Panther Pride Newsletter 9/23/22
Forest Oak Elementary School
Together we grow the whole child, each mighty oak was once an acorn
About us
Email: ann.swift@redclay.k12.de.us
Website: https://www.redclayschools.com/forestoak
Location: 55 South Meadowood Drive, Newark, DE, USA
Phone: (302)454-3420
Facebook: facebook.com/forestoakelementaryschool
Twitter: @FOpanthers
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No School Monday, September 26th
Important Dates:
- 9/15-10/15 - Hispanic Heritage Month
- 9/26 - ROSH HASHANAH - SCHOOL CLOSED
- 9/27 - Soccer Shots begins
- 10/1 - Main Street Mile - Flyer with registration details below
- 10/4 - Girls on the Run practice begins for those who signed up
- 10/4 - PTA Meeting via zoom, information and link listed below
- 10/5 - YOM KIPPUR - SCHOOL CLOSED
Free internet available for qualifying students
Households with at least one child who is eligible for the National School Lunch Program may qualify for free high-speed Internet with the federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and Internet Essentials from Comcast. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will cover the monthly price of home Internet so there is no cost to students’ families who enroll in Internet Essentials or Internet Essentials Plus. For more on the Affordable Connectivity Program visit: www.affordableconnectivity.gov. More information is available at www.acpbenefit.org.
Virtual PTA Meeting Dates and Zoom Link
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://redclayschools.zoom.us/j/82667284690
Meeting ID: 826 6728 4690
PTA Meeting Dates for the year:
- October 4th
- November 1st
- No Meeting in December
- January 3rd
- February 7th
- March 7th
- April 4th
- May 2nd - Board elections
- June 6th – 2023-2024 Budget Planning Meeting
Volunteers Needed to help build a shed on Friday, October 14th
At Forest Oak we have a partnership with the University of Delaware and offer a program called Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids. https://healthyfoodsforhealthykids.org/
We need help building a shed that will hold the equiptment that the students will use to help maintain the garden. If you are avaialbe to lend a hand on Friday, October 14th from 9:00am-2:00pm, we would LOVE the help. Even if you can only come for an hour or two. Please email Ann Marie Swift at ann.swift@redclay.k12.de.us or call 302-454-3420 ext. 417.
JOIN BOX TOPS TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL
Use the Box Tops app to scan your store receipts for participating products. Forest Oak will automatically earn cash with every Box Tops product you buy.
Join the PTA!! $10.00 per family
You belong in PTA! For less than 3 cents a day, you can become a PTA member, joining more than 4 million other people who share your interest in issues affecting children.
The number one reason to join the Parent Teacher Association is to benefit your child. In doing so, you also help your school.
Forest Oak PTA plans to bring back many of the events that were held in the past and put on hold because of Covid. Events like Breakfast with Santa and Bingo nights. Please consider joining today!
Covid Self-Screening Information & Updated Isolation and Quarantine Guidance for the School Settings
RCCSD Student Handbook
The Red Clay Consolidated School District Student Handbook, approved by the Board of
Education, provides information and direction to students and families regarding district
services, operations, expectations of behavior, and consequences for violations. Families and
students are encouraged to read and regularly review the Code to ensure a safe and productive
school year.
Parent Handbook 2022-23
Volunteer Requirements for 2022-23
Calendar / Calendario
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