Kings Park Tuesday Message, Dec 7th

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.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

  • Dec 9 PTA Meeting - details below
  • Dec 10 Makeup Photos 
  • Dec 15 Level 4 AAP Screening Referral Deadline
  • Dec 20-Dec 31 Winter Break - no school for students
  • Jan 3 Students return to school after Winter Break

Winter Reading Challenge Opportunity

Students are encouraged to read to themselves and share reading with others this winter.  Students, who would like to participate in our optional Winter Reading Challenge, are invited to use the Reading Log between December 17th and January 7th to share about their reading.  Students, who return the log to school no later than January 14th, will be recognized in our upcoming KPES morning news show: Winter Literacy Celebration.

Family Literacy and Online Reading Resources

Gather books by visiting your local public library: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/.  Also, see our Library catalog page for links to eBooks and online databases: https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/103810.

Makeup Photos, Friday, Dec 10th

Photos have been sent home for students who ordered a photo packet.  Students who were absent on the October photo day or student’s enrolled after October 21st  will be photographed for school records on December 10th.  An optional photo order form will be sent home for these students.

Students who would like to retake their photo may return the packet to their teacher by photo makeup day, Friday, December 10th.  For questions you can go to Strawbridge.net and enter the on-line code FM374469.

AAP Referral Deadline: Wed, Dec 15th

2nd and 3rd grade families who are interested in having their child screened for full-time Level 4 Advanced Academic services may submit referrals and any optional materials on or before December 15th. Optional materials might include the parent-guardian questionnaire and up to two, single-sided, pages of work samples from home. Forms related to AAP screening processes can be found at: https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/advanced-academic-programs-aap/advanced-academic-program-aap-forms.

All referral and optional materials are due Wednesday, December 15, 2021 by 11:59pm

Hard-copy materials can be submitted to the KPES office, or digital copies can be submitted to Mrs. Keane (AART) at makeane@fcps.edu

FCPS Cares

FCPS CARES is an opportunity for staff, parents, students, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others. Every month, a nominated employee from each region and Central Offices will be recognized as an FCPS CARES of the Month recipient. We’ll share their names in Employee News, and they will also have access to a new FCPS CARES banner for their profile photo in Outlook. Watch this video to learn more about FCPS CARES. We also encourage you to acknowledge a staff member who has gone above and beyond!  We love our KPES staff members, let's tell them how we feel!


KP/KG PTA News

Kings Park/Kings Glen PTA Meeting 

Please join us for our December 9 PTA meeting! The PTA plans to host this meeting IN PERSON at Kings Glen with a VIRTUAL option available.  In addition to our normal PTA business, we are very excited to welcome the Kings Glen Strings for a holiday performance!  We will also announce the winners of our membership drive.

Here is the call-in/Zoom information:

  • Go to join.zoom.us 
  • Meeting ID: 258 233 8875
  • Passcode: KPKG2020!

Care To Share The PTA is excited to restart Care To Share at both Kings Park and Kings Glen! Through this program, kids can donate extra food from their school lunch, and volunteers will bring it to 'Food for Others' to help support our community.  Pre-pandemic there were more than 67,000 people in Fairfax County that were food insecure - and it's only gotten worse. We could use more volunteers to help pick up and drop off the food. If you're interested, sign up here.

Ledo's Spirit Night

Order pizza from Ledo's (8324 Old Keene Mill Rd.) on Tuesday, December 14 from 5-9pm and 20% of the proceeds will come back to the PTA!  Just mention you're participating in the Kings Park/Kings Glen PTA's spirit night! 

Sincerely,

Dotty Lin and Maura Donahue

Mrs. Dotty Lin
Principal
Kings Park ES