Gator Bytes: Weekly News and General Information for Kings Glen
 KG Thanksgiving Lunch
Monday, November 12th
Be sure to bring your driver's license for check-in! All visitors will be required to check into our Visitor Management System.
We hope you can join us for our annual Thanksgiving Lunch on Monday, November 12th. Please note the special lunch times for this day below. Students $3.25 ~ Adults and non-students $4.50. Exact change is greatly appreciated!
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 KGES Celebrates Veterans Day!
Monday, November 12th
Here is a line-up of Veterans Day Activities at Kings Glen:
• Wear Red, White and Blue to support our Veterans and current members of the Armed Forces!
• School-Wide Assembly at 2:15 pm: Parents and guests are welcome to join us as we celebrate and honor our Veterans at Kings Glen on Monday, November 12 at 2:15 pm. Our school-wide assembly program will feature guest and student speakers, our SCA, our KG Chorus and more!
• Book Fair Shopping on Veterans Day: There will be open shopping at our 2018 Fall Book Fair to coincide with Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Lunch. Parents and guardians who will be attending the lunch are invited to come between 11:15 am-1:50 pm to shop at the book fair. A huge thank-you to all of our Veterans in the KG community!
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 Lost and Found
Please have your child check the Lost and Found table in the cafeteria for any lost items such as clothing, coats, lunch boxes, etc. The table is overflowing!
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Family Life Education Preview
Kings Glen will be hosting a preview of the Family Life Education (FLE) Curriculum on Monday, November 19 at 6 pm in the computer lab. Additionally, parents are also able to access the FLE lessons via FCPS 24/7 (Blackboard). After logging in, select the Curriculum tab at the top of the page, click on the Family Life Education tab and you will see the FLE information. (Additional information regarding Family Life Education)
 Kings Glen Online Book Fair
Our Online Book Fair will run from November 4 - November 17. Books ordered online will be delivered to school the week of November 26. The Online Fair offers a greater selection of books, as well as the convenience of shopping from home. Please visit our book fair home page to shop the online fair.
Volunteers Needed!
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Kings Glen from November 9-16. We need many volunteers to help with class previews/sales, Book Fair Night, and pack-up. Please see the available volunteer times and sign up online.
Book Fair Loose Change Drive for Books: Oct. 16–Nov. 9
As part of our Fall Book Fair, we are holding a loose change drive to purchase books for students with economic need in our school community. Those who would like to donate may place any amount of loose change or $1 dollar bills in one of the “All for Books” boxes located in the main office. Thank you!
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Outstanding Employee Nominations
Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for a Kings Glen Outstanding Employee please click here and it will take you to a nomination form. Anybody who works in the building can be nominated. All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in two or more criteria for that category. If the nominee is selected to move on to the regional level, we will be contacting you to collaborate on a much more detailed official nomination packet.
The deadline to submit a nomination is November 14, 2018.
If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Agner or Rebecca Canty: caagner@fcps.edu or rmcanty@fcps.edu
Kings Glen Reading and Creative Challenge
November 2018 - April 2019
Check out the Kings Glen Reading and Creative Challenge, spanning November 2018 to April 2019. Booklets will be in student's October 30th Tuesday Take Home folders.
 KGES Character Strengths:
The Positivity Project
Kings Glen ES is a Partner School in the Positivity Project, where one "character strength" is featured each week. Families can learn more about the Positivity Project here. Enjoy discussing this week's Character Strength with your children at home!
Nov 5 - Nov 9 ~ Bravery Character Strength
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KP/KG PTA News
Spirit Night at Ledo Pizza - Nov. 12 & 13
Enjoy a great family dinner, see friends, and support the PTA! Ledo Pizza donates 20% of all dine-in sales for each night and also donates 20% of all take out orders when mentioning KPKG PTA. (more information)
Nov. 9-16: Kings Glen Book Fair
Nov. 12: Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Lunch (see schedule above)
Nov. 12-13: Spirit Night at Ledo Pizza in Springfield, 5-9 p.m.
Nov. 19: Family Life Education Preview Night, 6 p.m.
Nov. 21-23: Thanksgiving Holiday Break (no school for students)
Nov. 26: Children's Author Visit to Kings Glen
Nov. 30: Family Fitness Night (free event) at Kings Glen, 6-8 p.m.
If you would like a hard copy of items contained in this bulletin and are unable to print, email KGNotes@fcps.edu.
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