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PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY March 2014 Pay it Forward 5 GRADES 4-5 FIELD TRIP 9 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS 12 PARKSIDE PTL MEETING - 6:30 PM 2 ND TRIMESTER ENDS 13 KDGN REGISTRATION @PARKSIDE 9:00 11:00 AM 17 DR. SEUSS NIGHT @ SVHS 6:00 7:30 PM 19 SCHOOL BOARD STUDY SESSION 7:30 PM 20 FIRST DAY OF SPRING 21 REPORT CARDS ISSUED 3/24-4/4 PSSA READING & MATH TESTING WINDOW 26 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 7:30 PM March Calendar Dear Parents, Read across America will be celebrated on March 17 when the Penn Delco Education Association and Penn Delco School District host Dr. Seuss Night at Sun Valley High School. The evening will be filled with engaging activities for children of all ages. Please see the district Facebook page for more information. Last month, Parkside Elementary students enjoyed an engaging science assembly presented by Science Explorers. The assembly titled, Crazy Chemistry, focused on exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions. The students were very intrigued by the presenter’s experiments. The Science Explorers Program is currently offered at Parkside Elementary. Please contact the school office or visit the school web page for more information. This month all third, fourth and fifth grade students will participate in the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment. The reading and math assessments for third, fourth and fifth grade students will begin the week of March 24 followed by the fifth grade writing assessment beginning March 31. Next month the fourth grade students will participate in the science assessment. For more information regarding testing dates please see the schedules posted on the school web page. Parkside Elementary students and staff participated in two successful charitable efforts last month. Our students collected approximately $3,700.00 in jump a thon donations to benefit the American Heart Association. They also succeeded in collecting contributions for the American Cancer Society during the annual lolligram sale hosted by the second grade class. Thank you for your continued support. Best, Teresa Ford Principal
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Page 1: PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY - PDSD · Science Explorers Parkside Elementary students enjoyed an engaging science assembly presented by Science Explorers. The assembly titled, Crazy Chemistry,

PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY

March 2014

Pay it Forward

5 GRADES 4-5 FIELD TRIP

9 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS

12 PARKSIDE PTL MEETING - 6:30 PM

2ND TRIMESTER ENDS

13 KDGN REGISTRATION @PARKSIDE

9:00 – 11:00 AM

17 DR. SEUSS NIGHT @ SVHS

6:00 – 7:30 PM

19 SCHOOL BOARD STUDY SESSION

7:30 PM

20 FIRST DAY OF SPRING

21 REPORT CARDS ISSUED

3/24-4/4 PSSA READING & MATH

TESTING WINDOW

26 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

7:30 PM

March Calendar

Dear Parents,

Read across America will be celebrated on March 17 when the

Penn Delco Education Association and Penn Delco School District

host Dr. Seuss Night at Sun Valley High School. The evening will be

filled with engaging activities for children of all ages. Please see

the district Facebook page for more information.

Last month, Parkside Elementary students enjoyed an engaging

science assembly presented by Science Explorers. The assembly

titled, Crazy Chemistry, focused on exothermic and endothermic

chemical reactions. The students were very intrigued by the

presenter’s experiments. The Science Explorers Program is

currently offered at Parkside Elementary. Please contact the

school office or visit the school web page for more information.

This month all third, fourth and fifth grade students will

participate in the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment.

The reading and math assessments for third, fourth and fifth

grade students will begin the week of March 24 followed by the

fifth grade writing assessment beginning March 31. Next month

the fourth grade students will participate in the science

assessment. For more information regarding testing dates please

see the schedules posted on the school web page.

Parkside Elementary students and staff participated in two

successful charitable efforts last month. Our students collected

approximately $3,700.00 in jump a thon donations to benefit the

American Heart Association. They also succeeded in collecting

contributions for the American Cancer Society during the annual

lolligram sale hosted by the second grade class. Thank you for

your continued support.

Best,

Teresa Ford

Principal

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Science Explorers Parkside Elementary students enjoyed an engaging science assembly presented by Science Explorers. The assembly

titled, Crazy Chemistry, focused on exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions. The students were very intrigued

by the presenter’s experiments. Students also learned about the scientific method, roles of scientists and laboratory

protocol. The Science Explorers Program is currently offered at Parkside Elementary. Please contact the school office

or visit the school web page for more information.

Theory guides. Experiment decides. - Izaak Kolthoff

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Lolligram Lessons Second grade students hosted the annual Valentine Lolligram Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.

Parkside Elementary students had the opportunity to purchase heartwarming Valentine messages for family and friends.

The Lolligram sales took place at school during lunches and were distributed to classrooms on Valentine’s Day. This was

a great lesson in economy for second grade students who had the opportunity to experience real world skills such as

selling lolligrams, counting money, counting and distributing the lolligrams, and assisting younger students with writing

messages.

Thank you to all participants and the second grade class for their hard work on

this project. Also, thank you to Mrs. Clark-Contrady for organizing this event.

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Jump for Heart

Parkside Elementary students participated in the third annual Jump-a-thon for the American Heart Association.

Throughout the day, students and staff took part in a variety of activities to get their hearts pumping; they also

learned about the benefits of heart health. This year Parkside students raised approximately $3,700.00 for the

American Heart Association.

Thank you to all who participated and to our parent volunteers who assisted throughout the day.

Also, thank you to Mr. John Clark for organizing this event.

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100th Day Celebration Teachers in grades K-2 collaborated to develop a 100th day celebration for their students. Each classroom hosted a

special 100th day, curriculum-based activity in either math or language arts; students were highly engaged as they

rotated classrooms to participate in activities with various teachers. Students had fun dressing up and completing

100th day projects which were displayed during the celebration. This was a fun day of learning at Parkside.

Thank you to the teachers who organized this event: Mr. Bushnell,

Mrs. Irving, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. McHugh, Mrs. Miller, and Mrs. Polites

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As part of an ongoing positive behavior support

program, Core Essential traits are introduced to students

each month at Parkside Elementary during school-wide

classroom meetings. The purpose of this and other PBS

programs at Parkside is to ensure a positive school

climate for all students. The students listed below were

selected by Peter for exhibiting the Core Essential trait

of courtesy throughout the previous month. Thank you

to our guidance counselor, Ms. Talbot, for work on this

and other PBS projects at Parkside Elementary.

Jacob Summers ~ Raina Rich ~ Timothy Johns

Laura Guy ~ John Murphy ~ Daniyah Neal

Jaidyn Rivera ~ Ava Lipka ~ Julia Woznicki

Mohamed Wahdan ~ Joseph DelSordo~ Jason Johnson

Caroline Jackson ~ Emily Swallow ~ Dahki Neal

Sarah Gillies ~ Ishmeal Glasgow ~ Tiana Pitchford

Jevon Austin ~ Sonia Sok ~ Breanna Bennington

Alexis McNear ~ Rylee Mrozowski ~ Gabe Lloyd

Alexandra Underwood ~ Devon Neal ~ Hailey Lipka

Joolie Damon ~ Copeland Madison ~ Alyssa Laird

“Let me see today not what I can get but what I can give.

In what way can I be of service in peace, love and kindness?” -Francis

Peter’s Picks

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The Reading Counts program is a tool used to support independent reading at Parkside Elementary that allows

students to self-select books of interest on their independent reading level and monitor progress. The amount of

independent reading a child does has a direct correlation to vocabulary growth, reading comprehension, verbal

fluency, content knowledge and higher levels of achievement. Independent reading happens daily at school and

is assigned nightly. Reinforcement of reading at home will help to increase your child’s achievement levels.

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Stanley Wielosik 2,150,924

Levi Das 1,273,346

Victoria Adeniyi 1,115,666

Samuel Dykes 1,090,443

Emily Woznicki 1,077,175

Derek Crockett 1,074,757

Allison Walters 1,027,986

Emily Bartholf 1,021,042

Andrew Kmett 914,843

Layla Fagone 892,451

Hailey Lipka 873,975

Trevor Jex 844,227

Alyssa Laird 802,353

Kimberly Oxendine 720,688

Jayden Wood 699,403

Frederick Summers 651,949

Isaac Fisher 632,852

Alyssa Hansel 603,264

Kevin Bartholf 526,403

Rachel Reeves 498,083

Jamira Glynn 482,609

Mason Shanahan 480,643

Abigail Stack 470,413

Rhyuhn Green 458,685

Alayna Pro 452,438

Amelia Schrader 441,755

Gelsey Maina 435,837

Zara Wahdan 389,760

Justin Wassel 386,058

Rylee Mrozowski 338,564

Dorothy Farrell 326,987

John O'Donnell 316,897

Andrew Bull 316,514

Peyton Woznicki 312,871

Sophia Coleman 308,138

Jacob D'Andreamatteo 307,170

Isabella Rowley 305,762

Nathan Preston 305,397

Kirsten Hansen 297,161

Elise Butler 294,994

Abigail Doyle 293,675

Lacie Gilpin 289,328

Connor Timmons 288,183

Jared Owens 287,668

Kayla Dorsey 281,556

Roman Glikman 276,779

Damien Peticca 267,426

Jacob Putt 261,714

Helen Adeniyi 240,551

Ikon Jones 239,919

Ciarrah Mortimer 237,818

Alexa Timlin 236,629

Raymond Poole 233,948

James Guy 233,557

Thomas Hayden 232,870

Sarah Shanahan 230,841

Joseph Truax 226,211

Courtney Woolery 226,078

Alana Mansfield 220,099

Nathaniel Sweigart 218,116

Jessica Phillips 213,770

Angelina Moretti 211,351

Peter Davis 206,369

READING COUNTS AT PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY!

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Spotlight on the Curriculum

By Anne Dudley Secondary Curriculum Supervisor

1:1 Launch at Sun Valley is a Success

“1:1 has given our students the competitive edge they need to go from good to great.”

-Sun Valley Principal, Pete Donaghy

It’s been just over a month since our 1:1 (One to One) laptop initiative at Sun Valley High School began. Students in grades 9 through 11 have been using their laptops in class and at home since the January 27th launch. Before the students received their laptops, parent meetings were held to provide information and to answer questions about the initiative. Each department has a teacher designated as a Technology Integrator whose job it is to be available to assist teachers with implementation of the laptops into their curriculum. In addition, a group of SVHS students have been trained to provide Help Desk services for students who have any technical issues. Both groups report a smooth transition to this exciting learning opportunity with very few problems. As the district’s goal for this program is to transform the learning process through the personalization of knowledge, we decided to visit SVHS and hear from some of the staff about our progress toward that goal. A visit to a science classroom showed students engaged in accessing their digital textbook and performing virtual labs on their laptops. Social studies teacher and Technology Integrator Kristin Buckmaster reported, “Teachers are finding innovative ways to deliver their material to the students and students seem to be more engaged.” We saw math classes using their laptops to access on-line tools to assist in problem-solving. English teacher and Technology Integrator Tara Young said, “In English classes, students are using Google Drive to share and collaborate on various writing assignments. Peer editing digitally has been beneficial to supporting students during the writing process. Students have also been reading and note-taking digitally and are transitioning well with their devices.” Kerry Smith, SVHS Media Information Specialist and Technology Integrator, tells us that students always have books with them! They have access to the district’s eBook collection, which includes over 600 eBooks. Students can search for books by genre, keyword, lexile range, subject, reading level, Reading Counts, and more. They can also highlight, make notes, and have some books read aloud to them. Many teachers reported they were able to apply the technology in new contexts. Students have responded exceedingly well to using laptops regularly in their classes; they reported frequent use of laptops to take notes, to research, and to organize materials. It appears that our initiative to transform instruction by using technology as a tool to enhance teaching and learning is succeeding. Assistant Principal, Amy Jenkins has been involved in this project from the very beginning. She reports that “1:1 has given our students and teachers an opportunity to explore and interact with the curriculum in more ways than we could imagine. We can now explore inside a cell, take a trip to China, speak to people in Spain, and the list goes on and on.”