 A Warm Welcome!
We are so excited to have Tia Hawkins join us as assistant principal. She has 22 years of educator experience that include ten years of teaching 5th – 8th grade as well as working as an elementary math coach for the past twelve years. She brings with her a love of learning and enthusiasm. Her past work included work at Braddock Elementary and also in PG county. She met many students in the classrooms on Friday. She will join us at the Principal's Coffee on March 22nd at 8 a.m. in the Staff Lounge and at the PTA meeting at 8:45 a.m. The artwork shown in the above picture (painted by our own art teachers) depicts a favorite sea creature of Ms. Hawkins. Join us in giving her a warm welcome! Her email is tnhawkins@fcps.edu.
More Snow!
Enjoy the snow day! Feel free to share your pictures and we can share on the Kent Gardens Facebook page. We love seeing your family fun! Send pics to GardensKent1717@gmail.com.
Please do continue to read and support learning today! Some teachers shared some links on google classroom for your students!
School News
Immersion Lottery: Note that the Kent Gardens lottery for French Immersion is open to rising first graders. The lottery application opens on February 1 and closes on February 22. Siblings must register for the lottery as well. Online registration will be available on the Immersion Registration site. Parents will be directed to register via grade level links. All parents will need their FCPS SIS account to register. If parents do not have a SIS account, they will be directed to contact the school for an activation code. Parents of students not yet attending an FCPS school are required to register their child at their base school to obtain a SIS account.
Francophone Month Activities! Every year, the Month of the Francophonie is celebrated in March. At Kent Gardens, this is the time when our French Interns can be heard speaking the French language and sharing the French culture around our building.
- The first week of March, classrooms will have the chance to compete in a French trivia contest to be televised on our KGES morning news.
- All students are also invited to decorate a shoebox for our Mardi Gras Float contest and the entries will be on display in our library beginning March 4th. Flyer will be forthcoming!
- March 9th come to school dressed as your favorite French character! Vive la France!
February 25th – March 1st is Read Across America! See the celebration dates for more information as we celebrate our LOVE of reading! Your child(ren) should participate! We will have D.E.A.R. and celebrate our teacher readers.
2018-19 Kent Gardens Yearbook: This year’s book will be fabulous!! Online orders only from February 1st until Sunday, March 31, 2019. The cost is $25.00 and can be ordered securely online with a credit card through Scherling Photography. www.virginia.preorderphotos.com Access code: Q28KZ7 Enter the site and click “add to cart” under Kent Gardens Yearbook. It will appear in your cart at the bottom of the page.
- Want to order multiple copies? Enter the number of copies in the QTY box, then click outside the box to update the total.
- Click “Proceed to Checkout” to add student information and payment.
- Your child’s name will be printed on the cover of their yearbook, please type your child’s name exactly as you want it to appear on the front cover (both first and last name).
Kindergarten Orientation for 2019-20 school year: Do you have a rising kindergarten? Please join us on April 5th at 9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m. in the Kent Gardens cafeteria. You may register prior to the event by completing the FCPS registration forms and making an appointment with Tracy Dean tadean@fcps.edu prior to the orientation. https://www.fcps.edu/index.php/registration/kindergarten-registration Please do have your rising kindergartener come with you to the orientation. In order to collect additional information regarding your child, we request that you complete the following: https://goo.gl/forms/gpVdDTmUBu7vtI592 We look forward to seeing you!
Positivity Character Strength –The Character strength for February 18- 22 is Kindness. This strength represents how we treat people and are never too busy to help out. You enjoy doing good deeds for others and are considered thoughtful and caring. www.posproject.com
14th Annual Special Education Conference will take place on April 6, 2019, at Lake Braddock Secondary School. This year the conference will focus on inclusion. Mark your calendars!. Visit the Special Education Conference website or email prc@fcps.edu with questions.
FCPS Surveys
School Health Services Survey: The Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) employs school health aides and public health nurses who provide school health services to the students in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). To determine the quality of these services, a survey has been developed by the FCHD. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/85QGH7C
FCPS Engagement Survey: Fairfax County Public Schools will be conducting a survey to gather information about family engagement in our schools. Relationships are important to us, and your opinion is critical to help us support your engagement in your child’s education. Your feedback will also help us determine how well we are reaching the goals for Caring Culture we have set in our Strategic Plan. Survey translations will be made available, and the survey can be taken on electronic devices, including smartphones. Survey administration is scheduled for March 24-April 12, 2019, and you will receive more information about how to take the survey in the near future. We look forward to hearing from you!
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STEAM Night - a wonderful event. We enjoyed listening to the fifth grade students participate in KG ED (student led Ted Talks) as well as Virtual Reality, coding, Mad Scientist (thanks PTA), slime-making, estimation, drone flying - it was an amazing evening - thanks to our teachers for supporting! |
Science Olympiad Team Success! Congratulations to our Kent Gardens Aquillas Science Olympiad Division B team for placing 7th in this year’s Fairfax Regional Tournament and securing qualification for the State Tournament in Charlottesville, VA. The Regional tournament was attended by 30 teams from 19 elementary and middle schools. We wish them well at the State Tournament! |
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PTA News
Bonnie Zucker Presentation for Parents: Join the Kent Gardens PTA on Tuesday, February 26th at 7:30 p.m. in the library for an evening with Bonnie Zucker Psy.D., Psychologist, known nationally for her work with anxiety and children. Based in Bethesda, MD, Ms. Zucker has written a number of books, including "Anxiety Free Kids", which gives very practice advice and skills for parents and teachers dealing with kids with anxiety. This presentation is free and open to all KG parents and staff. Please RSVP no later than Friday, Feb. 22nd.
Spring Spectacular: Join us on Saturday, March 23rd for a day of fun, running and games! We'll begin the day with a 5K, followed by a 1K Fun Run. After the races, we'll have Food Trucks, Carnival games and student demonstrations in and around school. Don't miss out on Early Bird pricing - Register Today! Proceeds help add more activity stations to our NEW playground, purchase laptops for our students, provide teacher training and state-of-the-art educational materials for classrooms, award scholarships so all students can participate in school activities, and much more. Various sponsorship opportunities are available. Click here for more information. Sign up now to volunteer!
Dates To Note:
February 25th – French Interns Arrive
February 25 – March 1 – Read Across America
Feb. 25 – Random Act of Kindness – Horton Hears A Who!
Feb 26 – Wear Orange or Green or both – The Lorax
Feb 27 – Wear mismatched clothing or crazy socks
Feb 28 - Wear sports, military or sports shirt
March 1 – Wear your favorite hat! – The Cat in the Hat!
February 26th – Bonnie Zucker Parent Presentation – 7:30 p.m. Kent Gardens Café
March 23rd – Spring Spectacular – See above!
April 5th – Kinder Orientation 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. (See above info.)
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