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School Events

• October 7 - Picture Retakes
• October 10 - Skating Party
• October 11 - No School
• October 14- No School
• October 18- End of 1st Quarter

• November 4-7 - Book Fair

PTO Events-

• Fall FUNDfest Raffle Ticket Sales - Now
• October 4 - Fall Park Family Event - Hornyak Farms
• October 9 - PTO Meeting at 6pm in the Park Cafeteria
• October 21 - PTO Chipotle Fundraiser

From the Principal Desk—

We had a full week at Park this week! We took advantage of the beautiful weather and had a fire drill. Students are already in the groove and managed to shave 10 seconds off the previous time in evacuating the building.

Next week, we will be conducting a safety/lockdown drill. Students and staff are told about the drill in advance so teachers can prepare their classes. Chardon police officers will be assisting in the drill. We will do a total of four safety/lockdown drills this school year, as well as conduct monthly fire drills. Park staff and Chardon safety forces carefully plan our safety drills to ensure that students know exactly what to expect and most importantly, they feel safe and prepared for any situation.

We encourage parents to talk with their children about the importance of these drills and reinforce the idea that they are a way to keep everyone safe. Your support helps us create a secure environment for all our students.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Makee

ABSENCES & TARDINESS

If your student is not going to be in school or is going to be late,

you need to call 440-285-4067 by 9:30 a.m.

Every Tuesday at Park School will be TOPPER TUESDAY! Join us as Students and Staff wear their Chardon Topper spirit wear or any Red or Black gear you like.

Mrs. Makee and Mrs. Barnett, along with Munson Principal, Mat Prezioso, presented at the Chardon Chamber of Commerce State of the Schools event on September 11th. Community members in attendance were excited to hear about our PBIS program and Standards Based Report Cards.

Click on this link: https://lgca.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/parents/chardon.jsp . Click "MORE", find "ANNUAL UPDATE", select "START". When you complete the update, you must click "SUBMIT". Thank you!!!

We encourage ALL families to submit an application for meal benefits eligibility regardless of family income.

https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1SJSSOm0ZuYyetrtJ8Xxdp8G6tC0bzM8CmqcAzjhqqH8/edit

Topper Tickets are part of Park's PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) system. They are given to students as a special recognition when they demonstrate a Topper Trait - Taking Responsibility, Offering Kindness, and Persevering. Each day, we randomly select a few Topper Ticket winners from each grade level to receive a prize! Check the newsletter each week for their names!

1st Grade: Curt McClelland, Asher Mihalacki, Theo Monsman, Oliver Pemberton, Emily Vespa

2nd Grade: Jaelynne Estvanik, Bailey Gaddis, Morgan Thrasher, Kolton Van Boxel, Jameson Yoder

3rd Grade: Rowan Lachowski, Chris Maestas, Jessica Montgomery, Branson Porter, Aliana Tackett

Keep up the GREAT work, Hilltoppers!

We randomly choose one Topper Ticket winner from each grade to spin the WHEEL OF FUN on Fridays! The prizes on the Wheel of Fun are a step up from the usual, and include things like having lunch with a friend in Mrs. Makee's office, popcorn party for your class, an extra recess for your class, play a game with Mrs. Makee, pajama day for your class and more!

**We are in need of gently used girls long sleeve shirts and leggings and boys underwear in the clinic.**

Hello Parents and Guardians! Here are a few clinic updates/reminders:

1. We cannot administer medications in the school clinic without an order (this includes prescribed and over the counter medications). Here are a few examples to refer to (but there are more examples):

*Your child has a cough and asks for a cough drop in the clinic. In order to provide cough drops to your child at school, you will need to fill out an over-the-counter order form and provide cough drops to the school for your child (which we will keep locked in the clinic).

*Your child has a rash (undiagnosed) that is recognized at home OR at school. We will call you about any rash that we see at school; however, we will not put hydrocortisone (or any ointment) on the rash. The rash would need to be treated outside of school. If an ointment is prescribed, the doctor could fill out a medication form to have the ointment school OR a parent could fill out an over-the-counter form and provide an ointment to the school (when the rash cause has been identified.)

Those are just a few examples, but please feel free to call if you have any other examples to review with us!

2. Additionally, I wanted to ask parents and guardians to please address issues with bug bites at home prior to coming to school. We have many students asking teachers to come to the clinic with reports of bug bites that occurred outside of school. These bites can be very distracting to kids (and anyone!) so please address them properly at home to avoid unnecessary trips to the clinic. If left unaddressed, we can simply intervene by providing vaseline to the area and ice pack for comfort.

Thank you again for letting us care for your awesome children and for partnering with us to keep our school happy, healthy and safe!!

Follow us on Facebook - Park Elementary PTO for frequent updates on upcoming events. You can also email: park.pto@chardonschools.org with questions or ideas. All parents and guardians are automatically PTO members park.pto@chardonschools.org. Thank you for your support!

Please join us!

Shannon Kaufman - President

Melissa Kleinknecht - Vice President

Tiffany Klinger - Vice President

Katie McCartney - Secretary

Robert Cahill - Treasurer

Thank you for a great kick off to our fundraiser! We are over $3,000 with the goal of $10,000. With everyone's help, we will reach our goal to fund the budget and plan fun events for the students.

MONDAY - Chicken Tenders w/ Snack'n Waffle

TUESDAY - Beef Walking Taco w/Black Beans & Salsa Cup

WEDNESDAY - Grilled Cheese Sandwich

THURSDAY - Mini Maple Pancakes w/Sausage

FRIDAY - Pizza Hut Pepperoni 0r Cheese Pizza

ALL Meal Payments are Processed Thru Infinite Campus

Breakfast $1.50-$2.00

Lunch $2.75

Daily Option - Tony's Galaxy Pizza, Uncrustable PB&J

Snacks available to purchase!

Additional breakfast & lunch menus can be found on our website: https://www.myschoolmenus.com/organizations/2280

Jill Makee, Principal

jill.makee@chardonschools.org

Tonia Seese, Secretary

tonia.seese@chardonschools.org

Maureen Liechty, Clerical

maureen.liechty@chardonschools.org

Sarah Park, School Nurse & Renee Kolenich, Medical Assistant

sarah.park@chardonschools.org

renee.kolenich@chardonschools.org

Phone: 440-285-4067

Fax: 440-286-0484

Website: www.chardonschools.org
Location: 111 Goodrich Court, Chardon, OH, USA

The mission of the Chardon Local Schools is we commit to high achievement for all students.