Announcements

Would you like a 2020-21 Parkview yearbook?  Our yearbook is created by our 6th & 7th graders and myself.  It is a professional bound soft cover, 40-page book that includes portrait photos, candids, and interactive fill-in-the-blanks to remember this school year!  The cost is $20. Orders are due by February 19th. Please click on the following like for more information as well as where to place your order:  Go to Jostens.com to order our Ankeny: Parkview Middle School Yearbook  Students will receive their yearbook at the end of the school year.  Any questions, please contact Leah Preisser at leah.preisser@ankenyschools.org

Students who need to leave school during the school day must have parental permission.  The morning of the absence, please do one of the following:  send a note with your child and have them bring it to the office, email renee.kester@ankenyschools.org,  linda.gust@ankenyschools.org or call 965-9640.   We will then get a pass for your child to come to the office at the designated time. The student checks out with the office and will be released when a parent arrives at the main doors (W1) in order to keep building traffic to a minimum.  Following this process will help ensure your student is ready at the designated time and that all staff and teachers are prepared for their departure.

If your child was absent on picture day, or if you want picture retaken for any reason, they will be able to have picture taken on retake day. Parkview’s Picture Retake Day will be on Jan. 11th & 12th. Should you need any assistance please contact HR Imaging’s customer service department at 815-433-1766.

If you are having retakes, please have your child bring their picture package back for the photographers.  If you are wanting to purchase school pictures, you can do it one of two ways: 1)  Pay online at shop.hrimaging.com BEFORE the picture date and the pictures will be mailed to PV.  If you order after the date, you can still get them but will pay a shipping/handling charge to have them mailed to your home. 2) There are also flyers in the main office that your child can pick up, you fill out and return with a check and student gives to the photographer.

Ankeny Schools are continuing the hybrid model for on-site learning until second semester begins. Please click here for the January calendar for Parkview Middle School. The last day of Semester 1 is on Jan. 15th. We will be having an early dismissal that day. 6th grade walkers/car riders will be dismissed at 1:42, 7th grade walkers/car riders at 1:44 and bus riders starting at 1:46.  

With the holidays quickly approaching, along with the challenges of your children learning online we would like to share information about resources that might provide your family some relief. If you have questions about these resources and services, or have additional needs, please do not hesitate to call Josh Lundahl our School Social Worker, one of the counselors or the Parkview Middle school office at 965-9640.

Holiday Assistance

Each year, the Ankeny Service Center provides gifts, gift cards and household items to families within the district who qualify based on income.

https://www.ankenyservicecenter.org/holiday-assistance-program

Curbside Meal Pickup

The USDA and Iowa Department of Education is waiving the cost of school breakfast and lunch for all students in Ankeny beginning Monday September 14 and will continue through the end of the school year. All full meals served inside the school as well as at curbside will be at no charge.

Nutrition Services is providing free food available to ALL children. Parents may pick up meals without children present on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Please follow this link for pickup locations and times.

https://ankenyschools.org.staging2.juiceboxint.com/departments/nutrition-services/curbside-meal-pickup/

IMPACT Community Action Partnership

IMPACT is a central location where families can apply for Energy Assistance, Food Assistance, Housing Assistance along with information about other resources available in our community.

https://www.impactcap.org/

Mediacom Internet

If your child qualifies for free or reduced school lunches (NSLP), you could qualify for discounted home internet for $9.95 a month plus taxes. See the link for details.

https://mediacomc2c.com/index.aspx

Ankeny Service Center

The Ankeny Service Center provides food assistance, bread and baked goods from HyVee, Emergency financial assistance, transportation and holiday assistance.

http://www.ankenyservicecenter.org/Services.html

If you have additional questions or needs please call 515-965-9640 using the following extension: Josh Lundahl, LISW (social worker) ext. 53293

The following Parkview Band Students have been nominated for recognition as members of the 2020-21 South Central Iowa Bandmasters Association District Middle School Honor Band.  The festival will not be held this year due to the pandemic, but we are all so excited and proud of these students for their nomination!  

Flute – Irisa McCracken 

Flute – Jasira Jones

Flute – Anika Thatte

Bassoon – Brette Bentz

Clarinet – Kaitlyn Barrett

Clarinet – Sareena Casady

Clarinet – Jack Ponto

Saxophone – Brynne Blume

Saxophone – Carson Goerndt

Saxophone – Jonah Nye

Trumpet – Jonas Adams

Trumpet – Bryant Warren

French Horn – Allison Muehr

Trombone – Logan Rolling

Trombone – Robert Spencer

Baritone – Anders Repp

Tuba – Gabriel Vesperman

Percussion – Riley Dueker

Percussion – Summer Loney

If your child was absent on picture day, or if you want picture retaken for any reason, they will be able to have picture taken on retake day. Parkview’s Picture Retake Day will be on Jan. 11th & 12th. Should you need any assistance please contact HR Imaging’s customer service department at 815-433-1766.

If you are having retakes, please have your child bring their picture package back for the photographers.  If you are wanting to purchase school pictures, you can do it one of two ways: 1)  Pay online at shop.hrimaging.com BEFORE the picture date and the pictures will be mailed to PV.  If you order after the date, you can still get them but will pay a shipping/handling charge to have them mailed to your home. 2) There are also flyers in the main office that your child can pick up, you fill out and return with a check and student gives to the photographer.

Want to check out the fall edition of our library newsletter?  Mrs. Baker, our new teacher librarian, has put together a newsletter showcasing new and exciting things have been going on in there!  Click here to see the newsletter!