Kings Park Tuesday Message
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Upcoming Events
- Feb 3 PTA Virtual Meeting (see info below)
- Feb 4 Progress Reports sent home
- Feb 8 Safer Internet Day (see PTA info below)
- Feb 11 PTA in-Person event @CodeNinjas
- Feb 14-18 Kindness Spirit Week (see details below)
- Feb 21 Presidents' Day no school for students
- Mar 3-17 PTA Basket Bonanza
Save the date: Kindness Spirit Week:
Feb 14-18
Help Kings Park ES celebrate Kindness Week by participating in our daily themes:
Monday 2/14 Love One Another Day
Wear red, pink, hearts, valentines etc.
Tuesday 2/15 I LOVE KP Day
Wear KP Spirit Wear or our school colors: Green and Purple
Wednesday 2/16 Kindness is Out of This World Day
Wear SPACE themed clothes: planets, stars, aliens, Star Wars etc.
Thursday 2/17: Crazy for Kindness Day
Wear Crazy Hair and/or Crazy Socks
Friday 2/18: I Dream of Kindness Day
Wear Pajamas or Comfy Clothes
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Kings Park ES Donations
We continue to be proud of our Kings Park ES community and the continuous outpouring of support for others. This year during our canned food drive KPES families collected and donated over 1200 pounds of food. These donations will help provide emergency assistance to families in the Springfield/Burke area. Thank you to everyone for their generosity, we are grateful to be able to help give back to our greater community. A special shout out to our Cub Council and Mrs. Shusterman for coordinating these efforts.
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!
Kings Park/Kings Glen PTA Happenings
Black History Month Virtual Speaker In honor of Black History Month, please join us for a conversation with Michelle Cottrell-Williams, FCPS Educational Specialist for Equity and Cultural Responsiveness, regarding race, diversity, and inclusion, and how to talk with our children about these topics Wednesday, February 23 at 7:00pm via Zoom.
Mrs. Cottrell-Williams was the 2018 Virginia Teacher of the Year and the 2017 Arlington Public Schools Teacher of the Year. She taught high school Social Studies in Arlington Public Schools for 14 years, and joined FCPS as the Educational Specialist for Equity and Cultural Responsiveness last year.
Here is the call-in/Zoom information: Go to join.zoom.us in your internet browser Meeting ID: 258 233 8875 Passcode: KPKG2020!
Volunteers Needed for Care To Share-- Care to Share has been going strong, and we're collecting a good amount of extra food from school lunches to be donated to Food for Others. We could use more volunteers to help pick up and drop off the food on Tuesdays. It's easy to do if you have the time. If you're interested, sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BADAC22A7F5C52-care
Please join us for our February 3 PTA meeting. The PTA plans to host this meeting VIRTUALLY ONLY via Zoom.
Here is the call-in/Zoom information: Go to join.zoom.us in your internet browser Meeting ID: 258 233 8875 Passcode: KPKG2020! In addition to our normal PTA business, the PTA plans to hold two important votes: one to update our 2021-2022 budget and one to elect the 2022 Nominating Committee.
The PTA is excited to bring after-school activities back to our schools this Spring! While definite plans are still being established, we are tentatively bringing back some old favorites and new faces. Look for more information on options, sign ups, costs, and more soon in our newsletter, on our Facebook group, via the schools' emails.
The PTA is excited to host a variety of FREE STEM activities in February!
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February 8 is Safer Internet Day-- Look for a flier with resources on how to help kids learn how to stay safe while using social media.
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Join the Kings Park/King Glen PTA and Code Ninjas for a FREE IN PERSON event on Friday, February 11! Sign up for a slot for this event here. Please note that in order control possible crowds, only those who RSVP may attend this event.
Baskets Bonanza will be here March 3-17! Our annual spring fundraiser has a new name and will again be a virtual event, but the essence of the event remains, -- specifically, the fabulous classroom baskets. If you are looking for a way to volunteer, this is a great chance. Sign up now to be a classroom basket parent.
More information on Baskets Bonanza and the role of the classroom basket parent is available here and a full list of this year's blassroom basket themes is available here.
Stay tuned for more information about the event throughout February. Questions about the classroom baskets or the event can be sent to baskets4kpkgpta@gmail.com.
Sincerely,
Dotty Lin and Maura Donahue
Mrs. Dotty Lin
Principal
Kings Park ES
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