First Week of School!

Wow! We had a great first day of school! It was so much fun to have the kids back and it was wonderful to see so many of you as well! Use the #emsproud and #parkviewrocks to share your pictures with the district or us here at school! We would love to share them through our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.

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Parent drop off and pick up:
The first days are always the worst and hardest days for pick up and drop off.  It will get better as we learn the names and cars.  Ultimately, it is all about student safety! Please drive as if the child crossing the street or getting in/out of the car is your own!

• AM drop off begins at 7:10 am. Students may not be left unattended at school before this time.  If you wait to arrive after about 7:25 am, you should expect to have to wait in line to drop off.  
• Please drop off once anywhere along the curb, not just in front of the doors so more cars can unload at one time.  
• PM pick up begins at 2:40 pm.  If you have multiple students to pick up, they should all gather with the youngest child at his/her pick up spot.  
• Kinder and 1st grade students are picked up in the front drive way facing the library and Crystal Lake Dr. using a single file line. 
• 2nd-5th grade students are picked up in the side driveway off of Cromwell Marine Creek Rd. using a double line (watch the teacher at the curve for your line direction). 
• Parents must stay in their car in line in order to do parent pick up.  If you park and get out, you will will be sent to get back in the car line. 
• Please place your paper with your child's name (received at Meet the Teacher) in the passenger or front window so we can identify you quickly.  
• Please move the booster seat for the child being picked up to back seat, right side so we can load kids from the curb if at all possible.  (State law requires boosters for kids under age 8 and recommends any child under 4 ' 9" be in a booster seat, regardless of age) https://www.dps.texas.gov/director_staff/public_information/occSafetyPrgmFAQs.htm
• Cell phones may not be used while driving on school property.  This is a state law.  

If you must occasionally change your pick up plans, please call the office before 2:15 pm, so we can get word to your child and his/her teacher.  You must be registered for the bus in order to ride.  Bus registration can be completed by going here http://www.emsisd.com/Domain/87 and then print and bring to school.  Processing bus registration takes 24-48 hours.

From the Nurse:
We have several students with peanut allergies this year.  Because of this, we have gone peanut-free in the classrooms for snacks.  Please be sure anything you send for snack is peanut free. (Made in a peanut facility is ok, but it cannot contain peanuts or peanut butter.) At lunch, we offer an allergy table to protect anyone with severe food allergies.  If your child has allergies (or any other health concerns) please be sure you have communicated these with our nurse, Mrs. Brandye Adams.

Upcoming Events
Curriculum Nights are offered in each grade level and are an important event to attend each year.  Your child's teacher will share specific content that will be covered in each content area, strategies you can use at home to support classroom instruction, homework expectations and how much help parents can provide, and more! Each one will be offered twice for your convenience (6:00 and 6:45 will be the same information!)

Curriculum Nights
Kindergarten and 5th grade, 9/10 at 6:00 and 6:45 pm
1st grade, 9/14 at 6:00 and 6:45 pm
2nd and 3rd grade, 9/17 at 6:00 and 6:45 pm
4th grade, 9/22 at 6:00 and 6:45 pm

Back to School Family Picnic and PTA meeting
Please make plans to join us on Tuesday, Sept 15th at 6:00 pm, for our annual Back to School Family Picnic. Bring your own picnic dinner (homemade or fast food drive-thru), blankets, chairs, etc, and eat dinner while you meet your kids' friends and family members.  A PTA meeting will be held at 6:30 pm, to inform you of upcoming plans, volunteer opportunities, and service projects.

Chisholm Trail HS Football Games
Come out and support our CTHS Ranger football team at Ranger Stadium:

• Friday, Sept 4th, vs. Burleson Centennial
• Friday, Oct. 2nd, vs. Brewer HS
• Friday, Oct. 16th vs. Azle
• Friday, Oct 23rd at Saginaw HS
• Friday, Oct 30th vs. Wichita Falls HS
• Friday, Nov. 6th at Boswell HS

Hope you and your child continue to have a wonderful first week! 

Mrs. Epps, Principal

Meet the Teachers!

We are excited to see all of our new and returning Parkview students! You will have your first opportunity to come see us this week when we hand out teacher assignments.  (You must have completed online registration in order to receive a teacher assignment!)

• Thursday, August 13th, noon to 8 pm
• Friday, August 14th, 8 am to 4 pm
• Tuesday, August 18th, 6 pm to 8 pm

Additionally, we are offering an orientation meeting to our new students and parents.  This is not required, but may be helpful to those of you new to our school.  (Both sessions will be the same and will include information about the school day and a tour of our building.)

• Friday, August 14th, 11 am 
• Tuesday, August 18th, 7 pm

Meet the Teacher will be held on Thursday, August 20th! Come meet your teacher and drop off your school supplies! (We encourage you to bring all supplies this night so you can help carry them to the room.)

• 1st - 5th grade, 6:00-7:30 pm, come and go
• Kindergarten, 7:00-7:45 pm, parent meeting

Speaking of school supplies, we do have some pre-packaged supplies still available for sale in our office.  Come by before we run out!  Pre-packaged supplies will be delivered to your child's room before Meet the Teacher.  Supply lists are available online at www.emsisd.com/site/Default.aspx?PageID=621  

School will start on Monday, August 24th.  Doors open at 7:10 am.  Breakfast is served 7:10-7:30 am, daily.  Students will move to their classrooms at 7:30 am, and will be tardy if not in class by 7:40 am.  The lunch schedule will be as follows: 

• Kinder 10:45-11:15
• 1st grade 11:10-11:40
• 2nd grade 12:50-1:20
• Novoa and Carreno 12:15-12:45
• 3rd grade 12:00-12:30
• 4th grade 12:25-12:55
• 5th grade 11:35-12:05

School will dismiss at 2:40 pm, daily.  We ask that you allow your child to ride the bus on the first day of school if that will be his/her normal form of transportation.  If you will be doing parent pick up, review the map you receive at Meet the Teacher to be sure you are in the correct line.  Siblings will be at the pick up of the youngest child.  Please inform your older kids' teachers if this is the case for your family. (Ex: if you have a kindergartner and a 3rd grader, both children will be picked up in the kindergarten line and you need to tell the 3rd grade teacher about the Kinder sibling.)

This will be our new format for parent newsletters from the office.  You can subscribe by completing the "follow by email" on the top right of this page and you will receive updates automatically! We will continue to send phone messages and use the Remind text messaging system.  Please be sure you have signed up for Remind by sending a text message to 81010 that says @parkviewp (this is short for parkview parents so the "p" is supposed to be on the end).  (All teachers will be using Remind in their classrooms to send messages to parents this year as well.)

If you have questions or need help in any way before we see you, feel free to call or email!

Can't wait to see you again!

Mrs. Epps, Principal