KG Updates 1.3.2021

2021

Wishing our KG Families a Happy New Year!

 

Looking forward to 2021! May it bring hope, creativity and renewed energy as we work through the challenges ahead of us. Reflecting on 2020 with deep appreciation for all the support and the enduring partnership that our Kent Gardens' community has provided to our staff and students. 


Laptop Technology Reminder

Please have your child RESTART his/her laptop in order to receive the updates in a timely manner.  Note that shutting down is not the same as a restart! If you are having problems, please do create a ticket


FCPS County Wide Planning Days

FCPS modified the school calendar in order to provide all teachers additional planning time.  All teachers will have planning days on January 4th and 11th.  

Students will have their morning meeting on both Mondays at Kent Gardens and teachers will take attendance.  The activities will be asynchronous assignments provide by their teachers. 


Positivity Project: Hope/Optimism

You expect the best from the future and work to achieve it. Individuals might be described as positive, cheerful, and encouraging. Individuals might think or feel that today will be a good day or be able to get through setbacks with the hope or conviction that the future will be good. 

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”

-MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.


Calendar Dates

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 18th -  No school for students

Inauguration Day  - January 20th - No school for students


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Dreaming of your next vacation?  Join us for a virtual tour around the world!  Kent Gardens' Virtual International Festival will kick-off on Monday, February 1st, 2021. 

Select a country and sign up here by January 15, 2021. Celebrate our school's diversity and participate by:

  • Waving your flag and wearing a traditional costume in the Inaugural Parade
  • Sharing your favorite vacation memory in KG’s World Photo Album
  • Teaching us how to say KG PRIDE in a different Language
  • Enlightening us with fun facts about your country in the Country Displays
  • Sharing your favorite recipe and/or teaching us how to prepare it in the Cooking Tutorials
  • Showing your creativity and artistry by making a craft in the Craft Tutorials
  • Enjoying special discounts from local Restaurants offering international cuisine
  • Dazzling our community by performing in the Talent Show
  • Testing your knowledge by solving Triviagames and making your KG teachers proud!

Additional information about where and how to upload your pictures and videos will be sent soon.

If you would like to join our team of volunteers or have any questions, please contact Miriam Gomez at  miriamlgomez@gmail.com