Join us this Saturday as Gail Allen presents a workshop in Families in Balance.

Families in Balance
Saturday, Feb. 20th
10am – 12pm @ Parkside

Gail will share her insight on bringing balance to our contemporary family life. You will leave with some tools on how to identify challenging areas and create numerous solutions and coping mechanisms to bring harmony back into your own life. Start thinking of areas of your family life that feel out of balance and bring them with you. This is a gift to you and your family from Parkside. Please make child care arrangement so you man attend.

Who is Gail Allen?
International Speaker, Parent Educator, Family Consultant, Co-Founder For Kids Sake, over 40 years experience, a mother and grandmother

Re-Enrollment Form

2010-2011 Tuition and Fees Sheet

Parkside is hosting Introduction sessions to give you some information about our programs. If you have a child or children on our waiting list, please plan on attending one of these three Introductions:

January 26, 2010 (Tuesday) Upper Elementary Introduction 6:30 – 8:00 pm

January 27, 2010 (Wednesday) Lower Elementary Introduction 6:30 – 8:00 pm

January 28, 2010 (Thursday ) Primary Introduction 6:30 – 8:00 pm

At each Introduction, we will give you an overview of the program, including time to answer your questions. Please make childcare arrangements. These Introductions will be held on the Parkside campus.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call us at (512) 472-2559.

This is our last day of school before the winter break begins. Have a great break, school resumes Tuesday, Jan. 5.

Holiday Sing-A-Long @ 11:00 in the auditorium
Our whole school will gather for a Holiday Sing-A-Long in the auditorium, come join in the singing.

Holiday Bazaar @ 12:00 in Courtyard
Various handmade items and tasty goodies available for purchase, so plan to finish your holiday shopping here. A percentage of sales at the bazaar will directly benefit the Parkside Scholarship Fund.

*Should you choose to leave school with your child after the singing, we ask that you please sign your child out on the clipboard on the door. School will be over at regular departure time, 2:30 for Primary and 3:00 for Elementary.

Our Primary classes will host a Holiday Sing-A-Long in the auditorium. It starts at 10:30 with refreshments following. Please come to watch your little ones.

September: 11, 18, 25
October: 9, 23, 30
November: 6, 13, 20
December: 11 – Last one of the year!
January: 8, 15, 22, 29
February: 5, 19, 26 
March: 5, 12, 26
April: 9, 16, 23, 30
May: 14, 21

Join us in the auditorium for Simple Gifts.
The whole community comes together for singing and dancing.
Friends and families are welcome to come watch.

Cultural Challenge

Description:
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 10:30 – 11:30 = Lower El 1 (Erica & Colleen’s class)
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 10:30 – 11:30 = Lower El 2 (Camille & Amber’s class)
Thursday, Dec. 10, 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:

• We ask that they perform in one or more of the following categories: dance, music (vocal and/or instrumental), or poetry.
• Children may do individual performances or perform in small groups of up to 3.
• Each separate performance should last approximately 60 seconds or more.

Join us in the auditorium to attend your child’s performance and if at all possible, make arrangements to attend them all!

Tom Echols presents his classical guitar students at a recital to showcase their work. Please join us as the children preform beautiful music and reveal what they have learned. The children have been working so hard, we are very proud of them all.

There will be refreshments (pizza, baked goods, drinks) afterwards in Erica’s classroom, LE I. This will be a by donation only fundraiser, please contribute what you can.

*All children should arrive at 6:00 so that they have time to prepare before the recital begins. Your child should bring their guitar, footstool, music stand and book.

It will be a soft-sided, “perfect bound” book.  There will be a small, black and white, thumbnail picture of each student on the classroom pages PLUS numerous pictures and pages of lots of other classroom and school “events” including, but not limited to the following:  Children Working, Simple Gifts, Fall Camp-out, Primary Scarecrow Making, Ghosts of the Past, Cultural Challenge and Science Fair!!!  There will also be designated “Autograph” pages for friends and teachers to sign.

PURCHASE: The Yearbook Sales are part of our total fundraising efforts with monies going to support our scholarship program.  They are available for sale at $30 each from now until Thursday, December 17, 2009.   There are discounts for multiple yearbooks purchased (see order form attached and in your mailtube) – because siblings will each want one and grandparents may want one as well.

DONATE: In addition, as we would like to “gift” a yearbook to each of the teachers/staff, you may take advantage of the price reduction for multiple copies.  Just note below that you wish to make such a donation.

We welcome any photo submissions until mid-march.  We cannot, however, guarantee that photos submitted will in fact be included.

To submit photos or for any questions, please contact Jacqui Moreno at 698-8388, jacquimoreno@sbcglobal.net or Elizabeth Kalbacher at 899-4000, eakalbacher@sbcglobal.net.  Yearbooks will be delivered in mid-May.

Turn your order form and full payment to Shannon in the front office.

*If the cost prohibits you from purchasing a yearbook and yet you do still want one, please see Shannon in the front office.

The Parkside elementary students are participating in an exciting project this month, Ghosts of the Past!

In the spirit of honoring those who have come before and made a positive contribution, the students will choose a “Ghost from the Past” to portray at school on Thursday, October 29^th.

The older students are reading biographies and in the coming weeks will write a short report on their chosen character.  For the younger children at a beginning reading level, we encourage the families to read the biography to them at home.

Upper Elementary students are required to write a report that focuses on the life and contribution of the famous person.  In addition, students will write about why they have chosen this person as a hero or heroine.

On Thursday, October 29^th, the children will come in costume prepared to give a very short oral presentation to the community sharing the name, time period and contribution of their Ghost from the Past.  The younger students are not required to write a report or give an oral presentation but should choose a famous person, come in costume and be able to say what contribution this person made.

****Parents are invited to attend this elementary event. ***** The three elementary classes will gather in the auditorium to introduce their characters.  They will visit the Primary classes later in the day.

Thursday, October 29                        8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Timeline for older LE students and all UPE students:
Choose a character by October 15th
Rough draft (older students) due by October 22th
Final draft due by October 28^th.

Guidelines for choosing a “Ghost from the Past”:

• person is no longer living
• person has made a positive contribution to society (famous verses infamous!)
• children can articulate the qualities they admire and the contribution this person made
  
  

We will provide some classroom time for research and development though many children will need further assistance at home. Discussions at home about famous people, your heroes and heroines and the qualities you admire in them will help spark interest and enthusiasm in this project.

The Internet may also be a good resource.  Try www.wikipedia.org or other on-line encyclopedias.  Please let us know if you find other good resources!

Costume

Simple, homemade costumes are encouraged.  Your child’s dress up or toy chest is a great place to begin.  Your local thrift store may be another good resource.  Sometimes, a simple hat and prop are all that are necessary.

We are looking forward to this exciting opportunity to honor those who have come before.

Sincerely,

Camille, Amber, Erica, Colleen, Catherine, and Melvin