Hello Parkside Families,

Our first month of school was eventful! We had our virtual PBIS Assembly, Virtual Back to School Night, our first PTL meeting, Pinwheels for Peace, and our first emergency drills of the school year. It was great to get back to a regular routine!

October will also be a busy month, so please see all of the planned events below for more information!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me via phone or email.

Mrs. Young

Parkside Principal

610-497-6300 EXT. 6500

The students will have their picture taken on Wednesday, 10/13/21 during school. Fliers were sent home from Barksdale last week. There is a code on the flier which allows you to order pictures online.

Use the code on your Picture Day Envelope

Just a reminder about excused absences. When students are absent, in order to have that absence excused, parents or guardians must provide a signed excusal note within 3 days of returning to school. Excusal notes received from doctors are automatically excused. Our attendance policy can be found on the Parkside web site and in the Parkside Handbook.

 This Friday, October 8^th, 2021 is Sun Valley High School’s homecoming parade and football game. As in past years, elementary students are invited to walk in the parade from the Aston Community Center to the High School. They must be accompanied by an adult to participate. Once at SVHS, students will be provided with a complimentary ticket to the football game if you choose to attend. If your child will attend with an adult, please RSVP by clicking on the link below and checking “YES” and submitting your child’s name by Thursday, October 7th. If your child will not be attending, you DO NOT need to fill out this form.

Tuesday, September 21st, was the annual PINWHEELS for PEACE event! The students and teachers created personally decorated pinwheels that represented peace and harmony. Special thanks to our parent volunteers for putting together our pinwheels!

Our September Core Value of the month was for INITIATIVE! Teachers identified students from each class who see what needs to be done and do it. Here are some of our Panthers who were recognized with certificates this month. For OCTOBER, the core value of the month is INDIVIDUALITY!

The Health Hero Flu Clinic will be held in Penn-Delco on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Be sure to go to our Health Services section of the website at pdsd.org/fluclinc to access the consent form and more information on how to get your student a flu shot this year.