Parkway Panther Press
September 8, 2022
Welcome Back to School
I would like to welcome everyone back to school and extend a warm welcome to all of our new students and their families. The staff and I are looking forward to another exciting year of learning at Parkway. I would also like to extend a special welcome to our new staff members. Throughout the course of the school year, you can expect bi-weekly newsletters from myself and ongoing communication from your student’s classroom teacher, keeping you up to date on what is happening both at Parkway and within the classroom setting. Please help us by communicating with our school staff as well. A good way of staying up to date on both school and district information is by visiting our district website: https://www.glendale.k12.wi.us/ and click on Parkway. We are excited to partner with you this school
year.- Dr. Smith
Ready Set Go Meetings
Culture Committee
As we start the new school year, our staff has been working tirelessly to build common language around the expectations here at Parkway. We know that when students feel safe and cared for, they are more engaged in the learning. In order for us to build a culture of caring and safety, we decided that we needed a common language for every staff member to use when working through what it might look like, feel like and sound like in every part of our building.
Our Culture Committee decided on five words that we want to focus our conversations with students when talking about behavior and expectations. Below are those five words we are calling our PRIDE:
Responsibility
Problem Solver
Kindness
Honesty
Perseverance
Throughout this school year, we are going to be doing some specific learning and teaching around these words. We are going to celebrate when we demonstrate them and use them to refocus us if we are struggling to be a positive member of our community. The list below reflects some of the ways that we will carry out our Parkway PRIDE.
School Wide:
All school assemblies focusing on one character word a month
Morning Announcements with a focus on the character words
Classroom Specific:
Daily PRIDE component in our Morning Meetings
PRIDE specific language around classroom and school expectations
Classroom celebrations for demonstrating the PRIDE
Classroom display featuring the PRIDE
The Culture Committee will continue to update families on how we are representing our PRIDE here at Parkway through the Family Panther Press. If you have any questions, you can contact the Associate Principal, Mr. Ryan Kroeger.
Thanks,
Parkway Culture Committee
Student Support Services
Meet Mr. Steve Tilley
My name is Steve Tilley and I am proud to be the School Counselor at Parkway Elementary School. This will be my 27th year working as a school counselor and my 12th year at Parkway. As a school counselor I work with all the students at our school. I teach Social Emotional Learning classes as part of our Allied Arts curriculum. I work with students in small support groups and I also meet with students to do individual counseling.
Meet Dr. Peggy Rodriguez
School psychologists counsel students, provide interventions, run lunch brunches, assess students, consult with staff and parents, write reports, train staff, write IE"s, problem solve, teach social skills, facilitate IEP meetings, develop behavior plans, help children in crisis, collect data, and provide information to teachers and parents about mental health and learning styles.
Meet Ms. Denise Davis
I am here to support all the amazing students, families and staff at the Glendale-River Hills School District. I am a resource to support your student(s) in their social emotional learning, a partner to discuss and problem solve mental health concerns, an advocate to connect you to community resources, and a part of both school teams who will be working to remove any barriers that come up during this uniquely different school year.
Family Fun Run
Are you looking for something fun to do with your family? Please join us for this year’s Family Fun Run. The Run will begin at 6:00PM. and the Walk will begin at 6:30PM. For more information about this special event, please click on the link.
Important Dates in the Month of September
September 23rd - No School for Students/ Professional Development for Staff
September 26th - No School for Students- Rosh Hashanah
Parkway Elementary School
Email: haydee.smith@gdrh.org
Website: https://www.glendale.k12.wi.us/
Location: 5910 N Milwaukee River Parkway
Phone: 414-351-7190