FHPS District News
Mandarin Chinese Immersion Program Featured by National Organization
The Forest Hills Public Schools Mandarin Chinese immersion program is capturing national headlines and was featured by the Asia Society’s Learning Initiatives Center for Global Education. The society featured the district in its online winter publication called, “Chinese Language Matters.” Additionally, the FHPS program also has a profile on the society’s Chinese Early Language and […]
A Unit on Economics Turns to Fun with Homemade Toys and Proceeds Benefiting Endangered Animals
Ada Vista fourth-graders participated in a hands-on economy unit all while having fun, learning about the design process, marketing, selling, and raising $1,037.80 for the World Wildlife Foundation. The following is the story in its entirety written by School News Network. If you’ve ever wondered what it sounds like to be inside a toy-making workshop, […]
Shedding Light on Invasive Species: Orchard View Uses Shadow Puppets to Educate Children about Challenges to Our Great Lakes
Dr. Anne Keller, a sixth-grade teacher at Orchard View Elementary School, recently wrote an article for the Michigan Science Teachers Association fall newsletter. In her article, she details how Orchard View Elementary School students are learning about the Great Lakes in a hands-on, creative way. The following is her article, “Shedding Light on Invasive Species: […]
Get to Know Our School Resource Officers
The district has three School Resource Officers (SROs) through the Kent County Sheriff’s Department. These officers routinely visit our schools, interact with staff, students, and families, and help maintain a culture of open communication and safety while building positive relationships with students. Deputy Ben Dunneback services the Northern side of the district, Deputy Kresten Green […]
January is School Board Recognition Month
Forest Hills Public Schools is joining 538 local and 56 intermediate school districts across Michigan to celebrate January as School Board Recognition Month. School board members spend countless hours of unpaid time working to provide what is best for students and education. Board members represent the best in servant leadership and volunteer hundreds of hours […]
Reading is Elementary for These Word Detectives
–Article by School News Network: Having trouble sounding out tricky words, identifying consonant cousins or picking out vowel teams? You would be in good hands to ask for help from the 20 or so badge-carrying word detectives in Lana Tran’s first-grade classroom at Knapp Forest Elementary. For the first full school year, students across the […]
