Kings Park Message
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Upcoming Events
- Feb 28-Mar 3 Read Across America Week
- Mar 2 Virtual Meet Me at the Library, 5:30pm (see details below)
- Mar 3 2-Hour Early Release Day Dismissal 1:20pm
- Mar 4 Staff Development Day - No school for students
- Mar 3-17 PTA Basket Bonanza
- Mar 30th Kindergarten Orientation (more info to come)
- Apr 1 Teacher Workday - no school for students
- Apr 4-8 Spring Break no school for students
Kindergarten Registration for 2022-2023
It is once again that time of year when we need to make Kindergarten enrollment projections for the 2022-2023 school year.
Our Kindergarten Orientation will be held on March 30th. Details are in the works and more info to come. Please save the date and mark your calendars.
If you have a child who will be age 5 on or before September 30, 2022, then it is time to register your child for the 2022-2023 school year. Children born after September 30, 2017 are ineligible to attend kindergarten. The Code of Virginia does not allow exceptions for children born after this date.
To help us start registering for next year, please call Nancy Sawicki at 703-426-7000 to add your child’s information to our incoming kindergarten list.
We request that you begin the registration process as soon as possible. Registration information and forms are available online at: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/kindergarten-registration.
If this does not apply to you, please share this information with a neighbor whose child may be entering kindergarten. Thank you. We look forward to welcoming our new kindergartners and their families!
Read Across America 2022
KP Lions are encouraged to celebrate books and reading this week by reading independently and with others. Reading a variety of stories and informational books helps us to learn more about ourselves, others, and the world around us. We hope our KP Lions will share their thoughts as they read while participating in any of the optional activities below:
Monday 2/28 Reread a book that you love.
Tell someone why you love it!
Tuesday 3/1 Read a book that is new to you.
Share a connection that you make as you read. (“This reminds me…”).
Wednesday 3/2 Read to someone in your family, a pet, or a stuffed animal. Find a cozy spot. Tell someone one way that you are growing as a reader.
Thursday, 3/3 Read to learn something new.
Share a question that you have as you read. (“I wonder…”). Or, tell how your thinking changed. (“I used to think…Now I think…”).
Friday 3/4 Listen as someone reads to you. Tell someone about the kinds of books you like to read. Pick out a book. Then, plan which book you will read next.
For online reading resources, check out our MackinVia and other eBook collections linked on our Library catalog page: https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/103810
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Virtual Meet Me at the Library, March 2nd
Mark your calendar! Our next Virtual Meet Me at the Library event will be Wednesday, March 2nd at 5:30pm!
Kings Park is proud to partner with WETA to bring back the amazing Meet Me at the Library program. This program is a great opportunity for families to log in, listen to stories, play some games, and do a craft to promote literacy skills and explore some fun topics, like Names and Identities, Feelings, and Reading Skills with Super Why. On March 2nd, families are invited to log in to Zoom at 5:30 PM for an hour-long session focusing on Feelings and Emotions with some amazing Kings Park teachers and staff. A Zoom link will be provided closer to the event. Every student that participates will receive a free book from WETA (which will be delivered within a week of the evening session). We hope to see you online March 2nd at 5:30!
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
2022-2023 Kings Park/Kings Glen PTA Board
At our February 3 PTA meeting, we elected a nominating committee to put together a 2022-2023 PTA board. Jennifer Kirby, Amy Johnson, and Emily St. Onge will serve on this year's nominating committee.
The Kings Park/Kings Glen PTA is looking for board members for the 2022-2023 school year PTA board. We are looking for a new president, secretary, and at least one vice president role! Are you interested in learning more about this? Please contact PTA president, Emily St. Onge, at kpkgpta@gmail.com.
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!
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.
Baskets Bonanza is coming March 3-March 17!
Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to be Classroom Basket Parents. Please consider donating to your student's basket. The classroom baskets are the core of this fun event. More information on the event at https://kpkgpta.org/bb2022/. Are you Crafty? Own a Small Business? We would love to showcase your items and talent during the two weeks of Basket Bonanza. This year we are asking community members if they would like to donate an item for the basket raffle. The item will be a stand-alone entry into the basket raffle. Possibilities include handmade quilts, blankets, hats, hair accessories, and more. Check out our webpage for more ideas and how to donate: https://kpkgpta.org/bb2022/donatetalent/ De-Cluttering your House? Need to slim down a gift stash or make space on your bookshelves? Consider donating items (new or gently used/like new book) for use in Baskets Bonanza classroom baskets. We are collecting items until February 18. See the complete list of basket themes and the 4 locations to drop-off donations on our website at https://kpkgpta.org/bb2022/helpbaskets/.
Sincerely,
Dotty Lin and Jenna Campbell
Mrs. Dotty Lin
Principal
Kings Park ES
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