Your students have been working hard to show what they know. We have finished MSTEP testing and students are finishing up i-Ready testing. We are seeing a lot of growth. Please remind your students to keep putting forward their best effort. The May sillies are definitely in the air!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the Parsons Carnival this Thursday! There will be food trucks, prizes, games, and fun!
Can you believe it is almost graduation time? Wow! There are many important dates for our 5th graders coming up in May!
May 20th-22nd: 5th Grade Camp
How exciting that it is camp week?! Please check the emails sent by Joel Putek for camp information. Here is information for just Monday morning!
Departure from Parsons
Students can start to arrive at Parsons on Monday at 7:25 am to prepare for departure. We will get everyone checked in and take a class photo before leaving. We plan to leave by 7:45 am SHARP and can not wait for late students. If your child is not present, the bus will leave without them and you will need to drive them to Michindoh. Students may bring a small snack for the bus ride to Michindoh.
May 24th: DQ Field Trip in the p.m.
May 31st: 5th Grade Party 5:00-7:30
June 13th: 5th Grade Clap Out and Graduation 1:45-3:00
Wednesday, May 29th, 2024
Instead of taking the bus or getting a ride to school, take your bike and join your friends
for a ride your bike to school day.
Students are encouraged to ride their bike from home to school with parent’s approval.
If you are too far to ride or you want to ride your bike to school with a group, please see
attached map for our three group bike trains. Bike trains will be supervised and
major intersections will be blocked by the Gibraltar Fire and Police Departments.
All students participating in the bike train should meet at the meeting location at 7:55 am.
Parents may drop students off or ride along.
ALL KINDERGARTEN AND 1ST GRADE STUDENTS NEED TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.
Bike trains will leave location promptly at 8:05 AM and proceed to Parsons Elementary.
Afternoon bike train will leave Parsons at 3:40 PM and head back to meeting location for parent pick up. Bike trains will have volunteer leaders and followers. Anyone picking up their child from the meeting spot please be there by 4pm or earlier.
Check out the PDF below for more info and maps of the bike train routes.
Here is the google form to participate!
Thank you to Jenny Wilhelm for organizing!
Watch Dogs
WatchDOGS started on October 10th. Check out the link and/or the QR code.
Please only sign up for two days to allow more parents to sign up.
School Safety
All doors are locked during the school day. If you come to school, you will be buzzed into the foyer area and office and then asked to show identification before your child is released. All visitors/volunteers in the building must report and sign in at the office. Visitors must wear a badge in the school building. All volunteers in the classroom and for field trips must have a background check on file each year. Just a reminder that if you have a felony conviction you may not volunteer in the classroom or on field trips.
Free School Breakfast and Lunch
Governor Whitmer has made school breakfast and lunch free again this school year. You will receive free and reduced lunch forms the first day of school. Even though meals are free we encourage all families to fill out the forms. The completion of the application by our families helps us receive federal funding. Lunch menus are available at this link.
Lunch is 11:45-1:00.
K 11:45-12:10
3 11:55-12:20
1 12:05-12:30
4 12:15-12:40
2 12:25-12:50
5 12:35-1:00
Mrs. Aherne
Email: ahernes@gibdist.net
Website: https://www.gibdist.net/parsons-elementary
Location: Parsons Elementary School, Middle Gibraltar Road, Gibraltar, MI, USA
Phone: (734) 379-7050
