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Mr. Hudson's Principal Message on Monday, May 5

Good morning, and Happy Monday. We are so excited to celebrate our track 2 and 4 staff this week during Staff Appreciation Week. Please click on the links below to learn more about ways you can support and celebrate all of the amazing track 2 and 4 staff members at Parkside!

 

Upcoming Events: 

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

 

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

 

Parent Panorama Survey

Please complete the WCPSS Panorama Survey if you have not already. surveys.panoramaed.com/wakecounty/family. Please complete a survey for each of your students at Parkside. We currently have 230 surveys as a school.

 

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 30!

Unfortunately, the weather caused us to cancel Family Fun Night for a second time. The next date for the event will be May 30. 

Mark your calendars! Our Family Fun Night is coming up on Friday, May 30th 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

 

Parkside Family Virtual Triathlon & Fun Run!

Thank you to everyone who came out for the culmination of our Family Virtual Triathlon. We had so many families and teachers that came out to support and take part in the final run/walk of the event. Thank you to Coach Uehlin for organizing this fun event, and for always promoting living a healthful lifestyle.

 

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

Register your rising kindergartner 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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