November Happenings

Nov. 1    Look for your child's report card in the Family Folder. 

Nov. 3    Daylight Savings Time begins.  Remember to Fall back an hour. 

Nov. 5    Election Day-Please vote!  

Nov. 11  Veteran's Day 9 AM in the Forest Lake Park Gym.  All parents and friend, especially veterans, are welcome to attend. 

Forest Lake Celebrates Grandparents and Grandfriends!

Forest Lake students had a great time with all of our visiting Grandparents and Grandfriends.  All had a wonderful time and the students really seemed to like sharing their technology skills with the friends. Take a look!

View our 'Why we love our grandparents" video by clicking here.

View Mrs. McKinney's Class presentation by clicking here.

Veteran's Day

On Monday, November 11th, we will have a Veteran's Day Assembly at 9:00 am in the gym. Second Grade students and the 4th and 5th Grade Chorus will be performing a Patriotic Program. This program is for our entire school plus parents and any soldiers and veterans that may attend.

Thank you for helping us earn money through Box Tops for Education.   Every Box Top you collect is worth 10 cents for Forest Lake.  Print this form and use it to help you collect Box Tops.  Turn it in to the news show and be recognized for your accomplishment!  

It has been a very busy time at Forest Lake!  We've added some videos so you can experience NASA Night and Field Day with us.    We've also added the opening of Forest Lake Today.   These videos are linked from this blog and are on our YouTube channel-on our Forest Lake website.  

NASA Family Night

Field Day

Forest Lake Today opening

FLE Family and Friends

Remember that tonight is our NASA Family Night.  Supper will be served for $6.00 per meal at the door starting at 5:15 and activities for the whole family begin at 5:30.  Chorus will perform at 6:45.  Don't forget that the Cake Walk is making a return tonight!  If you volunteered to make a baked good for the sale, remember to bring it.

Also, the book fair will remain open until 7:30 PM.  Get your books tonight because the book fair closes at noon tomorrow.  

Visits and the Application Process

 There will be a Choice Fair (including Magnet Programs)

at Ridge View High School on December 2^nd from 6:30-8:00pm.

Plan a visit to the LAW program with your prospective LAW student!

1. Simply select a date and time below that suit your schedule.

2. Please email or call Mrs. Templeton.

3. Then, on your designated day, report to the E. L. Wright main office at 8:00am.  LAW students will meet you there to conduct your tour and take you to visit LAW classes. 

          See LAW classes in action and shadow a student!

November 12^th 8:00-10:45

November 14^th 8:00-10:45

November 19^th 8:00-10:45

November 21^st 8:00-10:45

December 3^rd 8:00-10:45

December 10^th 8:00-10:45

December 12^th 8:00-10:45

January 7^th 8:00-10:45

January 9^th 8:00-10:45

January 14^th 8:00-10:45

January 16^th 8:00-10:45

January 21^st 8:00-10:45

January 23^rd 8:00-10:45

Application Information:

• Applications: Must be completed online at the district Web site beginning on January 7, 2014.

 Application deadline is January 31, 2014.  

• Interviews: Student interviews will take place either on February 1^st and 22^nd. Applicants will be informed of the date and time of their interviews via the US mail from the LAW office or email, after applications have been completed on-line and processed.  
• Selection process: Evaluation of students is based on leadership potential and academic ability (grades, test scores, teacher recommendation, and writing sample).

 Minimum scores of MET are required on the PASS tests for entrance into the LAW program.  

• Evaluation criteria: includes interview, impromptu writing sample (also completed on Saturday interview day) academic achievement, teacher recommendations.  

What do parents need to do?

• Complete an online application on the District Web site: www.richland2.org. 

o    Bring your child to the scheduled interview/writing sample

                         (You will be notified after January of your date and time).  

Notification of acceptance: online March 24-28, 2014.

Katherine Templeton, Lead Teacher of the Leadership Academy at Wright

ktemplet@richland2.org 803-419-2204

The Big October Finish

There are a number of activities these last 2 weeks of October!  They include:

FLE Spirit Week: This includes Red Ribbon Week and Bully Prevention Week.

Tuesday is wear blue day and bring canned goods for God’s Storehouse.
Wednesday is wear yellow day.  Thursday is wear red day and Friday is wearing your NASA green shirt day.

For a full listing of FLE Spirit Week activities, please check the earlier blog post.   

NASA Family Night: Family and Book Fair Night-Thursday, October 24, 2013

Hot Dog Dinner -5:15- 6:30 –Cafeteria; Activities - 5:30-6:30- Ongoing throughout the evening; General PTO Meeting -6:40-6:50-Cafeteria; Chorus Performance-6:50-7:00

By popular demand we will have a CAKE WALK! Please consider donating some cakes, pies, or other baked items for the Cake Walk! If you would like to donate, please email Julie Blalock at gtengr92@msn.com

Tickets of the Hot Dog Dinner are $5.00 in advance and $6.00 at the door.  

PTO Cookie Dough Sale:  Orders and money are due October 28^th!  Please support your PTO.

Fall Picture Day: Wednesday, October 30^th 

Grandparents’ Day:  Thursday, October 31^{st  -} 9-10 AM

This is also an Early Dismissal Day-dismissal at 11:30 AM.

FLE SPIRIT WEEK

Red Ribbon and Bully Prevention Week

October 21^st – 25^th

Monday, October 21^st   

Spirit Week -Red Ribbon and Bully Prevention Week introduced on the Forest Lake Today.

Essay, Poem, Poster contest announced

How Can We Be Bully Free at FLE?

There will be winners from each grade level and these students will receive a treat! These students will also share their essay, poem or poster on the news show the following week.

Tuesday, October 22^nd   

Wear Blue Day!

Faculty, staff and students wear blue clothing to support saying no to drugs and bullying!

Being Drug and Bully Free Comes in Cans: I Can, You Can, We Can!

Please bring in non-perishable food items (cans) to be donated to God’s Storehouse.

 

 Wednesday, October 23rd

Wear Yellow Day!  

Faculty, staff and students wear yellow clothing to support saying no to drugs and bullying!

Forest Lake Gives Back – Bring in new gloves, hats and socks to help those in need during the upcoming winter months.

(We will also have boxes set up at NASA Night for you to donate.)

Thursday, October 24th 

Wear Red Day!

Faculty, staff, and students wear RED to school to show your support in saying no to drugs and bullying!

Friday, October 25^th

Wear Green Day! (NASA Green)

Faculty, staff and students wear green clothing to support saying no to drugs and bullying!

All essays, poems and posters are due!

Winners of the essay, poem, and poster contest will be announced next week on the news show.

Drug and Bully Prevention video clips will be shown on Forest Lake Today throughout the week.

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History of Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country. Red Ribbon Week serves as a vehicle for communities and individuals to take a stand for the hopes and dreams of our children through a commitment to drug prevention and education and a personal commitment to live drug free lives.

Red Ribbon Week also commemorates the ultimate sacrifice made by DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, who died at the hands of drug traffickers in Mexico while fighting the battle against illegal drugs to keep our country and children safe.

It’s Back!

Our Cake Walk was such a great hit last year we are having another one on

Thursday, October 24, 2013

at NASA Family Night!

Please consider donating some cakes, pies, or other baked items for the

Cake Walk!

If you would like to donate,

please email Julie Blalock at gtengr92@msn.com

Plan to send in your baked item on the morning of Thursday, October 24th.

Thanks for your support!

Forest Lake PTO

Coming Soon to Forest Lake Elementary!

October 21-25

Monday-Wednesday 7:45-3:30

Thursday open late 7:30

Friday 7:45-12:00

Find us on Facebook or www.treehousebookfair.com for updates, book reviews, and videos!

Thanks to all who made a contribution to the Walk for Life!  Also, thanks to those who walked with us.  It was a gorgeous day and you would not believe the "turn-out"! Go Forest Lake!!!!!  One morning, one mission!

Metric Week

October 6-12, 2013

Nanotechnology is now one of the standards in education. Using the conventional language of science, students need to be able to describe the size of a nanometer and make size comparisons of nano-sized objects with other small objects. To accomplish this, students must be familiar with atoms, molecules, and cells. Students also need to have knowledge of basic units of the metric system and prefixes, as well as the ability to manipulate exponential and scientific notation. We have included a short test on measurement and nanotechnology with our metric packet in 2013.

We think it is important that everyone is  notified of Metric Week 2013 in South Carolina. Information on all of the above can be found at the following site:

http://www.artsandsciences.sc.edu/cse See Other Programs then click the “Metric” link.

 

National Beta Club Candlelight Induction Ceremony

October 3, 2013

Click under the Beta Club seal to see a video of the Induction Ceremony

Click here

NASA Family Night

PTO NASA Family and Book Fair Night

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Hot Dog Dinner -5:15- 6:30 -Cafeteria

Activities - 5:30-6:30- Ongoing throughout the evening

General PTO Meeting -6:40-6:50-Cafeteria

Chorus Performance-6:50-7:00

          By popular demand we will have a CAKE WALK!

Join us for an evening of food, fun, music, and learning!

Tickets of the Hot Dog Dinner are $5.00 in advance and $6.00 at the door.  

To order, look for the order form in your child's Family Folder, or contact the school. 

"It's Great to be Grand!"

You are cordially invited to Grandparents' Day at Forest Lake Technology Magnet School.

October 31, 2013 

9:00 - 10:00

Please join us in celebrating you and your very special day!

Grandparents help kids learn and grow with the love they give and the caring they show. 

Are you looking for a fun way to surprise your grandchild on Grandparents' Day?  

Then send a Forest Lake Educational Foundation Honor Card.

For a donation of $5.00, a card and a small treat will be delivered to your grandchild

on Grandparents' Day.

To place your order please call the school office. 

803-782-0470

Grandparents Fill a Child’s World with Love

You are cordially invited to Grandparents’ Day at Forest Lake Technology Magnet School.

October 31, 2013

9:00 – 10:00 AM

Please join us in celebrating you and your very special day!