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Mr. Hudson's Principal Message on Monday, April 28

Upcoming Events: 

Join Us for the Parkside PTA Meet & Greet!

We’re excited to invite you to a casual Parkside PTA Meet & Greet on Saturday, May 3rd from 9:30–10:30 AM at NorthWest Park. Come enjoy coffee and donuts, meet current PTA board members, ask questions, and learn how you can get involved in supporting our amazing school community!

 

Staff Appreciation Weeks

Our 2025 Staff Appreciation theme is Parkside Staff is WICKED OZ-SOME! 

 

Tracks 2/4 will take place May 5-8, 2025

Tracks 1/3 will take place May 19-22, 2025

 

Throughout the week, students and families will have special opportunities to recognize and thank the amazing staff members who make a difference every day.

 

Please take a look at the attached PDF for all the details, including daily themes and ways you can participate. Thank you for helping us make this a truly magical week for our staff!

 

Order Your Yearbook

The PTA has extended the ordering for yearbooks until Sunday, May 18th.  Order yours now  by clicking on this link: https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/YB27852

 

Walker Safety

If you are a walker family, please make sure you are utilizing crosswalks when you are crossing over Parkside Valley Drive. We want to ensure everyone gets to and from school safely!

 

Parent Panorama Survey

Please complete the WCPSS Panorama Survey if you have not already. surveys.panoramaed.com/wakecounty/family.  Track 1, 2, and 3 families should have received a slip of paper with a QR code on it. You can use the QR code to access the survey. Once you complete the survey, fill out the slip of paper and return it with your child(ren) and their name will be entered into a drawing for a prize. Please complete a survey for each of your students at Parkside.

Help us make your child’s school experience as positive and beneficial as possible by giving honest, thoughtful responses to the questions in our family survey through May 16th.

 

Join Us for Family Fun Night – Friday, May 2nd!

Mark your calendars! Our Family Fun Night is coming up on Friday, May 2nd from 5:30–8:00 PM on the K–2 Playground.

This FREE event will be full of fun for the whole family—featuring inflatables, games, raffles, local vendors, and food trucks! It’s a great way to connect with our Parkside community and enjoy an evening outdoors.

Please note: This is not a drop-off event. All students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
If you live nearby, we encourage you to walk—parking will be limited.

 

Your Parkside PTA Needs You

Want to make a difference at our school? Consider joining the PTA Board for the 2025-2026 school year! 🤝 Your involvement helps support important programs, create a strong school community, and ensure a positive experience for our students. Whether you can contribute a little time or a lot, we’d love to have you on board. Interested - please fill out our form! 

https://forms.gle/qJvy9Xc4BbQF24Z18

 

Field Day

It's the best time of year- Field Day! PSES Field Day will be May 9 for tracks 2 & 4 and May 13 for Tracks 1 & 3. We are looking for awesome volunteers like YOU, to help make this day another success and fun day for our students! Be sure to read ALL information on the sign ups below. We appreciate you! 

To Volunteer: https://bit.ly/psesfielddayvolunteers25

To Donate Materials: https://bit.ly/psesfielddaydonation25

 

Parkside Family Virtual Triathlon & Fun Run!

Get ready to move, Parkside! We’re kicking off our first-ever Virtual Triathlon and Fun Run! From March 30–April 24, your family can complete 14 miles of activity — anything goes: walking, biking, soccer, dancing, or just having fun being active together! (Not tracking miles? Every 30 minutes of activity counts as 1 mile!)

Then, join us on May 2 at Parkside to finish strong with our Family Fun Run — the final mile of our 15-mile triathlon!

Check out all the details and grab your activity tracker here: https://bit.ly/Parksidevirtualtriflyer

Let’s get moving, Pipers!

 

Kindergarten Registration for the 25-26 School Year is Now Open

Register your rising kindergartener here: https://www.wcpss.net/Page/33753   Please be sure to choose the correct year.

 

After you complete the online enrollment, you will hear from our Data Manager, Kelly Cox Jones, with the next steps.

 

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/

 

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