November 30 - Basketball @ Schmitt, 5:30pm

December 3 - Basketball: Southside @ Parkside, 9:00am 4 - Choir Concert, 3:30pm, Commons 7 - Treasure Buck Store Spirit Table during recess Basketball: Taylorsville @ Parkside, 5:30pm 9 - 4th grade Bicentennial Celebration 3rd grade 4-H program 12 - Parkside Choir Performance for Rotary, Donner Center 13 - PTO meeting, 1:30pm, Forum 15 - Parkside Choir Performance for Kiwanis, Donner Center 16 - 1st and 2nd grade to North for Nutcracker Performance 19 - Pirates Power Hour 20 - Basketball @ Rockcreek, 5:30pm 3rd grade holiday program 21 - Second Quarter ends 22 - Winter Break begins

January 9 - students return to class

December 2016

Lost and FoundLost and Found If your student has lost a coat, jacket, or other

items, please have them check the lost and found that is located on the coat rack by the cafeteria. Each day more and more items are

being left and there are many items that students are not taking home. Items that are left at school will be donated at the end of

December.

THE

GIVING

TREE

has returned to Parkside! Students may bring in donations of NEW mittens, gloves, hats, and scarves for children in need in our community. Items may be placed on the tree in the main entrance of our school from now through December 9th! Thank you for your kindness and generosity!

Fourth GradeFourth Grade Indiana turns 200 years old on Sunday, December 11, 2016! 4th graders will celebrate with Art Smart, a program presented by Ginny Gilbert in three parts, which will teach us about Indiana history and art at the same time! 4th and 5th grade AC will also present their “Hoosier Hystoria” musical drama (and comedy) on Thursday, December 8 in the cafeteria at 1:15 to 4th grade classes and guests.

PrePre--KK Mrs. Morlok's Pre-K class would like to thank Frankie Polyak, Luke Dornfeld and Gabe Piper for their help this semes-ter. These students volunteered during part of their recess nearly every day to help our students in the lunch line. They were incredi-bly helpful in assisting students with their food choices in order to keep the lunch lines moving!

Third GradeThird Grade Mrs. Love's class will be putting on a program for our families on December 20th at 9:30 in the Harrison Room. It is an original play called "The Holiday Express" about the holiday traditions from around the world. Come to see your special 3rd grader perform and stay for cookie refreshments.

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2017 Edna V. Folger Outstanding Teacher Award2017 Edna V. Folger Outstanding Teacher Award Nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Edna V. Folger Outstanding Teacher Award. This award recognizes teachers who are role models for others. If you would like to nominate a teacher here at Parkside you may pick up information in the office or go to the school website to download nomina-tion information. Nominations are due by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, January 9, 2017.

Notes from the NurseNotes from the Nurse The nurse’s office is in need of extra pants. If you have any pants that your child has outgrown and would like to donate them to school, please bring them to the nurse. We especially need sweat pants. Any size is welcome but small sizes are needed most. Then if a child has an accident or spills something on their pants we have some for them to borrow. If your student has brought home pants that were borrowed from the nurse, please return them. Currently the nurse has no pants that can be borrowed in case of an accident. Thank you for your help!

Dear Parents,

We are quickly nearing the end of the first semester. I am very excited about all of the good things

happening in our classrooms throughout the school. Congratulations to our Lego Robotics Team for getting 1st

place in the regional competition and making it to the state competition. Also, congratulations to the Spell

Bowl Team for getting 2nd place in the regional competition and 4th place in the state. I am very proud of the

hard work that these students put in to compete in these extra-curricular activities, but more importantly how

these students represented Parkside Elementary in the community.

Please be sure to dress your children appropriately for the colder temperatures. Make sure that they

are making smart choices at snack and meal time. Also, be sure that your children are getting sufficient sleep

every night. This is how you can help us reach our attendance goal, but more importantly keep your children

healthy and focused in the classroom.

Here are some other ideas that parents could do to help us achieve our academic goals:

Reading -

Have plenty of books and other reading material in your home for you and your child to read. This does

not have to be a great expense.

Be sure your child sees you reading at other times, too. You set the example.

Take your child to the library to check out books with their own library card.

Help your child make connections with their own experiences to the characters in the text. For example,

places they have been, people that they know, things that they have done, and things that they have read

before.

Ask your child questions about books that you have read together. “What do you think about…” or “How

do you feel when…” and “Why do you think…”.

Practice makes perfect. Continue to praise your child for putting in effort to read.

Make shared reading time a special time together.

Develop a Growth Mindset with your children -

INSTEAD OF… TRY THINKING…

I’m not good at this What am I missing?

I give up I’ll use a different strategy

It’s good enough Is this really my best work?

I can’t make this any better I can always improve

This is too hard This may take some time

I made a mistake Mistakes help me learn

I just can’t do this I am going to train my brain

I’ll never be that smart I will learn how to do this

Plan A didn’t work There’s always Plan B

My friend can do it I will learn from them

Parkside is a wonderful school with great families, staff, and students. With everyone working together,

we will do everything we can to prepare your children for the future. Thank you again for your support and

best wishes for the upcoming holidays.

Sincerely,

Mr. Smith 3

KindergartenKindergarten Mrs. Critzer Mia Fierro Jonathan Gonzalaz Xavier Hankins

Mrs. Grider Shawn Barker Jaby Jimenez Madison McCarver Eddie Ogle

Mrs. Ruble Aldo Espejel Willa Sharpe Sophia Woodruff

Mrs. Starnes Reese Psota Glory Magnuson Conner Crum

First GradeFirst Grade Mrs. Champlin Nancy Cayetano Salinas Aayush Das Riley Wilson

Mrs. K. Cole Haruto Watanabe Saanvi Pradeep

Mrs. M. Cole Joanna Juarez Tripp Maddox

Ms. Gallion Evelyn Montero Leyva Selby Brown

Mrs. Knight Cain Miranda- Salinas Ethan Chen Finn Chastain

Second GradeSecond Grade Mrs. Elwood Angel Espejel Stella Gaylord Josmar Hernendez Madiyln Hinton

Mr. Hashman Yoselyne Salas Sanchez Aoi Inatsugi Luke Warrenfeltz

Mrs. McIntyre Ellie Eaton Dereck Prieto Marina Myra Sharpe

Mrs. Sprong Vincent Fedor Griffin Franklin Atticus Gentry

Mrs. Taylor Nitya Garg Nikolas Goff

Third GradeThird Grade Miss Bodkins Mason Acton Cristofer De Dios Nevah Petro

Mrs. Brougher Kohen Fischer Owen Craig Ash Santiago Cortes

Mrs. Love Baylee Caldwell Burhan Fanee Addi Robinson

Mrs. Rawlins Chloie Phelps Kelly Landero Gonzalez

Fourth GradeFourth Grade Mrs. Carr Grace Huang Daniella Preston Emily Haines

Mrs. Harmon Hunter Beesley Thomas De La Cruz Avery Smith

Mrs. Thompson Holly Evans Emmersen Logston Grayson Pezold Peyton Vaughn

Mr. Ulrich Jacob Hefner Ashely Trejo Vardhan Yepuri Donavon Hicks Andrew Brown

Fifth GradeFifth Grade Mrs. Chastain Irene Cayetano Brianna Guthrie Samuel Yanez Rios

Mrs. Logston Luke Dornfeld Amelia Maddox Aidan Whitley Annabelle Fields

Mr. Rayburn Sarah Azeem Ava Chastain Justin Hernandez Galindo Chase Niese

Sixth GradeSixth Grade Mrs. Rawlings James Sawyer Amelia Thompson Rylan Zeigler

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Parkside Elementary

School PTO

All Parkside parents are welcome at our next PTO Meeting: Tuesday, December 13 at 1:30pm in the Forum. An evening PTO meeting will be on March 7 from 7-8. If you have any questions, contact PTO President Shelly Osbourne at skosbourne@yahoo.com

Be sure to visit and thank this year’s Walk A Thon sponsors:

Platinum: LulaRoe - Kim Rocker

Rich Anthony's Music Machine Total Fitness

Bob Hendershot - Farm Bureau Hamilton Ice Rink

KidsCommons Elwood Staffing

Tony London Company McDonalds

Bronze: View Point Books

Parkside Green TeamParkside Green Team Thank you to the families that have agreed to help with our Parkside Court Recycling. If you are interested in supporting our Green Team with the collection of papers from Parkside Court please contact Stephen Rush at strush00@gmail.com

Holiday Wish TreesHoliday Wish Trees Holiday Wish Trees will be up in December to help offer Christmas ideas for teachers and staff. Trees will be in each classroom along with library, PE, music, speech, office/nurse and art. Please feel free to come in and take an ornament off the trees or send in a note to your child’s teacher let-ting them know the dollar amount you are looking for and they will help your child pick out an orna-ment.

Bonus ProgramsBonus Programs Thank you for all your continued donations to the Box Tops for Education Program as well as the Tyson A+ Program and Campbell's Labels for Education Program. We just turned in our first round of Box tops and raised $188.80 for our school. We could not do this without your help! Thank you for taking the time to cut out your labels and send them in. We are still collecting for all these programs-keep them coming! 5

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