Gator Bytes: Weekly News and General Information for Kings Glen
 3-Hour Early Release Day
Friday, December 14
Students will be dismissed at 12:25 p.m.
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 6th Grade Winter Band Concert
Tuesday, December 18, 6:30 PM
(Student musicians report to Kings Glen at 6 PM)
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 December 24 - January 4
Friday, December 21 ~ Full day of school
Monday, January 7 ~ Students return to school
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Advanced Academics Referral Deadline: January 10, 2019
January 10, 2019 is the deadline for submitting an AAP Level IV referral. Level IV services are Full-Time Advanced Academic Services for students in grades 3-8; Kings Glen students who are eligible attend Keene Mill ES for elementary school and Lake Braddock for Middle School.
Additional information can be found on the Advanced Academic Programs website under Full-Time Level IV Services and Screening Procedures.
For additional information, parents may contact Cindy Agner caagner@fcps.edu
December KG Reading and Creative Challenge
Thank you to the 57 students who participated in the November KG Reading and Creative Challenge! Their names are posted on the library bulletin board. Just a reminder that the December challenge is a Non-fiction book talk, so if you would like to participate, bring your non-fiction book during library time. Even if students did not participate in the November challenge, they can still participate in this one. Happy Reading!
Health Room Volunteer Training
We are seeking Health Room Volunteers for the 2018-2019 school year. Volunteers may help provide care for sick and injured students and assist with administrative duties in our School Health Rooms. Please contact the school Public Health Nurse for more information about the training: Kristy Vitter RN ~ 703-258-9942 ~ Kristy.vitter@fairfaxcounty.gov
 Join the Lake Braddock Varsity Dance Team for the 18th Annual Junior Dance Workshop!
(Girls and boys ages 4-12; preschool through 6th grade)
Watch your child perform with the Varsity Dance Team during half-time at the Boys Varsity Basketball Game (Free entry for LBABC members or $5 entrance fee for fans; game start time is around 7:30 p.m.).
Details and Registration
Date/Time: Friday, Jan. 11, 5-9 p.m.
Where: Lake Braddock Secondary School
Registration: Fee is due at check-in (cash or check payable to LBABC)
Fee includes: Workshop, performance, T-shirt*, and snack.
$40 if registered by midnight on Dec. 14 (workshop T-shirt guaranteed)
$45 for walk-ins the day of the workshop (no guarantee of T-shirt)
Thank you for supporting the Lake Braddock Varsity Dance Team!
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 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!
Dec 10 - Dec 14 ~ Humility Character Strength
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 KP/KG PTA News
Winter After-School Activities
Registration for Winter After-School Programs is now open. Classes begin January 22, 2019 (More Information)
Teacher Tastes & Tidbits
Are you looking to say thank you to a teacher or staff member? All staff have been given the option to fill out a “Teacher Tastes & Tidbits” form with information such as favorite stores and restaurants, classroom needs/wants, favorite authors and more. (More Information)
Wednesday, December 12th at 6:30 p.m.
(Select KG Strings students will be performing)
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e-Notify Emergency Messages Will Be Communicated via New Vendor Beginning December 14
Fairfax County Public Schools will be moving to a new vendor to provide emergency and essential email, text, and phone notifications beginning December 14, 2018. If you currently receive emergency and essential communications via email, text, or phone, you do not need to do anything as you will continue to receive this information.
Parents and guardians who have included a cellphone number (in the cellphone field) on a student’s emergency care card will receive a text message on December 14 to confirm the account is set up to receive text messages from FCPS. You do not need to do anything when you receive the text message from the new vendor, School Messenger, on December 14th. If you do not receive a text message, please check the contact information listed on your child’s emergency care card in weCare. Your cellphone number must be listed in the cellphone field in order to receive text messages from FCPS.
New this year, parents can enter their student’s cellphone number in weCare so that their student will also receive text messages for delayed openings, school closings, and late bus notifications. The student’s cellphone number will need to be entered in Section 4, under Additional Information. If the student’s cellphone is listed in weCare, they will also receive the text message on December 14.
Emergency and essential information includes:
- Emergency
- Delayed openings/school closings
- Attendance
- Early release
- Buses running late
- Low lunch balance
- Power, telephone, internet outages or facility repairs
- Back to school information
- Important testing dates
If you have recently changed your contact information, please be sure to update the emergency contact information in weCare.
As a reminder, in addition to email and text messages, all FCPS weather delays and openings are also posted on Twitter, Facebook, FCPS website, school websites, and local radio and television broadcasts. Read more about Weather Cancellation Procedures.
Dec. 12: PTA Meeting at Kings Glen, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 14: 3-Hour Early Release (students dismissed at 12:25 p.m.)
Dec. 18: Grade 6 Winter Band Concert, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 24-Jan. 4: Winter Break
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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