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 FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT SUCCESS
Thank you to all our Keene Mill families who joined us for Family Science Night on Tuesday! It was a great way to conclude our STEM celebrations in February. The Children’s Science Center said it was one of their most well-attended events they’ve ever hosted. Our Kangas are eager to discover, experiment, and learn more about science! Thanks to the PTA for sponsoring this event!
FCPS Family Engagement Survey This Sunday
Parents/caregivers will receive the FCPS’ Family Engagement Survey Sunday, March 3, from independent research firm K12 Insight. Please participate — your feedback is critical in helping to inform and improve practices to best support our students.Taking this survey will also help strengthen the partnership between your family and our school. When that partnership is strong, students can experience a range of benefits including improved school readiness, higher student achievement, better social skills and behavior, and an increased likelihood of graduating high school. The survey will take about 10-15 minutes to complete and will be available in 10 languages. Please visit the Family Engagement Survey webpage for more information. Your voice matters!
🖍️ It’s Kindergarten Registration Time!
Attending kindergarten provides children with an opportunity to learn and practice the essential social, emotional, problem-solving, and self-regulation skills they will use throughout their lives. Our school is conducting kindergarten registration currently and Kindergarten Orientation will be Tuesday, April 2 at 3:00 pm. Eligible children can also be registered throughout the summer, but registering your child early helps us plan, so that we have the teachers and resources needed on the first day of school.
Prepare for registration by gathering documents and completing forms. We are happy to support families with registration and the transition to kindergarten. For more information in other languages, visit FCPS’ Kindergarten Registration webpage.
Please contact Chris Franco to register your future kindergartener at 703-644-4704.
 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR IS NEXT WEEK!
Get ready to read, Kangas! The Scholastic Book Fair will be at Keene Mill Elementary from March 6-13 in the KMES library. (No sales Saturday or Sunday.)
CLICK HERE TO VISIT KEENE MILL'S SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR PAGE
Join us for Family Night After students preview the books with their classes during the day, please join us for Family Night to kick off sales on Wednesday, March 6 from 5:30-7:30 PM.
Book Fair Volunteers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094AABA82EA1FE3-keene#/
The book fair is a significant undertaking for our school and an event the students look forward to all year, so your help is needed and appreciated. Volunteers will help at the registers, organize inventory and assist students, and staff the novelty items area.
PTA News
PTA WELCOMES SPEAKER MARCH 14 TO DISCUSS “SCIENCE OF READING”
The KMES PTA welcomes all Keene Mill families to join us Thursday, March 14 as we host a discussion with Dr. Diane Leipzig, FCPS Principal in Residence, Equitable Access to Literacy Plan. She will discuss the new FCPS reading curriculum and the Science of Reading.
This meeting will be held in-person in the cafeteria from 6:30-7:30 PM. Spanish translation services will be available at this meeting.
 PYRAMID CHALLENGE: NEW DATE AND REGISTRATION
** RESCHEDULED from November **
All runners must register/re-register by MARCH 18 West Springfield Pyramid Challenge: Sunday, April 28, 2:00-4:30 PM at Irving Middle School
The rescheduled West Springfield Pyramid Challenge is a FREE fun run event, but students wanting to participate need to RE-REGISTER for it. Your registration for the postponed run in November will NOT be carried over.
If you were unable to make the November date but want to participate on April 28, you are also welcome to register for this fun community event! Everyone who wants to participate must sign up by March 18: https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Springfield/2023PyramidChallenge
Mark Your Calendar
Monday, March 4-Friday, March 8-Helping Games Book Drive 📚
Monday, March 4-Club Pictures
Tuesday, March 5-Presidential Primary-NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, March 6-Book Fair Begins/Family Night, 5:30-7:30 pm
Thursday, March 7-Wear Helping Games t-shirt 👕
Thursday, March 14-PTA Meeting: Science of Reading, Library, 6:30 pm
Friday, March 15-Spring and Class Pictures
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