PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY MAY 2015 What’s your superpower? 1 3 RD GRADE FIELD TRIP 5 TH GRADE POOL PARTY 4-8 MAP TESTING TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK 5 4 TH GRADE FIELD TRIP 8 PACING FOR PARKSIDE 11-15 MAP TESTING GRANDPARENTS/GRANDFRIENDS WK 12 CHORAL ASSEMBLY – 2:30 P.M. ART AND CHORAL FESTIVAL 7:30 P.M. 13-15 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR – BOGO (5/14 EVENING 6:00-8:00 P.M.) 13 YOUNG AUTHOR WINNERS @ NMS 10:00 A.M. PTL MEETING – 6:30 P.M. 14 MATH 24 COMPETITION @ SERVICE CENTER - 12:00 PM 15 5 TH GRADE FIELD TRIP 19 DISTRICT ‘B’ BAND CONCERT @ 7:00 P.M. – SVHS 20 SCHOOL BOARD STUDY SESSION - 7:30 P.M. 21 DISTRICT ‘A’ BAND CONCERT @ 7:00 P.M. SVHS 22 1:15 P.M. EARLY DISMISSAL ELEMENTARY IN-SERVICE 25 MEMORIAL DAY – NO SCHOOL 26 FIELD DAY 27 ‘A’ & ‘B’ BAND ASSEMBLY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING - 7:30 P.M. 28 GRADE 5 – NMS 29 READING CELEBRATION – 2:30 P.M. May Calendar Dear Parents, Congratulations to our students, teachers and parents on the recent academic honors that have been awarded to numerous Parkside Elementary students. Top honors were awarded to several Parkside Elementary students in various writing contests that were held throughout Delaware County. A top honor blue ribbon was also awarded to the Parkside Elementary Reading Olympics Team at the Delaware County Reading Olympics Competition. Kudos to Parkside Elementary students and staff on exceptional performances! May is action packed and will kick off with Teacher Appreciation Week. Additionally this month we celebrate grandparents and grand friends by inviting them to spend time at school with their grandchildren - please see the schedule posted on the Parkside Elementary School webpage for specific visiting days and hours. The choral and art festival will also take place this month along with band concerts, Pacing for Parkside, the book fair, field day and the reading celebration. This could be the busiest month yet, so please be sure to check the calendar for dates and times of each event. I invite everyone to step out and enjoy the arts this month at the Parkside Choral and Art Festival that will happen at Parkside Elementary - songs will fill the air and student artwork will adorn the halls. The Penn-Delco Elementary A and B Bands are also scheduled to perform at Sun Valley High School; this is sure to be an enjoyable evening of music. The arts are alive and well in Penn-Delco! Best, Teresa Ford Principal
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PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY
MAY 2015
What’s your superpower?
1 3RD GRADE FIELD TRIP 5TH GRADE POOL PARTY
4-8 MAP TESTING TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
5 4TH GRADE FIELD TRIP
8 PACING FOR PARKSIDE
11-15 MAP TESTING GRANDPARENTS/GRANDFRIENDS WK
12 CHORAL ASSEMBLY – 2:30 P.M. ART AND CHORAL FESTIVAL 7:30 P.M.
13-15 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR – BOGO (5/14 EVENING 6:00-8:00 P.M.)
13 YOUNG AUTHOR WINNERS @ NMS 10:00 A.M.
PTL MEETING – 6:30 P.M.
14 MATH 24 COMPETITION @ SERVICE CENTER - 12:00 PM
15 5TH GRADE FIELD TRIP
19 DISTRICT ‘B’ BAND CONCERT @ 7:00 P.M. – SVHS
20 SCHOOL BOARD STUDY SESSION - 7:30 P.M.
21 DISTRICT ‘A’ BAND CONCERT @ 7:00 P.M. SVHS
22 1:15 P.M. EARLY DISMISSAL ELEMENTARY IN-SERVICE
25 MEMORIAL DAY – NO SCHOOL
26 FIELD DAY
27 ‘A’ & ‘B’ BAND ASSEMBLY
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING - 7:30 P.M.
28 GRADE 5 – NMS
29 READING CELEBRATION – 2:30 P.M.
May Calendar
Dear Parents,
Congratulations to our students, teachers and parents on
the recent academic honors that have been awarded to
numerous Parkside Elementary students. Top honors were
awarded to several Parkside Elementary students in
various writing contests that were held throughout
Delaware County. A top honor blue ribbon was also
awarded to the Parkside Elementary Reading Olympics
Team at the Delaware County Reading Olympics
Competition. Kudos to Parkside Elementary students and
staff on exceptional performances!
May is action packed and will kick off with Teacher
Appreciation Week. Additionally this month we celebrate
grandparents and grand friends by inviting them to spend
time at school with their grandchildren - please see the
schedule posted on the Parkside Elementary School
webpage for specific visiting days and hours. The choral
and art festival will also take place this month along with
band concerts, Pacing for Parkside, the book fair, field day
and the reading celebration. This could be the busiest
month yet, so please be sure to check the calendar for
dates and times of each event.
I invite everyone to step out and enjoy the arts this month
at the Parkside Choral and Art Festival that will happen at
Parkside Elementary - songs will fill the air and student
artwork will adorn the halls. The Penn-Delco Elementary
A and B Bands are also scheduled to perform at Sun Valley
High School; this is sure to be an enjoyable evening of
music. The arts are alive and well in Penn-Delco!
Best,
Teresa Ford
Principal
Congratulations Blue Ribbon Readers Congratulations to the Parkside Elementary Reading Olympics Team on earning a blue ribbon at the
Delaware County Reading Olympics Competition held April 27 at Springton Lake Middle School. The
elementary division of the competition included teams of students from schools throughout Delaware
County with each elementary team participating in three rounds of competition. The Reading Olympics
Team was required to read a list of 45 books; students and coaches read the books independently and then
met on Thursday mornings throughout the year to discuss the books and prepare for the competition.
2015 Parkside Elementary Reading Olympics Team Coaches: Mrs. Craley, Mr. Washinko, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Leight
Parkside Elementary School recently had 10 winning writers who were awarded top honors in various
writing contests held throughout Delaware County. Parkside Elementary students received top honors in
the following writing contests: Delaware County Young Authors, Delaware County Young Poets,
Aston General Federation of Women’s Club Literature Contest and the American Legion Americanism
Essay Contest. The Delaware County Young Authors and the Delaware County Young Poets winners were
selected from schools across Delaware County. The Aston General Federation of Women’s Club and the
American Legion Essay Contest winners were selected from all public and private schools located within
district boundaries. This is quite an accomplishment for our young writers!
Congratulations to our winning writers and their teachers!
Young Authors Winners Julieta DiIorio – Mr. Bushnell
Jaden Comisiak – Mrs. Irving
Ava Royer – Mrs. Clark
Sophia Coleman – Ms. Cullen
Young Poets Winner Ariana Spence – Mrs. Irving
Aston GFW Winners Sydney Anderson – Ms. Cullen
Kira Buddenhagen – Ms. Cobb
Sophia Coleman – Ms. Cullen
Jenna Owens – Ms. Cobb
American Legion Winner Andrew Kmett – Mrs. Ross
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PSSA FUN Thank you to the Parkside PTL for providing so many fun opportunities for our students throughout the PSSA
testing window. Everything kicked off with a pep rally where students and teachers performed entertaining
skits. Each day of the testing window breakfast was served and drawing prizes were provided by the
Parkside PTL. Thank you to parent volunteers who came in early to cook breakfast and serve our children.
Thank you to the Parkside PTL and parent volunteers for supporting our students!
Lessons in Safety Parkside Elementary was visited by AAA Mid Atlantic’s Foundation for Safety and Education to teach kindergarten through second grade students about the importance of traffic safety. A robot named “Otto the Auto” facilitated safety lessons on wearing seat belts, sitting in the back seat, safe places to play, how to cross the street, bike safety, etc.; Otto is a 3ft. tall remote controlled talking car. The students loved interacting with Otto and learned very important lessons about traffic safety.
Thank you to AAA Mid-Atlantic and Mrs. Danielle Clark for coordinating this safety assembly!