What a month we've had! So much fun and learning in the month of February! With the end of the 2nd trimester coming to an end, it's fun to think ahead to the final trimester of this school year!

Read Across America Week begins next week. Please see the spirit days planned for next week and make sure your child is reading or being read to for at least 30 minutes to enter the raffle for a new book!

We are excited to welcome volunteers back on campus. Please see the requirements to volunteer in your child's classroom below.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ms. Johanna Cho

Principal

February/March

28 - 4 - Read Across America Week

2,9,16,23,30 - Early Dismissal Wednesdays 1:21/1:33 p.m.

9 - PTA Astronomy Night 6:30 p.m.

15 - School Site Council Meeting 5:00 p.m.

15 - PTA Meeting 7:00 p.m.

17 - Early Dismissal for ALL TK/K - 8:00-11:20; 1-3 1:33 p.m.; 4-6 1:21 p.m.

18 - Staff Development Day - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Volunteers May Return to Campus March 1, 2022

Starting March 1, 2022, volunteers will be able to enter FUSD facilities after meeting the following criteria:

• Volunteers must have approval of principal/designee and teacher to enter a classroom.

• Volunteers must provide valid photo identification.

• Per FUSD Board of Education action on February 9, 2022:

  • Only one volunteer per classroom is allowed on campus at a time.

  • Volunteers must complete a health/symptom screener.

  • Volunteers must provide proof of vaccination:

    • Per Alameda County Public Health (ACPH), people are considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as Pfizer or Moderna, or 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as J & J. The vaccines must be authorized either by the Food and Drug Administration or World Health Organization.

    • Find more information about providing proof of vaccination status per ACPH: English | Spanish | Chinese

Fremont Debate Club (FDA) will be starting a debate club at Parkmont. They have been running debate clubs at other FUSD elementary and middle schools. These 8-week classes are free and conducted in virtual format

4th-6th grade students SIGN UP for Fremont Debate Academy’s Parkmont debate 2022 program using this link: www.fremontdebateacademy.org/parkmont. Because of limited resources, we will be capping this year’s program at 42 students. Students will be admitted on a first come, first serve basis. The deadline to sign up is February 27th.

FDA Parkmont Debate sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. There will be 8 classes for this program. The start date for the sessions will be March 2nd, and classes will be held over Zoom (link will be sent out after registering). Our last session will be on April 27th.

Note: If you have signed up for Math Olympiad offered by Parkmont PTA, FDA can make accommodations for March 16th class (last Olympiad test).

Fremont Debate Academy (FDA), a 501 © (3) non-profit organization, will be running its first ever Parkmont Debate program. This program is only for 4th-6th grade students. It will also be headed by nationally ranked debaters from Washington Debate, and will put an emphasis on the Middle School Public Debate format. Students will learn various structured forms of argumentation, and research techniques. Through practice sessions, drills, and mini-competitions, students’ public speaking skills will be vastly improved. The final goal will be to give members a head-start into the highly selective FDA Debate program* for students attending Centerville. At the end of the school year, there will likely be a FDA international inter-school tournament! Once again, this program is for 4th - 6th grade students only.

Over the past 7 years, FDA has impacted over 5000 elementary and middle school students. Under our instruction, students and alumni internationally over the past 3 years have championed or qualified to elimination rounds 200+ times, accumulated 350+ winning records, and received 110+ speaker awards. FDA has also developed programs in 19 states and 8 countries, including Oregon, Arkansas, Australia, and India. Furthermore, students participating in FDA’s debate & civics programs saw a 39.1% improvement in their self-confidence & public speaking skills, and 90% of students said that FDA had a positive impact on their academic performance! You can learn more about FDA in the registration form and on our website.

Feel free to direct any questions to our two Parkmont Leads:

Evan Dang- evan@fremontdebateacademy.org

Manvi Singh - manvi@fremontdebateacademy.org

FDA Parkmont event Flyer:

https://www.canva.com/design/DAE43TSeJDI/GWhkms-4gvcPM5OWIY_YBQ/view?utm_content=DAE43TSeJDI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton

Join us for our PTA Astronomy Night on March 9th at 6:30 p.m.

Continuing Service Award (CSA) - SriSudha Pandrangi, Gowri Raman

Very Special Person Award (VSP) - Sivaraman Ravichandran, Revathy Santhakumar

Honorary Service Award (HSA) - Divya Ramachandran

Outstanding Teacher Award (OTA) - Mr. Milz

Outstanding Administrator Award (OAA) - Ms. Paulina Sanchez

There are two upcoming Golden State Warriors games that for each ticket sold, a portion is donated back to FEF!

3/16 vs Boston Celtics

3/30 vs Phoenix Suns

REGISTRATION LINK: https://bit.ly/3LqIqkL PROMO CODE: FREMONT

Image clip is pasted below and a Flyer is attached (reg link is not live on the images)

During this pandemic, FEF has continued our support, although a bit differently. We awarded teacher grants, had a drawing for teacher Ipads/doc cameras/laptops, donated almost $100,000 for purchasing of chromebooks, sponsored a First Day Back to School Photo Contest and gifted a bundle of Social Emotional Learning topic books to every school library.

Interested in learning more about Transitional Kindergarten? Join us for an information night on 3/2/22 6-7 p.m. via zoom.

You will not need to provide any proof of residency to hold your child's spot for next school year until Maze Day in the summer. At this time, you will upload your residency paperwork at the same time when registering your child. Your child's spot this year will roll over to the next school year. If you move, please notify the office so that a spot can be reserved at your new home school.

Below are words from one of our current student's mother regarding her 41 year old husband. This student is the most outgoing, kind, and positive child. It breaks our hearts to see what this family is going through. We hope we can raise money to help this family. Thank you~

"I want to reach out and let you know that I'm a mother of two boys in 1st and 4th grade and I'm fundraising for my husband. He was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme in 2009, which is gradually getting more aggressive. His condition has been quite serious since November of last year. It has been a couple of months since he stopped walking and talking. I am desperate to find treatment for my husband and the father of my children. We thank you in advance for your support. Your donation is greatly appreciated."

https://gofund.me/7ef78fb6

Please check your Friday Folder for the reading tickets and spirit days for Read Across America Week beginning on Monday, 2/28/22. There was a slight typo:

Friday, 3/4 - Spirit Day Theme: Parkmont colors/gear. Return your reading pledge ticket for Thursday March 3, on Friday, March 4th. We apologize for any confusion!

We are glad to partner with the City of Fremont for the fifth annual Children Mental Health Awareness Art Competition and Exhibition, to celebrate National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day which falls on Thursday, May 5th 2022. Our virtual student art contest theme for this year is “My Courage & Strength.”

Attached please find two flyers(at the bottom of the page). One is for elementary school age students from K- 5th grade; and the other one is for students from 6th – 12th grade. Students living in Fremont or attending FUSD schools are encouraged to submit art, photographs, poetry, and digital work including spoken word performance, podcasts and short films. Submissions for all entries should be photographed and emailed to yfs@fremont.gov on or before 12:00 pm on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. A virtual art exhibition event will be held in May. More information is also available at the YFS website https://www.fremont.gov/2275/Events.

Yearbooks still available!

You can purchase a yearbook at

https://ybpay.lifetouch.com ○

with school ID 14257322 ○

Or search for Parkmont Elementary 2022 ○

Cost is $30

The Parkmont Office is happy to help you with any questions or concerns you may have. However, our office is quite small. We will allow only one parent/family in at a time. If you have a general concern or question that you would like assistance with, please consider emailing us or leaving a message on our voicemail, (510) 793-7492.

Secretary: Paulina Sanchez - psanchez@fusdk12.net

Attendance: Debbie Grant - dgrant@fusdk12.net

Office Assistant: Denise Van Loon: dvanloon@fusdk12.net

Principal: Johanna Cho - jcho@fusdk12.net

The Parkmont office is open daily from 8-3:30 p.m., 8-3 p.m. on Fridays.

If you would like to wait for assistance, please stand in line outside of the office and we will assist you as quickly as possible.

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.

Follow us on Instagram @parkmontpanthers

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