Kings Glen Gator Bytes September 5, 2018

Gator Bytes: Weekly News and General Information for Kings Glen


Kings Glen 2018 Summer Reading Challenge

There will be a celebration for students who completed a summer reading challenge on Monday, September 17, from 2:40-3:10 in the library!  If your child finished the challenge and has not brought in the form yet, please remind him or her to do so. 

 


Music at Kings Glen ES

5th and 6th Grade Chorus Important Dates

September 10th - Chorus Contract and T-shirt Order due [Extra contracts available outside of the music room]

September 11th - 5th and 6th grade Chorus rehearsals will begin

Band and Strings Timeline and Important Dates

September 4 -  5th and 6th Grade Band and Strings Demonstrations

September 7 – All enrollment forms due

Weeks of September 10 and 17 - outfitting and acquiring instruments for all grades

Week of September  24 - Band and Strings for all grades begin instruction


Mental Health and Wellness Conference

Registration is now open for the fifth annual FCPS Mental Health and Wellness Conference that, for the first time, will also include an Our Minds Matter Teen Summit for middle and high school students, sponsored by the Josh Anderson Foundation.  The conference will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Fairfax High School on Saturday, September 29, 2018.  Dr. Scott Brabrand, FCPS Superintendent, will open the conference, and Dr. Amy Przeworski, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, will present the keynote message:  Using Stress to Your Advantage in Achieving Academic Success and Emotional Well Being.  Participants in this conference, which is free to staff, parents, and community members, will be able to choose from 35 breakout options (many offered more than once).  Additionally, there will be more than 50 resource tables available, representing public and private agencies providing wellness-related services within our schools and in our community.


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KP/KG PTA News

After-School Activities

This fall, the PTA is offering several after-school activities, including RunFit Kidz, hip hop dance, chess club, and several STEM exCEL classes.

Schedule and Registration Details

Join the PTA

Our students and school benefits from the strong partnership with the KP/KG PTA and we hope you will strongly consider joining the KP/KG PTA. Please stop by the PTA table at Open House or Back to School Night to learn more, or visit our website at www.kpkgpta.org.

Spirit Wear

Order your KP/KG Spirit Wear online!


events

  • Sept 14 PTA Ice Cream Social & Community Resource Fair 5:30pm to 7pm @ Kings Glen
  • Sept 19 3-Hour Early Release - Dismissal 12:25pm
  • Oct 8 No school for students
  • Nov 5-6 No school for students
  • Nov 21-23 Thanksgiving Holiday Break - no school for students


If you would like a hard copy of items contained in this bulletin and are unable to print, email KGNotes@fcps.edu.