Tuesday Message
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#GreatMindsAtWork
Last week over 26 families and students joined us for our final Meet Me at the Library event for the year. These nights are always a great opportunity for families to listen to stories, play some games, and engage in a craft that promotes literacy and math skills. Our last session focused on Early Math Skills and as always every student received a free book as part of the grant. A big thank you to Chandi Lind who has facilitated this grant for the past two years with WETA!
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First Grade Field Trip Fun
Thank you to the PTA for supporting KPES's most recent field trip to the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum in Alexandria, VA. We appreciate all our parent volunteers that joined in for the learning and fun! The National Inventors Hall of Fame showcases more than 600 inventors. Students were able discover how these innovators have shaped the world around us and hopefully inspired them to think of how they can change our future for the better too.
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Health Room Medication Pick Up by June 16th
The school health room is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up by a parent or guardian no later than student dismissal time on the last day of school. Medication left in the health room after that time will be destroyed per policy. Mediation cannot be sent home with your student. If your student will be enrolled in a summer program sponsored by FCPS, the existing medication authorization form(s) may be used for the summer program, but you will need to pick-up the medication before student dismissal time on the last day of school and deliver the medication and completed forms to the summer learning site on the first day of the summer program. If you have any questions, please contact the Health Room at 703-426-7010.
Individual Photos and Class Pictures
Individual School Photos will be sent home in your student’s Take Home Envelope this Friday. Review the portraits. Keep the sheets you wish to purchase and return the unpurchased sheets back to school.
Class Pictures are $10. Pre orders for Class Photos were due by Picture Day, however there is still time. If you would like to order a Class Picture now, send the order form back to the office. You can also order on-line directly from Strawbridge at Strawbridge.net, using our school code FM397783.
Yearbook Information
Personalized Yearbooks will be sent home with your student this Friday. For those families wishing to purchase this optional yearbook, the price is $15. Students who were absent for photo day can purchase non-personalized yearbooks. To purchase the yearbook, fill out the Remittance Envelope, make checks payable to Strawbridge Studios, and send the payment envelope back to school. To pay for your yearbook on-line, visit Strawbridge.net and click on the Order button, then enter the Kings Park School code YB26262. For families with multiple students wishing to purchase only one yearbook, non-personalized yearbooks are available. For additional personalized copies, parents can call Strawbridge Customer Service Department at 866-624-6229. Families not wishing to purchase a yearbook, should return the yearbook to school.
School Library Books Due May 26th
This is a reminder to gather all school library books for return to school. Library books were due May 26th. (https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/103810) to view their checkouts. Select the option: “Login using your account with - sign in with Google” (@fcpsschools.net), and then click on “My Stuff.”
We hope that all students will be successful in searching for and returning library books. We understand that books are sometimes misplaced. Please contact our Librarian, Ms. Halloran, rhalloran@fcps.edu, if there are any books that are not located. Thank you for your help!
Library Volunteers Needed
Help is needed over the next few weeks to shelve books as they are returned to our Library and to shelf-read to ensure that the books are neatly in order for next year. If you enjoy putting books in alphabetical and numerical order and have some time to help, please contact let our Librarian, Ms. Halloran (rhalloran@fcps.edu) and Technology Teacher, Mrs. Crabill (mlcrabill@fcps.edu).
Field Day- Save the Dates
- June 12th 2nd and 3rd Grade Field Days
- 3rd Grade - 9:15am-11:30am
- 2nd Grade - 12:30pm-2:45pm
- June 13th Kinder and 1st Grade Field Days
- 1st Grade 9:15am-11:30am
- Kindergarten 12:30pm-2:45pm
Rain dates:
- June 14th (1st and Kinder) same times as above
- June 15th (2nd and 3rd) same times as above
Looking Ahead
FCPS CARES
The FCPS CARES Program is an opportunity for families, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story, so we can all acknowledge the good work of FCPS employees at Kings Park Elementary. We love our staff members; let's tell them how we feel!
KP/KG PTA News
The PTA Board for the 2023-24 school year was elected at our General Membership Meeting on May 25th. The results are as follows:
Treasurer: Eric DeTurk
Secretary: Tracy Haynes
VP Education/Outreach: Britta Berge-Harrison
VP Fundraising: Erin Farrell-Kendrick
VP Events: Jennifer Argenta
President: Charlotte Hannagan
Huge thanks and appreciation go to Sarah Maccubbin-Tremper, Deirdre Bussom Daumit, and Nicole Zasa for their incredible service on the board. Those are going to be some big shoes to fill! Thanks also to everyone that volunteered (and continues to volunteer) throughout the year - we couldn’t do this without you! Check out the presentation from the meeting!
Our PTA End of School Year celebration is coming up at Kings Glen this FRIDAY June 2nd at 6:30 pm. We’ll have food trucks and some games, and will be voting on a membership dues increase as well as an amendment to our budget for start-up funds for next school year. Reach out to events@kpkgpta.org if you’re interested in volunteering. All students must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
The PTA is once again offering school supply kits for the upcoming school year - the deadline to order is June 25th. We have partnered with EPI like in years past - go to www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks and enter KIN936 for Kings Park and KIN170 for Kings Glen. The kits will be delivered straight to the schools before the first day of school! Please contact supplykits@kpkgpta.org with questions.
REMINDER: Recurring Every Thursday: Papa Johns discount and give back. Every Thursday in the 2022-23 school year, get 40% off all menu prices, and 10% of sales donated to our school when you use promo code KPKG4010. More information can be found on this flier.
Are you looking to say thank you to a teacher or staff member for a wonderful school year? All Kings Park and Kings Glen staff have been given the option to fill out a “Staff Tastes & Tidbits” form with information such as favorite stores and restaurants, classroom needs/wants, favorite authors and more. Staff responses can be viewed here.
Sincerely,
Dotty Lin
Mrs. Dotty Lin
Principal
Kings Park ES
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