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Mr. Hudson's Principal Message on Monday, June 22

Upcoming Events: 

Popsicles with the PTA

Join us for a fun-filled popsicle event on July 25th, where you can meet the PTA and connect with other families. It's a great opportunity to enjoy some treats and build our school community. We hope to see you there! 

 

Join the PTA

As we begin another exciting school year, we are thrilled to invite you to join the Parkside PTA. The PTA is a vital part of our school community, playing an essential role in fostering a positive and enriching environment for our students.

By becoming a member of the PTA, you will have the opportunity to:

  1. Connect: Meet and network with other parents, teachers, and school staff.
  2. Support: Contribute to various school events, programs, and initiatives that benefit our children.
  3. Engage: Participate in discussions and decision-making processes that impact our school community.
  4. Grow: Gain valuable insights and skills through workshops and volunteer opportunities.

Your involvement in the PTA can make a significant difference in the educational experience of all our students. Whether you have a few hours to spare or can commit to a more active role, your participation is greatly appreciated.

To join the Parkside PTA, please click here. 

Thank you for your continued support and dedication to our school community. Together, we can pave the way for a successful and enriching school year for all our Parkside Pipers!

Meet the Teacher - Track 4

Track 4 parents and students in grades 1-5 will have an opportunity to meet their child’s new teacher on July 26 for students on track 4. This will be an informal session where families can meet the child’s new teacher as well as gain information about transportation, sign up to volunteer, and join the Parkside PTA. Kindergarten families will meet their child’s teacher following staggered entry.

  • Track 4: July 26 from 9:30 - 10:30

When you arrive at school, follow the sidewalk leading from the visitor parking lot to the cafeteria. Enter through the doors of the cafeteria where staff will be ready to guide families and answer any questions.

 

Please make sure you are on time, as we do need to end each session on time to give the next set of teachers time to set up. 

 

Open House

We are excited to announce a new approach this year! Instead of our traditional open house, we will be hosting a Literacy Night that will coincide with the PTA-sponsored Book Fair Family Night. This event will provide a wonderful opportunity for families to engage in fun, educational activities, learn more about their child as a reader, and celebrate the joy of reading together. Stay tuned for more details coming soon!

 

Girls on the Run

Parkside is having a fall Girls on the Run program again this year! This is an afterschool program that meets twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) for 10 weeks. Participants will work through interactive lessons and activities to increase self-confidence, develop healthy relationships, and feel good about themselves, inside and out! Early Bird Registration (discount) ends on 8/5. For more information click here. 

 

Transportation Reminders

  • As we begin our second full week of school, we want to remind everyone to please be patient during arrival and dismissal times in the carpool lane. This week is especially important as we welcome our newest kindergarten Pipers to Parkside for their first full week of school.
  • Please do not pass cars that have students loading in the carpool lane. We want to ensure all students are loaded safely and there are no accidents.
  • Please double-check that your child has a transportation tag on their backpack and that all the information is accurate.  If changes need to be made, please notify your teacher right away.
  • If your child is a car rider, be sure you are displaying a Parkside carpool tag each afternoon. This should be displayed until your child is in your car.  No homemade tags!  If you need a tag, please notify your teacher or front office, and we will be glad to provide them for you.
  • Do not get out of your car in the carpool. 
  • All children should enter and exit the car on the right passenger side. 
  • If your child is a bus rider, be sure to use the Here Comes the Bus app. .

 

NEW - School Cash Online

Wake County Schools and Parkside Elementary uses SchoolCash Online for all school items and activity fees. SchoolCash Online helps our school district in many ways: parents can manage all school field trips and other items for their students in one location and have the convenience of a secure online payment platform, and the schools improve safety and reduce risk by minimizing cash and check payments at our schools.For more information, and to sign up, click here.

 

WCPSS Student/Parent Handbook

The WCPSS Student/Parent Handbook will be sent home with every student.  This guide helps students and families understand the rules and expectations for behavior in school, on the way to and from school and during school sponsored activities.  Please be sure to tear off the last page, sign, and return to the teacher. 

 

Welcome Our Newest Piper Staff Members to the Family!

  • Lauren Moore - Track 2, 5th Grade

Track 4 Teacher Assignments for 2024-2025 

Track 4 families will receive their notification Thursday, July 25 by noon.

 

BOY Attendance Reminder

It is very important that students are present at the beginning of the school year. Please plan trips during your students' track out period and return once the track out has ended. Please know that we are not able to send work with children for extended absences, nor are we able to prevent the daily phone calls from the county about each absence. Letters regarding the absences will be sent home based on the number of days required by board policy. Long term absences may result in missing grades for areas of student report cards due to lack of student work and/or skill assessment data. Additionally, please be aware that students with a significant number of absences are required to be considered for withdrawal.  If your student is withdrawn, you will need to re-register, and we cannot guarantee that a seat will be available at Parkside.  If we are at capacity due to our enrollment cap, your child will be sent to our overflow school (Carpenter Elementary) and placed on a waitlist to return.

 

If you have any questions please contact Parkside’s principal, Mr. Hudson, or social worker, Ms. Russ.

 

The Instructional Day and Tardies

Students should not start arriving on campus before 8:45. The building opens to students at 8:45, and morning arrival lasts until 9:15. At 9:15 the tardy bell will ring. Any student not in the building by 9:15 will be marked tardy. Afternoon dismissal begins at 3:45.

 

Spirit Rock 

This school year the PTA is offering families the opportunity to paint our Spirit Rock! For $25 you can paint a birthday message to your child, congratulations on an achievement, good luck on a sporting event - anything you can think of. Payment is due at time of reservation. Please see our website for more info and let us know if you have any questions!

https://parksidepta.net/home/fundraising/spirit-rock-rental/

 

Sign Up to Volunteer

We want to remind you of the importance of renewing your volunteer registration each year. This is required if you plan on volunteering at school, chaperone a field trip, or participate in school sponsored activities that take place during the instructional day. If you have not been cleared through the volunteer registration system you will not be able to volunteer.

 

If you have never registered as a volunteer before, please follow the steps below to complete the registration process

 

Volunteer Registration Renewal

Families who were approved to volunteer in the 2023-24 school year should have received an email on July 1 outlining the simple volunteer renewal process for the 2024-25 school year. Encourage families to renew their volunteer status during the renewal window, July 1-Oct. 1.

Register as a WCPSS Volunteer For the First Time

All WCPSS parent and community volunteers are required to register again every school year through the MyVolunteer system. (When your child begins a new grade level for a new school year, you must fill out a new volunteer application.) Please complete your registration on a computer at home or school. It is very difficult to complete using a mobile phone. It can take several weeks for your registration to be approved so don’t wait until field trips to try and register.  Register now so you are ready and able to volunteer in the classroom, volunteer for school events, or chaperone at any time this school year!

  1. Click the link below to start your volunteer registration: https://myvolunteer.com/wcpss/volunteer/login
  2. Click create new account.
  3. Complete the online form and select all the schools that you are requesting to volunteer or chaperone for the 2023-2024 school year.
  4. It will then say pending. 
  5. Soon after you will receive an email with a customized link for you to complete next steps for your background check. This link expires 10 days from the day you receive the email.  Follow the instructions in that email.  You will fill out all items in red boxes and then you will review and digitally sign four documents (Summary of Rights Under the FCRA, Disc & Auth, NC Security Freeze Notice, and WCPSS Volunteer Agreement).
  6. If you leave the CRC background site before completing your contact information, you will have to begin the process again. 
  7. You must include your social security number to register to volunteer.  If you do not have a social security number, please contact volunteers@wcpss.net or call 919-694-8233.
  8. Great news is that this year you will be notified by the MyVolunteer system if you are approved to volunteer!
  9. For Technical Support contact the Customer Care Group at 877-272-0266, Ext. 0 or email customercare@mycrc.com.

Please Note:  If you are a WCPSS Employee seeking to volunteer/chaperone in the schools, you do not have to complete a criminal background check. However, employees will still need to register in the MyVolunteer system (https://myvolunteer.com/wcpss/volunteer/login) and complete the Wake County Volunteer Agreement and other required forms.  Employees must select the “Current Staff of WCPSS” link on MyVolunteer to complete the volunteer registration process and must use their WCPSS email address to complete the 

Transportation Information for 2024-25 School Year 

Please remember to hang your car tag from your rearview mirror during carpool dismissal as this will expedite the process.  If you do not yet have a carpool tag please complete the carpool tag request form.  Remember only families in the WCPSS designated walkzone are eligible to receive walker tags. You may request a Walker Tag here if you are eligible.  

 

Bus routes change from year to year. Do not assume that a bus that went in your neighborhood for the 2023-2024 school year will be the same for 2024-2025. If your child is eligible to ride the bus and they currently are not registered, you may register them here. 

 

“Here Comes the Bus” is an app that will let you track your child’s bus in the mornings and afternoons.  It is also supposed to alert families of any district bus delays.  Information can be found here.  You’ll need your child’s Powerschools ID number and the district code (67500). 

 

Parent Resources for the Summer

Linked here you will find cross-curricular parent resources to help students stay engaged during the summer.

 

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