Student Led Spirit Week!
Lots of fun during Spirit Week! We kicked off with College Day, Dress Like Your Teacher, Crazy Hair Day, and PJ Day!!
Important Upcoming Dates
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Monday, April 3 - Friday, April 7 - Spring Break
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Wednesday, April 12 - Class Group Pictures - Gym
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Thursday, April 13 - 3rd Quarter End, Early Dismissal at 1:35
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Thursday, April 13 - Kindergarten Meet and Greet/Tour (sign up below)
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Friday, April 14 - Teacher workday, No School for Students
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Friday, April 14 - Last Day to Buy A Yearbook
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Wednesday, April 26 - Facilities Discussion - Cafeteria McLean HS at 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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Friday, April 21 - Holiday - No School
FCPS School Year Calendar for 2022-23 https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar/2022-23-school-year-calendar
Buy Your Yearbook Now - Last date to order yearbooks is April 14th !!
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Buy your yearbook now! - note the last date to order is April 14th!!
Parents may use the code to the left or go to www.yearbookordercenter.com and use school code 21772. Yearbooks are ONLY available through online purchase and will be distributed directly to your home address.
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Dear Parents,
Note that the last date to order a yearbook is April 14th! See the QR code and link below!! We will NOT have any in person purchases for yearbooks! Also spring pictures are now available at this link. Use your student's id when prompted for the online code. Class group pictures are on April 12th.
As a reminder, April 3-7 is spring break. Schools and school offices will be closed. We wish our students and teachers a happy and restful Spring Break! Students will return to school on Monday, April 10, 2023. See the complete 2022-23 school year calendar.
We remitted a facilities update on Friday, March 31st through the News You Choose bulletin. To summarize, our trailers will be removed from the back of the school over the summer. We will add a quad and additional duplex placed on the side of the school where the one duplex is located at this time. Please join us on Wednesday, April 26th at McLean HS in the cafeteria 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. The meeting will inform the community about the scope of possible program and boundary changes.
As we plan for next year, we have begun collecting information to confirm our enrollments for the next school year 2023-24. Please complete this google form if you know or have information to share regarding your child(ren) for the next school year. We only need you to complete if your child is NOT returning to KG.
Thanks for your support!
Warmly,
Holly McGuigan Tia Hawkins Sarah Talley
Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal
Science Olympiad Team Success
Huge shout out to Jeff Shivnen for supporting our Science Olympiad Team. We placed 14th out of 24 schools in the 5th - 8th grade competition. We look forward to building our Science Olympiad teams in the next school year with additional parent support.
AAP Spring Updates
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Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) and Kent Gardens is committed to challenging all students through talent development and differentiated instruction to meet the needs of advanced learners. Students may be screened for subject-specific and part-time AAP services at any time in the school year. However, in the spring, schools review data on all students to determine services for the start of the next school year. All students are screened in the spring, thus, it is not necessary to submit a referral form. Families will be notified of eligibility of newly-identified, part-time services during the second week of June.
To learn more, contact Kent Garden's Advanced Academic Resources Teacher (AART), Deb Bulford at drbulford@fcps.edu
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Chess Club Success!
Check out the trophy below! Congrats to our seven KG students who traveled to Norfolk for the state championships. Our students earned trophies in the K-3 session and the K-5 team earned third place trophy. There were other finishers as well! Thanks to the our PTA for keeping this after school club active and going!
Purple Up Day for our Military!
FCPS 2023 Purple Up! ~ April is the Month of the Military Child, a time to recognize children from military families for their contributions and sacrifices. FCPS is inviting all students, families, school employees, and community members to “Purple Up!” by wearing purple on April 19th for military children.
We will be hosting our military families on the 19th of April in the cafeteria. Come join us at 8:15 a.m. in the cafeteria for 'Donuts with Dependents' and engage in a family map game. In order to plan, we ask that you help us plan by sharing your possible attendance. Let us know by completing this form.
Student Placement Input 2023-24
One of our important tasks is determining class placements for the next school year. The school staff works collaboratively to begin planning teacher and student assignments for next year. It is the task of the grade level teachers, specialists, and administration to determine distribution of teachers and students to optimally organize classroom assignments for next year. A variety of factors such as student personalities, friendships, and academic abilities are also considered as we create our new classes. Other factors impacting the decision-making process of student class assignments are new student enrollment and teachers moving to a new assignment.
Kent Gardens' families can assist us in determining class placement by sharing their insights about their child with respect to academic and behavioral information. Please note the following: We do not accept requests for specific teachers for the upcoming grade placement. This includes hints that reference specific teachers. We cannot guarantee multiple friend requests nor exceptions for other students whereby there may be a conflict. That said, we do our best to ensure one friend so that your child feels comfortable during the school year. Completion of the form is optional: however, the deadline for any correspondence is April 21, 2023. Complete one form per child.
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Kindergarten Registration and Interest 2023-24
We are excited to begin our thinking about 2023-24! Do you have a child at home who will be five by September 30th? Please start your registration now by filling out this google form. If you have any neighbors with little ones, please send this information to them as well. This form simply collects information in order to help us plan for staffing for the next school year.
If you are ready to register, please email Tracy Dean, tadean@fcps.edu to set up a convenient time to come into the office. Here is a link to registration information. Forms must be brought into the office.
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Kindergarten Orientation and Tour!
We loved hosting the virtual Parent Kindergarten Orientation on Friday, March 31st. We will post the link for the slide deck and the link for the recording in the next News You Choose!
On April 13th we will hold 'in person' parent tours and a student 'meet and greet' with the teachers from 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. Note that April 13th is a student early release day. It is REQUIRED to sign up to attend with your child(ren) Please complete this google form to sign up. Parents will drop off your child(ren) in a designated kindergarten classroom and our School Student Ambassadors will conduct the parent tours. Students will meet their parents on the playground after the tour. We look forward to seeing you! We will have a bus to tour!
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All County Sixth Grade Chorus!
It was a wonderful event. Thanks to the parents and students and of course, Ms. Paik for supporting and leading the students!
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SOL Dates for 3rd-6th Grade Students: May 2023
State assessments measure the extent to which students have learned the content and skills reflected in state standards. The format for state assessments vary by grade level and content area. These include the following: Standards of Learning (SOL) standardized tests in reading, mathematics, and science; More information can be found on the SOL assessments webpage; Local alternative assessments (LAAs) including performance-based assessments (PBAs) completed as part of classroom instruction throughout the school year for science, writing, and social studies; More information can be found on the LAA and PBA webpage.
Calendar dates are detailed below. Please plan around these scheduled dates so that your child is available during testing time:
3rd Grade
- Reading – Wednesday, May 10
- Math – Wednesday, May 17
4th Grade
- Reading – Tuesday, May 9
- Math – Tuesday, May 16
5th Grade
- Reading – Tuesday, May 9
- Math – Tuesday, May 16
- Science – Friday, May 19
6th Grade
- Reading – Wednesday, May 10
- Math – Wednesday, May 17
Student Pictures are NOW Available
Spring Portraits are now available to view and order online! All orders will include free shipping for the next two weeks. Order and view by using this link. Please remember, the online code is the Student ID Number. Please direct parent questions/concerns regarding picture day to underclass@vosphoto.com
Please visit: vosphoto.com/uc
Use your student ID when prompted for the online code.
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April is Earth Month
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We are calling on all of Kent Gardens Lions to help celebrate and care for Mother Earth this year! April 22 is the official day we observe Earth Day, but we will be spending the week leading up to Earth Day doing our part to become better environmental stewards. We will update with Spirit Days next week! These suggestions will guide and encourage discussions about what each of us can do to help protect our beautiful planet. Remember, if we all take little steps forward we can make a big difference.
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SHARING THE CARING SPIRIT OF KGES
As a school, we are filled with wonderful teachers, staff, and support who help enrich our student's lives. Please consider taking a moment to fill out a FCPS CARES form for those you feel exemplify #KGPRIDE.
These responses will be shared with our staff and administration directly and are a wonderful way to let them know you care. As a school, as a community, we are #StrongerTogether and we appreciate all our teachers and staff do.
Come Join PTA Sponsored Activities!
TEACHER LOVE!
Our teachers and staff are truly the backbone of our school, and we want to shower them with love. The KGES Wellness Committee has shared that teachers love it when there is coffee/tea available, occasionally including a small snack for them in the lounge.
We would like to show #Teacher Love. You can bring in coffee/tea, snacks, bags of mini candies, whatever goodies you think might help sweeten their day. You can also help stack the staff lounge with paper plates/cups/napkins...etc. Please choose a slot to volunteer and drop off in the Staff Lounge by 8am on Wednesdays to show some love and support for our fabulous teachers and staff. Thank you in advance for supporting our school!
Teacher Appreciation Week
We are on the lookout for volunteers to support Teacher Appreciation Week (May 1st-5th)! If you are interested in helping, please email Andrea Hager at kgptapresident@gmail.com.
One & Done!
We are kicking off a Spring Fundraising Campaign to help us meet our goal of $45,000. Click here to donate!
SQUARE 1 ART VOLUNTEER
Our Square 1 Art Coordinator is looking for a volunteer (or two!) to shadow next year and learn the ropes of working with our Art Teachers and Chairing our Fall Art Project. If you are interested in learning and then leading or have further questions, please reach out to KGPTAPresident@gmail.com
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