Parkwood Weekly Newsletter

• April 6: PTO Meeting at 4:00
• April 8: American Red Cross Blood Drive at Parkwood, 4:00-8:00
• April 9: 5th Grade Dance
• April 10: 5th Grade Field Trip
• April 23: Inclusion Fair
• April 26: Dual-Language Immersion Information Session at Parkwood, 4:30-5:30
• April 30: Día del Niño Lunch

End-of-Year Big Events - UPDATED DUE TO MOVING BUILDINGS

• May 8: Community Building Walkthrough at Current Parkwood, 5:30-7:00
• May 8: 5th Grade Promotion Program at 9:30
• May 12: Kindergarten Promotion Program at 9:30
• May 15: Field Day

🚀 Full STEAM Ahead! The Science of Superheroes! 🦸‍♂️

Summer Science Camp

Get ready for an action-packed week where science meets superheroes! Our Full STEAM Ahead: The Science of Superheroes Summer Camp will give students the chance to explore the amazing science behind the powers of their favorite heroes.

Through exciting hands-on STEAM activities, campers will investigate concepts like flight, strength, energy, and engineering while building and testing their own inventions. Students will experiment with differing challenges, design structures with “super strength,” explore the physics of flight, and create their own superhero gadgets using creativity and teamwork.

This camp is designed to spark curiosity and excitement about science while helping students develop important skills such as problem-solving, engineering design, collaboration, and creative thinking.

Throughout the week, campers will participate in engaging demonstrations and experiments that show how the incredible abilities seen in superhero stories connect to real-world science.

🧪 Camp Highlights Include:

• Super strength engineering challenges

• Flight and aerodynamics investigations

• Energy and electricity experiments

• Chemical reaction demonstrations

• Designing and building superhero gadgets

Students will leave camp inspired, confident, and ready to think like scientists and engineers.

🧠 Who Can Attend: Students who are currently enrolled in K–5th at Greater Clark County Schools.

Join us as we discover that the most powerful superpower of all is science!

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Jeffersonville K-2 - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48ACAB2AA1FDCF8-62861102-k2jeffersonville

Jeffersonville 3-5 - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48ACAB2AA1FDCF8-62862837-35jeffersonville

Grades 3-5 IDOE Family Portal

ILEARN Checkpoint 3 results are available on the Family Portal.

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 previously. If you need your access code, please call the office.

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

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