THURSDAY, MARCH 3

2016

Park Elem en tar y

http://park-elementary.weebly.com

Important dates:
Fri. Mar. 4

Wear P.J. Day Reading Celebration

Sat. Mar. 5

Park Carnival/
Auction 11-3
*CI early option @ 10am

Mon. Mar 7

NO SCHOOL
for Students

Tues. Mar. 8

Kindergarten
Roundup- 7PM

Mar. 14/16/17

Parent Teacher
Conferences

A Note from Mr. Field:

Dear Parents,
It will be wonderful to have the opportunity for our staff to sit down with you in two weeks at
Parent Teacher Conferences. Parent Teacher Conference nights will be on March, 14,
16th, and 17th. If you are unaware of your childs specific day/time please call our office
at 669-1970.
Our goal in communicating with you through progress reports, report cards (which will come
home in backpacks next Friday, March 11) and conferences is to share specific information on
how your child is progressing in all facets of their school experience. We know that each
student in our school is an individual with his/her own learning style and pace. Our goal as a
staff is to provide each student with daily differentiated instruction to meet each of our
student's needs. In addition to targeted teacher core instruction, another way that our staff is
able to meet these individual needs is through targeted instruction by paraprofessional support
in the classroom as well as additional technology made possible through federal,Title 1,
funding.
Thank you for your partnership with us in providing your child with a wonderful education,

Wed. Mar. 16

April 1-10

Title One Meeting

w/ Mr. Field
6:00-6:30PM in the
Office

Have a great extended weekend!

Brian Field

Springbreak

Carnival This Sat. March 5!

11-3PM!
Come and enjoy the fun. There will
be a silent bid Auction with many
great class project items, business
donations, and other really cool
stuff. The Auction starts at 10 and
ends periodically through the
carnival.
You can also buy tickets for class
baskets as well. Below are some
class project samples from Mrs.
Faracis, Mrs. Chambers and Mrs.
Ds classes!

Notes from Music:

Congrats to all of our students who are performing in the musical Wizard of Oz at the High School
next week! The students have all said that it has been a lot of work but they love it.
Parlez vous francais? Well, our student can a little! Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades have all been
learning to sing a round in French.
Put on your dancin' shoes! Our 3rd Graders have been learning some line dancing skills to Country
& Western barn dance favorites like Cotton Eyed Joe.
A huge "thumbs up" to all of Park's 5th Graders for the impression they made on the Grand Rapids
Symphony field trip. We had several people at DeVos Hall and the restaurants comment on how polite
and well behaved the students were. Also, a huge thanks to Mr. Bolhuis, Mrs. Higgs and Mrs.
Willmore for making this great experience possible!

4th Grade students are gearing up for their upcoming trip to the West Michigan Symphony on May
16th. The Park students will be playing recorder and singing with many other 4th grade classes from
all over West Michigan in this interactive Concert at Fruenthal Theatre in Muskegon.
Coming up later this month, our 5th Graders will learn about their options for Middle School
Music next year, including Choir, Orchestra, and Band. The students will have the chance to try all
of the instruments offered, and ask any questions they may have. Follow-up information will be
going home to parents regarding upcoming question & answer meetings for Middle School Music.

Mr. Sheckler

HUDSONVILLE COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Please see the Hudsonville Community Education
link on the schools website at
www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org or call 669-7747,
ext. #3 for information regarding all the activities
being offered.
Kitchen Creations!- Park Elementary Grades 3 - 5
Each class will focus on basic skills in the kitchen and
how we can follow recipes but add our own unique flair to
our dishes. Week 1: Lets Parfait! Well make
homemade granola and parfaits where the kids can use
their creativity. Week 2: Lets Wrap! This week well
make wraps using tortillas or lettuce and the kids will be
able to design their wraps with their choice of ingredients.
Week 3: Go Green! Happy St. Patricks Day Well
talk as a class during the first two sessions and decide on
our treat Week 4: Class Choice! We will practice our
skills and let our kids create! Who: Boys and Girls in
grades 3 - 5 When:Thursdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24 Time:
3:50 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Cost: $40 Where: Park Elementary
Room 21 Register online by visiting
www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org, or you can mail or
drop form off at Hudsonville Community Ed. Space is
limited to 20 students - sign up early to secure a spot.

The Hudsonville Athletic Boosters are presenting the GMB/ Eagle 5k on

March 26, 2016 at 9am. The event will take place at Hudsonville High School
with a NEW route running through the city of Hudsonville. Special guest
speaker this year will be Jim Dreyer speaking at 8:30am in the gym. This year
we are proud to have Jim Dreyer as our guest speaker prior to the race. The open
water, Jim's greatest fear since a childhood near-drowning, has become the
playing field for much of his unprecedented athletic success. Controlling fear and
harnessing "Cornerstone Strength in the Face of Burden" is the subject of his
inspirational presentations on the speaker's circuit.
.. Be sure to sign up on line at www.classicrace.com and visit our website
www.hudsonville5k.com for more information. Online registration is only way to
sign up for this race. Be sure to check out and LIKE our Facebook page (Eagle
5k race sponsored by GMB) also for all updates.

Save the date is for The 7th Annual Booster Bash on Saturday 4/30/16 at the
Pinnacle Center 530 p.m.. Donations of monies, services and/or products are
greatly appreciated for our various auctions (form attached to be filled out and
can be sent to me, their students coach if in a sport, or Trish Boomsma copied on this email). Interest in Table Sponsor (form attached) or individual
tickets are available for $45. please contact Trish Boomsma @
teamboomsma@gmail.com. All information is on the Schools website and
can check us out on face book.

Community Events
These activities and promotions are NOT sponsored by Hudsonville Public Schools. Activities and promotions are posted as a service to theHPS Community

The Heritage Christian School Spring Children's Clothing Sale will be held on Saturday, March 12 from 9:00 - 12:00. Located in the large gym at
Heritage Christian at 6340 Autumn Dr., Hudsonville.
Canvas & Cookies The Youth of Hudsonville Congregational UCC are hosting a canvas painting event. Canvas and Cookies will be held on
Saturday, March 19 from 3:00-5:00 pm at Hudsonville Congregational UCC, 4950 32nd Ave., Hudsonville.
Cost is $40.00 (includes supplies, canvas, paints, and other materials) must be paid by Thursday, March 17th, to reserve a spot. Those
interested may pre-register at hudsonvilleucc.org or visit the church office directly. All proceeds will directly benefit high school and middle
school students trip to the United Church of Christ National Youth event in July. If you have any questions, please contact the Youth Director at
danclarkhucc@yahoo.com
Mark your calendarsthe Holy Cross Spring/Summer Consignment Sale is coming soon! It will be Friday, March 18, 9-3pm and Saturday, March
19, 9-1pm (many items half price on Sat!). Interested in being a seller or have questions? Please contact Shawn Smith at 457-2420 or
office@holycrossjenison.org. Proceeds from the sale support youth ministries summer mission trips.