Forestridge Facts

Pre-Kindergarten

Thank you to all who came for our Parent-Teacher Conferences this week. It was a joy to share your child’s successes in Pre-K! This week we had great fun with an author study on Laura Numeroff. We were able to practice the skill of story retell with each of the books we read. Ask your child to tell you which book was their favorite and why.

Kindergarten

We continued our studies on bugs and the basic animal groups. We are working on money and identifying coins. We also started our end of year assessments. This is a way for us to see where your student is as they go into first grade.

1st Grade

We continued our studies on bugs and the basic animal groups. We are working on money and identifying coins. We also started our end of year assessments. This is a way for us to see where your student is as they go into first grade.

2nd Grade

This week, we took our end of year math, reading, and writing test! Whew!! We also spent a few afternoons at Friendship Park to get our energy out after testing. We continued to learn about life science as well as time. We also got to preview the talent show and watch the teachers play the 6th graders in a game of kickball. What an exciting week! :)

3rd Grade

This week we are taking our Math STAAR on Monday and Reading STAAR on Tuesday. This is a great way for the kiddos to SHOW WHAT THEY KNOW! They will do an AWESOME job! The rest of the week we will be continuing with curriculum like normal. In reading we are starting our book studies for Pirates Past Noon (Matthew/Smith’s Class) and The One and Only Ivan (Edmonston/McCarver’s Class) and learning about our nations Founding Fathers. Let’s make this a FANTASTIC week.

4th Grade

Our wonderful fourth graders worked hard this week! We took our math and reading STAAR. In writing, we started writing a persuasive paper. We reviewed Texas geography and government in reading. In science, we took our last science test for the year. Don’t forget that our Austin field trip is next Thursday!

5th Grade

In science, students are taking the STAAR exam on Wednesday. They have worked so hard preparing in boot camp! Wish them luck. In ELAR, students are creating poetry portfolios filled with poems they have written. We can’t wait to share them with you. This week in math, our focus will be on hands on equations. Students will be using a balancing scale with manipulatives to solve equations.

6th Grade

It was a BIG week for your child! We did our best on the STAAR test and are continuing our unit on financial literacy in math. We have more happy news: GRADUATION will be in the cafeteria on Thursday, May 31st at 9 am with a reception following. Your child must arrive at the regular time and s/he will leave after the reception in the library. Notes went home in the Friday envelopes. We

Art

We are staring Buddy Fun Day bracelets in yarn, string,plastic lacing and even rubber bands. These weaving and macrame crafts are great exercise for hands and minds that build practical skills and brain cells. They are fun relaxing summer activities. The supplies are cheap at dollar stores or craft stores. Be more creative and recycle household items to make cords to knot or weave. Just plastic bags can be cut into ribbons for weaving.Start planning summer crafts.

ESOL

We are happy to say that Staar testing is now behind us. We are all waiting patiently for results to come in so we can determine which of our wonderful and hardworking ELLs will get to exit the program. We are now working on the end of the year paperwork and compliance in between seeing our groups as we continue to prepare them for the coming year.

Library

All library books are due today. If your child has not returned one or more books, he or she received an overdue notice with the replacement cost of the book. Please help your child look for the missing books and return them to school on Monday. If you are unable to locate the missing book or books, please pay the replacement fee in cash.

Music

What an amazing week we had! FRE’s Got Talent 2018 was a HUGE SUCCESS! Congratulations to all the students who were involved! You did GREAT! This Friday, May 25th, choir, ensemble and stomp will go to the Westlake Skating Rink from 11am-1pm. Pizza will provided for lunch and students can bring money for drinks at the rink! Wear your choir/ensemble/stomp shirts and jeans! Stomp will also go to Jump Street after school from 5-7pm. Look to remind for more updates regarding that trip.

Physical Education

We have finished with Kickball and Friday was our annual FRE Teacher v Student kickball game. We are now moving into general fitness the rest of the school year for all grade levels. For 6th grade students planning to enroll in JH athletics we will also include introductions to JH coaches, sports, and processes.