Weekly Penguin News
Park Village Elementary - A 2018 CA Distinguished School
Upcoming Events
02/11 - Spirit Wear Orders Delivered to Classrooms this week
02/12 - Jog-a-thon
02/12 - CHADD Meeting | MPR @ 7:00pm
02/13 - Recycling Day | ESS Parking Lot @ 8:00am - 8:55am
02/13 - Xploration
02/15 - Friday Flag | Lunch area @ 9:00am - 9:30pm
02/15 - Ice Cream Social | Lunch Area @ 3:20pm
02/18 to 02/22 - President's Week | NO SCHOOL
Go to http://parkvillagefoundation.com/pves-calendar/ for additional calendar events
Go to https://app.peachjar.com/flyers/all/schools/52513 for PVES digital flyers
DADS Second Work Party - Sunday, February 10
Come by the school's front gate on Sunday, February 10. We will start at 8:00 am, but you can come anytime your schedule permits. Any assistance is much appreciated. The agenda is to install pavers, build a small ramp, and topcoat paint areas of the handball wall poles. The more help we get, the faster we'll get it DONE! No experience necessary, and kids can come help and watch. Be a part of something lasting!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084ea9ae2da5f85-210
Please sign up even if you're tentative so we can contact you via email should there be last minute changes due to the weather.
JOG-A-THON on Tuesday, February 12
Park Village Penguins, get ready to run for your health! The Annual Jog-a-thon is just 3 days away. All classes, including our preschool, will take to the PE track as parents and teachers cheer you on. Remember, our school-wide goal for raising money for our PE, Science, Art, Music, Technology, and community programs is $20,000. Small donations add up, so reach out to friends and family, near and far, for help in raising money.Together, we can do it! http://parkvillagefoundation.com/jog-a-thon-2/
Recycling Collection - Wednesday, February 13
Wednesday Feb 13, 8-9AM, ESS parking lot: Recycling
NOTE: Please only bring CA Redemption value items. We are not accepting plastic food containers, milk or detergent jugs, or any other items that do not have "CRV" or "CA Redemption Value" on the label. We will still accept CRV glass, but please keep them separated from other items. We can also take household and car batteries. Also, end of the year tallies are still being added up.
If you can help sort and crush items with your student(s), come on over, I appreciate any help I can get.
CANCELED - Picnic with Penguins
PTA Family Potluck
Bring your favorite dish to share and join us for a whole-lot-of-fun at the Park Village Elementary School PTA Family Potluck on Friday, March 15, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm, MPR/Lunch Area. In addition to sharing food and fun with other Park Village families, we will have St. Patrick’s Day treats, activities, and ice cream sundaes. This event is sponsored by the PTA. Click on the link to sign up. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4DA9AC28A1FA7-park
Counselor's Corner
Want happier kids? Help them practice kindness. When kids do acts of kindness, they perceive gratitude in those they helped. “When you commit acts of kindness, you may begin to view yourself as an altruistic and compassionate person” - Result of studies by Sonja Lyubomirsky – Univ. of California – Riverside psychologist. Considering the huge problem in our society of mental health issues, especially depression and anxiety, this is significant.
“Practicing kindness increases children’s prosocial behaviors as well as their happiness, self-esteem, gratitude, popularity, health and resilience. But perhaps most important: when our kids practice kindness, they discover the joys of giving, feel the gratitude from others, see themselves as more compassionate and step briefly into the shoes of another.” Borba
Kindness is one of the easiest habits to cultivate in kids, and the best way to do so is not with fancy, purchased materials, textbooks, and worksheets, or time-consuming programs. Modeling, expecting, guiding, explaining, and reinforcing are much more effective way to cultivate this habit. As parents you model this behavior.
Practicing kindness – five things to know:
- Kindness is contagious, needs just a spark to ignite, and spreads quickly.
- The more kids see, hear, and practice kindness, the more likely they’ll adopt it as a habit.
- Kindness can be strengthened like a muscle, but regular workouts are crucial for it to become habitual.
- Acts of kindness must be meaningful and varied to reap gains.
- Kids learn kindness by comforting, helping, caring, sharing, and cooperating, not through hearing lectures or doing worksheets.
Kindness is strengthened by practice but doesn’t have to cost a dime, take much time, or require any particular talent. Ideas include: holding the door open for someone, helping a classmate with homework, asking someone who is lonely to sit with you, asking a lonely friend to play, volunteering at a nursing home, spending time with an elderly person, or reading to a younger sibling, etc.
Enjoy your parenting adventure.
Jackie Cardinale, School Counselor
Volunteer Corner
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5th Grade Yearbook Lovelines
It's not too late to order a yearbook! The cost is $34.65.
Go to https://tr5.treering.com/createAccount/101471725840797.
Yearbook FAQS: https://app.peachjar.com/flyers/559307/schools/52513
Questions? Contact parkvillageyearbook@gmail.com
Contact the Penguin News Editors:
Email: parkvillagenews@outlook.com