Parkview News
October 2018
Calendar:
October 3 College Mentors for Kids Begins
October 4 Kindergarten Field Trip
October 4 Love & Logic Classes Begin
October 5 Fall Book Fair Opens
October 5 Lunch with the Principal
October 5 Fundraiser Pick-up
October 9 Before & After School Programs Begin
October 9 Read-A-thon Begins
October 10 VIP Night
October 11 End of First Grading Period
October 12 No School Fall Break
October 17 2nd Grade Field Trip to Buckley Homestead
October 18 Pick of the Month - Panda Express
October 18 & 19 Camp Tecumseh Trip for 4th and 5th Grade
October 19 Report Cards Available in Skyward
October 22 End of Read-A- thon
October 25th & 26th Parent Teacher Conferences/Early Dismissal at 12 noon
October 31 Character Assembly
October 31 Kindergarten Costume Party
STUDENTS CELEBRATED FOR RESPONSIBILITY
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
College Mentors for Kids Begins October 3
College Mentors for Kids program has a new start date, October 3, and is still enrolling students! If you are interested in this free and exciting opportunity for your child to experience fun, engaging activities offered by college student volunteers at Valparaiso University, please contact Mary Albertson for more information! (219) 531-3110 ext. 2403 or malbertson@valpo.k12.in.us
LOve & Logic Begins October 4
“Love and Logic: Parenting the Love and Logic Way” workshop is set to begin October 4 at Parkview! Registration is still open for this 6-part series, offering valuable insight and discussion on an array of family and parenting topics! Dinner and childcare are included! If you would like to enroll in the program or request more information, please contact Mary Albertson at (219) 531-3110 ext. 2403 ormalbertson@valpo.k12.in.us
Trick-or-Treat for Pets
Together both Kindergarten classes will be holding our annual “Trick-or-Treat for Pets” fundraiser. The purpose of this fundraiser is to raise money for the local animal rescue organization, Lakeshore Paws. Each day during the week of October 22-26, we will be coming around to trick-or-treat in every classroom to collect money/spare change for this fundraiser. Your donations toward the fundraiser will help support this non-profit organization to find loving homes for abandoned and unwanted pets in Northwest Indiana. Our kindergarten classes will be presenting all proceeds raised from this fundraiser to Lakeshore Paws during the holiday season! Thank you for your support!
K-KIDS
Calling all 4th and 5th graders! It's not too late to join K-Kids. The Parkview K-Kids club will be meeting on the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month. The next meeting will take place on October 11. Please see Mrs. Gearhart or Mrs. Iliff for more information and a registration form.
PTA NEWS.......
PTA FUNDRAISER REACHES GOAL
BOOK FAIR
VIP NIGHT
VIP Night with Fazolis is Wednesday, October 10th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Buy tickets in advance for $6.00 per adult and $4.00 per child. Tickets at the door will be $6.50 per adult and $4.00 per child. Dine in or take out. K-kids will also be there with a sundae bar fundraiser.
DID YOU KNOW??????
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- Reading to children at a young age helps the brain develop, and can lead to larger brains.
- Children who are read to have greater language comprehension skills and larger vocabularies.
- Children with access to books at home and other print materials express more enjoyment of books, reading, and academics.
- Without the nurturing and one-on-one attention from parents during reading aloud, children DON’T form a positive association with books and reading later in life.
- The more reading materials that are in the home, the greater the student's reading proficiency in school.
PTA Read-A-Thon
Your Read-A-Thon Schedule
Monday, October 1st -Home Reader Packets Go Home
Monday, October 8th - First Reading Session
Monday, October 15th - Read-a-thon Half Way Point
Monday, October 22nd - Reading Sessions Should be Complete
Thursday, November 1st - RAT Bucks Expire and no more donations accepted
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK: OCTOBER 15-19, 2018
To recognize the National School Lunch Program and the 30 million children it serves every day, Valparaiso Community Schools will celebrate National School Lunch Week from October 15-19, 2018. The theme, “Lots 2 Love,” encourages students and school nutrition professionals across the country to share what they love most about school lunch programs.
National School Lunch Week will emphasize the nearly one million healthy meals that are served each year at Valparaiso Schools. Elementary students will compete to name the cafeteria mascots, The Power Up Pals and all students will celebrate Indiana Food Day learning about the radish and sampling unusual varieties of this root vegetable like Purple Ninja, Daikon and Watermelon.
“School lunches are healthier than ever, with more fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and less fat and sodium,” said Kathleen Kane, Director of School Nutrition. “National School Lunch Week helps us educate parents, teachers and students about all the benefits of our program to the classroom and to families. We are fortunate to have several newly renovated facilities with state of the art equipment which allow us to expand our culinary skills and offer a wider variety of fresh produce.” Have you tried school lunch lately?
Parent Teacher Conferences October 24th & 25th
The Parkview teaching staff will soon be scheduling time to meet with parents and discuss academic progress. Save the Date for:
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
4:30p - 7:00p
Thursday, October 25, 2018
1:00p - 6:00p
First Quarter Report Cards
Bus Drivers Needed
Are you looking for an amazing part-time job that has the same scheduled days off as your children? Would you like to join a wonderful community of drivers and aide assistants who would love to have you come on board? Then you should consider becoming a school bus driver for Valparaiso Community Schools! We have friendly and dedicated trainers who will work with you every step of the way. You will receive paid training from them, all while helping you obtain the necessary licensing (Commercial Driver’s License).
Great pay, great hours, great people.
Stop by the transportation office located at 55 Evans Avenue for an application Monday-Friday, between 8:00 am – 3:00 pm; or you can call us at 219-531-3121. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!
SPANISH DLI TIPS
Allow your student to watch YouTube-appropriate channels in Spanish (songs, books, and shows).
Encourage your student's interest in the language
Encourage your student to speak Spanish but do not force them
Check out Spanish/bilingual books at the local library
ROBOTICS
The Parkview Robotics team, RoboVikes, is in build season! This year Parkview will have two teams competing at three different competitions in Valparaiso. Our first competition will be a scrimmage at Heavilin on Saturday, November 17th and the following two competitions in December and January. The Robotics team is coached by Ms. Shelton and Mrs. Nguyen. This years team members are listed below:
Yuki Yu
Natalie Ramos
Kavan Kormendy
Samantha Lustick
Christian Madrigal
Delilah Kincaid
Rick Madrigal
Lucas Gonzalez
Hannah Way
Timmy Klimek
Parkview Spell Bowl Team
Samantha Lustick
Christian Madrigal
Jada Samuels
Kian Yates
Yuki Yu
Lucas Gonzalez
Chloe Hosking
Charlie Ralston
Taya Lewis
Danelle Rivera