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August 4, 2023
New parents, welcome to West Haven! Please see the flyer below regarding an important event before the start of school
Nuevos padres, ¡bienvenidos a West Haven! Consult...
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July 12, 2023
Parents/Guardians,
We have all the summer reading resources you need right here! Please click the links below to view summer reading books for all grades from Kindergarten thr...
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July 10, 2023
Our registration process is an online process, please read the 2 steps below before you begin. If you have questions, please contact your school.
Gr...
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June 9, 2023
We will be offering summer lunch at the following sites beginning on July 5th, 2023, and ending on August 11th, 2023:
Carrigan Intermediate School: 11:00-11:20
Seth...
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June 7, 2023
Gina Bohan
About: I teach Reading and I am finishing up my 31st year of teaching in West Haven; I have been at Forest for 17 of those years.
Hobbies: I like ...
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May 9, 2023
In honor of Educator Appreciation Week (May 8 – May 12), the West Haven Board of Education, the West Haven Federation of Teachers, and the Paraprofessionals Union joined together ...
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May 3, 2023
Alyssa Taglia of WTNH recently visited West Haven High School to interview Carissa Anastasio, special education teacher, about the Life Skills program!
Anastasio is doing an in...
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May 3, 2023
Caitlin Baillargeon
About: I am one of the EL teachers. I have been teaching for 12 years and have been teaching at Forest School my entire educational career. For 10 ...
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May 1, 2023
Poems written by Jace Rodriguez, “My Happy Place” (3rd grade, Savin Rock School), Dana Guadarruma, “Northern Lights” (4th grade, Savin Rock School), and Bruna Reppetto Tobia...
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April 24, 2023
On Friday, students and staff at Forest Elementary School were treated to a special performance by speed-artist Rob Surette.
Surette’s incredible performance featured theatrica...
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April 6, 2023
Nikkole Dye
About: I am the School Psychologist at Forest Elementary School. I have been supporting West Haven students for 10 years and working at Forest for about e...
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April 3, 2023
April is National Poetry Month! The Land Trust of West Haven is celebrating by hosting a nature-themed poetry contest for 3rd, 4th, and 8th-grade students. The winning poems will ...
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March 7, 2023
Marissa Polaco
About: I teach third grade. This is my 7th year as a teacher and my 3rd year at Forest School.
Hobbies: My hobbies including taking walks with my fa...
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March 3, 2023
West Haven Public Schools hosted its inaugural ‘Districtwide Faculty Spelling Bee’ on Thursday, May 2nd in the West Haven High School Auditorium. Lucille Portley, a speech therapi...
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February 13, 2023
WEST HAVEN — For Neji Gerancon, his favorite part was running back-and-forth through the school gymnasium. Valerie Santiago said her favorite part was jumping over hurdles.
"I ...
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February 13, 2023
Kindergarten registration for the 2023-24 school year is now available! Please see the flyer below for instructions on how to register or CLICK HERE .
¡Ya está disponib...
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February 3, 2023
Gabrielle Gambardella
About: I teach 2nd and 3rd grade Special Education. This is my 4th year teaching and my 2nd year teaching at Forest.
Hobbies: I love to...
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January 13, 2023
Nuria Ryan
About: This is my second year as a classroom teacher and both of my years were here at Forest in 1st grade.
Hobbies: My hobbies include paddle bo...
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January 12, 2023
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, West Haven Public Schools held a successful job fair to attract teachers and staff! The event took place at the high school in the WHHS main lobby...
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December 15, 2022
In October, West Haven Public Schools hosted ‘Hat Day’ at its elementary schools in a fundraising effort to benefit the West Haven Fire Department (WHFD). The event was a huge suc...