Fort Zumwalt School District

Forest Park Elementary

501 Sunflower

O’Fallon, Missouri 63366

Visit us on the web at www.fpe.fz.k12.mo.us!

February

Dr. Bernard DuBray, Superintendent

Dr. Kim McKinley, Principal

Mr. Marc Schultz, Administrative Intern

(636) 272-2704—Attendance Line

(636) 281-0007—Fax

2016

Kim McKinley

February Dates 2

Habit Award Winners 3

Educator and Employee of the Year Winners

4

District News 6

Peter Pan Information 7

Breakfast with Books Information

10

Calendar 11

Inside this issue:

February 5

Classroom parties are on Friday, February 5 @ 2:45 pm.

February 11 Early Release is at 1:30 pm on Thursday, February 11.

February 15 There will be no school on Monday, February 15.

February 19

Join us for some great trivia fun! The event will be held at the O’Fallon Elk’s Lodge. Doors open at 6pm.

February 23 Information will be sent home soon.

March 4 Enjoy breakfast and a book at Forest Park on Friday, March 4. See flyer for more information.

March 4 & 5 @ North High School Auditorium Friday, March 4 @ 7pm, Saturday, March 5 @ 3pm.

SPELLING BEE

Forest Park held its annual

Spelling Bee Thursday,

December 3, 2015.

Congratulations to all of the students

who participated. The winners were:

1st Place—Jackson Pierce

2nd Place—Damion Usery

3rd Place—Emma Graczyk

‘Thank You’ to the staff and students

who were a part of the Spelling Bee.

Pictured:

Damion Usery Jackson Pierce Emma Graczyk

On Friday, January 8, FPE quarterly Reading-Respect assemblies were held.

The students listed below received recognition from their teachers for

showing great work in living the following Habits: Put First Things First and

Think Win-Win. Congratulations!

Maddie Richards

Marysa Allen

Marijayne Bishop

Karsyn McDaniel

Kate Cochran

Alexandria Page

Andrew Jacobsmeyer

Dhyana Desai

Efton Owens

Lexi Peters

Ava Wersching

Paige Crew

Andrew Guthery

Telia Taylor

Maggy Masters

Insung Chun

Christian Key

Conner Ross

Arturo Gutierrez

Ethan Matthews

Katie Zwerlein

Ella Shylanski

Rumor Janes

Molly Kuchik

Aubrey Olsen

Jackson Ni

Emily Wells

Haley Brinkman

Collin Beeson

Jailyn Brownlee

Rosie Fergin

Jeffrey Files

Reilly Smith

Camden Carrier

Clayton Barklage

Jordan Wright

Kaitlyn Stevenson

Hannah Vandemark

Lilly Burkemper

Michael Swift

We are currently accepting applications for our crossing guard position. Hours for this position are 7:30-9am and 3:50-4:20pm daily. If you are interested

in applying or would like more information, please contact the office. Thank you!

Congratulations to Mrs. Alicia Looney, one of our amaz-

ing special education teachers, who has been selected

as FPE Educator of the Year and

to Mr. Andy Brown, one of our wonderful custodians,

who is

FPE Employee of the Year.

We are proud of you, and thank you for

your dedication to the students at FPE.

Pictured: Mrs. Looney and Mr. Brown

Valentine parties will be on Friday, February 5

at 2:45 pm.

Your child’s teachers will be sending home a class list.

This assures that no one is forgotten

on this special day. A quick reminder, prepackaged snacks only, no homemade

treats.

Please be aware of any food allergies in your

child’s classroom.

We currently have a lot of items in the Lost and Found. Please

encourage your child to look through the items and see if anything

is theirs. We will be donating any remaining items that are not

picked up by February 5th. Thank you!

REPORT CARDS

Report cards were issued on

Thursday January 7. Please take time

to review the report card with your

child and discuss their strengths and

areas needing improvement. Please

contact your child’s teacher if you

have questions or concerns regarding

your child's report card. Progress

reports will be issued on February 10.

LOOKING AHEAD

FEBRUARY 9: PTC Meeting @ FPE @ 4:30pm

FEBRUARY 10: Progress Reports Issued

FEBRUARY 11: Early Release

FEBRUARY 15: No School

FEBRUARY 19: Trivia Night @ Elk’s Lodge

MARCH 4: Breakfast with Books

MARCH 4 & 5: FPE Drama Club Play

MARCH 8: PTC Meeting @ JLM @ 4:30pm

MARCH 10: Early Release

MARCH 14-18: Book Fair at FPE

MARCH 15: Report Cards Issued

MARCH 17: Fine Arts Evening & Dinner

MARCH 21-28: Spring Break

APRIL 12: PTC Meeting @ FPE @6:30pm

APRIL 14: Early Release

APRIL 14: Leadership Day

APRIL 22: Progress Reports Issued

MAY 2: DARE Graduation @ NHS @ 7 pm

MAY 3: Teachers’ Appreciation Day

MAY 5: Early Release

Yearbooks will be on sale from February 8 through March 18. Order forms will

be sent home with each student.

The cost is $11.25.

**Please make checks out to Wagner, not FPE**

You need to order a yearbook at this time to guarantee a copy for your child.

BOOK EXCHANGE

Bring in clean, gently used books.

Receive a ticket for each book you bring in. At the

exchange, pick up new books.

Drop off dates are February 29-March 4.

Exchange is on March 4 at 3:30 pm in the Library.

Please don’t forget to send in any old cell phones and emPty ink cartridges to school! our earth club has been working this year to recycle these

items. thank you to our students for keeping Fpe “Green”.

The Wee Deliver program announces the

Great Mail Race. Students are invited to write to friends and relatives

asking them to write back by sending a postcard to them at school. If

you know someone who is traveling or lives in another state or country,

ask them to send you a postcard . We will collect postcards until the

end of the school year. They will be delivered to the

students the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, then the

students will bring the postcards to room #4 to be displayed on a map

in the hall.

Our address is:

Forest Park Elementary School

501 Sunflower Lane

O’Fallon, MO 63366-1898

The Fort Zumwalt School District is currently hiring

paraprofessionals, 12-month secretaries, and part-time cooks.

Qualified candidates can click the link below to complete our

online application.

The Fort Zumwalt School District is also hiring part-time cook

helpers. This position offers flexible hours during the school

day.

Click here: https://fortzumwalt.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

NORTH HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH @ 7pm

SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH @ 3pm

Appearances by Cat in the Hat,

Dr. Seuss,

Thing 1, Thing 2

and the Grinch

WHEN: Friday, March 4, 2016

TIME: 7:45-8:40 A.M.

WHERE: Forest Park Elementary School

RSVP: Return form below to Forest Park School

MENU: Mini Pancakes Tater Tots

Fruit Cup Orange Juice Milk Coffee

COST: Adults: $1.60 and Children: $1.40

Parents, grandparents, and family members are invited to join their

child/children for breakfast and reading.

Please fill out the form below along with payment and return it to

school by Friday, February 22.

In addition to breakfast, we will have lots of books and comfy places to

curl up and read with your child.

You may bring your favorite book from home, too.

We hope to see you at the big celebration.

BREAKFAST WITH BOOKS

Name: ________________________________________________

Student’s Name: ________________________________________

Teacher: ______________________________________________

____ Number of Students Attending (Their lunch account will be charged)

____ Number of Adults Attending ($1.60 each)

____ Number of “Non-Student” Children Attending ($1.40 each)

$ ______ Amount Enclosed

When: February 19, 2016 Where: O’fallon Elk’s Lodge Doors Open at 6:00 PM The Fun Begins at 6:30 PM Cost: $20 per table 8 people per table

1 soda per person

Pizza available for purchase

Contest for best decorated table

Raffle Tickets for attendance

prizes

50/50 drawing

Raffle Baskets

Team Name:__________________________________________________________________

Team Members: Please include first and last names. Thank you!

1)_______________________________________

2)_______________________________________

3)_______________________________________

4)_______________________________________

5)_______________________________________

6)_______________________________________

7)_______________________________________

8)_______________________________________

WHAT: Fazoli’s All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner

WHERE: Forest Park Multipurpose Room

WHEN: Thursday, March 17, 2016

5:00-7:00p.m.

MENU: All you can eat Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Salad,

Breadsticks AND drink. Keep your plate for seconds.

COST: $7.00 per person in advance (Under age 2 Free)

RSVP: Make your reservations by Friday, March 11, 2016.

Family and Friends are welcome. No refunds.

Tickets will not be sent home, you will check in at the door.

__________________________________________________________ SPAGHETTI DINNER

Send this form with your cash or check (made payable to Forest Park) to the office.

Student Name___________________________________________

Teacher____________________________

Please pick a seating time for your group:

5:00-5:30 pm 5:30-6:00 pm 6:00-6:30 pm 6:30-7:00 pm

# Tickets_______X $7.00= total $____________

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

School

Counselor’s

Week

2

Papa

Johns

Night

3

3rd Qtr

Midpoint

4 5

Valentines

Day Parties

6

7 8

9

PTC Mtg

4:30pm @

FPE

10

Progress

Reports Go

Home

11

Early

Release

12 13

14 15

No School

16 17 18

19

Trivia

Night

20

21 22

FZ Activity-

Free Night

23

Spring

Pictures

24 25 26

JLM Movie

Night

27

28 29

PUBLIC NOTICE

All responsible public agencies are required to locate, evaluate, and identify children with

disabilities who are under the jurisdiction of the agency, regardless of the severity of the

disability, including children attending private schools, highly mobile children, such as migrant

and homeless children, and children who are suspected of having a disability and in need of

special education even though they are advancing from grade to grade. The Fort Zumwalt

School District assures that it will provide a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) to all

eligible children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 under its jurisdiction.

Disabilities include autism, deaf/blindness, emotional disorders, hearing impairment and

deafness, intellectual disabilities/mental retardation, multiple disabilities, orthopedic

impairment, other health impairments, specific learning disabilities, speech or language

impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment/blindness and young child with a

developmental delay.

The Fort Zumwalt School District assures that it will provide information and referral services

necessary to assist the State in the implementation of early intervention services for infants and

toddlers eligible for the Missouri First Steps program.

The Fort Zumwalt School District assures that personally identifiable information collected,

used, or maintained by the agency for the purposes of identification, evaluation, placement or

provision of FAPE of children with disabilities may be inspected and/or reviewed by their

parents/guardians. Parents/guardians may request amendment to the educational record if the

parent/guardian believes the record is inaccurate, misleading, or violates the privacy or other

rights of their child. Parents have the right to file complaints with the U.S. Department of

Education or the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education concerning

alleged failures by the district to meet the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and

Privacy Act (FERPA).

The Fort Zumwalt School District has developed a Local Compliance Plan for the

implementation of State Regulations for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

(IDEA). This plan contains the agency’s policies and procedures regarding storage, disclosure

to third parties, retention and destruction of personally identifiable information and the agency’s

assurances that services are provided in compliance with the General Education Provision Act

(GEPA). This plan may be reviewed during regular school hours, on days school is in session,

in the office of the Superintendent of Schools.

Local school districts in the State of Missouri are required to conduct an annual census of all

children with disabilities or suspected disabilities from birth to age twenty-one (21) that reside

in the district. This census must be compiled by December 1 of each year. This information is

treated as confidential and must include: name of the child; parent/legal guardian’s name/

address; birth date and age of the child; the child’s disability; and the services provided to the

child. If you have a child with a disability or know of a child with a disability who is not

attending the public school, please contact Dr. Henry St. Pierre, Fort Zumwalt’s Assistant

Superintendent for Special Services, at 636-272-6620, ext 18349.

This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.