Parkwood Weekly Newsletter

Grades 3 - 5 ILEARN Checkpoint 1 Testing 📝

ILEARN Checkpoint 1 tests will be Tuesday, September 30 and Wednesday, October 1. Please make sure your student has gotten plenty of sleep, has had breakfast, and is on time all of these days. It is also important that Chromebooks are brought to school charged. Encourage your student that they have been prepared by their teachers and are ready for the test! If you have any questions, please reach out to your student's teacher.

Upcoming Events

September 26: PTO Poppin' Popcorn Fundraiser Ends - Please submit orders and money by 9/29.
September 30 and October 1: ILEARN Checkpoint 1 Tests
October 2: Student Council until 4:45
October 3: Quarter 1 House Day, Kona Ice Day
October 6-10: Fall Break
October 13: Girls' Basketball Practice Begins - Daily until 5:00
October 14: Picture Retake Day
October 16: Student Newspaper Club until 4:45
October 17: Trick-or-Treat Night 4:30-6:30

Chromebooks

Students in grades K-2 will be bringing their devices home nightly now. Students in grades 3-5 will bring their devices home nightly unless it was marked otherwise during registration. Please make sure that your student has a place to charge their Chromebook every night.

Replacement Prices

Chromebook Device $376

Charger $45

Transportation

🚌 Nothing says school quite like getting to ride the school bus. Please visit this link to read information about GCCS transportation. Please note, students who have the same address and rode the school bus last year do not need to sign up for transportation again.

Download the My Ride K-12 application for real-time bus updates.

Student Handbooks

Please click this link to access elementary student handbooks. We have seen a rise in students bringing toys to school. Please read below to see our policy on items brought to school.

Breakfast – $2.00 / reduced price $.30. If your student is going to eat breakfast, please have them arrive to school as close to 8:40 as possible (if not a bus rider) so they may begin their academic day at 9:00.

Lunch - $3.10 / reduced price $.40

Free/Reduced Application

Its not too late to apply! Applications for free and reduced meals must completed each school year. Please log on to https://www.nlappscloud.com/ to see if your children qualify.