Keene Mill News & Notes

School Updates:


The 6th Grade vs. Staff Volleyball Game is CANCELED for tonight. FCPS has canceled all evening activities.  Stay tuned for our new date!

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Friday, March 23, is Twin/Multiples Day!  Encourage your child to dress up with a friend, or two, or three...


Calendar Reminders:  As a reminder, Spring Break for students will begin next week on Monday, March 26, and last through Monday, April 2. Monday, April 2, is also a teacher workday. The office will be closed during spring break.  Classes will resume on Tuesday, April 3. See the 2017-18 calendar.


Planning Ahead: 2018-19 School Year Calendar:  If you are planning ahead for the next school year, check out the 2018-19 school year calendar online. Notable dates include the first day of school, August 28; Thanksgiving Break, November 21-23; Winter break, December 24, 2018-January 4, 2019; Spring Break, April 15-19, 2019; and the last day of school, June 13, 2019.


PTA Updates:

Spring Student Enrichment Programs: Information was sent home in Thursday Folders. Enrichment programs and registrations are posted on our PTA Website (www.kmespta.org). The KMES PTA is excited to offer a wide variety of programs including: RunFit Kidz, STEM Robotics, Intro to Game Design, Green Thumb, and Chess Club.


Read-a-thon:  Thank you to everyone who participated! We have exceeded our goal in minutes read with over 170,000 minutes recorded and over $10,000 in donations!! The special assembly has been booked! We really appreciate your support of this fundraiser. The money raised will be used to support our school in various ways such as Author Visits, Technology, Field Trips, Teacher Grants, and school supplies for the classrooms.


Save the Date! Ledo's Restaurant Night will be April 10th and 11th from 5:00-9:00 p.m.


Order Your Yearbook Now and SAVE!  Yearbooks can be ordered online HERE  Search for Keene Mill Elementary School and submit your order by April 30th and pay $17. Orders placed after April 30th will be $20.


We need YOU for the 2018-2019 KMES PTA Board! The PTA Nominating Committee is creating a slate of officers for next year. If you would like more information, please contact a member of the Nominating Committee: Mary Luger (maryelizjen@yahoo.com), Michelle Gotico (montvamj@Hotmail.com), or Kristina Stallings (klstallings@gmail.com).


Mark your Calendar:

5/23-Twin/Multiples Spirit Day

3/26-4/2-Spring Break--No School!  Office Closed!

4/3-2nd Grade Field Trip, Green Spring Gardens

4/6-4th Grade Field Trip, Jamestown & Williamsburg

4/13-Kindergarten Orientation, 2:30 p.m.