Parkwood Weekly Newsletter

• January 5: No School for Students - Staff Only Day
• January 8: ILEARN Checkpoint 2 Reading (Grades 3-5)
• January 12: PTO Meeting 4:00
• January 13: 2nd Grade MLK Performance at Charlestown High School
• January 13: ILEARN Checkpoint 2 Math (Grades 3-5)
• January 15: Circle the State Practice 6:00-7:00
• January 16: 100th Day of School
• January 19: Presidents' Day, No School

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As we wrap up Semester 1, I want to take a moment to share how incredibly proud we are of our students. Their academic growth, positive behavior, and commitment to showing PRIDE have truly stood out this semester. These achievements are a reflection not only of their hard work, but also of the strong partnership between home and school.

Thank you for being such an important part of our team. Your support, encouragement, and collaboration make a meaningful difference in our students’ success each and every day.

We also can’t end the semester without celebrating how amazing Quarter 2’s House Day was! The energy, school spirit, teamwork, and joy on display made it a highlight of the season and a wonderful example of our school community at its best.

As we look ahead to second semester, we are excited for continued growth, new opportunities, and even more successes together.

We wish you and your family a restful, joyful, and well-deserved winter break. Thank you for all you do, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back refreshed and ready for the new semester!

The Indiana Assessment Family Portal is a secure online tool where you can view your child’s ILEARN, IREAD, or IAM results. It helps you understand your child’s strengths, areas for growth, and how they’re performing compared to grade-level expectations.

Parents must have an access code and register for the system. Access codes were mailed this week if you did not receive them during conferences.

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!

• January 12 - 4:00

• February 9 - 4:00

• April 6 - 4:00

• April 27 - 4:00