FRIDAY, OCT.

21

2016

Park Elem en tar y

www. park-elementary.weebly.com/

A Note from Mr. Field:

Our School is Better Together
#pesbettertogether

IMPORTANT DATES:
Tues. Oct. 25

Turkey Trot 4:30PM

Thurs. Oct. 27

All School Skate

6:30 Terry Hall NO Costumes
allowed

Mon., Oct.31

1PM Parade &

Classroom Partie.
NO Clown
Costumes Please!

Tues. Nov. 1

Picture Retake

Fri. Nov. 4

Early release day

12:15PM

Tues. Nov. 8

Parent Club Mtg

9AM

Nov. 14/16

Parent Teacher
Conferences

Dear Parents,
Thank you for sending your child in their Color the Park t-shirt yesterday. We will be
asking students to wear these t-shirts throughout the year to unite us in our better
together theme. On Thursday, all of our staff and nearly 400 students wore these shirts
and created a fish shape to go with our school theme of Our school is better together
#pesbettertogether based off of the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni. This was a fun
activity to work on together and the result turned out amazing!

If you have any pictures of our Park students being better together please tag them
#pesbettertogether and let your childs classroom teacher know. We love to see our
school character themes carryover into our students everyday lives!

All School Halloween Parade!

On Monday, Oct. 31 at 1pm, we are planning (weather permitting) to continue our tradition of brightening the lives of the residents
of The Laurels by walking to their nursing home and parading through their hallways in our costumes.
The parade route will be: Head north down Park Ave. to Van Buren, take a right (east) onto Van Buren down to 36th. Then will turn
right (south) on 36th Ave walking toward Curtis. Turn right (west) onto Curtis which will take us back to school.
*If you are interested in attending our parade we are asking parents to line the parade route rather than going in through the Laurels with us,
as there is limited space. If it does rain we will not be having an indoor parade. Teachers will have a rain plan for their individual classes.
Have a wonderful weekend,

From the Gym:

Just a reminder that Turkey Trot is next Tuesday October, 25th. Gates open at 4:30 and late registration begins right away for those
who are not pre-registered. Race packets should have gone home yesterday for those who signed up. If you have any issues or
questions please let me know. Hope to see you there! In the month of November, we will be doing our annual PE C.A.R.E.S. canned
food drive. Im always amazed by the generous hearts in our community! Information will be coming home soon. The class with the
highest number of donated items will win a bowling trip with me to Hudsonville lanes. Ive been communicating on a daily basis on the
gym Facebook page. Its my goal to share all forms and important information on there so please, check it out! https://
www.facebook.com/HPSParkPE/

-Mr. Beimers

PG 2

First All School Skate of the year will be next Thurs. Oct. 27, 6:30-8:30PM at
Terry Hall Skating Rink in Grandville. Cost is $5pp plus skate rental.
We would love to see you there!

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.
Middle School GIRLS LACROSSE is officially coming to
Hudsonville this Spring and we would love to have you join us!
Not sure about playing yet? We're hosting a learn-to-play clinic
where you can see what it's all about, & learn all the basic skills of
girls lacrosse! Who: Girls in grades 5 - 8 When: October 26 &
November 2 Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: Freshman
Campus turf field What to Bring: Water Bottle & mouth guard.
(Stick & Goggles recommended, but not required as we'll have
extra if needed) Cost: $25 Register by visiting
hudsonvillepublicschools.org and click on the Community
Education link.

COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

*These activities and promotions are NOT sponsored by Hudsonville Public Schools.
Activities and promotions are posted as a service to the HPS Community.

Join the Fun at Bible Club!

Enjoy a Bible story, songs, prizes and more! Bible Club Ministries of
Western Michigan offers a free after school Bible Club to elementary
students. Clubs are held once a week on Mondays during lunchtime in the
Mobile Classroom. Enrollment forms are available in your school's office
or you may contact Bible Club at (616) 457-3840 or
bcmintwm@sbcglobal.net. BCM's website is bcmwm.org.

Pumpkin Palooza!
You're invited to join us for a free family event on October 29 from 1-3pm
at Jamestown Lower Elementary. Bring your family, friends and neighbors
for carnival games, costume contest, donuts, cider and of course, lots of
candy!

Community Harvest Festival in Jenison Oct. 23

On Sunday, October 23, 2016, GUMchurch (Georgetown United
Methodist) invites all community families to a Harvest Festival.
There will be seasonal activities, games, prizes, and snacks!
Costumes are welcome (but no gore or scary costumes, please!).
This event is free and open to the entire community. Harvest

Girls on the Run (GOTR) is an after school program

for girls in 3rd-5th grades which educates and
prepares girls for a lifetime of self-respect and
healthy living. GOTR helps provide girls with the
tools necessary to make healthy decisions and the
knowledge to lead healthy lifestyles. Girls on the
Run lessons use running as a tool to teach girls
about physical, emotional, mental and social health.
Registration Information: To register, visit
WWW.GOTROAC.ORG and click on the
Registration tab! Here Registration opens:
November 1st, 2016 at 9:00am Registration closes:
November 30th, 2016 at midnight *Late
registrations are only available on teams with
available space*

We also need Coaches! Please call the

office if you are interested in more
information. 669-1970

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