April 13, 2025

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April Character Education Themes: Trustworthiness, including Honesty, Reliability, Punctuality and Loyalty.

This month, during morning announcement, we’re focusing on Trustworthiness, a key trait that helps children build strong friendships and succeed in school.

Week 1 - Honesty: Being honest means telling the truth and not pretending. Have courage to do the right thing. This week, try to be honest in your words and actions.

Week 2 - Reliability: Being reliable means doing what you say you will do and being someone others can trust and count on. This week, try to keep your promises and be a reliable friend.

Week 3 - Punctuality: Punctuality is being on time. It’s showing up when you’re supposed to, so others can depend on you. This week, try to be on time for your school and other activities.

Week 4 - Loyalty: Loyalty is sticking by your friends and family, especially when they need support. This week, show loyalty by being there for your friends and family, sticking by their side and helping them through tough times.

Week 5 - Being Trustworthy: Trustworthiness is putting honesty, reliability, punctuality, and loyalty together. This week, be trustworthy by showing your friends and family they can count on you.

You can encourage trustworthiness at home by praising honesty, setting a good example, and giving your child responsibilities to build confidence. Let’s work together to help our students grow into trustworthy individuals.

Thank you for your support!

Susan P. Carlock

School Counselor

Parker Elementary

The Westbury Gents, a service club of young men at Westbury High School, set up a fun Easter Egg hunt for the PreK kids on Thursday morning. They came bright and early to hide all the eggs, and the kids had a blast hunting for them through the garden. We also loved seeing some of our old Parker lions!

Last Sunday, several Parker families joined Ms. Hokanson for an exciting afternoon with the wonderfully talented author and illustrator Raina Telgemeier, joined by Scott McCloud, as they celebrated their new book The Cartoonists Club. The event was hosted by Blue Willow Bookshop, which has many more fantastic author events and programs coming up! Be sure to check out their calendar for future opportunities: https://bluewillowbookshop.com/events/calendar.

This week, we celebrated the magic of our library! From supporting learning to transporting imaginations to faraway places, our library is a space where Parker Lions explore, discover, create, and grow every day.

We’re excited to share that Ms. Hokanson recently attended the Texas Library Association Conference, where she connected with incredible authors, illustrators, and librarians from across Texas to bring back fresh ideas for our Parker readers. We’re so fortunate to have a library and librarian at Parker Elementary — only 70 out of 274 schools in our district can say the same!

A huge thank you to our amazing Parker community for always championing literacy and supporting our library programs. Thanks to your enthusiasm, we had our most successful book fair ever! Your support helps keep our library thriving and our students excited about reading.

Thank you, Ms. Hokanson for creating such a cozy, welcoming space for all our Parker Lions to learn and grow! 🦁📚💙

We are excited to announce STEM Day 2025 will be hosted at Parker. Presented by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Wipro. We would love for your child to join us for a day of fun and learning!

This event is designed for students ages 8 to 15 and will take place on Saturday, April 19, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Parker. Check-in will begin at 9:30 AM.

STEM Day will feature hands-on activities, exciting competitions, and even prizes—all designed to spark interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Plus, lunch will be provided for all participants!

Free Registration is now available! You can register and find more information about the event by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visiting stemday.ai.

We hope your child can join us for a day full of creativity, exploration, and inspiration!

LAST CALL for Stock the Lounge! Join the PTO in stocking the lounge with snacks and drinks to fuel our amazing teachers through their busy days. Sign up on the PTO Volunteers page and drop off your goodies by tomorrow, Monday, April 14th, in the Community Room and label them with “Lounge.”

Sign up here.

Are you looking to get more involved at our school? The PTO is looking for enthusiastic volunteers and positive mindset to lead a committee as a Chairperson (by overseeing events, working with your VP Board member, coordinating your Volunteers) or as a PTO Board member (by attending monthly meetings, facilitating monthly community meetings, overseeing Chair efforts).

Your voice and energy can help shape the 2025-2026 school year—come join us!

Sign up to get more information about joining our leadership team here.

Learn more about the PTO VP positions and chairs here.

**If you have already reached out, the PTO will contact you soon with more information.

Our next PTO Meeting is on April 24! Our next PTO General Meeting is Thursday, April 24 at 6 pm in the Parker Cafeteria.

Childcare is provided for all, and food is guaranteed to those who RSVP by Wednesday, April 23 at 8 pm.

The link to RSVP, join on Zoom, purchase free dress days, and view all upcoming PTO meeting dates can be found on the PTO Events Calendar here.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Jeanette Mueller

President, Parker Elementary PTO

www.parkerpto.org

832-987-2052 (PTO)

Haven’t Paid Yet? Your Music Contribution Matters More Than Ever!

Unpaid music contributions by grade:
• Kindergarten: 64%
• 1st Grade: 64%
• 2nd Grade: 61%
• 3rd Grade: 64%
• 4th Grade: 75%
• 5th Grade: 68%

That’s over $50,000 in unpaid music contributions—funds that are essential to fully support the program.

If you haven’t paid your child’s music contribution yet, please do so today using this link.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Julie@ParkerFriends.org

April 15th

ELAR STAAR DAY (3rd-5th Grade) -CLOSED CAMPUS!!!

All City Guitar Concert (Tentative)

Title I Meeting (6:00-7:00pm)

April 16th

String All City Rehearsal (4:30-5:30)

April 17th

Title I Meeting (8:00 - 9:00)

April 18th

Good Friday Holiday - NO SCHOOL

April 20th

**Birthday Alert** - Ms. Julie Dickinson (Art Teacher)

April 21st - 25th

Public School Volunteer Week

April 21st

Chat & Chew w/ Principal Carter (8am & 5pm)

April 22nd

SCIENCE STAAR DAY (5th Grade only) -CLOSED CAMPUS!!!

School Bus Driver Appreciation

April 23rd

National Administrative Assistant Day

**Birthday Alert** - Ms. Laura Mejia (Bilingual PreK Teacher)

Strings All City Rehearsal (4:30-5:30)

April 24th

MATH STAAR DAY (3rd-5th Grade) -CLOSED CAMPUS!!!

PTO: General Meeting (6:00-7:00)

April 25th

**Birthday Alert** - Ms. Jennifer Mills (Assistant Principal)