Park Terrace Elementary
Dear Families,
There is no school tomorrow (Thursday) or Friday. Teachers will be engaging in professional learning which will be focused on improving our literacy practices and designing around the new social studies standards. Staff will also be trained on suicide prevention, which is required by the state of Minnesota. After a day and a half of professional learning, staff will have a half day to prepare for upcoming conferences.
Conferences are happening over the next two weeks. Please sign up for a time to meet with your child(s) teacher using this Conferences link. For our first round of conferences, we really focus on listening to learn more about what’s important to your family and how we can best partner. We’ll ask you questions like:
- Tell me about your child's experiences in school so far (previously and this current year).
- What is a hope and a dream that you have for your child this school year?
- What are your hopes and dreams for your child's future?
- What do I need to do to help your child learn more effectively?
We really look forward to these conversations and are excited to see you.
We’ll see students back in school next Monday and Tuesday and then it’s fall break next Wednesday, October 14 through Friday, October 16. There won’t be a school newsletter next Wednesday. We’ll look forward to seeing you for conferences.
Our first PTO meeting is tonight at 5 p.m. in the Park Terrace Clubhouse. Please join us!
Thanks,
Lindsay
The Wacky Run is back!
The annual PT Wacky Run will be on Friday, October 23! Each student is to try to collect pledge money for participating in the run. Envelopes will be sent home so the fundraising can begin! The fundraising money covers field trips, transportation and other needs of the students. Scan the QR code or donate the to Wacky Run via PayPal.
Powering Schools with the Sun
A year ago, Centerview Elementary and Westwood Intermediate and Middle School began generating electricity from the sun. State and federal grants covered 90 percent of the cost, and one year later, the results are solar-iously encouraging.
Centerview and Westwood are not the only district schools benefiting from solar energy. Read more about how we're Powering Schools with the Sun.
Winter Market (and Thrift Shop)
Community Education will be hosting the Winter Market for our students/families again on Saturday, December 5. This is an opportunity for students to shop for inexpensive items to give as gifts to loved ones for upcoming holidays and gift-giving events. There are two ways you can participate and help make this a great event:
- Donate Panther gear for the Thrift Shop: Donate your gently used Panther gear with current SLP branding and get a coupon to use in the Panther Store for a future purchase. Gear will be re-sold at thrifty prices to students, staff, and families at the Winter Market. Plan to drop items at the DSC to get your coupon; email your questions to PantherStore@district16.org.
- Donate gift items for the Winter Market Gift Shop: Donate gently used, almost new, or new items to the Winter Market. Bring items to the District Services Center to the attention of Community Education. Items appropriate for the Gift Shop include: small household items, household decor, puzzles, board games, jewelry, figurines, décor, kitchen gadgets, children’s books, cookbooks, etc. Think about items a child would be excited to pick out for an adult in their life, and what an adult might be happy to receive and use in their daily life. We are especially looking for items that could be gifted to men. Questions, please contact us at SLPComEd@district16.org.
