PCK Weekly Newsletter

The 2023-2024 school year is coming to an end, and it has been nothing short of eventful! We’ve enjoyed seeing so many families attend classroom events and community activities, and we appreciate the time you dedicate to PCK. Thank you for building a strong community for our students.

It’s been a busy year and we’ve achieved several milestones in our journey of continued excellence. A few highlights include opening the new playground and 5th/6th-grade building, launching Universal Preschool Funding, implementing the free lunch program for students, and upgrading our school security systems. Some academic accomplishments involve continuing the alignment of our preschool program with our K-8 program, introducing a new elementary literacy assessment, starting the groundwork for a math intervention program, transitioning to a new Spanish practice to improve fluency, and expanding technology programs in preparation of new concepts like 3D printing. All these efforts of continuous improvement are important components of our culture of academic rigor and excellence.

The efforts of PCK students and teachers/staff were recognized with these awards and rankings:

We have enjoyed watching students learn, stretch and grow and are extremely proud of the achievements of our students, our teachers/staff and our community. Reflecting on this very busy and successful academic year, we understand that students are ready for summer - They’ve earned it!

Have a safe and relaxing summer. We will see you in August!

• 2024-2025 Calendar - The calendar includes dates for the first day of school (varies by grade level) and our school breaks.
• PCK Attendance Policy - We know families are planning ahead and we kindly ask that you try to schedule family vacations that align with our pre-planned breaks. Review the recently revised attendance policy for student attendance information.
• PCK Dress Code Policy - Before you shop for uniform pieces, review the new policy. The updated dress code policy was approved last month and includes revised shoe requirements and other minor modifications.

School Supply Lists and Summer Reading Challenges can be found on the main page of our website.

Reminder: Complete the Summer Reading Challenge.

All Summer Reading Challenges can be found here!

May 30th, 2024

1st - 7th Grade!

Event Schedule: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Parents are kindly requested to ensure their child arrives with their teachers no later than 8:45 AM

An Opening Ceremony will commence at 8:55 AM, where all countries/classes will participate by carrying a torch around the park to their designated stations.

Field day activities will commence promptly at 9:00 AM. Please remember to bring your own water bottle, as only water jugs for refills will be provided.

Consult with your teacher to determine the appropriate colors to wear according to your assigned country/theme for the day.

Field Day Flyer

ATTENTION PARENTS: Field Day is at Salisbury Park, and some road closures may impact your arrival! Salisbury Park will be limited to only travel from the south.

Please see the map below and signed detours will help

PCK is well-known for our exceptional reading and math programs, but did you know that our science program is outstanding too? Our dedication to increasing science education over the past 10 years is inspiring students in all grade levels and the hard work of our students and teachers has been noticed! Our 8th grade girls achieved the highest CMAS science scores in the state of Colorado! And overall our 8th grade students are second in the state of Colorado for science achievement. You may also remember earlier this year PCK was one of only 16 Colorado schools to receive the Governor's Bright Spot Award for student science achievement. Way to go PCK!

Parents, please pick up any medications from the health room by June 1st, 2024 or they will be disposed of before summer break. Here is a link to the Health Room page for new order forms for next school year as new MD orders are required each school year. https://www.ckcs.net/current-families/health

Please bring in any updated immunization records or exemptions after July 1st, 2024 to be compliant for next school year.

In addition we will not be providing medication on field day!

Jacenta Wirth, RN, BSN, M. Ed

School Nurse Consultant

Parker Core Knowledge

Looking for help getting your student to/from school or after-school activities during the 2024/2025 school year? Parker Core Knowledge is pleased to partner with Schoolpool, a free program to make it easier to get to school and activities through carpooling. Even if you don't want a full time carpool, you can connect with other families that may have an occasional need. It's also a great way to meet nearby families who attend our school and get more connected to our school community.

We are hiring for a few more positions for the 2024-2025 school year. Please help us find outstanding teachers and staff members to join our community. See all our open positions through the careers page of the PCK website.

Highlight of the Week

ART TEACHER

At PCK, we believe in nurturing the creativity of our exceptional students with the guidance of an equally exceptional art teacher. Our commitment to comprehensive art education spans across every elementary class, supplemented by enticing art electives in middle school. For further information, explore the detailed job posting on our website.

The PCK School Accountability committee (SAC) is looking for passionate parents with fresh perspectives to enrich our ongoing endeavor to uphold PCK's status as a premier educational institution.

The purpose of the SAC is to provide accountability in an advisory capacity by informing, encouraging, and providing opportunities for parent and community stakeholders to be involved in the planning, evaluation and quality improvement processes at PCK. The SAC makes recommendations concerning the school’s budget, performance/ improvement plan, and meets at 8:15am on the second Wednesday of each month.

If you are interested in joining the SAC please contact Blaise Singer at bsinger@ckcs.net

Thank you so much to Tammy Chaffin and family for the delicious burritos! The staff really enjoyed them!

Sam Pakalapati, John Natoli, John Flanagan, Ken Holck, Ryan Trentzsch, Virgil Mathias Jr, Sai Kumar Neele, and Nithin Dindukurthy for being our Safety Dads this week. Our students love having dads here making sure our perimeter is secure, helping with lunch and recess, and assisting with other activities as needed. Dads can stay two shifts or for the whole day. Select the Button below to learn more about being a Safety Dad or to sign up.