A Word from the Bird

May 1: Early Release Day- Dismissal at 2:10 pm

May 1: MAP Assessment begins for 3rd-5th Graders (Runs May1st till May 10th) *Please see your child's teacher newsletter for specific testing dates for their grade level.

May 2: - Kindergarten Kick Off (for students who will be in Kindergarten for the 24-25 school year)

May 6-10 : Staff Appreciation Week

May 14: 5th Grade Track Meet at Park Hill School District Stadium

May 21: Yearbook Signing Day

May 23: ELE Field Day

May 24: 5th Grade Celebration 10:00 am

May 24: Last day of school. Half day for students - Dismissal at 12:53 pm

May 31: First Day of Summer School

• School Starts Friday, May 31st
• Hours 9:15 am - 4:15 pm
• No school on Wed., June 19th in observance of Juneteenth
• Last day of Summer School is Friday, June 28th

PHSD provided every student and staff member a pair of solar eclipse glasses for the viewing on April 8th. After the event, English Landing collected over 450 pairs and have mailed them off to be used for the October 2024 eclipse in Latin America. This program donates these solar sunglasses to schools so other children will be able to safely view the eclipse this Fall.

Join us for Kindergarten Kick Off! Please use the Sign Up Genius to hold your place for this event.

Students must turn 5 years old before August 1, 2024 in order to attend Kindergarten this fall. Their birthday must fall between August 1, 2018 and July 31, 2019. Registration for summer school and the 2024-2025 school year will open the first week of April 2024. More information to come soon.

As the end of the school year approaches, we're excited to announce our plans for an unforgettable end-of-year assembly. To make this event truly special for our students, a few 5th grade students have chosen to take on organizing raffle baskets filled with exciting prizes that all students will have the opportunity to win. We're reaching out to you to request donations to help make these raffle baskets a reality.

Your contributions will not only enhance the experience for our students but also demonstrate the spirit of community that makes our school so special. Whether it's a small gift or a larger contribution, every donation is greatly appreciated and will go towards creating fantastic raffle baskets that our students will be thrilled to win. We are asking to have donations brought in by April 26th to allow for students to see the baskets and build excitement.

Please refer to our student created flyers below to see what the basket themes are for the grades. If you have any further questions, please reach out to Mrs. Sanders (sandersab@parkhill.12.mo.us) or Mrs. McQueen (mcqueenc@parkhill.k12.mo.us).

This year we will have our 1st annual ALL Day Field Day!

Date: May 23rd!

We will need lots of parent volunteers to make this event a success. If you are interested in running a station you can sign up for an AM or PM station or both if you want to stay the entire day! You can even sign up for the same station for both times. The stations are labeled indoor or outdoor for your preference and the stations that require some water fun are labeled wet. Unfortunantly, we do not have space for volunteers to travel with classes so thank you in advance for signing up to run a station.

Please bring a water bottle labeled with your name to stay hydrated. EL PTA will have water and bananas for you as well.

Schedule for stations:

• Kindergarten-2nd Grade - AM:Stations#1-11 PM:Stations #12-22
• 3rd-5th Grade - AM:Stations #12-22 PM:Stations #1-11

Field Day May 23 - SignUpGenius

Thank YOU for making this day great for our EAGLES!

Field day is weather permitting and there is no make-up day.

Camp Dates: May 28th - 30th (Tues - Thurs)
Camp Times:

• 5th - 8th Grade 9:30 - 10:45 am
• K - 4th Grade 10:45 am - 12:00 pm
• Grade level is determined by which grade your child will be entering in the 24-25 School Year

Location: Park Hill South High School
Cost: $60 (Cash - payable on the 1st day of camp)

Due to the necessity of ordering shirts early to ensure having them by the week of camp, campers registering after May 10th may not get a current camp shirt. Each camper registered as of May 10th will get a camp t-shirt.

Click here to register: 2024 Co-ed Youth Camp (K-8th Grade) Registration

Click on the picture to register.

Online ordering is available before and after picture day.

Shipping and handling charges may apply to orders placed after picture day.

English Landing Families can reach out to Mrs. Hansen if any student/family is needing assistance information or resources within the Northland. Please reach out to:

Keely Hansen

Hansenk@parkhill.k12.mo.us

816-359-6760

Please help your student(s) be successful by arriving to school on time each day. The arrival time for English Landing is 8:50am. Prior to that time, there is no adult supervision for students. Students are tardy if they arrive after 9:10am. Please contact the school office by 9:00am if your child will be absent.

Students may bring a birthday treat or favor to school to share with their classmates, as long as they come from our list of treats that contain none of the eight (8) major allergens - milk, wheat, egg, soy, peanut, tree nut, fish and shellfish.

Thank you for understanding that all classroom treats must come from this list, because we do not have the staff capacity to check for allergens that could threaten the health of some students. Please bring birthday treats ahead of time (two hours after the start of school, at the latest).

• Stickers
• Erasers
  
• Pencils
  
• Crazy straws
  
• Blow Pops
  
• Juice boxes
  
• Popcorn
  
• Smarties
  
• Dum Dum lollipops
  
• Jelly Belly
  
• Nerds
  
• Ring Pops
  
• Skittles
  
• Sour Patch Kids
  
• Starburst
  
• Swedish Fish
  
• Life Saver Gummies

See here resources from our social worker, Mrs. Keely Hansen. She has an attached copy of the confidential resource checklist, link or QR code for families to access. We do have translated copies of this resource for families if needed. Please see Mrs. Hansen for this need.

The PTA of the Park Hill School District runs a clothing center that provides free, gently used clothing and new socks and underwear to district students.

The PTA Clothing Center serves all Park Hill School District students from Kindergarten through 12th grade, and the PTA asks you to bring some proof that you are enrolled in a Park Hill school. This could be a student ID, bus pass, dated letter from a principal or social worker, class schedule or enrollment form.

Donations are welcome at the Clothing Center. Please make sure your donations are clean, in good condition and bagged in kitchen-sized bags that the volunteers can lift.

2023-2024 Park Hill PTA Clothing Center Shopping Dates

• May 7th: 4:00-6:00pm
  

We are committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) work in Park Hill. Please use the link below to let us know when you have a comment about DEIB in Park Hill.

Our employees are the reason we are so successful here in the Park Hill School District, and we would like to recognize them for all they do for our students.

That is why we present the Park Hill Star award once a month to a pre-K or elementary teacher, a secondary teacher and a support employee.

Nominations start in September