August 18 - Meet the Teacher Night - 4:30PM to 6:00PM

August 22 - First Day of School - School Hours 7:45 - 3:10PM

August 30 - Dual Language Parent Night - 5:30 Spanish Session 6:00PM English Session - We will meet in the Library

September 6 - Parent Orientation - 4:30 - 5:15PM or 5:15 - 6:00PM

We are quickly approaching the beginning of a new school year. The first day of school is August 22, 2022. It is an exciting time for both teachers and students. We have so many events planned for you and your children this school year, including our very exciting Fun Run in September. This first newsletter is designed to help you with questions you may have. If there are any questions that are not answered with this newsletter, please contact us at 210-397-0200.

The 2022-2023 School Calendar has been approved. Please click below to see the schedule.

https://www.nisd.net/sites/default/files/documents/calendar-landscape-2022.pdf

Please click on the link below to view the school supply list for the 22-23 school year.

https://app.teacherlists.com/schools/97061-nora-forester-elementary

We will host our Meet The Teacher night on August 18th, 2022 from 4:30 - 6:00PM. This is a “come and go” evening, so you do not need to feel rushed. Our teachers will be here to greet you and your family. Students may bring school supplies to drop off in the classroom. Please plan to join us this evening, we are looking forward to seeing all of our Forester families.

Please login to HAC for your teacher's name. Student schedules and/or course requests are not "official" until the actual first day of school. Changes to teachers are subject to change up until and possibly after August 22nd.

http://hac.nisd.net/HomeAccess/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fhomeaccess

Starting in 2022-23, school meals will no longer be offered at no cost to all students. If you think that your child may qualify for benefits, we encourage you to fill out an application for meal benefits.

Free and Reduced-Price Meal applications will be available online at https://www.schoolcafe.com/ beginning August 15th. You are encouraged to complete an online application instead of a paper application if you are able. The online application has the same requirements and will ask you for the same information as the paper.

If your child will need any medications administered this school year, you will need to fill out new health forms. This link includes asthma action plans, food/allergy forms, and general medication forms. We would also like to welcome our new Nurse, Mrs. Lorretta Dodd.

https://www.nisd.net/schools/health/forms

In Northside & Forester Elementary, the safety of our students and staff is one of our top priorities. We regularly review and revise our safety plans and procedures to enhance security. Keeping our schools safe requires continuous work and communication with our students, staff, and families. Our approach to safety focuses on three areas – our people, our facilities and technology, and our procedures. Below, Dr. Brian Woods, explains what NISD is doing regarding safety in our schools

https://youtu.be/gn1WKxLOFYk

Parents can drop off students as early as 7:00AM in the front of the building. Parents may drive thru and drop off students in the drop off lane. Parents who want to walk students up to the front of the school must park in the side parking lot to prevent students from crossing traffic. Parents may walk students into the foyer and staff will guide students to their designated area.

Designated areas:

7:00 - 7:15 All students will be in the gym if they are not eating breakfast & in the cafeteria if they are eating breakfast.

7:00 - 7:40 - All Pre-K Students in the cafeteria.

7:15 - 7:40 K & 1st will sit in the gym. Teachers will escort students to class at 7:40AM

7:15 - 7:40 - 2nd - 5th will sit outside of their classrooms. Teachers will bring students in the classrooms by 7:40.

Students will be able to eat breakfast from 7:00 - 7:40AM. Students will go to their designated areas when they finish eating breakfast. Please be sure to get your students to school early if they plan to eat breakfast.

Class begins at 7:45AM, please be on time every day. If a student is not in their classroom at 7:45AM they will be counted tardy.

Please refer to the graphic above for dismissal procedures. We have 4 options to dismiss Forester students:

1. Bus Riders

2. Parent Drive Up

3. Parent Walk Up

4. Unaccompanied Walker

Parent Drive Up - If you choose to stay in your vehicle and pick up your child, your child will be a parent drive up. You will drive thru the front of the school and your child will be called using their IDismiss number. This number will be given to parents at meet the teacher. Please display this number every day to speed up the pick up line.

Parent Walk Up - If you choose to park in the side parking lot and get out of your vehicle, you will be a parent walk up. You will park your vehicle, walk to the side door, give your iDismiss number to the staff member, and your child will be sent down using their IDismiss number. This number will be given to parents at meet the teacher. Your child will exit the side door where you are located.

Unaccompanied Walkers - If you choose to have your child walk home, they will be an unaccompanied walker. These students will be escorted to the end of the Forester driveway and they will walk home. Staff will not wait for parents to pick up, as this is not a parent pick up location.