Kings Park Message
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Upcoming Events
- April 18-29 Book Fair
- April 20 Purple Up Spirit day - Wear Purple
- April 23 4-6pm PTA Earth Day Festival @KGES
- April 29 5:30pm KP/KG Teacher Kickball Game @KGES
- May 4 3rd Grade Reading SOL
- May 11 3rd Grade Math SOL
- May 18 7pm PTA Volunteer Social
Save The Date! Purple Up Day is TOMORROW, Wednesday, April 20th
April is the month of the Military Child, providing an opportunity to recognize and honor the service of Virginia’s youngest heroes; our military connected children. Help Kings Park ES recognize and support our military students tomorrow, Wednesday, April 20th by wearing purple! Purple is the combination of Army Green, Marine Corps Red, and Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy and Space Force Blue.
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Military Kids Honor Wall
Calling all military families! Help us to create a Military Kids Honor Wall by sending in photos of past and present military members of your family for display at Kings Park. Pictures that include KP students are welcome!
Pictures can be sent by hard copy to Mrs. Shusterman (please note that pictures will not be returned) or can be sent electronically to rcshusterman@fcps.edu.
Class Placement Information
As we begin to plan for the 2022-2023 school year, we are inviting your input. Creating class assignments requires careful consideration and the involvement of many perspectives. We know a good teacher-student match and a productive mix of children are ingredients for success. Should you have additional information about your specific child that school staff may not know, particularly regarding learning style and classroom environment; we ask that you please complete the Google Form by Friday, May 6th. If you have more than one child attending KPES, please complete one form per child.
We ask that you do not request specific teachers or friendship pairings and keep the information shared about your child and the type of learning environment you feel would be the most productive for them. We assure you that with or without a form, each child’s strengths and needs are considered. As in the past, families will receive class placement notification just prior to school starting.
KPES Book Fair: April 18th - 29th
Students will have the opportunity to shop at our Scholastic Book Fair during Library classes during the last two weeks in April. Please see flier in this week’s take home folder for details.
Book Fair volunteers are needed to:
- Support shoppers during Library classes (weeks of April 18th and 25th)
- Pack up on Monday, May 2nd 8:45 am - 12:15 pm
Interested parents and guardians of KP Lions, please fill out this google form. Our Book Fair Schedule is linked here to help you plan.
*Please note that while volunteering on site, younger siblings are unable to join along.
Standards of Learning (SOL)
The 3rd Grade SOLs are coming soon (see schedule below). it is important that your child attend school on these days. If possible, please avoid scheduling trips or appointments that would take your child out of school during this time-period. It is also important that your child have a good night’s rest and a healthy breakfast before testing. All SOL testing will start promptly after arrival.
More Information about the SOLs can be found by following the link. https://www.fcps.edu/student-tests-and-assessments/student-assessment-details/sol-assessments
If you have questions about the SOLs please feel free to contact your children’s teacher or one of our Test Coordinators: Beth Beavers and Maura Donahue.
| SOL Schedule |
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| 3rd Grade Reading SOL |
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 |
| 3rd Grade Math SOL |
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 |
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!
Earth Day Festival
Save the date for Saturday April 23, from 4:00-6:00pm at Kings Glen for our first annual Earth Day Festival! Join us to make a bird feeder and other crafts, make an environmental pledge to enter a raffle, play with goats from Hidden Gems Farms, get your face painted, hear a presentation about metamorphosis, and visit educational booths from organizations including Friends of Lake Accotink Park, Hidden Oaks Nature Center, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sierra Club Great Falls Chapter, Fairfax County Master Gardeners, and more! Bring your appetite for the delicious Halal Tikka Kabob food truck. You'll also be able to buy seedlings from the Kings Glen Garden and sign up to plant native plants on school grounds. More information coming soon. Visit our website for more: https://kpkgpta.org/
The PTA is very excited to host the Kings Park/Kings Glen's community's first ever kick ball game! Join us at 5:30pm on Friday, April 29 at the Kings Glen Ball Field to watch Kings Park and King Glen teachers face off on the kickball field. Admission to the game is FREE. The PTA will have snacks and pompoms for sale, and there will be food trucks.
Please join us for our May PTA meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Social! The PTA plans to host this meeting IN PERSON on Thursday, May 18 at 7:00pm in the Burke Station Square Community Room (5820 Ridge Ford Drive). This will be our final meeting of the 2021-2022 school year. Refreshments will be served and the winners of our 2022-2023 PTA Board election will be announced!
2022-2023 PTA Board Election. The PTA plans to hold a virtual election for 2022-2023 board members. During the March 23 PTA meeting, the PTA Nominating Committee nominated the following candidates for the 2022-2023 KP/KG PTA board: Charlotte Hannagan, President Lisa Jones, Vice-President, Education Nicole Zasa, Vice-President, Events Sarah Maccubbin-Tremper, Vice-President, Fundraising Deirdre Daumit, Treasurer Erin Farrell-Kendrick, Secretary If you would like to nominate someone else or your self for a position, you may do so until midnight, Sunday May 13. After that time, no other "nominations from the floor" will be allowed. To nominate by this date, please email the following Nominating Committee members: Emily St. Onge (kpkgpta@gmail.com), Amy Johnson (kpkgevents@gmail.com), and Jennifer Kirby (jennifer.macierowski@gmail.com ). On Wednesday, May 17, 2022 a Google form to elect all those nominated will be distributed to the PTA membership. The form will be available from 8am -- 8pm on that date. The results of the election will be announced at the PTA's May 18 General Membership meeting.
Sincerely,
Dotty Lin and Maura Donahue
Mrs. Dotty Lin
Principal
Kings Park ES
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