Park Elementary School

⚠️𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭/𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 ℙ𝔼𝕊 𝟒𝐭𝐡 & 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬⚠️, The purpose of this letter is to inform you that your student will take the computer-based Grade 4 or 5 Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Writing assessment on April 2, 2024. The B.E.S.T. Writing assessment is administered in one 120-minute session, and students may work up to half of a typical school day. If you or your student would like to review the computer-based practice test at home, the practice tests and answer keys are available at https://fsassessments.org/families.html. Please review the following policies with your student before testing: 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀—Students are not permitted to have any electronic devices, including, but not limited to, cell phones, smartphones, and smartwatches, at any time during testing or during breaks (e.g., restroom), 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. If your student is found with an electronic device or is found using Bluetooth/wireless headphones/earbuds during testing, his or her test will be invalidated. 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁—All tests include a Testing Rules Acknowledgment that reads: “I understand the testing rules that were just read to me. If I do not follow these rules, my test score may be invalidated.” Prior to testing, test administrators read the rules to students, and students acknowledge that they understand the testing rules by clicking a checkbox beside the statement in the secure browser indicating they understand the testing rules. 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴—The last portion of the testing rules read to students before they click the box to accept the Testing Rules Acknowledgment states that because the content of all statewide assessments is secure, students may not discuss or reveal details about the test content (including the passages, prompts, and writing responses) after the test. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, or posting to social media sites. Please make sure your student understands this policy prior to testing and remind them that “discussing” test content includes any kind of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, posting to social media, or sharing online. 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆—Students are responsible for doing their own work during the test and for protecting their answers from being seen by others. If students are caught cheating during testing, their tests will be invalidated. In addition, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) employs Caveon Test Security to analyze student test results to detect unusually similar answer patterns. Student tests within a school that are found to have extremely similar answer patterns will be invalidated. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀—If your student leaves campus before completing a test session (e.g., for lunch, an appointment), he or she will not be allowed to return to that test session. If your student does not feel well on the day of testing, it may be best for him or her to wait and be tested on a make-up day. Please remember not to schedule appointments on testing days. 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀—If your student has an Individual Education Plan (IEP), a Section 504 Plan, or is an English Language Learner (ELL) or a recently exited ELL, please contact the school to discuss the testing accommodations that will be provided for your student. If you have any questions related to this test administration, you may contact Mr. Zachary Harvard at harvardz@highlands.k12.fl.us. For more information about the Florida Statewide Assessments program, please visit the portal at FLFAST.org. Thank you for supporting your student and encouraging him or her to do his or her best during this test administration. 𝓢𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓵𝔂, 𝓜𝓻. 𝓩𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓻𝔂 𝓗𝓪𝓻𝓿𝓪𝓻𝓭, 𝓐𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓹𝓪𝓵

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 On Sunday, March 10, 2024 our clocks will “Spring Forward” an hour, resulting in darker morning commutes. What does that mean for students? The beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST) means that students and families should consider extra safety measures when traveling to school and bus stops. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡: • 𝙒𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙨. It will be darker on the way to school. Students should wear bright colors to be spotted easily by motorists, or wear a backpack, jacket, or hat featuring reflective fabric. • 𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚. If old enough to walk or bike without an adult, arrange travel to school with a friend or group, as well as wearing bright colors. • 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙩.It is easy for students to get distracted by their phone, cars, and other pedestrians when walking to school. Remind them to keep alert and aware of their surroundings, and walk on the designated sidewalk or walkway. • 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙮.Students should maintain focus and look for oncoming traffic in both directions before crossing the street. It's also important for them to continue looking for vehicles until they have finished crossing. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙨: • 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮. Arrive at least five minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive at the bus stop. Ensure that your child is 6 feet (or three giant steps) away from the curb/roadway at all times. • 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝗳𝗳, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘆. Remind them to wait until the bus is completely stopped and the door is open before attempting to enter or exit, and use the handrail on the stairs. When the bus is in motion, everyone should stay seated, keep all body parts and school materials inside the bus, ensure the aisle is clear of books and bags, and use a seatbelt if one is provided. • 𝘼𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙨.The United States Department of Transportation states that almost all bus-related injuries involving children happen outside and around the bus. The ”danger zone” is considered 10 feet around the bus on all sides. Students should never walk behind a school bus and always make eye contact with the bus driver before crossing (at least 10 feet) in front of the bus to ensure that you are seen. If your child drops something near the school bus like a phone or a book, the safest thing for them to do is to get the bus drivers attention, then tell the bus driver right away before attempting to retrieve the item.

🖍𝓦𝓮𝓵𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓰𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓮𝓷 & 𝓥𝓟𝓚 𝓡𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 𝓤𝓹🖍 ⏰𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟: 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝟱 - 𝟳𝗽𝗺 📍𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖: 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 ⚠️𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚:⚠️ Original Birth Certificate Social Security Card Shot records Physical Parent/Guardian Drivers License Proof of Residency (utility, lease, mortgage) Hot dogs & Chips, Photo Booth, Meet Teachers, Purchase PES T-shirts, Tour Campus, Back Park raffles

❤️𝓦𝓮 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓼𝓸 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓭 of our students that attended the 𝕊𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕋𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕙𝕠𝕨 this past Friday at APHS. The kids had a wonderful time, they even made the local paper! #𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 ❤️🐾

💕𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝔂𝓸𝓾💕 𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕘𝕦𝕖 𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪 𝕋𝕠𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℙ𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕊𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕫 for coming out and showing our Pre-K students the tow trucks. They 𝐥❤️️𝐯𝐞𝐝 seeing you towing Mr. Germaine’s car and learning about the different trucks. #𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜🚚

We are 𝓼𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴𝓯𝓾𝓵 to have 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 as our 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫. He has a true gift for building relationships with our students and keeps our school safe and secure. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼! #𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲❤️🐾👮🏼‍♂️

𝐋👀𝐊 at our 🐾𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬🐾 showing out at the 𝓗𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼 𝓒𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓽𝔂 𝓕𝓪𝓲𝓻 - 𝔽𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝟛-𝟙𝟘 🐾𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧 - Chicken/PeeWee show 🐾𝙅𝙖𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙚 𝘿𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙮 - Chicken/PeeWee show 🐾𝙆𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙈𝙘𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙮𝙧𝙚- Hog/7th in Class 🐾𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧 - Hog/3rd in Class 🐾𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙯 - Hog/1st in Class, 3rd in Division, Grand Champion Junior Showman 🐾𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚 - Little Miss Sister Court, Top 5 🐾𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 - Hog/4th in Class 🐾𝙅𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙩 - Hog/5th in Class 🐾𝙑𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙈𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖 - Blue Ribbon Hen, Grand Champion Junior Poultry Record Book 🐾𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙝 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧 - Goat/4th in Class 🐾𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙡𝙮𝙣𝙣 𝘿𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙮 - Goat (not shown) 🐾𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚 - Caladium Project/Purple Ribbon, Horse Drawing/Blue Ribbon 🐾𝙇𝙮𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙑𝙞𝙧𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙧 - Canvas Painting/Blue Ribbon, Horse Grooming Project Board/Best of Show 🐾𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 - Announcer for ALL Livestock Shows & Highlands County Jr Livestock Committee Member

🐾𝗣𝗘𝗦🐾 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚢𝚞𝚖𝚖𝚢 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚜 𝙏𝙊𝘿𝘼𝙔!!!

ℂ𝕙𝕖𝕔𝕜 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝘛𝘖𝘕𝘚 of educational resources for your student to use at home in the link below! 𝐼𝒩𝒞𝐿𝒰𝒟𝐼𝒩𝒢 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞!!! Go to the 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙇𝙖𝙗 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 to find more on 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐧 for your student! https://pes.highlands.k12.fl.us/o/pes/page/resource-links-students

𝐏𝐄𝐒 📚𝕃𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕪 𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜📚 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗨𝗽 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆: Go for the GOLD (wear Red🔴, White⚪️, and/or Blue🔵) 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆: You're Never too Old to Succeed (dress like an elderly person👴👵) 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆: Stand Out (wear Rock 'n Roll🤘 or Popstar👨‍🎤 attire) 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆: Never Give Up, Your Future is LIT🔥 (wear sunglasses🕶, neon💚, or tie dye🌈) 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆: Work Hard, Train Hard (wear college/team🏀🏈️⚽️ jersey)

PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ​2024-2025 VPK Registration Registration Opens: February 1, 2024​ ​Morning VPK​ ​3 hours VPK ​ ​7:30 – 10:30 ​ ​Free​ ​Enrichment​ ​3.5 hours​ ​ 10:30-2:00​ ​$50 per week (free lunch)​ Registration is a multi step process: 1. Parents obtain a VPK Certificate from the Early Learning Coalition (ELC) at https://familyservices.floridaearlylearning.com/ 2. Parents register at Park Elementary School. PARENTS BRING: *VPK Certificate of Eligibility *Child’s Birth Certificate *Proof of Residency *State of Florida Physical Record *State of Florida Immunization Record *Parent Driver’s License *$75 Registration Fee (enrichment program) Why enroll with us? -Free lunch for VPK+Enrichment Program -After school daycare till 5:45 (fees apply) - Limited Spaces -Full-time School Resource Officer and Florida Department of Health nurse - Highly trained certified teachers -Low student-teacher ratios, 20:2 or 11:1 For more information (863) 452-4373 ​https://pes.highlands.k12.fl.us Facebook: Park Elementary School

ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕪 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤... 🎄𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓼 𝓢𝓹𝓲𝓻𝓲𝓽 𝓦𝓮𝓮𝓴🎄!!! 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖-𝟐𝟏 Monday: Jolly Day (wear Red 🔴 or Green🟢) Tuesday: Tree Topper (wear a Christmas hat🎩/Headband) Wednesday: Warm & Fuzzy (wear Festive socks🧦) Thursday: Night Before Christmas (wear Pajamas/Comfy clothes👕) Friday: NO SCHOOL!!! ❄️Winter Break❄️

𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝚊𝚍𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝙵𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢! .... 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐈𝐆!🐷

🥫PES Canned Food Drive🥫 Nov. 27 - Dec. 14

🌟Congratulations, Mr. Germaine!🌟 Mr. Germaine was recognized at the Summit Awards for Principal of the Year!!! 🐾Panther Pride

⚠️!Reminder!⚠️