Kings Park Message
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Upcoming Events
- Mar 17th PTA Basket Bonanza Ends at 7:59pm
- Mar 21st Rock Your Socks Day
- Mar 23rd In-Person PTA Meeting 7pm @KP (virtual option)
- Mar 28th K and 1 Grade Spring Pictures - Info Below
- Mar 29th 2nd and 3rd Grade Spring Pictures - Info below
- Mar 30th Kindergarten Orientation 2:45-3:45pm
- Mar 30th PTA Speaker
- Mar 31st 2-hour early release - dismissal 1:40pm
- Apr 1 Teacher Workday - no school for students
- Apr 4-8 Spring Break - no school for students
Rock Your Socks Day, March 21st
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is an annual March 21 celebration and global awareness day officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. March 21 (3/21) was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome.
Together we can create a single global voice advocating for the rights, inclusion, and well-being of people with Down syndrome in our community and around the world.
Every year, on March 21, people all around the world come together to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day by wearing brightly colored, mismatched socks. March 21 is symbolic because people with Down syndrome have 3 copies of their 21st chromosome. Socks were chosen because the karyotype of Ds chromosomes actually looks like mismatched socks!
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Spring Picture Info
Class Pictures and Individual Photos
Monday, March 28th for K and First Grade and
Tuesday, March 29th for Grades 2 and 3.
Class Pictures and Individual Photos will be taken on March 28th for Kindergarten and 1st Grade classes. Grades 2 and 3 photos will be taken on Tuesday, March 29th. Information from Strawbridge Studios can be found in your student’s Take Home envelope.
Class Pictures are $10. If you choose to order a Class Picture, fill out the order form and send it back by Picture Day. Additional Class Picture Order Forms will be available in the office and on-line at www.strawbridge.net and enter the code FM384408.
If you choose to order Individual Photos - send no money now (Individual Photos only). Strawbridge will send your student’s portrait back in a few weeks. At that time, you can purchase the entire package or create your own combination of photos and return the non-purchased portraits back to Kings Park School.
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 March 30th, 2:45-3:45. Please save the date and mark your calendars. There will be both a virtual and an in person option. If you would like to attend virtually, please complete this form.
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!
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!
Join us for our March 23 PTA meeting at 7pm!
The PTA will host this meeting at 7pm IN PERSON at Kings Park with a VIRTUAL option available.
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, we are very excited to announce the nominees for the 2022-2023 PTA Board positions.
Join us for another fun spirit night at Incourage Martial Arts!
The Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course party is on Friday, March 25 from 6:30-8:30pm with a cost of $30 per child (100% of the proceeds come back to the PTA!). See our website to register.
Join us for a Virtual Session with Rachel Bailey, Mar 30th at 7pm
Join the PTA for a free session on positive parenting with tips and advice from Rachel Bailey on Wednesday, March 30 at 7:00pm via Zoom. Rachel is a parenting coach, mom, mentor, and therapist, with years of experience teaching positive parenting solutions.
The PTA's annual raffle-based fundraiser, Baskets Bonanza, closes at 7:59pm on Thursday, March 17!
Enter to win over 140 options! We have something for everyone: Gift cards to Go Ape!, Spartans, or Peterson's; Code Ninjas Summer Camps; Minecraft, Disney, Gardening and Book baskets; Host the News Show at KP or Kg, Teacher Donated Experiences and Items.
Winners will be announced on Friday, March 18th. Winners will receive information on picking up their basket via email.
Take a look at our website to learn more about this annual fundraiser and event, and enter the raffle site here.
Sincerely,
Dotty Lin and Jenna Campbell
Mrs. Dotty Lin
Principal
Kings Park ES
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