Mark Your Calendar
October 26-Parent Information Meetings for In-Person Return to School (Meeting links will be sent via eNotify)
- Kindergarten Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
- Grades 1 and 2 Meeting at 6:45 p.m.
- Grades 3-6 Meetingat 7:30 p.m.
October 27- Ledo Pizza PTA Spirit Night 5:00 PM-9:00 PM
October 30-End of First Quarter/School Dismisses 2-Hours Early
(K-2 dismiss at 1:15 p.m. and grades 3-6 dismiss at 1:45 p.m.)
October 30-Show your Character Car Parade at KMES Kiss & Ride, 2:15 p.m.
November 2-3 - Student Holidays
November 5 -Military Family Night, 7:00 PM
November 11 - Veteran's Day
November 17- Panera PTA Spirit Night 4:00 PM-8:00 PM
November 25-27 - Thanksgiving Holiday
December 9- Chipotle PTA Spirit Night 5:00 PM-9:00 PM
Red Ribbon Week Spirit Days for October 26-30
Theme: Be Happy, Be Brave, Be Drug Free
- Monday, October 26: Wear Crazy Hats Day: “Put a Cap on Drugs and Bullying”
- Tuesday, October 27: Wear Sports or Team Jersey Day: “Team up against Drugs and Bullying”
- Wednesday, October 28: Wear Crazy Hair Day: “Hair’s to a Drug and Bully Free Life”
- Thursday, October 29: Keene Mill Spirit Wear Day: “Show School Spirit by Being Drug and Bully Free”
- Friday, October 30: Dress like your Favorite Book Character: “Show Your Character: Be Drug and Bully Free”
KMES Pumpkin Patch
KMES will be hosting a pumpkin patch for our families this year. If you would like to participate, please decorate your pumpkin based on one of your family's favorite books! Place your pumpkin in the wooded area across from the front of the school building on Monday, October 26th. The pumpkins will be on display in front of the school all week, and you can drive or walk by on Bardu Ave. to see all the pumpkins in our pumpkin patch. Come pick up your family’s pumpkin by Monday, November 2nd.
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Show Your Character Car Parade
On Friday, October 30th, at 2:15 pm KMES families will have the option to decorate their cars and/or dress up as characters from a favorite book! Please make sure you bring the book with you so people can see who you are dressed up to be. Then come to school and drive through the Kiss and Ride line to wave to fellow students and teachers from your car. (No walking, please!) We hope to see you there!
Military Family Night on November 5 at 7 p.m.
Come learn about the Military Interstate Compact and students’ rights regarding credits to to help ease the transition to a new school district. For more information, see this flyer. The speaker will be Jamie Albers, Virginia School Liaison, from Ft. Belvoir. The event is sponsored by the West Springfield Pyramid.
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Positivity Project
This year, Keene Mill will continue implementing the Positivity Project (P2). P2 is dedicated to empowering America’s youth to build strong relationships and to understand, appreciate, and exemplify the character strengths in us all.
Next week, students will be learning about Creativity. Creativity means you come up with new and original ideas to think about and do things. Creative people can look at the world in original ways. They are open to new experiences, and they have an imaginative and independent thought process. They generate lots of different ideas and can pursue them with energy and enthusiasm.
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Required Forms to Complete Now
Health Information
Emergency Care Form
Digital Resource Permission
Identification of Military Connected Students
Students Rights and Responsibility (SR&R)
Is Your Child's Teacher Doing an Amazing Job?
The FCPS Cares Program is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story so we can acknowledge our Keene Mill teachers and staff members.
Eating Disorders: Look Fors & How to Help
November 10th at 7 p.m.
Guest speaker, Ashley Steelman, MA, LCSW, Clinical Director at Clementine Twin Lakes
The event is sponsored by the West Springfield Pyramid .
For more information, see the flyer.
KMES Library Curbside Pick-Up
We are excited to share that the Keene Mill library is now open for returns and curbside pickup of books for 5th and 6th grade students every Monday from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Students will need to log in to the library catalog to put books on hold (click HERE for directions). When the books are ready, students and their parents/guardians will receive a notification via e-mail, and they will sign up for a pickup time through Sign Up Genius.
Please see this FAQ PAGE for more information or contact Mrs. Cleveland at amcleveland@fcps.edu
Ledo Pizza PTA Spirit Night
Please come support KMES PTA at Ledo Pizza on Tuesday, October 27, from 5:00 PM-9:00 PM. The address is 8324 Old Keene Mill Rd West Springfield, VA 22152. Please bring the attached flyer for dine-in. Mention “Keene Mill Spirit Night” for take-out orders. We will receive 20% of all orders!
Join the KMES PTA!
The PTA’s mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
To become a PTA member, visit the KMES PTA Membership page at Keenemillpta.ptboard.com. The cost of membership is $15.76 for a family and $10.61 for an individual (includes online processing fee).
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