Welcome to Solon Schools and the Solon Family

It is Teacher Appreciation Week!

This is a reminder to families that students in Grades 3-8 will be taking the Ohio Achievement Assessments next week. The schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, April 30 - Reading - Grades 3-8
Wednesday, May 1 - Math - Grades 3-8
Thursday, May 2 - Science - Grades 5 & 8

Please make every effort to be sure your child is in school next week.
Make-up testing will begin immediately after the initial testing period and continue throughout the week of May 6, as needed.

The following three tips will help your child prepare for the tests:
1. Get a good night's rest.
2. Eat a healthy breakfast.
3. Relax and try your best.

"Put your paw in the air if you have panther pride!"

Parkside students have been busy decorating panther paws to be displayed in the halls. The class that shows the most school spirit will house the school's giant stuffed panther mascot in their classroom for the next few weeks.

Please encourage your child to wear his or her Parkside blue shirts this Friday!

The Orchard Orientation Program for Fourth Grade Parents is this Wednesday, April 17. There are two sessions that day for parents to choose from, one at 9:30 a.m. and another at 7 p.m. Both sessions are in the Orchard Band Room.

Please also note that optional parent input for placement forms are posted on the Orchard home page in the News & Notes section. You can also access the form by copying and pasting the following link into your Internet browser:

http://www.solonschools.org/Accounts/solonnews/pdf/Orchard_2921_4th_to_5th_parent_form_2013.pdf

The placement input forms are due to Orchard no later than May 3.

This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week and the Solon Schools, in conjunction with the city of Solon, will be participating in a statewide tornado and severe weather warning siren test on Wednesday, March 6, at 9:50 a.m. Solon students will be participating in the drill at school.

The Solon Fire Department encourages residents to tune into AM 530 to receive up-to-date information during the drill or any time the sirens are sounded in Solon. Solon safety officials also request that residents do not call the police dispatch center during the drill to find out what is happening as those calls overwhelm the system and jeopardize community safety.

Congratulations to Ms. Sams and Mrs. Kessler students for winning the spirit door contest. All the doors look great, there sure is a lot of spirit at Parkside!

Kindergarten registration for the Solon Schools is just around the corner. The first step in the process is a Kindergarten Information Night program on Wednesday, February 20, at 7 p.m., in the Solon High School Auditorium. The information night program is a welcome to all parents of incoming kindergarten students for the fall of 2013. The principals and guidance counselors from the district’s four elementary schools will provide an overview of the kindergarten program and the registration process. Registration packets will be distributed during this program as well.

Kindergarten registration takes place Wednesday, March 6, for students with last names beginning A-L and Thursday, March 7, for students with last names beginning M-Z from 8–11:30 a.m. in the Arthur Road Elementary School Cafeteria. Registration for all four elementary schools is conducted centrally at Arthur Road on those two days. Parents also schedule Kindergarten Screening appointments for their child during the registration process.

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There is still time to register for Solon Saturday Enrichment Program classes. More than 30 classes are being offered this year for students in grades 1-6 covering topics such as crafts, cooking, culture, cheerleading, languages, sciences, math, engineering, fitness, improv and acting, dance, scrapbooking and much more. To see an updated course catalog with classes still available, click on the link below.

Classes are held at Solon Middle School on the following Saturday mornings: February 9, 16 & 23 and March 2, 9 & 16.

All classes are taught by Solon High School students under adult supervision.

The cost for these 6-week classes is only $40. To register or for more information, contact Pam Bulson at the Solon Board of Education at (440) -349-7306. Registration deadline is January 25, 2013.