Staff News

STAFF NEWS

A weekly update of happenings in the Forest Grove School District

Meet Our Staff: Peter Hansen, Tom McCall

With nearly 600 full- and part-time staff members, Forest Grove School District is a large organization, and it can be difficult to know everyone. Meet Our Staff is a weekly feature to help you learn more about your colleagues.

Meet Peter Hansen, Tom McCall Upper Elementary School

Do Your Weekend Plans Include Shopping?

Enjoy this special Columbus Day invite to the Adidas Employee Store. FGSD employees can shop this weekend and receive the employee discount of 50% off retail prices. Photo IDs will be requested upon entry. This pass is only good through Monday, Oct. 12.

Click here to download the Adidas Pass.

Parent Academy Classes Offer Resources To Parents

We all know that parent involvement is a powerful influence on children's achievement in school. That's why the district offers monthly parent education classes through our Parent Academy. The classes are on topics aimed at helping parents become more knowledgeable and involved in their children's education. Two series of classes are offered -- one open to all parents (with child care and interpretation provided) and one for ELL and Migrant parents that is conducted in Spanish. Please invite parents to participate whenever they can in any of these free classes!

Parent Academy Schedule

Bits & Pieces

Looking for something to do Saturday? Public Safety open houses are scheduled Saturday, Oct. 10 in both Cornelius and Forest Grove.

Cornelius - Bring the entire family to check out the Cornelius Fire Station between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., take a fire engine ride, learn how to save a life using only CPR and sit in a police car (and not go to jail!). There will be free coloring books for kids.

Forest Grove - A Public Safety Open House will be held between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Forest Grove Fire Station. Activities include fire station tours, fire engine rides and equipment demonstrations. Everyone is invited to attend and visit with those who serve the community.

Tickets go on sale Oct. 26 for Christmas With the Trail Band, the annual holiday concert sponsored by the Education Foundation of Forest Grove. The concert will be held on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. at Forest Grove High School. Stay tuned for more information!

ReVoiced, an a cappella quintet, will perform at Forest Grove High School on Friday, Oct. 16 as a fundraiser for the FGHS Choir program. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students. ReVoiced travels throughout the country, performing concerts in the evening and working during the day with school choirs.

Oct. 15 is the deadline for applying for teacher grants from the Education Foundation of Forest Grove. The maximum grant award will be $500. The Foundation hopes to fund projects by the second week in November. Click here to complete the online application. Or download a printed version. For more information, contact Development Coordinator Heather Rhoade,heather@effg.org

Have You Downloaded The District Mobile App?

If you haven't yet downloaded the district's free mobile app, now is a good time to do it! Just go to the Apple Store or Google Play and search for "FGSD". If you downloaded our previous mobile app, you should update it to see the new version. The updated version includes calendars and staff directories for each school, sports scores and schedules, news updates and much more.

News tips?

Help us share news about the interesting things happening in our schools and classrooms. Email Connie Potter if you have an event coming up or are doing an interesting project in your classroom. It's great to let our community know about what's happening in our schools and also highlight the innovative ways teachers teach and students learn.