Kings Park Tuesday Message
These messages are also archived on our website. In addition, Kings Park also has a TWITTER feed; please follow us @kingsparklions. You can also access the FCPS Return to School webpage and FAQs webpage which are regularly updated with the latest return to school information.
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Arrival and Dismissal Highlight
This week we are featuring our walkers at Door 4. Each morning and afternoon our students arrive and exit through strategic doors. For our walkers at Doors 2, 3 and 4; please remember to keep your distance as you await for our doors to open at 8:30am. Check out our families greeting their students after another exciting day of school while also keeping their distance from others.
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International Walk to School Day is one week away!
On Wednesday, October 6th, Kings Park and Kings Glen Students will join other students from all over the world in walking and biking to school!
We will have designated “meet up” stations at various points in the Kings Park and Kings Glen walking boundary for any families who would like to walk as a group. Please use the Sign Up Genius form if you are able to volunteer to support as a walking captain at one of the following intersections. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FADAE2BA0FA7-walk
- Southampton and Thames St.
- Clydesdale St. and Danbury Forest Dr.
- Clydesdale St. and Kings Park Dr.
- Parliament Dr. and Cromwell Dr.
*Participants should be at the stations at 8:10 so all students can arrive to school on time.
Please contact Katie Carroll, kcarroll3@FCPS.edu, 703-426-7024, and Jo Thompson, jthompson@fcps.edu, 703-239-4073, School Social Workers at Kings Park and Kings Glen with any questions.
Printable Information on KP/ KG Walk to School
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Save the Dates! Kings Park ES October Spirit Days
Friday October 1st: KP Spirit Day
Show your KP spirit by wearing Green and Purple or KP spirit wear
Friday October 22nd: Celebrate Socktober with Crazy Sock Day
Wear a pair, donate a pair. Wear crazy socks to school and bring one pair of NEW socks to donate. Each classroom will have a collection bag. Child and adult socks welcome. Help the Lake Braddock Pyramid collect socks for those in need this winter. Donations will go to local shelters and ECHO.
Friday October 29: Storybook Character Day
Help Kings Park ES celebrate our love of literacy. Dress up as your favorite storybook character and bring your favorite book along! Be creative, but no masks or weapons.
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Health Department Communication Update
The Fairfax County Health Department announced a change in their communication process for students waiting for COVID-19 contact interviews. You may read about these changes on the FCHD website. You may also wish you review the FCHD FAQs for parents of school-aged children. We appreciate the continued partnership between FCPS and FCHD.
Advanced Academics Information
Are you curious about Advanced Academic Programs in FCPS Elementary Schools? Mrs. Keane (King’s Park’s AART) has created an overview video for all families about the continuum of services. (Overview in Spanish)
Follow-up question-and-answer sessions for families will be held virtually (via Zoom) on Wednesday 9/29 6-6:45pm and Friday 10/1 10:45-11:30am. If you have lingering questions after watching the video recording, please email Mrs. Keane (makeane@fcps.edu) to ask to receive a Zoom link. Please indicate in your email which session you’d like to attend.
Advanced Academics Newsletter
FCPS provides a continuum of Advanced Academic services to elementary students. All students have opportunities to think critically, reason, and problem-solve and all teachers use critical and creative thinking strategies in their lessons. Classroom teachers provide opportunities using materials from the AAP Curriculum Framework a minimum of once per quarter.
Information about the levels of service, informational meetings, and referral deadlines can be found in this linked document.
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Boosterthon Fun Run. As we wrap up another successful Boosterthon Fun Run fundraiser, the PTA would like to thank all of our community's families, students, and teachers for supporting this fundraiser. The funds raised through this program go directly to our schools and provide valuable resources to all the students in our community. Thank you for your continued support!
Spirit Wear Sale. You're running out of time to buy spirit wear for the 2021-2022 school year! The last day to order spirit wear will be Thursday, September 30. We have been very excited to debut new designs and new items with this sale. Take a look at our website to view this year's products and ordering information!
Chick-Fil-A Spirit Week. A reminder to join us ANYTIME during next week, September 27 -- October 1, for a Kings Park / Kings Glen spirit week at the Burke Centre Chick-Fil-A! Simply mention Kings Park/Kings Glen at checkout for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and a portion of the proceeds will come right back to the PTA!
Kings Park Yearbook. Every year the PTA designs the Kings Park yearbook (Kings Glen's yearbook is created by the school). The PTA is looking for volunteers to help with the 2021-2022 Kings Park Yearbook.
Our immediate need is for someone to run the Cover Art Contest during the month of October. We will also need volunteers to help create the book in February and March -- most of this work can be done virtually. If you're interested in helping or if you'd like more specifics about the positions, please contact Deirdre Daumit at dbussomd@gmail.com.
Save the date for our next PTA meeting! The next Kp/KG PTA meeting is on Wednesday, October 13 at Kings Park with a virtual option.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
- Sept 26- Virginia Growth Assessment 3rd Grade Reading
- Sept 30- Last Day for Spirit wear Orders
- Oct 6- Virginia Growth Assessment 3rd Grade Math
Sincerely,
Dotty Lin
Mrs. Dotty Lin
Principal
Kings Park ES
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