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In the Next Week

Book Fair: Closes Tomorrow

Parkview's first-ever online book fair is about to close. Friday, May 1 will be the final day—the date on the book fair web page is incorrect—to make a purchase to benefit Parkview's library collection. Please consider passing this information on to your students' grandparents and extended family. This is one book fair that everyone can attend no matter how far away they live!
Book Fair

Parkview Staff Parade: Tomorrow

Our staff will be conducting a distance-learning parade through Parkview neighborhoods tomorrow, Friday, May 1. We'll be driving by between 1PM and 2PM. The route map is linked below. If you don't live on the parade route, please consider visiting us anywhere along the route. Please note that the numbers on the map correspond to the number of minutes past 1PM that we think we'll drive by those locations. Of course, we've never done this before so these estimates are only our best guesses!
Route Map

No Distance Learning: May 1 and 4

Because Governor Walz announced last week that distance learning will continue for the duration of the 2019-2020 school year, the school board has decided to make Friday, May 1 and Monday, May 4 days for teacher professional development, meaning there will be no distance learning for students on these two days.
 

SACC Registration: Opens May 5

The YMCA / District 196 SACC program provides care for Parkview students before and/or after school. This program always seems to fill, so please register early for the 2020-2021 school year.

[Link to register.  |  Link to brochure with details.]
SACC Registration

Bridge to School: A 4-day program in August for children who will begin kindergarten in District 196 in September 2020

 This program is for children who are enrolled to begin kindergarten in District 196 this September. Classes are held August 17-20 at all district elementary schools. Bridge to School is designed for children to ease transition into kindergarten. Students will become familiar with their new school environment, teaching staff, classmates and routines of the day. Parents are encouraged to join their child on August 17 for the first hour and a half for interaction and an information session on successfully parenting your kindergartner. Placements are made until capacity is reached. Waitlists will be created as space is limited. Registration is open now and closes on May 8.
Kindergarten Bridge to School

Food Resources in Dakota County

If you are seeking resources for food in the community, Dakota County provides ongoing updates at the link below. On Monday, May 4th, the Open Door Pantry is hosting a Pop-Up Produce Drive Thru at the Apple Valley Transit Station from 12-3.  If you attend, they ask that you stay in your vehicle while the produce is distributed.

Food Resources:
https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/HealthFamily/HandlingEmergencies/Disasters/Documents/COVID-19FoodSupportResources.pdf
Produce Drive-Thru

PTO Corner

 

We REALLY Need Your Help

It's hard to think about next year already, but PTO needs your help. Elections for next year are held during the May PTO meeting, and we will have positions that need volunteers. There will be open Executive Board positions and a number of committee positions available. We will especially need a volunteer(s) to step up and help run our Parkview Fun Run next fall. This fun run is the main fundraiser each year, and the money raised will fund the majority of the PTO budget. 

The prospect of coordinating the fun run on your own may be daunting. Here is a layout of what needs to be completed for a successful run:

T-shirt coordination: Work with the t-shirt vendor on design for the year. Gain approval of design by PTO board members and Parkview Principal. Determine quantity of shirt order by size utilizing Boosterthon’s shirt estimator program. (start in early-mid August)
 
Fun Run Marketing: Communicate with parents utilizing Boosterthon created marketing materials. Post to Facebook Run information and marketing items to generate interest and the fund raising link for the run. Highlight t-shirt sponsors on Facebook at regular intervals. (mid-September through October)
 
Sponsorships: Work to get sponsorships from area businesses to help offset the cost of t-shirts. Solicit / call on / mail request to businesses for sponsorships. Submit info in the Parkview Thursday email asking parents for business sponsorship ideas. (June through August)
 
Booster team liaison: Work with the Booster team on items they need such as Fun Run time by grade and other. Be the liaison between Booster and the school staff for needed items. Be present the day of the run for any help Booster needs as well as answering parent questions the day of the run. (August through October)

Please sign up via the signup genius link, or email parkviewelempto@gmail.com with questions. 
 
Volunteer Now

On the Horizon

Plans for Next School Year

As we plan for the next school year, it is very important we know if students will not be returning to Parkview in the fall. If your family will be moving before the end of the summer, or if your child will be attending a different school, we urge you to inform the office as soon as possible so our class lists will accurately reflect our enrollment.
 
If you have a fifth grade student and are not planning on sending them to Scott Highlands Middle School, please contact us with the new school information.
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