Forest Park Elementary School kicked off the new school year with a message about responsibility during their first morning program assembly. This week’s assembly took place in the school’s cafeteria, where students and staff gathered to explore the theme of responsibility. ENL teacher Briana Gualtieri opened the assembly with a warm welcome, emphasizing the vital …
The South Colonie School District is embarking on a journey of compassion and goodwill as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. In an initiative aimed at spreading kindness throughout the community, the district has unveiled the “75 Acts of Kindness for 75 Years” campaign, set to kick off on the first day of the school year, …
On Aug 8., South Colonie Board of Education will officially appoint William Luke as the new building principal at Forest Park Elementary. With an impressive educational background and extensive experience, Luke is set to lead the school beginning mid-August. Luke’s career in education includes most recently serving as the assistant principal at Acadia Middle School …
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Please see the supply lists below by grade level for the 2023-24 school year. Supply list by grade UPK Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Self-contained
Forest Park welcomed Matthew McElligott, children’s book author and illustrator, for a visit. McElligott shared his expertise in writing, illustrating, and how ideas get turned into books with the students. Students had the chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at how their favorite books came to be. After McElligott presented to the school, about a …
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Forest Park Elementary held a Food Drive in honor of Ramadan. This is an important holiday for many Forest Park families and the larger South Colonie school community. Forest Park school members worked in collaboration with the Colonie Police Department and EMS to collect food items to benefit the Islamic Center of the Capital District. …
Christine Fox and Annie DiBernardo are literacy specialists at Forest Park Elementary who work with students to strengthen their literacy skills. Between the two of them they support around 80 students, honing their reading comprehension skills. Fox and DiBernardo work with students in grades K-4 in a small group setting. Their main objective is to …
South Colonie elementary schools are set to receive new school playground equipment this year—thanks in part to donations from several school PTA groups and a grant from Assemblymember Phil Steck (D-Colonie). Several elementary PTAs announced donations last year to offset the cost for the district to enhance or replace each respective school’s existing playground. With …
A little over a year ago Forest Park teacher Kathleen Tunny came across a viral social media post about an 84-year-old woman named Betty Pettit known as “Mrs. Betty” who was currently battling Alzheimer’s and dementia. This topic hits close to Tunny as she recently lost a loved one to the same illness. “It was …
On Friday, Dec. 9 our Forest Park Falcons took Festive Friday to another level! Students and staff each made a donation of $1.00 in support of the Children at Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center and in return they got to wear their favorite festive shirts, sweaters, hats, and other attire. …
