This week I will move my son into the University of Oregon. While I am extremely proud of him, I am also mourning the fact that my baby is moving away. I agree that 2020 has brought us so many challenges, but it has also made us pause, and brought us some positives. The silver lining for me has been increased family time. I'm not sure I would have had the privilege of spending so much time with my kids had life gone on as normal last March. The time we have with our kids goes lightning fast! I can vividly remember working with my boys on homework and school projects, reading bedtime stories and hearing about all the new things they were learning in class. Savor this time together, life will be back to being busy soon.

Next week, we will participate in our first Virtual Panther Prowl! Once you've registered for the distance of your choice we hope you will have a blast running, walking, rolling with your family. We have had some inquiries about using the Parkmont Track for the Panther Prowl. We would discourage you from coming to Parkmont as we cannot control the number of people who could be on campus after school hours. It would not be safe for numerous children and families to be using the track at the same time. We can't wait to see all of the pictures you send of your students and families raising money for Parkmont! Please send pictures to: yearbookatparkmont@gmail.com with the grade/teacher name of your child or, parkmontelementary2020@sfly.com with the subject title "teacher name_grade".

Thank you all in advance for your generous Panther Prowl donations that will go directly to our students and their classrooms!

Sincerely,

Ms. Johanna Cho

Principal

OCTOBER

2,3,4 - Panther Prowl

4 - Update Race Roster with Panther Prowl Results

9 - Progress Reports sent home

7,14, 21, 28 - Early Dismissal Days

20 - School Site Council 5:00 p.m.

23 - Wrap up Panther Prowl fundraising

30 - Early Dismissal Day 1-6th grades (1-3rd 1:33 p.m/ 4th-6th 1:21 p.m. )

Calling all student artists, creators, musicians, poets, dancers, and all around imaginative minds! Please enter the PTA Reflection contest. This year's theme is "I Matter Because". Entry information and details found here.

Join us for a parent workshop on technology on 9/30 or 10/8 from 6-7 p.m. Learn more about some of the technology tools your student is using. Spanish and Chinese Flyers here.

Xfinity has opened up their wifi Hotspots to everyone regardless if you are an existing Xfinity customer. Please see attachment for more details and instructions to connect.

Please read the following Protocols for Distance Learning which provides important information around the respect of legal aspects for students, teachers and staff.

I'm kicking off something new for all of you Panthers! A Panther Family Challenge! While outside playing or taking a walk, be on the lookout for painted rocks. Take a look at our Flipgrid for how to enter this challenge. https://flipgrid.com/d5b956f0 Upload a video to flipgrid to enter. I'll pick three winners to win a fun prize! New challenges will be posted each Month. Entries are due October 23rd. Have fun! (Remember you need to log in to flipgrid with your child's Google Account)

Free lunches for any child ages 2-18 are available daily from 11:30-1 p.m. in front of the Parkmont Library. Students do not need to be present.

We send communications weekly to keep you up to date.

Reminder Emails are typically sent each Monday. Every other Friday we send our school Newsletter. Check your spam if you are not receiving emails from us. Occasionally, we will send a phone call message to our families. Please listen to the entire message.

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Website: https://parkmont.fremont.k12.ca.us/