Forest Elementary School

Important Dates This Week: Monday, February 3 WHPS Board of Education Meeting @ 6pm inside the WHHS Lecture Hall Tuesday, February 4 Mackrille School Kinde...

Dear West Haven Families and Staff, With recent changes at the federal level regarding immigration enforcement, West Haven Public Schools is following the Connecticut State Depart...

Brian D. Nugent was a lifelong Westie who loved his city and his family, and unfortunately lost his life to cancer in 2014. To honor his legacy and continue to touch the lives o...

Kindergarten registration for the 2025 - 2026 school year is now open! Per the Connecticut Department of Education, students must be five years of age on or before September 1 of...

Forest Elementary School held its ABC Bootcamp on Friday, September 27th. The kindergarten students proudly celebrated learning the letters of the alphabet with a parade around th...

(Press release courtesy of the Community Eligibility Program) West Haven Public Schools announces its participation in the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) for school year 202...

Parents and community members, It has come to our attention that emails sent to our school district from some email service providers are not being delivered as intended. Several...

We are thrilled to introduce you to our new principal, Latanya Watts Joyner, who joins our school community with a wealth of experience and a passion for education. In this special...

The West Haven Board of Education is very excited for the 2024-2025 school year, which will look different from recent years as six schools will feature a new principal. Although ...

About: I have been teaching 4th grade at Forest School for 20 years. Prior to that, I taught Literacy, 2nd grade, and 5th grade at Molloy School for 5 years. Hobbies: ...

Over the last few months, librarians from the West Haven Public Library Children’s Department visited the Forest Elementary School library as guest readers to Mrs. Dandelske’s Kin...

In honor of Educator Appreciation Week, Superintendent Cavallaro, Assistant Superintendent Drenzek, and the Board of Education, in conjunction with the West Haven Federation of Te...

Stacey Giaquinto About: I am a lifelong West Haven resident and have been teaching in town for 26 years. I started teaching at Stiles School and have been teaching at Forest...

In January, Assistant Superintendent Judy Drenzek asked classroom teachers to work with their students on goals, whether they were academic or based on one of the six pillars of be...

Jason Heffernan About: Match coach for grades K-4; has been teaching for 27 years including 11 at Forest School. Hobbies: Playing golf, playing guitar, and going to con...

On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Forest Elementary School hosted a Literacy Night and provided families with a delicious ziti dinner from the West Haven Public School’s Food Service! ...

On Friday, March 1st, the Southern Connecticut State University cheerleaders visited Forest Elementary School to read to our students for ‘Read Across America Day.’ The cheerlead...

On Friday, March 1st, West Haven Public Schools celebrated ‘Read Across America Day’ as our schools celebrated with different activities, including many guest readers throughout t...

About: I currently teach Reading, but I have also taught 3rd and 4th grade. This is my 30th year of teaching, and I have taught all 30 years at Forest School. Hobbies...

Heather Mazzone About: I am a K-4 Reading Consultant; this is my 24th year teaching in West Haven and 19th year at Forest! Hobbies: Reading, yoga Fun Facts: ...