. All items will be delivered to the District Office for pick up - making Holiday Shopping a breeze for you! Please note that there are two separate stores - one has fan gear and the other has more apparel. Be sure to check both of the links out!

We would like to recognize our seniors and celebrate their achievements as they move onto their new adventures! Today we are highlighting Kaylina Quintal! Future Plans: After high school, she plans on going to Eau Claire where she will be attending The Professional Hair Design Academy. She also plans on getting my Real Estate License to do that on the side. Involvement: In high school she was involved in cheerleading (Captain), Dance Team, Pep Club, and Choir Favorite Part of High School: “My favorite part of high school was definitely my cheer seasons.” Staff Shoutout: Mr. Shepard and Mrs. Dahl Advice to 5 Year Old Self: “Always be you and stay true to yourself.” #tiGRRfutures #tiGRRpride

We would like to recognize our seniors and celebrate their achievements as they move onto their new adventures! Today we are highlighting Julia Hentsch! Future Plans: After high school she plans to attend a 2 or 4 year college. Involvement: Throughout high school she has been involved in cheerleading and pep club. Favorite Part of High School: “My favorite part of high school was always homecoming week, each year it was so much fun, especially senior year.” Staff Shoutout: “The staff member who had an influence on me was Mrs. Ayers. Mrs. Ayers was the most encouraging, funny, motivating staff member I have ever come across. By far my favorite teacher ever. She taught me lots of real life lessons I will most definitely use in the future.” Advice to 5-Year Old Self: “Keep trying new things. you won't get very far if you don't put yourself out there.” #tiGRRfutures #tiGRRpride

Art is supposed to be messy and Mrs. Repka's class figured it out when working with clay to make owls using the slab technique. #tiGRRpride

The SDBRF will be closed today, Monday, April 17th. I hope you enjoyed your teaser days of summer last week, it looks like winter wasn't done with us yet! The snow is heavy and wet, making the roads extremely dangerous. Please travel safely if you must go out. The Board of Education meeting will go on as scheduled this evening.