Parkwood Weekly Newsletter

• February 14: Boys' Basketball Tournament - First Round - Location to be Announced
• February 16: Presidents' Day - No School
• February 17: American Heart Association Fundraiser Begins
• February 17: Rube Goldberg Until 4:45, Cheer Practice Until 4:50
• February 18: Art Club Until 4:40, Puzzle Club Until 4:45
• February 19 & 20: Mobile Dentist at Parkwood
• February 19: Student Council, Rube Goldberg, and Puzzle Club Until 4:45
• February 20: Art Club Until 4:40
• February 23: Wrestling Season Begins
• February 24 & 26: Rube Goldberg Until 4:45
• February 25: IREAD Practice Test (Grades 2-5)
• February 25: Art Club Until 4:40, Puzzle Club Until 4:45
• February 26: Student Newspaper Until 4:45, Puzzle Club Until 4:45

We are ready for our American Heart Association Fundraiser! To add to the fun, we will have spirit days for the next three weeks! Some of these are pay $1 to participate to help raise money for the American Heart Association. Students will give the dollars to their classroom teacher, which will count for their own total amount raised and their classroom total also!

Tuesday 2/17: Pay $1 and let your heart be wild like an animal: Dress like an animal (no masks)

Wednesday 2/18: Outshine heart disease! Wear neon

Thursday 2/19: Pay $1 and take your heart to the beach: Hawaiian Day

Friday 2/20: Put heart disease to rest! Wear pajamas.

Monday 2/23: Pay $1 and tie up heart disease: Dress like a cowboy!

Tuesday 2/24: Wear your heart on your sleeve: Inside out/mismatch

Wednesday 2/25: Pay $1 and take hats off to healthy hearts: Hat day

Thursday 2/26: Celebrate life like every day is a holiday: Dress as your favorite holiday (no masks)

Friday 2/27: Pay $1 and cheer your heart out! Wear your favorite team

Monday 3/2: Have a happy and healthy heart: Wear your favorite outfit!

Tuesday 3/3: Pay $1 and fight heart disease: Dress as a superhero.

Wednesday 3/4: Be heart to heart with a friend: Twin Day

Thursday 3/5: Pay $1 and teach your heart out: Dress like a teacher

Friday 3/6: Show your love for Parkwood: School Spirit wear or dress like a pirate.

Parents/Guardians,

If you need support during an eLearning day, please email Ms. Roos (croos@gccschools.com) or Mrs. Walker (kwalker@gccschools.com).

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

We appreciate all of the community's support for following our arrival and dismissal procedures. They are imperative to keeping our students and staff safe. As the weather is changing and it is darker in the mornings, we have a few friendly reminders for arrival/dismissal.

• On rainy or especially cold mornings, our car rider line typically has more cars in it due to students not walking to school. Please expect the line to be longer and arrive as close to 8:40 as possible. We will have the car rider line drop off at gym until 8:55 to help with the length.
• Please remain in cars and allow school staff to assist students out of the car. If you have a need to assist your student, you are welcome to park in the spots by the crosswalk or the cafeteria and walk them up.
• Please do not let students out in areas where they must cross the car rider line independently. Additionally, do not let students out more than two cars from school staff. This is a safety risk.
• School parking is not permitted in the gravel lot off of Lombardy Drive. This lot is for construction employees only.
• Please do not park on Spicewood Drive to walk students to the front door. This causes issues for the school buses entering the parking lot.

Thank you for making sure our students are safe!

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 6 - 4:00

• April 27 - 4:00