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Forest News Club: A Hands-On Experience for All
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The Forest Elementary School News Club, made up of second through fifth graders, meets daily during recess under the leadership of Math Interventionist Ms. Leah Strom.

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Colorful Collage Masterpieces
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Fourth grade students in Ms. Sara Earl's art class at Forest Elementary School are busy working on a collage project. 

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Student Council Gives Classmates a Voice
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The Forest Student Council is made up of approximately 60 students from first through fifth grade who work together throughout the year to not only support school-wide events, but also give students a voice and make connections within the school and Des Plaines community. 

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Fine-Tuning Violin Skills In Orchestra
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The sounds of string instruments filled the air this week as local fifth-grade students took a major step forward in their musical journey.

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The Sounds of the Saxophone
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Each week Forest Elementary School fifth graders meet with music teacher Ms. Gibson to learn how to play the saxophone. 

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Building a Book in a Box
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Forest Elementary School fifth graders in Mr. Matthew Peebles class were putting the final touches on their "Book in a Box" projects.

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The Friendship Club is Back!
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It's official: the Friendship Club (aka the Taylor Swift Club) has returned to Forest Elementary School for a second year in a row! 

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Book Fair: A Forest Favorite
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The book fair at Forest Elementary School has been a student favorite for decades and happens twice a year.

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First Day Forest Fun!
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Students were excited to be back at Forest Elementary School for the start of another great school year!

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Hopping Through Obstacles in Coding Club
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Fourth and fifth graders in Forest Elementary School's Coding Club were recently tasked with the challenge of coding a bunny to make it hop.

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AI Magic in Math Class
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Forest Elementary School fifth graders in Mr. Matthew Peeble's class are using the program "Magic School AI" to help strengthen their math skills.

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Plaster Mask Making
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Forest Elementary School third graders in Ms. Sara Earl's art class are having fun creating their very own plaster masks.

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Math Club Prodigies
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Forest Elementary School's Math Club, under the director of Fifth Grade Math Teacher Mr. Matt Peebles, is open to all 4th and 5th grade students. 

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Forest Newspaper Club
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The Forest Newspaper Club, made up of students in grades third through fifth, meets weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

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Creative Writing Club Connections
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The Forest Creative Writing Club, led by Library Media Specialist Ms. Joanne Zienty, meets every Wednesday after school to work on their writing skills and understanding themselves better as writers. 

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5th Graders Become Pickleball Pros
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Forest Elementary School fifth graders participated in a USA Pickleball clinic in partnership with Transworld Business Advisors last week. 

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A Happy Halloween at Forest
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All of the students at Forest Elementary had a chance to show off their unique costumes and celebrate Halloween!

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Making Strides in 5th Grade Strings!
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Forest Elementary School fifth grade orchestra students practice their musical skills weekly with Music Teacher Ms. Krygeris. 

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Walking and Rolling to School
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On Wednesday, October 9, Forest Elementary School students and their families participated in their annual walk/bike/roll to school day.

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5th Grade Band Practice
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Forest Elementary School fifth graders recently began their 6th week of band lessons with Music Teacher Ms. Strzalka.

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After School Sports Club Fun
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Forest Elementary School third graders have a blast participating in Sports Club after school on Wednesdays every week.

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Partnering up in PE
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Forest Elementary Second Graders in Mr. Sloma's PE class had fun pairing up with others, running and playing catch this week.

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Welcome Back, Forest Falcons!
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Staff and D62 Administrators welcomed Forest Elementary School students to the 2024-2025 school year on Tuesday, August 20.

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Career Week at Forest
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Students at Forest recently had the opportunity to engage in a variety of different activities to explore different professions and career pathways to get them thinking about their future selves.

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Forest's Got Talent!
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The Forest Elementary PTC held its second annual talent show since the pandemic on Friday, April 19.

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Beginning Band Collaboration
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Students from Forest, Orchard Place, Plainfield and South have been working all year in the beginning band, learning the fundamentals of their chosen instruments.

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Beth Finke and Her Guide Dog Luna
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Chicago-based author Beth Finke and her guide dog Luna recently visited students at Forest Elementary School. 

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Third Graders Bring African Folktale to Life
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On February 15, Forest Elementary School's 3rd grade students shared their musical performance of Verna Aardema's book Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain.

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A Lesson in Helping Tools
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In recognition of American Disabilities Week, Forest Elementary School recently partnered with an organization called Educating Outside the Lines.

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Disability Awareness Assembly
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We kicked off Disability Awareness Week at Forest with a wonderful presentation by multi-sport athlete Mak Nong.

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Social Media Safety Presentation
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District 62 Student Resource Officer Matthew Stonequist recently presented to Forest fifth graders about social media safety and good practices.

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Family Literacy Night
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Forest Elementary School hosted its annual Family Literacy Night last week.

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Pumpkin Carving Fun!
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Kindergarten students at Forest had fun carving and decorating pumpkins! 

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Fall Fun at Forest!
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Last Friday Forest School held its annual Fall Fest! 

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Book Fair Fun!
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Students had fun checking out all of the fun books on the first day of Forest's Book Fair.

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Building the Thirteen Colonies
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The fifth grade students in Mr. Peebles class explored the regions of the thirteen colonies this week using the educational website BrainPOP.

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Welcome Back Forest Students!
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Forest welcomed back it's 1st-5th grade students this week as well as new Kindergarten students.

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Reading is Leading
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It's student's love for literacy that we know will help them advance and grow.

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2023 Career Fair!
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Forest held it's inaugural career fair this spring.

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Celebrating the Fine Arts
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Forest Elementary students take a few minutes as part of their school day to tune up their violin skills.

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Adaptive PE Class During Disability Awareness Week
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During Disability Awareness Week at Forest Elementary School, fourth grade students in Mr. Sloma's PE class had the opportunity to experience playing a game while in a wheelchair.

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Lego Read-Aloud Lesson
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Students in Mr. Peebles' 5th grade class had a chance to be creative with Legos!

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