Dear Park Lane Patrons and Families,
Welcome back! We’re excited to have students back in school again! We are looking forward to a wonderful new year at Park Lane, and truly value your partnership in the education process for our students. Here are some important reminders as we look forward to this new year.
Important Information:
Back To School Videos and Open House – Our annual Back to School Open House will be this Thursday, August 15th from 3:30 until 5:00 p.m. This is a casual opportunity where students and parents can come in and see the classroom, as well as meet the teachers. Additionally, we will be posting short videos with important classroom and school information on our school’s website: https://parklane.canyonsdistrict.org/meetyourteacher/. New videos will be posted by Wednesday evening (August 14th). We recommend that you watch the school’s and PTA’s videos, as well as your student’s teacher’s video prior to coming in for our open house.
First Day of School – August 19th (K-5) – We are rolling out the red carpet again! Students will line up with their classes (we’ll be outside to help new students if they don’t know where that is) on August 19th, and then enter the school on the red carpet! First through fifth grade students (including our ACC classes) will enter via the front doors. Kindergarten will enter on red carpets into their doors directly into their classrooms (to minimize the first day stressors, but we will visit those classes later). *Please remember that kindergarten is a half-day Monday through Thursday the first week, and students will be released at 11:15 those days. All students are released early on Friday at 1:25pm.
Online Registration – All Park Lane students must register online every year. If you have not yet completed online registration please do so ASAP. Online registration information and links can be found on the district webpage: https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/backtoschool/. Our office staff is happy to assist you with any questions at 801-826-9025.
Student Drop-off and Pick-up – Please remember to be safe, extra patient, and extremely cautious during drop-off and pick-up especially during our first few days of school.
- We ask parents/guardians walking students up to the school to consider parking off school grounds (on the street, or in a nearby parking lot) and follow the safe walking route to the school. Please set the best example for your students by only crossing streets at the crosswalk, and by not walking through the school parking lot.
- Parents/guardians wishing to use the main parking lot may do so with the understanding that the lot closes for in/out car traffic 8:10-8:30 a.m., in the afternoons from 3:10-3:30 p.m., and on early out days from 1:20-1:40 p.m. (In other words, if you enter the school’s parking lot, please know that you will have to wait until after the gates re-open to exit).
- A drop-off/pick-up only lane is available on the south side of the building. When using this lane please arrange students to enter/exit on the passenger side of the vehicle. Remember to pull up as far as possible to allow multiple cars access to load/unload, and please do not park and exit your vehicle while in the drop-off/pick-up lane.
Allergy Concerns – Canyons elementary schools serve foods containing eight of the nine major food allergens: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, wheat, soy, sesame, and prepackaged peanut butter sandwiches (new this year). We have some students with severe allergies to nuts and other foods. For the safety of all our students, we are requesting that all shared treats (birthdays, rewards, and class parties) be store bought, individually packaged, and be nut-free. This will not change what your child can bring for lunch, but please be cognizant and courteous of students with allergies when making such choices. We will offer a nut-free table in the lunchroom for students with nut allergies.
Volunteering in the School – Remember that all volunteers need to submit a new volunteer application annually. Volunteers may be subject to a health screening before volunteering and Click here to sign up and/or renew your application: https://volunteer.canyonsdistrict.org/volunteersystem/#!/application/volunteer//
PTA – Please support our wonderful PTA. Thank you, Rebecca Gunderson for serving as our president this year. Becoming a PTA member supports our school and allows the PTA to keep you in the loop about happenings regarding our school.
Changing School Times – Just a reminder that school will be ending ten minutes later Monday through Thursday starting this year. This means school will be from 8:25-3:15 Monday through Thursday, and 8:25-1:25 on Fridays.
Park Lane is Still RISING! – As school RISE scores were released this past summer we were ever so pleased to see how well Park Lane students scored. We did phenomenally well! Our scores continued to show growth and outpace not only the state averages but also district averages as well. In fact, scores were some of the very highest in the entire school district. Our students really shined, and we are so proud!
Great Employment Opportunity – We’re still hiring for a couple of part-time positions. If you are interested please reach out and apply at https://jobs.canyonsdistrict.org/human-resources/index.cfm#!/jobs/41.
Staffing Updates – We have a few new faces to welcome to our Park Lane family including:
Kristen Baird Instructional Coach
Carolyn Shepherd Art Brain Booster IT
Madi Alvey Playworks Brain Booster IT
Lacey Haycock Media Brain Booster IT (w/Ria)
Zildy Corser Full-time Para-educator
Laura Wilde Para-educator
*Also Brianna Leatham is moving from a para-educator to MTSS behavior assistant
Important Dates to Remember:
Aug 14th Welcome Back Videos will be posted – please watch your teacher’s video to get important information.
Aug 15th Back to School Open House 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Aug 19th First Day of School for 1st – 5th Grades @ 8:25 am
Aug 19-22nd Kindergarten starts with half days and assessments (students released at 11:15am)
Aug 29th Acadience Testing grades 3-5
Aug 30th Fun Run Kickoff
Sept 2nd Labor Day Holiday
Sept 4th Acadience Testing grades K-2
Sept 13th Fun Run Fundraiser
Thank you again for all your patience and flexibility as we start another school year. We appreciate you, and look forward to seeing our wonderful Park Lane Panthers soon!
Sincerely,
Justin Jeffery, Principal
