PCS Weekly News | December 19, 2024

❄️ Winter Break | December 23 - January 3 (No School) ❄️

🎺 MBDA All State Honor Jazz Band Performance Dates:
📅 Jan 25 – Anoka Ramsey Community College (informal performance)
📅 Feb 14 – Minneapolis Convention Center (concert during the Minnesota Music Educators Association Midwinter Clinic at 1:00 pm)

✨ Our 1st and 4th grade PEACE buddies have been busy creating tie blankets to take home for winter break! It was inspiring to see 4th graders encouraging 1st graders as they worked hard to tie knots and younger students impacted by their older buddies' kindness.

A huge thank you to our teachers for creating this opportunity, the PTSA for their grant support, families for donating materials, and the parents, SLT, and Life Skills students who helped prep blankets—your support made this project possible! ✨

Kids Create offers all K-8 Parkview students a chance to showcase their creativity & talents with our community!

📅 Tuesday, January 28
🕔 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

🎟️ Registration Info:

• Register online HERE
  
• Yellow paper registration forms are being sent home before winter break—keep an eye out!

🔍 Volunteers Needed!

Help make the Kids Create: Science Fair & Art Show a success! Sign up as a Science Fair judge or assist with concessions, registration, or other roles when you complete your student’s registration form.

Students of all grades are welcome to submit creative cover designs by Jan 24, 2025.

All submissions must include:

• Parkview Center School name
• Current school year (2024-2025)
• An original design that represents our school / community
• Student first & last name

What to Expect:
1️⃣ Submit Your Design HERE (Dec 18 – Jan 24)
2️⃣ SLT Top 10 Vote (Jan 30)
3️⃣ School-Wide Vote selects the Top 5 (first week in February)

🏆 1st Place = Front Cover
✨ 2nd – 5th Place = Back Cover Showcase

🌟 Share Your Input — Complete our anonymous survey by December 31, 2024 (yes, we extended the date in hopes of getting more responses)! You can either look for a green 1/2 page flyer with a QR code coming home with students this week to scan and submit your response or use the button located below.📲✨

🌟 Get Involved — Provide your contact info in the survey if you’d like to support the committee.
🗓️ Mark your calendar to attend the next PTSA Meeting on February 19, 2025 (6-7 PM) at Parkview for a project update & next steps.

Does your employer or an organization you support offer grants? We want to know more and would love for you to send us an email at parkviewcenterschoolplayground@gmail.com.

And don't worry! Our Inclusive Playground Committee will provide the details but we need to know about your connections! For the past few months, we have been actively researching grants but some grants are not searchable to the public and require an employee or member to initiate the application. You could be the key to unlocking an amazing grant opportunity! 🔑

Our team has gathered district and school data, staff and family input, photos, playground assessment findings and initial estimated costs. The information will be shared out with you ASAP so you can help share our story. Spoiler alert - it's very compelling as to why now is the time for the Parkview community to take on this challenge!

🎨 🖌️ 🖼️ MIA Art Adventure Lead Volunteer & Classroom Volunteers are needed at Parkview for 1-5 grades (tentatively scheduled for late March-April). See below to learn about this year's theme, "Amazing Animals in Art," and find details on volunteering in the attached file.

Questions or Interested? Contact carolyn.weatherhead@isd623.org or 651-487-4381.

We are looking for Girls on the Run/Heart & Sole Coaches & Assistant Coaches to support our Parkview teams for the 2025 spring season (April 7-June 1). Practices are tentatively scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:15pm-3:45pm. Coaches receiving training from the organization and are supported by Parkview's site liaison (Carolyn Weatherhead).

Who Can Coach? You!

GOTR is dedicated to training volunteers to understand social context, create positive inclusive environments, and build genuine relationships.

Parkview wants our volunteers to represent our diverse and vibrant community! Girls on the Run strongly encourages volunteers from all backgrounds, ages and abilities, including BIPOC coaches, folks with various speech, physical, and learning abilities, and LGBTQ-identified community members. We welcome coaches of all gender identities, including non-binary, gender fluid, and gender-expansive volunteers.

Questions or Interested? Contact carolyn.weatherhead@isd623.org or 651-487-4381.

Head lice are a common nuisance that typically affects school age kids and their families. Throughout the school year we ask that you check for head lice weekly. Head lice are typically spread outside of school among families, friends, and sleepovers. Please take the time to check, treat, and prevent the spread of head lice.

Helpful Reminders

• Head lice are parasites that are generally found on the scalp, around the ears, and at the back of the neck. Lice can only crawl. Lice cannot jump or fly.

• Head lice are NOT a sign of poor hygiene and they do not transmit disease.

• Children should minimize head to head contact to prevent transmission. Indirect transmission is not likely, but lice may spread from person to person by items such as: hats & scarves, brushes & combs, hair accessories, headphones, pillows, and towels.

• Children should be checked weekly for lice.

• Children with long hair could have their hair braided or pulled back to minimize chance of transmission.

How to Do a Head Lice Check:

• Symptoms: The most common symptom of head lice is itching and head scratching, particularly at night. Red bite marks or sores may be noticed on the scalp and also scratch marks on the neck area.

• Check for lice: Check your child’s hair for lice and use a fine comb or nit comb. Comb through hair from the scalp to the hair ends and wipe comb on a wet paper towel to see if lice are present. It may be easier if your child’s hair is wet or damp. Eggs or nits may look like small white droplets and stick to the hair shaft and can only be removed by pulling down the hair shaft.

• What Lice Looks Like: The adult louse is about the size of a sesame seed and can be the color of your child’s hair. Lice can be difficult to spot because they are small, avoid light, and move quickly. Eggs, or nits, are smaller and silver or white in color. Nits stick to the shaft of the hair and are found close to the scalp.

• Treatment: Common over the counter shampoo treatments can be purchased at any pharmacy.

• Health Office Checks: Parents may request a head check for their child at any time in the health office. Our district goal is to minimize students missing valuable learning time and to maintain confidentiality for every student.

Please call the school nurse at 651.487.4365 with any questions.

🗓️ Thursday, January 9th
🕠 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Please Use RAHS Auditorium Entrance

🌟 What to Expect:

• Presentations by Dr. Wilson & a RAHS Counselor at 5:45 PM and 6:45 PM
• Self-Guided Building Tours
• Meet & Greet with RAHS Teachers from Every Department

Come discover what RAHS has to offer—don’t miss this chance to connect and learn more!

This special event will showcase the incredible talent of Roseville Area Schools' music teachers. Admission is free, and all are welcome! During the concert, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to a free-will donation supporting the scholarship fund for graduating music students.

📅 Date: Tuesday, January 14

What is Cub Scouts all about?
Outdoor adventures, camping, family outings, games with friends, and character development
Activities: Adventure field trips, camping, family outings, games with friends, outdoor fun and year-round excitement!

Costs: Anyone in grades K-5 can join regardless of ability to pay.
The Cub Scout Annual Registration fee is $205. Scholarships available through online registration. Fundraising opportunities are also available to cover local program/activity costs.

Benefits: Scouts have a TON of FUN, build friendships, learn new skills and create life-long memories. Your child will gain confidence, independence and prepare for life's opportunities and challenges.

Learn more: Check out rosevillepack150.org or email leaders@rosevillepack150.org for information on Pack 9150, how to join, and a calendar of events!

Get your friends and family a gift certificate for Roseville Community Education opportunities! Our gift certificates can be redeemed for adult or youth programs, including things like: art classes, cooking classes, fitness classes, summer camps, open pickleball, open swim, event tickets, and more.

This could be a great gift idea for those people in your life who are hard to shop for, or who already have too many "things!" 😊

Register for February - May youth classes, clubs, and field trips! We offer opportunities for grades K-8 before school, after school, and on non-school days. Sign your student up for fun opportunities like:

🌀 Coding & STEM Club

🌀 Winter / Spring Theater Club

🌀 Chess Club

🌀 Afterschool Soccer Club

🌀 Spanish ¡Vamos!

...and many more! Physical copies of these Youth Enrichment catalogs will go home in backpacks after winter break.

Adults - we offer opportunities for you, too! Join the Roseville Adult Learning Center and the Karen Organization of Minnesota to prepare for an apprenticeship in the trades at NO COST! January 13 - March 3, 2025 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

💡 Learn to use basic hand and power tools

💡 Visit union training centers and see different trades careers firsthand

💡 Get help with resumes and interview preparation

💡 Review math skills you'll need to know for construction work

This training is especially for people learning English as a second language. A high school diploma or GED is required to join. Eligible participants are one or more of the following: 1) Immigrants or refugees or learning English as a second language 2) Are the children of immigrants or refugees 3) People of color and/or Hispanic or Latino 4) Living in zip codes 55106, 55107, 55130, 55113, or 55119.

Calling all young princes and princesses! Come visit with your favorite lily pad princess from New Orleans and golden-haired tower princess! Enjoy character performances, character-led activities, dancing, sing-alongs, photo opportunities, a craft, and an afternoon of fun. Children must be accompanied by an adult participant. Children are welcome to wear their favorite fairytale costume!

🌟 $25 child general admission

🌟 $15 adult general admission

🌟 $45 child VIP admission (includes a royal makeover, a magical goody bag, and a formal invitation that will be sent to your child)

Saturday, January 18 | 2:00 - 3:30pm (VIPs can arrive at 1:15pm)

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