Field Day Fun!
Important Upcoming Dates
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June 25, July 19, and August 16 - Rising Kinder Playdates
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August 4 - Last Date to Order School Supplies through School Toolbox
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August 17 - Open House - Times will be staggered - more to follow
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August 21 - First Day of School
FCPS School Year Calendar for 2023-24
Dear Parents,
We had a wonderful school year! The last day, we had laughter and we had a few tears. Our pictures in this issue tell the story! We do post in Kent Gardens Facebook page. Like us to view the pictures individually. We ended the year strong - field day was a blast, sixth grade farewell was amazing!
We have included some important dates above to frame your thinking for the return to school. Note that our school late bell is 8:50 a.m. for the next school year. We will continue to emphasize this timing in future editions.
Note that we will have a busy summer on the school campus. The trailers are being removed this week and the new quad and duplex will be installed in the next two weeks. In addition, we will have summer SOAR on campus beginning July 10th. We will host the McLean pyramid elementary schools.
The office will be open during the summer from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. If you have needs or questions, do not hesitate to call the school. If we are unable to answer, we will get back to you.
The PTA has included information below in order to purchase school supplies. See the information below.
We wish you all a wonderful summer!
Warmly,
Holly McGuigan Sarah Talley Tia Hawkins
Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal
Sixth Grade Memories!
The farewell and celebration was simply wonderful! Thanks to our parents for supporting both the farewell and celebration. We couldn't have done it without your support!
Summer Technology Resources for Students
Students will continue to have access to the many programs available on the Kent Gardens website Student Links/Digital Resources page over the summer, including Reflex Math. Please be aware of times where intermittent interruptions may occur for updates and maintenance. In addition, student access to many of our FCPS programs will continue to be available over the summer. These include MyOn, and PebbleGo, as well as Clever programs such as Wixie, and ST Math. Note that Lexia will not be available due to supports that maybe needed. Students may make use of their fcpsschools.net Google accounts, including any content saved in their Google Drive as long as they remain a student in FCPS.
We highly encourage that you use Reflex Math routinely over the summer. Note that Reflex Math is available to students in grades 3 - 6. This practice will help your student keep up their numeracy skills. We also encourage reading daily throughout the summer.
Band and Strings Sign Up for 2023-24 School Year - Rising 4th, 5th and 6th Grade Students
We are excited about another fabulous year of band and strings!! We will introduce students to the instruments in the next month during the end of year concerts. If you know that your child will continue in band or strings or is planning on participating, please do complete the google form now. Most students play an instrument in grades 4 - 6.
Strings is offered to students in grades 4 - 6. As 4th grade is the initial entry, we typically have over 95% participation. We have a new strings teacher, Mr. Fyr, who has worked within FCPS for several years. He is excellent and is looking forward to working with our students! We still have Ahnika Emery, aremery@fcps.edu, who is available for questions. They will be introducing the various strings instruments – viola, violin, cello and bass to the rising 4th graders. Playing a strings instrument is a wonderful start to beginning or continuing a musical experience! Note that we do differentiate! Sign up here!
Band is offered to students in grades five and six. Band instruction begins in 5th grade. Students who participated in strings in the fourth grade either stay with the strings instruction or explore a new instrument in band. We have Mr. Brad Zimmerman, an amazing experienced FCPS band instructor, bszimmerman@fcps.and Mr. Sam Gurian, sigurian@fcps.edu. They will introduce the various wind, brass and percussion instruments in the next few weeks. Here is the link to sign up now. You are welcome to reach out to the instructors or the school administration team with questions.
Student Assessment Information
Most assessment reports are distributed centrally to families through SIS ParentVUE or mailed to the address listed in SIS for any student. Not sure what assessments your student took this year? A list of tests by grade level is available. Scores for the following assessments will be centrally posted in SIS ParentVue:
- iReady Scores are expected to be in the week of June 5th (Grades 1-2)
- iReady Scores are expected to be in the week of June 20th (Grades 3-6)
- SOL Scores are expected to be in the week of June 12th (Grades 3-6)
The VKRP will be mailed to families the week of July 10th (Kindergarten)
Take Tutor.com on the Road!
Tutor.com continues to be available to all students, at no cost, to continue summer learning. Visit the Summer Access Tutor.com webpage for more information on how to access the online service throughout the summer.
Summer Fun for All! Summer Camps and Adapted Recreation
The Family Resource Center has recently published a list with dozens of summer camps including general camps, camps for students with a variety of needs, and camps for children of military personnel. They’ve also prepared a list of adapted resources, sorted by activity, that are inclusive for children and adults of various physical abilities.
The Family Resource Center (FRC) provides resources and support for all families and school staff. They offer a free library, confidential consultations, and informational webinars. For more information, call 703-204-3941, email frc@fcps.edu or visit their website.
PTA Updates!
Final Meeting Notes and New Board!
Thank you to those who were able to attend our final PTA Meeting of the year. We hope you will join us again in the Fall as we kick off the next school year!
Our 2023-2024 Budget was Approved, and our 2023-2024 Board was Approved as follows:
President - Andrea Hager
President-Elect - Amanda Wittman
Treasurer - Jackie Shepard
Financial Secretary - Jenny Gregory
Secretary - Bethany Nguyen
VP Communication - Adrienne Denk
VP Enrichments - Kelly Pidgeon
VP Events/Fundraising - Amanda Fernandes
VP Special Programming - Rebecca Neumann
RISING KINDERGARTENERS!
Rising Kindergarten families: we invite you to come to the Kent Gardens Playground on the dates and times below to play and chat with other families.
- Sunday, June 25 - 9:00am-11:00am
- Wednesday, July 19 - 6:00pm-8:00pm
- Wednesday, August 16 - 6:00 pm- 7:00 pm
Please note: the building will not be open for bathroom use or tours during these times. Families are encouraged to bring sunscreen, hats, water as needed.
SCHOOL TOOLBOX SUPPLY ORDERING
We're once again teaming up with School Toolbox to make school supply ordering easy for our families.
Boxes ship directly to home, and families can bring them to the Open House in August so kids don't need to worry about bringing supplies in with them the first day of school. We recommend ordering by August 4th to ensure proper delivery times.
Click here to view to Kent Gardens page on their website.
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