Park Elementary                                           
The Park culture embraces learning through honor and responsibility.

                                 Upcoming events at Park -

Tuesday, March 2nd - Parent/Teacher Conferences - be sure to stop by the Computer Lab and fill out a quick parent survey!

Thursday, March 4th - Class Pictures

March 8th through March 12th - Spring Break

Monday, March 22nd - SAC Meeting - 3:15 - Library Media Center

Monday, March 22nd - PTO Meeting - 5:15 - Library Media Center

CSAP Testing for 3rd through 5 th grades - the weeks of March 22nd and March 29th.

Mission Statement                                                                                       

The mission of Park Elementary School is to lead all students to reach their potential in a positive, nurturing, and challenging environment where children succeed cognitively, socially, and emotionally through shared responsibility of school, family, and community.

Social Emotional Learning

Park Elementary has embraced a Social Emotional Learning program called Discovery.  This program and philosophy helps students "communicate, work in teams, and let go of the personal and family issues that get in the way of working and learning.  The ability to empathize, persevere, control impulses, communicate clearly, make thoughtful decisions, solve problems, and work with others earns them friends and success. It can be critical to academic success".   " As Maurice Elias, Rutgers University psychology professor, puts it, "It's the set of abilities that helps us get along in life with other people in all kinds of life situations."  He calls it the "missing piece" in American education". (Emotional Intelligence: The Missing Piece - http://www.edutopia.org/emotional-intelligence-missing-piece) .  Please go to the link above to learn more about this program we are all excited to embrace and employ.

Educational Program:
Park staff offers quality Language Arts instruction based on best practices in reading and writing.  Our program delivery is an eclectic approach structured according to the individual needs of students.  Our balanced reading program includes phonics, literature, shared and guided reading, whole group instruction, and small group direct instruction based on ability grouping.  Students are assessed according to the state content standards in all curriculum areas.  The standards are clear guidelines against which individual performance and progress can be judged.  Everyday Mathematics is an enriched, comprehensive, and balanced mathematics curriculum for grades Pre-K-5.  Students learn computational skills as well as a broad range of mathematics concepts including data and probability, geometry and spatial sense, measures and measurement, algebra and uses of variables.  Districts from all over the country have reported strong evidence of dramatic improvement in student achievement and test scores.  Our current Science curriculum offers strong critical thinking and applied learning opportunities.  It integrates hands on, real world science with interactive materials in a dynamic learning environment.  Science and social studies are also integrated with math and language arts in a theme approach.  Physical education, music, art, and library skills are taught by certified specialists.  All students have access to computer technology, which is either in the media lab or in the classroom.  Each classroom has IBM computers with Internet access.

Special Services:
Park School has an exceptional Special Education program. Our resource teacher serves students with special learning needs. We also have mainstreamed as much as possible according to each child’s individual education plan. Our English Language Learners program services students who have another language influence. Park has two full time Title I reading teachers who are able to service all students at Park since Park is a School-Wide Title School. Gifted students’ educational needs are served by a Gifted and Talented teacher three days a week. GT students are involved in higher-level thinking activities and experiences. A full-time counselor is available for students on a daily basis to support social, academic, and emotional needs. San Juan Board of Cooperative Services provides many services as needed, such as occupation or physical therapy, speech/language, hearing and psychological assistance. There is also a very successful P.A.D.R.E.S. group of parents who speak a second language.

Park Staff
Park has 22 classroom teachers, including two pre-school classes.  

Special Programs or Activities:
Student Council, Kid Kamp, orchestra, choir, tutoring, sports teams, Destination ImagiNation, Knowledge Master Open, Geography Bee, after-school art, reading, music, and computer classes. 

 Accomplishments/Highlights:

Colorado Children's Book Awards Photo Story