Parkside Happenings:
Here is a full and complete list of what we've been up to at Parkside.Shop Amazon
Parkside has opened an Amazon Associates account which allows us to earn percentages of any Amazon purchases that our community makes. Please be sure to use this link for all your Amazon purchases to make your online shopping charitable. It’s as simple as bookmarking this link and starting here when you want to shop on Amazon — the link is already coded with our ID so whatever you purchase, Parkside will automatically receive a percentage. Feel free to share this link with family and friends too! In case you forget to bookmark our link, you can always find it on our weekly Parkside Happenings email.
At times, we may have a specific item we are promoting, like the book Between Parent and Child for the book study with Joe Bruno. We will provide a specific link to this product, when purchase are made through that direct link for that product, Parkside earns a greater percentage.
Book Study with Joe
Between Parent and Child
by Hiam Ginott.
Get it if you don’t already have it and start reading! It’s been a few years, but we are happy to be bringing back a book study with Joe Bruno. We encourage all parents to participate, it’s a great way to start the school year. Joe believes strongly that Between Parent and Child by Haim Ginott is the best he’s read yet because it covers many of the basic parenting techniques in a way that is easily understood and implemented while helping you cultivate a well balanced approach. Haim Ginott helps parents understand that they are in charge while still giving their children the reasonable level of autonomy they need to develop good social and learning skills.
There will be 2 sessions/meetings held in the Upper Elementary classroom.
Thursday, September 29th, 6-8pm
Thursday, November 17th, 6:30-8:30pm
The idea is to read at least half of the book before the 1st meeting the rest before the 2nd. Parents will be asked to take notes while reading the book and bring examples of scenarios to discuss. Meetings will be held on Thursday nights with plenty of time for discussion and questions.
**Parkside has opened an Amazon Associates account which allows us to earn percentages of any Amazon purchases that our community makes so please be sure to use the link provided to purchase your book and all other purchases to make your online shopping charitable.
Purchase Between Parent and Child
Back to School: Aug 29
Welcome back to another wonderful year at Parkside Community School.
To help make your first couple of days smooth, here are a few details.
First Day of School – Monday, August 29
(all returning children begin school)
We stagger our new children into their classrooms on Wednesday, Aug. 31
and Friday, Sept. 2.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
Important details about arrival and departure:
| Arrival | Departure | |
| Primary half day | 8:15 | 12:00 |
| Primary full day | 8:15 | 2:30 |
| All Elementary | 8:15 | 3:00 |
ARRIVAL
We allow 15 minutes of leeway at arrival and departure.
During arrival the front of the school is a drop off zone only. Please do not park here, you may stay in your car and as you pull up to the front of the school your child gets out and you drive off.
Please feel free to park across the street to walk your child to their classroom. Kindly say your goodbyes outside the classroom, only the children walk inside.
NOTES FOR THE TEACHER
Any information for your child’s teacher may be left in the folders on the bench at the front walkway into school. The folders are delivered to the classroom right after arrival.
DEPARTURE
Primary half day departure is from 12:00 to 12:15. Please use the front of the school to park and get out to receive your children at the front gate (parking is very challenging in our neighborhood at this time).
Primary full day departure is from 2:30 to 2:45. You may park in front of the school to pick up your child. Please do not leave your car in the pick up zone, our Elementary departure is 15 minutes later.
Elementary departure is from 3:00 to 3:15. Please stay in your car and pull up in front of the school. We will become very familiar with your car and we will walk your child to the car and you drive off. Feel free to park across the street and walk across to pick up your child in person.
LUNCHES
Please send a healthy lunch for your child; fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain breads, good sources of protein, wholesome foods to help young minds grow strong.
We request that you send lunch in reusable containers that the children can successfully open themselves, we encourage no waste lunches (no trash). Casa de Luz offers a wholesome vegetarian lunch for $3.50. The orders are in the front office and Shannon can guide you.
SIMPLE GIFTS
Our first Simple Gifts Ceremony will be Friday, September 9.
No School on Labor Day – Monday, September 5
These are just a few important tidbits to get started.
Your Parent Handbook is your source of information, please read it carefully.
BOX TOPS!!
New for 2011/12 School Year: BoxTops for Education
Elizabeth Kalbacher (Mom of Colby in UPE and Caye in LE1) here to tell you about Parkside’s newest (and maybe easiest) fundraiser – BoxTops for Education (BTFE).
BTFE is all about the difference 1 can make. This year, our goal is to raise $1000 through BTFE toward our total fundraising efforts to support scholarships, our growing art program and our classical guitar program. Here are three easy, everyday ways you can help:
Clip — Clip the Box Top from hundreds of participating products and send them to school. Each one is worth 10¢! In years past we had avoided BTFE because the majority of the products were not in line with what Parkside promotes with regard to healthy and environmentally friendly products for our homes and families. However, BTFE coupons are now on Cascadian Farms products, the new Betty Crocker Gluten Free line, Green Giant fresh produce, Nature Valley products, Land o Lakes Butter & Eggs, Zip-Loc re-usable containers and Brita filtration products to name a few.
Shop online — Shop at your favorite online stores (like Target, GAP, Dell, iTunes, Lands’ End, Old Navy, PetsMart, Southwest Vacations, Shutterfly to name a few) through the Box Tops Marketplace®. Up to 15 eBoxTops™ per $10 spent on qualifying purchases is automatically donated to our school, at no additional cost to you. Plus, you’ll get exclusive Box Tops deals and discounts! Be sure to enter your favorite online stores through the
Box Tops Marketplace®.
Read — Buy books online through the Reading Room, a partnership between Box Tops and Barnes and Noble. Our school receives up to 6 eBoxTops per $10 spent on qualifying purchases.
Sign up — It’s easy and free. Sign up to support Parkside at boxtops4education.com. Share this information with family and friends (near and far) so they can support Parkside as well.
Take a look at the complete list of BTFE products.
Contact me with any questions at Elizabeth@ParkCS.com, 512-589-1592 or when you pass me on campus!
New Family Orientation: Aug 25
New Family Orientation
August 25 – 6:30 – 8:30pm
All new families are encouraged to join us for our New Family Orientation. We want to make sure to answer as many of your questions before the first day of school. Claire and Linda will be going over the Parent Handbook as well as discuss all logistics (drop-off, pick-up, lunches, birthdays, etc.) in hopes of getting you acclimated to Parkside’s unique school guidelines.
*Please make childcare arrangements as this will be a parent’s only information meeting.
Ready, Set, GO! Aug 20
Ready, Set, GO!
Saturday, August 20
10:00am – 12:00pm
Parkside Auditorium
We are please to invite our families to a parent workshop, presented by Bethany Prescott to help everyone get ready for school. Our goal to assist our families with tools for a harmonious transition from summer mode into a school routine. We planned this early enough to implement some suggestions before the start of school. Please come!
Cultural Challenge: May 23-27
| Cultural Challenge Schedule: Tuesday, May 24, 10:30 – 11:30 = Primary II (Toni & Lisa’s class) Wednesday, May 25, 10:30 – 11:30 = Lower El I (Erica & Colleen’s class) Thursday, May 26, 10:30 – 11:30 = Lower El II (Camille & Amber’s class) Friday, May 27, 10:30 – 11:30 = Upper El (Catherine & Melvin’s class) Cultural Challenge is an exciting time for students, teachers, and our families. Here is a quick overview of what will be requested of the children:
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Science Fair: Apr 15
Title: Science Fair
Location: Parkside
Description: Science Fair
Date: Friday, April 15
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm
The children will soon be choosing a science concept to be exhibited by an experiment, model or collection.
Science Fair presentations will be held in the classrooms. Please plan on attending.
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Spring Campout – March 25-26
PEDERNALES FALLS STATE PARK
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Parkside on KTBC Fox 7
Parkside Community School, an Austin Montessori school, is celebrating it’s 20 year anniversary Saturday, Feb. 12th, 7pm at Austin Music Hall, and we are on TV.
Check out the 5:00 o’clock news on KTBC Fox 7 tonight – Wednesday, Feb. 9th.
Joe and Camille were interviewed and then LE II children were filmed while on the playground. This is all part of the promotion for the big 20th anniversary – Music Matters, this Saturday night with our very own Alejandro Escovedo.
