Parkwood Weekly Newsletter

• April 27-29: ILEARN Testing for Grades 3-5
• April 27-29: Academic Team until 4:45
• April 27: Track Until 4:45
• April 27: Final PTO Meeting at 4:00
• April 29: Academic Team and Soccer until 4:45, Track Meet 5:00 at Jeff High
• April 30: Student Newspaper, Student Council, and Soccer until 4:45, Boomwhackers until 4:30
• April 30: Día del Niño Lunch (info was sent home two weeks ago, please call the school if you have questions)
• May 1: No School, Oaks Day
• May 4: Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 5: No School, Election Day

End-of-Year Big Events - UPDATED DUE TO MOVING BUILDING

• May 8: Community Building Walkthrough at Current Parkwood, 5:30-7:00
• May 8: 5th Grade Promotion 9:30
• May 12: Kindergarten Promotion Program 9:30
• May 15: Field Day (no talent show this year due to gym constraints)

Letters were mailed home today about accessing the ILEARN/IREAD/IAM Parent Portal. ILEARN Checkpoint 3 Results and Spring IREAD scores are available on the portal. Results will no longer be mailed home since this online portal is available for families. If you have any questions, please reach out to the school.

Parents,

IREAD is a third grade reading test. It is the test that students take in third grade with the Indiana retention laws. ILEARN is a reading, math, science, and social studies test that 3rd through 5th graders take. It does not have retention laws attached to it. Please reach out to the office or your child's teacher if you have questions. Thanks!

Join us at Parkwood during the day to have lunch with your student. Adult lunch cost is $6 CASH ONLY and will be paid at the door. No outside food or drink is permitted (fast food, restaurants). We are not encouraging families to sign their students out afterwards this year because we have many fun activities planned for students throughout the day! If you do wish to sign your student out, an ID will be required.

Our registration link is now available to sign up for our kindergarten or first grade Spanish dual-language immersion. If your child is already in the program, we will automatically continue them in the program for the 2026-2027. Incoming 2026-2027 kindergarten students AND now first grade students are welcome to apply. Please see the brochure below in English/Spanish for common questions and answers. For more information, please reach out to Parkwood's office. (812) 945-2387

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!

• April 27 - 4:00