Parkwood Weekly Newsletter

ILEARN Checkpoint 1 practice test will be on Monday, September 22. The actual 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. 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.

• September 22: College Go! Week
• September 22: ILEARN Practice Test
• September 25: Student Newspaper Club until 4:45
• 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

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

🚌 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.

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

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.

Join the PTO! Below is the schedule for the year!

• September 30 - 4:15

• November 3 - 4:00

• January 12 - 4:00

• February 9 - 4:00

• April 6 - 4:00

• April 27 - 4:00