A Message from the Principal
Lauren Meeks
March 29, 2019
Dear Parents,
We had a great week back from Spring Break! We have enjoyed visiting with students about how they spent their time away from school!
The LISD Parent Climate Survey has been extended to April 7th. Your voice helps us understand the needs of your children and our educational community. Responses are 100% confidential. Complete survey here.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Lauren, Maggie, and Marianne
Pre-K & Kindergarten Registration
Pre-K & Kindergarten Registration will be held at Parkside
on April 24th from 7:30am - 6:30pm.
If your child is 4 by Sept. 1st and qualifies for our Pre-K program, you may register them for Pre-K. To learn more about how to qualify for LISD's Pre-K program please click here.
If you have a child who will be 5 years old by Sept. 1st, you may register them for kindergarten.
Please start the registration process online on txConnect. Once you fill out the enrollment questions, please print the necessary forms. Don't forget to scroll all the way to the bottom of the forms screen and click "SUBMIT TO DISTRICT".
Please bring the following items to Parkside Elementary to complete the registration process. We will make the copies here for your child's file.
- Child's Birth Certificate
- Child's Social Security Card
- Child's Immunization Record
- Proof of Residency (utility bill such as water, gas, or electric or closing documents or lease agreement on a home)
- Parent's driver's license
We look forward to meeting you and your child on April 24th!
Field Day Shirts!
Parkside Garden Co-op Spring clean up & planting day - Saturday, April 6 from 9 am - 12 pm in the garden
It is time to get the garden into shape! Grab your friends and your garden tools to come help us clean up the Parkside garden. We will be weeding, trimming bushes, setting up our new sensory garden area, and planting spring vegetables, herbs and flowers. Don’t forget to bring the kids to help.We will have a special garden project just for them! We are also looking for donations of flower pots and garden decor to help spruce up the garden. Please contact Stacie Cary with any questions at stacie@staciecary.com
Important Dates to Remember!
4/5/19 Parkside Players' Performance of the Wizard of Oz 6pm
4/6/19 Garden Co-op Clean Up and Planting Day 9-12am
4/9/19 4th Writing and 5th Math STAAR Assessment
4/10/19 5th Reading STAAR Assessment
4/12/19 3rd Grade Field Trip
4/16/19 PTA General Meeting 6:30 pm
4/24/19 PreK/Kindergarten Registration 7:30am-6:30pm @ Parkside Elementary
Kindness Rocks!
Learning Around Parkside
3rd 9 weeks PE and Health:
Cooperative games
Volleyball skills (volleying)
Teambuilding
Heart Health / Cardiovascular system
ADAPT (Alcohol)
Nutrition (GO, SLOW, WHOA)
Soccer skills – dribbling/ kicking
3rd 9 Weeks Performing Arts:
Music Literacy
Dynamics
Tempo
Rhythms with drums
Instruments of the Orchestra
Stage Directions
Character Development
Use of Props
Script Writing
Backstage Occupations
https://sites.google.com/leanderisd.org/parksideperformingarts/
In visual arts we will be focusing on the elements of art: line, shape, color, space, value form and texture. We will incorporate these elements into holiday, cultural, and skill-focused artwork which will be sent home upon completion.
For the 3rd 9 Weeks:
Kindergarten will focus on fairy tales with a focus on story structures.
First grade will focus on fables and fairy tales with an emphasis on story elements.
Second grade will focus on fairy tales, myths and fables with an emphasis on characters.
Third grade will focus on fairy tales, myths and fables and an emphasis on story structures..
Fourth grade will focus on myths and legends and author studies.
Fifth grade will focus on folktales and fables, story structure and author’s purpose .
Volunteer Opportunity
There are SO many opportunities for you to volunteer your time to Parkside Elementary. Find out how you can become involved at http://parkside.my-pta.org/Content.asp?PageID=2
Watch D.O.G.S.
What is Watch D.O.G.S. you ask? Watch D.O.G.S., a K-12 program, invites fathers, grandfathers, uncles or other father figures to volunteer at least one day of the year (or as many as you'd like!) at their child's school.
Crossing Guards Needed!!
Crossing Guards Needed! If you are interested in being a crossing guard for our campus, please visit this site...We need your help!
Parkside Elementary
Website: www.parkside.leanderisd.org
Location: 301 Garner Park Drive, Georgetown, TX, USA
Phone: 512-570-7100
Twitter: @Parkside_ES