Wolves Newsletter

Monday, March 17, 2025

Dear Park Brook Families,

PARENT SURVEY

This month I am seeking input from families. I am including yes/no, multiple choice questions, and a form to fill out with open-ended questions.

I am never sure what families will share, but input allows me to know what families want, and allows me to address issues that I may not be aware of at this time.

I will only be able to respond to survey results in the newsletter, not to any individual. I keep the surveys anonymous so families can share what is on their mind. Please feel welcome to send me an email for specific points that need a personal response.

REPORT CARDS

Report cards will be posted by the end of the day tomorrow on ParentVUE. Report cards are a communication tool for families to know how their children are progressing in school. Instead of a good/bad tool, I encourage you to view it as a conversation starter.

1. What do you like most about school?
2. What is one thing you could do to help yourself become a better reader?
3. How do you show kindness to your classmates?
4. Tell me about the Brain Boosts in your class, and how you participate.
5. Tell me about what you could do in class to help yourself learn more during math.
6. Share with me what your teachers would say about how you focus in class.

As we move into the next third trimester of the school year, there are six things that I encourage families to do at home to assist their children with learning.

1. Read at home.
2. Eat together without the television or cell phones.
3. Get 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise every day.
4. Get 9 - 11 hours of sleep. (Kids shouldn't have cell phones, iPads, televisions and so on in the rooms where they sleep.)
5. Practice math facts.
6. Limit and monitor technology.

Sincerely,

Mr. Scott W. Taylor

Spring Break - March 24 - 28

Park Brook Office Closed

Friday, March 21 at 4:00 p.m. until Monday, March 31 at 7:30 a.m.

Friday, March 21, 2025

Final Date to Provide Input Online

Informational Meeting - Wednesday, March 19, 2025

5:45 P.M.

Osseo Middle School - Cafeteria

10223 - 93rd Ave. N.

Park Brook Elementary boundaries may change. It is important for families to be informed and provide input.

Click on the button below to:

• Give feedback on the two proposals for boundary changes,
• To view the two proposals,
• To understand why boundary changes are needed.

The Family Input Survey may need to be viewed in your browser.

The C-Lab is part of the TAG (Talented and Gifted) programming. At Park Brook, all students have opportunities to participate in some of the TAG programming. The C-Lab is designed for kids to simply create, not told what to create, but rather they create and use their imagination. Small groups from classes can choose to participate in the C-Lab during recess.

When the weather allows, the C-Lab is moved outdoors for students to create with ice.

All of the responses in this newsletter are anonymous. Please send Mr. Taylor a note via email if you have questions or concerns that you want a personal response to.

Pictures are posted on Facebook, never including student names, so parents can see a glimpse of what is happening at Park Brook.

Students Connecting Through International Service

• The Park Brook Community donated $2,508 to provide school supplies to the school in Sasabe, Sonora, Mexico. McKayla, 5th grade representative, will travel in April to deliver school supplies, meet her pen pal in Amado, Arizona, and so on. Updates will be provided after the trip to deliver the school supplies.

American Heart Association

• The Double Dutch Team kicked off the Kids Heart Challenge on Monday, March 3. As of March 14, 2025, the Park Brook Community donated $3,860 to the American Heart Association, with another week to go.

Pictured: Student representatives with their principals

Students in grades 2, 3 and 4 are welcome to join the Double Dutch Boot Camp on Mondays and Wednesdays after school, 3:20 - 4:15 p.m., the weeks of April 7 and 14. This is an opportunity for students to try Double Dutch, no experience necessary. Students who have been in Double Dutch are welcome to join.

Registration forms will be sent home.

Spring Concert - March 19 - 1:45 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.

All students will perform at the 1:45 p.m. concert.

At the 1:45 p.m. concert all students will share songs they learned during Black History Month.

Park Brook Choir and Ukulele Club will perform at both the 1:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. concerts.

MCA (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments) will begin in April. Dates will be posted on the Park Brook Website.

Students should prepare to do their best on the test by:

1. Sleep for 9 - 11 hours every night, (Keep electronics, including televisions, out of rooms where kids sleep.)
2. Get at least 60 minutes of exercise every day,
3. Eat healthy foods.

To increase academic growth:

1. All of the above, and,

• Read every night,
• Eat together as a family without the television or cell phones,
• Monitor and limit technology,
• Practice math facts.

The Wolf Way and District Student Handbooks are linked below for your reference.

• W - We will respect ourselves and others.
• O - Own our actions.
• L - Listen and Learn.
• F - Follow Directions.