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Blue Star Welcome Week Sept. 25th-29th
Blue Star Welcome Week is a nationwide initiative to provide a warm welcome to the 600,000 active-duty and transitioning military families that move into new communities each year. It is the goal of Blue Star Families to proactively improve military families’ sense of belonging to their local communities by forging strong connections between our military family members and their local neighbors. If you are a new military family, welcome to Kings Park ES! Please check out the FCPS military families Welcome Page and the FCPS military families Resources Page.
Blue Star Spirit Days
All KP students can help Kings Park ES welcome our new military connected families! Please join us in the following Spirit Days!
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Tuesday Sept 26th - Help us welcome our military students by wearing Red, White and Blue or wear colors to represent a branch of the US military.
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Friday Sept 29th - Welcome to the family! We are all Kings Park Lions! Show your pride by wearing KP spirit wear or colors ( purple and green)
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Hall of Fame Bulletin Board in PE
Everyone here at Kings Park is worthy of our Hall of Fame! If you and your child want to be added to our new bulletin board in the gym, send in a picture of your student being active or playing a sport. Pictures may be photos or color print outs. They need to be 4”x6” or smaller so we have room for anyone that wants to participate. Pictures will NOT be returned at the end of the year. The pictures could be everything from an action shot on a trampoline, to riding a bike, to a posed soccer picture. Every child at Kings Park can be active and we want to see your favorite ways! If you have any questions please email Mrs. Belcher, hjbelcher@fcps.edu, or Mrs. Beavers, ekbeavers@fcps.edu.
Advanced Academics
Families, please check out the AAP Fall Newsletter, providing an overview of the continuum of Advanced Academic services in FCPS.
Are you curious about Advanced Academic Programs in FCPS Elementary Schools? Mrs. Mucciolo, Kings Park Advanced Academics Resource Teacher, has created an overview video for all families about the continuum of services and the upcoming screening process.
Kings Park will be offering two parent question/answer sessions regarding AAP services and screening processes:
Friday, September 29, 2023, in Room 27 at KPES
Session 1: 9:00am - 9:30am
Session 2: 4:00pm - 4:30pm
If you are unable to attend and have lingering questions following the video, please reach out to Jamie Mucciolo (jmmucciolo@fcps.edu) via email. All are welcome!
Parent Digital Consent
Some FCPS-approved digital resources require parent/caregiver consent before they can be used by students. Find the list of resources which require consent on the Digital Resources - Parent Consent page. This page also includes directions on how to provide permission.Each digital resource used in FCPS has had an instructional and technical review. Information about the educational technology tools approved for use within FCPS can be found in the Digital Ecosystem Library. Learn more about FCPS-approved digital resources on the Digital Resources in FCPS webpage.
Students Are Learning Every Day
As you plan upcoming trips and other family events, please remember the importance of sending your child to school every day. Review the FCPS School Year Calendar and try to plan any time away during long breaks from school.
Children who show up for school regularly develop fundamental reading and math skills while building a habit of good attendance that will carry them into college and careers. Research shows that children who were chronically absent (missing 18 days or more) in kindergarten and first grade were far less likely to read proficiently at the end of third grade.
Read more about how families can help form good attendance habits.
When a Student Should Stay Home From School
Whether students miss school because of illness or any other reason, missing school leads to learning loss.
Help your student succeed by encouraging them to attend as many days as possible, but do make sure your student stays home if they are sick. Visit FCPS’ website for information on when you should keep your child at home.
If your child has a chronic illness, make sure to notify their teacher, so that assistance can be provided if needed. Please contact us as soon as you know your child will be absent.
FCPS News
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Tips to Stay Healthy
- National Merit Semifinalists
- College and Career Fair
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
STEAMOLOGY STEM Fest Offers Hands-On Activities for Students
Students are invited to participate in STEM FEST on Saturday, October 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at South County High School. Students in kindergarten through eighth grade can participate in robotics demonstrations, coding experiments, and more. High school students are invited to volunteer. Visit the STEAMOLOGY website for more information.
Looking Ahead to the 2023-2024 School Year
- Sept 22nd Boosterthon Fun Run
- 9:10am-9:40am Kindergarten
- 9:45am-10:15am 1st Grade
- 10:20am-10:50am 3rd Grade
- 10:55am-11:25am Pre K AM
- 11:30am-12:00pm 2nd Grade
- 12:10pm-12:40pm Pre K PM
- Sept 25th Student Holiday No school for students
- Sept 29th AAP Parent Information Meeting @KPES Room 27
- Session 1 9-9:30am
- Session 2 4-430pm
- Sept 29th LBSS 50th Anniversary Pyramid Carnival
- Oct 9th Teacher Workday No school for students
- Nov 3rd 2 Hour Early Release - dismissal at 1:20pm
- Nov 6-7 Teacher Workdays No school for students
- Full FCPS School Year Calendar of Events
  PTA News
Booster Fun Run is THIS FRIDAY! The Booster Fun Run is the PTA's largest fundraiser of each school year. The PTA’s goal is to raise $35,000 for whiteboard skins, more flexible seating, picnic tables at Kings Park, library murals at Kings Glen, as well as for other school and PTA projects. Register today at mybooster.com! A quick info sheet on Booster can be found here. Friday’s schedule can be found here.
After School Activities. There are still a few spots available in our full line-up of activities for Kings Park and Kings Glen for this fall. More information can be found here. We are looking for parent volunteers to help with roll call for each activity and will be sending out a sign-up soon. Questions and/or interested in helping out? Reach out to Britta at educomm@kpkgpta.org.
COMING SOON. Stay tuned for more information on Spiritwear! Also, mark your calendars for our upcoming Spirit Night at InCourage on Friday, October 6th; upcoming FREE Tiny Chefs virtual event on Friday, October 20th; and PTA Meeting and Virginia529 presentation at Kings Glen on Tuesday, October 24th.
THANK YOU. We are blown away by your support - thanks to our wonderful community, we have had a fantastic start to our fundraising year. We raised over $600 at Sweet Frog and nearly $400 at Taco Bamba.
Sincerely,
Dotty Lin
Mrs. Dotty Lin
Principal
Kings Park ES
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