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Attendance Tip: Scheduling Family Trips or Events
Good attendance is an important life skill that will help students succeed in school and beyond and regular attendance can help students be successful in the classroom, graduate on time, and achieve their life goals.
When scheduling trips or family events, try to use weekends and school holidays, and refer to the FCPS Calendar when planning. Every day of learning is a day toward success. Keep in mind that absences add up quickly. Students who are absent 10% of the school year (or just two days per month) are considered chronically absent.
When possible, schedule appointments for your child outside of school hours. If your child needs to miss school because of an illness or another reason, you must report the absence to their school. Most schools have links to their attendance email or notification systems on their homepages. If you are unsure how to report an absence, please call your school’s front office.
Watch this video with tips on understanding our school calendar and visit our Attendance webpage for additional information. Attend today, achieve tomorrow!
KPES Lost and Found
A new system is in place at KP for helping students reunite with items left at recess. Items left in the playground area at the end of each grade level recess block, will be collected and stored near the classrooms. We are hopeful this strategey will help get items back to their owners the same day and limit the need to sift to large amounts of lost and found items at the school level.
One way famiiles can help is to label their childs jackets, sweaters, etc. Please write your child's name on the tags of their jackets and sweatshirts, as well as labeling their other items like water bottles and lunch boxes. This will support us in swiftly returning items that are unintentionally left behind.
KPES Arrival and Dismissal Safety
Having our KP Lions arrive and dismiss from school safely is our priority. The parking lot for Kiss 'N Ride needs to remain clear of all pedestrians. All walkers need to stay on designated sidewalks and walk around the back on the building to get to doors 2 and 4.
Please take a moment to review these linked rules and the procedure below.
At 8:40am our staff must enter the building and begin providing support and supervision to students. Any cars arriving after 8:40am, will need to park and sign their child in at the main office.
The map shows the drive path during kiss and ride for arrival and dismissal. Entry to Kiss 'N Ride is on Harrow Way and the line circles through the parking lot to the designated Kiss and Ride Doors.
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Door 7 Green - Kindergarten and Grade 3 students will arrive and dismiss from this door.
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Door 9 Purple - Grade 1 and Grade 2 students will arrive and dismiss from this door.
If you have children at both Door 7 and Door 9, you will follow the green path to door 7 first, then follow the direction of the Kings Park staff to proceed to Door 9.
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School Photos
Kinder and Second Grade, Wednesday , October 11th
First and Third Grade, Friday, October 13th
All students will be photographed for school records either Wednesday, October 11th (Kindergarten and Second Grade) or Friday, October 13th (First and Third Grade). Package options from Strawbridge Studios can be found electronically through here. Additionally, paper copies will be sent home in your student’s Take Home Envelope.
Parents can choose to purchase photos, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting our school. If you decide to order a photo package, please return the envelope to school by photo day. Photos should arrive in a few weeks. Make-up photos and re-takes will occur Wednesday, November 29th. For questions you can go to Strawbridge.net and enter the on-line code FM427365.
Save the Dates
Crazy Socks Day: Friday, October 20th
Celebrate SOCKTOBER! Wear a pair, bring a pair to share. Help the Lake Braddock pyramid collect socks for those in need this winter; donations will go to local shelters and ECHO. On Friday October 20, wear crazy socks to school and bring one pair of new socks to donate. Each classroom will have a collection bag. Child and adult socks are welcome.
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Storybook Character Day: Monday, October 30th
Help Kings Park ES celebrate our love for literacy. Dress up as your favorite storybook character. Bring your favorite book along! Be creative, but no masks or weapons allowed.
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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
- Oct 6 PTA Spirit Night @InCourage - Parent Night Out
- Oct 9th Teacher Workday No school for students
- Oct 11th Last Day for PTA Spiritwear Orders
- Oct 24th PTA Meeting 6:30pm @KPES and via Zoom
- Nov 3rd Two 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
Spiritwear. Our store is open for a couple more days!!! Check it out here and order before October 11th.
THIS Friday, October 6th, InCourage Burke (8932 Burke Lake Rd) will be hosting a Ninja Warriors themed Parents Night Out. Register at bit.ly/burkeevents. The cost is $45/child, siblings get a $10 discount; Pizza will be provided. More information here.
KINGS PARK ONLY: Rev Up your creativity and create artwork for the Kings Park yearbook cover! More information here; submissions are due October 20th.
Have your Tiny Chefs join us online for a FREE virtual class to learn to make spooky Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies, on Friday October 20th starting at 6:30pm. Register here (password sxnzpn).
Mark your calendars: Our next General Membership PTA meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 24 at 6:30 pm at Kings Park and on Zoom. We will be hosting our first in-person speaker of the year from Virginia529 immediately following the meeting - help plan for your child’s education in the future! Haven’t joined the PTA this year yet? Join online today!
Our latest monthly newsletter is out! Read it here.
As a reminder, the online 2023-2024 KP/KG Directory is now available for FREE to all KP/KG families. View our website for information on how to access it!
Sincerely,
Dotty Lin
Mrs. Dotty Lin
Principal
Kings Park ES
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