Park Terrace Elementary
Dear Families,
Thanks for being flexible as we had an unusual start to the school week. Our top priority has been making sure our safety systems are working well. This includes making sure that phones, building security, and other building operations can run, to have 500 students learn safely in our school. We appreciate you being patient as we all manage through this unexpected event.
Because of the unexpected events of this week, we will move MCA testing for students in grades 3 and 4 to April 21 and 22. Thanks for making sure students are at school on time, as testing begins at 9:45 a.m. on testing days.
Thank you to the families who gave us feedback on our recent pulse check. We got a lot of positive and some constructive feedback that we’ll use to refine our processes. It was wonderful to hear that 99% of families reported being happy or mostly happy with their experience at Park Terrace. The themes that came from the feedback were that we have a welcoming and caring staff, the support your child or you receive is appropriate and appreciated, and that we have good communication.
Please plan to attend our Literacy and STEM Night this Thursday (tomorrow), 5:30-7 p.m. We’ll have pizza, math and literacy games, marble mazes, comics, robotics, and more, all at no cost! The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Clubhouse for families to purchase books at a low cost. The book fair also serves as a fundraiser for our school to get books in the hands of all our students either via the library or book giveaways. We hope to see you all at this event tomorrow!
Thanks!
Lindsay
Learning That Goes to Work
Chase Warner just landed a full-time plumbing job he’ll start after he graduates this spring. He did all the things he learned about in his Career Seminar class at Spring Lake Park High School to get the job. Application. Resume. Cover letter. Interviews. The class is just one way students are finding their paths and gaining workforce skills.
The hiring manager Chase interviewed with told him somebody came in the week before and handwrote their resume. It was all scribbling, and he couldn’t read it. He told Chase, ‘That was already just not a good look. We’re not hiring that guy.’ He complimented Chase on his resume and cover letter before telling him he’d like to interview him and move forward.
“That was huge,” says Chase.
Career Seminar is the new name for a course that has been called Work-Based Learning for many years. Students taking the 12-week trimester-long course learn about different career paths, create resumes and cover letters, practice interviewing, review hiring paperwork, and more. It covers all the practicalities of getting, having and even leaving a job. There is also an opportunity to get elective credits for hours spent working a job outside of school.
The course is open to all juniors and seniors. It’s a good option for students to creatively earn elective credits and for students who want to explore different careers and the in’s and out of having a job. Read more about how learning is going to work.
