
Check out some photos of Forest kindergarteners celebrating the 100th day of school! The students dressed up as 100-year-olds and worked on an activity in which they brought in 100 of one item and practiced counting them by ones, then putting them in groups of 10!








The University of New Haven Dental Hygiene Program will be hosting a Give Kids a Smile Event! Free preventive services will be provided for kids and adolescents, aged 3-18. Please see the flyer below for more information.



The West Haven Prevention Council is hosting a Student Billboard Contest! Check out the flyer below for information.


The February issue of the West Haven Public Schools Newsletter is now available! Click the link to see what’s happening across the district, as well as what’s to come this month. https://5il.co/2dw33

As part of January's Anti-Human Trafficking Awareness Month, there will be an internet safety training geared towards parents, teachers, and other family-facing professionals. Please see the flyer below for more information. | Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/48AE8T6


The West Haven Prevention Council has two events coming up soon, an 'Unwind Your Mind' event on Friday, January 19th for students in grades 2-8, and a 'Student Billboard Contest' for students in grades 6-12. Please see the flyers below for more information.



Tonight's (1/16) board meeting has been canceled.

REMINDER | There will be no school on Monday, January 15th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.


The West Haven High School Dance Team is hosting a showcase on January 20th, 2024! Check out the flyer below for more information.


REMINDER | Wednesday, January 10th will be a half-day session for students due to Staff Development.


All West Haven Public Schools will have a 2-hour delay tomorrow morning, January 8th. / Todas las Escuelas Públicas de West Haven tendrán un retraso de 2 horas mañana por la mañana, 8 de enero.

Due to the projected forecast, tomorrow's Learn to Skate program has been canceled and is now scheduled to begin on Sunday, January 14th.

3rd graders at Forest performed their Winter Concert in front of their Parents/Guardians today. The students did an incredible job!



West Haven families, please see the flyer below regarding free services provided by the University of New Haven Dental Hygiene Program.



West Haven Public Schools will be publishing a district newsletter monthly beginning in 2024! The first issue for January is available now. Click the link to see what's been happening in the district, as well as what's to come! https://bit.ly/3RZqX8b

West Haven High School received a grant of $100,000 to combat food insecurity across the district. Students in the Life Skills program used that money to purchase groceries at Stop & Shop, and on Thursday, they delivered those groceries to families at Forest Elementary School! Coats, provided by the West Haven Rotary Club, were also available for pickup. Additionally, WHHS students took coffee orders from teachers and delivered them to their classrooms!




REMINDER | Winter recess begins next week. There will be no school from Monday, December 25th, 2023 through Monday, January 1st, 2024. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 2nd. Enjoy the break!


The West Haven High School Theatre Workshop performed its Children’s Theatre Show, “A Little Town of Christmas” for all of our 4th graders in the district on both Wednesday and Thursday of this week!










REMINDER | Tomorrow will be a half-day for students.


This past Friday, Forest Elementary School hosted a PTA holiday event, and over 500 people attended! The theme of the event was the movie ‘Elf’ which featured pictures with Santa, a hot cocoa bar, popcorn, swirly twirly gump drop punch, a cookie decoration station, and more!









