Garfield Elementary

Parsons Elementary Schools PTO's fundraiser starts today, and we need your help. Our goal is to raise $13,000.00 for playground equipment, signage, field trips, and other student activities.

It's as simple as 1, 2, 3!

1. Register TONIGHT at www.ShopFund.com Make sure you use Group Code: CX4VA
2. Share custom support links with family & friends via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email, Text and more.
3. Student Goal: Minimum of 5 Online Supporters.

REGISTER-SHARE-WIN: Sharing gets you coins for chances to win over 1,000 prizes.

Fundraiser Links:

• How To Videos - (https://vimeo.com/showcase/8752027)
• Kick-Off Videos - (https://vimeo.com/showcase/11797815)
• Parent Letter - (https://grpsvcs.link/NwR8Lp)

On behalf of myself and the staff at Parsons Elementary Schools PTO, thank you for doing your part to make our fundraiser a success.

Board of Education Minutes from the August 11, 2025 meeting: https://aptg.co/cgqm7M

We had a great time with our special guest, Izzy B an author from Joplin. He shared his new book with us and talked about how fun writing and drawing kids books is.

Ms. Moon's crew really enjoyed listening to and meeting the author Izzy B.

Thank you to our PHS sports' teams for sending your athletes to welcome our Garfield students this morning. Our little Vikings' football players enjoyed hyping up the big Vikings too.

it may be raining outside but we can still have fun building forts, breaking the ice, blocks, legos, checkers and jenga inside for recess

We are applying our knowledge of rounding and adding to determine how many miles it is across the USA.

Being able to count U.S. currency using coins and various denominations of bills is an important aspect of life, and one that students are taught early in grade school. Mrs. Pollard's 3rd grade students were adding coin values to provide correct sums today.

Mrs. Liska 's third grade students began reading the book "Holes" today. Besides being a good book, the book provides students the chance to enter into thought provoking discussions about deep topics like choices, consequences, justice, the justice system and friendship.

Mrs.Waun's class is going to spend the year learning about the different types of scientist to go along with our school theme! Today we learned about the astronaut Mae Jemison.

This Vikings successfully passed his 6 second addition facts in Xtra Math today! He also hit 10 AR points this week which is 20% of his initial goal for the year!

This week we have been learning about two of the syllable types. Students sorted real words and nonsense into two categories. Learning these syllable patterns helps students learn to decode unfamiliar words. They did a great job!

One of our first stories in our new reading series is Clark the Shark. The students took turns reading pages out loud to the class using a microphone. They are working to learn classroom procedures and did a great job showing respect for the person reading.

Early Dismissal on Thursday, September 4th at Noon.

Happy Labor Day Weekend from Parsons USD 503! Reminder: No school Monday.

Mrs.Waun's class practiced SPORT reading with a partner!

Noah is ROCKING third grade! He is my first Viking of the Week! He is going to do great things this year!

We were so excited to be back to school! This year has been amazing so far and it's only the second week!

Last Friday Mr. Pontious read The Girl who Never Made Mistakes to Mrs. Tierney's class. They loved having Mr. Pontious in the class. They asked him questions about his job and got to know a little about him.

Happening in Parsons now while supplies last. Must have an ID with proof of address.