Gator Bytes: Weekly News and General Information for Kings Glen
Summer Continuity of Learning
June 29th through July 31st
Dear Parents/Guardians,
FCPS school buildings will remain closed through the end of July. Therefore, we will continue to provide recommended distance learning opportunities for students throughout the summer.
All students currently in grades K-6 will receive both a Mathematics and a Language Arts Essentials Summer Practice Book in the mail by the end of June. Digital versions of the books will also be posted on the Continuity of Learning Blackboard page. These books will provide recommended practice activities for students to review essential content from the 2019-2020 school year; they are not intended to preview content from next year’s grade level but rather reinforce essential learning from this past year.
As students access these activities from June 29 to July 31, they will have the opportunity to attend one virtual office hour each Wednesday with one of our own outstanding staff members. The schedule is as follows:
- Jennie Hettema (4th Grade) 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
- Samantha Teegarden (5th Grade) 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
- Lisa Rode (6th Grade) 11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Cheryl Clark will be supporting Special Education and Lynne Caza will be supporting English Language Development. Please send an email to KGNotes@fcps.edu and your student will be contacted to connect with resources.
All students will be enrolled in the grade level course for the grade they have just completed. Your child will receive log-in information via their FCPS Google email address prior to the first session and each week.
Summer Learning Resource Tab on the KGES Website
Check out the Resource Tab on the Kings Glen website for links to all the excellent summer learning opportunities online that are listed below. MyON and Wixie are available through early August as well as many others.
iReady ~ Available for Current Students in June/July 2020
This terrific online resource will support your child to keep up his/her math and language arts skills during June and July of 2020. Please click on the link in the Resource page above to access this program and follow the prompts from there. To login to iReady your student will need to enter his/her FCPS username and password.
Lexia ~ Available to all students through July 31st
We are so excited to announce that Lexia will be available to all students through July 31st. If you or your child is unsure of how to log in to their account, please reach out to KGNotes@fcps.edu for support. This online program supports your child with where they are in all areas of literacy and will greatly help them be ready for their upcoming grade and beyond.
Learning Ally ~ Available to all students into next school year
Learning Ally is an amazing online resource of over 80,000 audio books! All students have an account for this into next school year. This resource will allow students to have access to some of the most popular books with both text and audio support. If you or your child is unsure of how to log in to their account, please reach out to KGNotes@fcps.edu.
KGES Virtual Maker/STEAM Fair
August 12th
Dear KG Students, Families, & Teachers,
Kings Glen will be hosting its first Virtual Maker/STEAM Fair on August 12! We are excited to invite you to participate in this event. This event is designed to bring everyone together to build, create, investigate something that you are passionate about and then share it with our community.
When? Begin Thinking Now! Fair will be held August 12th
Who? Rising 4-7 grade students, Kings Glen Teachers & Families
Where? Virtual Platform In August
What? A time to showcase your creations, designs, research, experiments, it is up to you! 2 minutes per presentation.
- Conduct an experiment to investigate something. Explain your results.
- Research a new concept. Teach us about it.
- Build something to help you, your community, or the world. Explain how it works.
- Plant a garden. Document the process and share your results.
- Investigate burning questions. Share what you learned.
(More Information/Sign Up)
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FCPL Summer Reading Virtual Challenge June 12 - August 14
The Fairfax County Public Library’s 2020 Summer Reading Program will run from June 12th – August 14th! Interested participants can download a game board and begin the challenge. If your child would like to participate, you can find more information on the public library’s website. FCPS Library e-book resources and databases, including MackinVIA, MyON, Tumblebooks, etc., will be available through the summer in case your child would like to use these resources; feel free to check out the KGES Library Blackboard site for information on how to log into these resources, or contact Mrs. Dean with questions.
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