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Please refer to this calendar link for all FCPS dates for the 2024-2025 school year to support planning.FCPS School Year Calendar
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Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year
Today the KPES staff was thrilled to complete 377 Welcome Walk home visits. Our staff returned smiling, filled with stories of new connections and excitement for the year. We were estatic to also have FCPS Cheif of Schools, Dr. Geovanny Ponce join us on a few Welcome Walks.
As an additional support to the school year, families are encouraged to watch a brief welcome message from Mrs. Dotty Lin. Here you can review information to support the first weeks of school and to find answers to frequently asked questions.
In addition, this KPES One Pager Return to School Information includes key back to school links and resources for the start of the year. A hard copy will be shared via the yellow take home folder.
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Open House, August 15th 1:00pm-2:00pm
Open House is a time for students and families to informally meet their teacher and to explore the classroom. Staff members will be on hand to give extra assistance during the open house to help you find your child’s classroom. We hope to see you there! We encourage families to enter the buidling and practice walking to class the same way their student will each day. Please see the below map for cordinated entrances.
 Arrival and Dismissal
Kings Park ES bell schedule is 8:40am- 3:25pm. Please see the map that illustrates students arrival and dismissal. Our school doors will open at 8:30am.
Each Kings Park ES family received in the mail a welcome letter that included a green card to help teachers with your child's daily dismissal. We ask that you please fill this out and pin it to your child's backpack for the first day of school.
Bus stop and route information was shared with families via an FCPS transportation email and is also available on your ParentVue accounts. For more information about bus transportation, including how to access the Bus Delay Notification System, visit the Transportation page.
PTA Popsicles on the Playground, Aug. 18th
This year we are continuing our popsicles on the playground to include all students at Kings Park.This is a yearly PTA tradition for our families to mingle, meet one another and have additional play time before the beginning of the year.
- Kindergarten: 2:00pm- 2:30pm
- 1st Grade-3rd Grade: 2:30pm - 3:00pm
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First Day of School, August 19th
We are excited to welcome our lions on Monday, August 19th. Doors open at 8:30am. School begins at 8:40am and dismissal begins at 3:20pm. During the first week of school, parents may walk students to their classroom door.
Our tradition of the parent/guardian Boo Hoo/Wahoo Welcome will continue in the cafeteria immediately following student drop off on the first day of school. Kindergarten through Third Grade parents/guardians please join us for this informal gathering in the cafeteria for doughnuts and coffee with Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Donahue, and Mrs. Kaplan.
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Did you miss our building
Scavenger Hunts?
We were so excited to welcome so many of our Kings Park Lions and families to our annual KPES scavenger hunts this week and last week. If you were unable to attend our Building Scavenger Hunt in person, you can explore our virtual Scavenger Hunt video playlist.
Sincerely,
Dotty Lin
Mrs. Dotty Lin
Principal
Kings Park ES
Upcoming Events
- August 15th Open House 1-2pm
- August 18th PTA Popsicles on the Playground
- K- 2:00 pm- 2:30 pm
- 1st-3rd Grade 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
- August 19th First Day of School - doors open at 8:30am
- August 19th BooHoo Breakfast (for parents)
- August 30 Labor Day Break no school for students
- Sept 2 Labor Day Break no school for students
- Sept 16th 3-hour early release dismissal at 12:30pm
FCPS School Year Calendar
Join the PTA. We hope all members of the KP/KG community will consider joining the PTA this school year. Being a PTA member has numerous benefits -- it's a great way to meet new friends and become more involved in your child's school and community. Join on our website!
Sweet Frog Spirit Day (9564 Old Keene Mill Rd). Grab a sweet treat before or after Open House on Thursday, August 15th anytime from 12-9pm and support the PTA. No flier necessary. Twenty percent of all sales during this time will be donated back to the PTA.
Popsicles on the Playground - Sunday, August 18th. Come enjoy a cool treat the night before the first day of school! We have scheduled times for each grade to come reunite with old friends and meet new ones. More information can be found here.
Want to help with KP/KG PTA’s biggest fundraiser of the year? It’ll be coming up quick; we are looking for sponsors for Fun Run Shirts - reach out if you have connections or are interested! The Booster program starts on September 11th and finishes on September 20, 2024 with the Fun Run. Mark your calendars and reach out to Sarah Maccubbin-Tremper at vpfund@kpkgpta.org if you want to be involved!
Mark your calendars. Our popular PTA Ice Cream Social and Resource Fair will be held at Kings Glen on September 13th at 6:30 pm. More information is coming soon!
Keep in Touch with the PTA. A great way to keep in touch with the PTA is to subscribe to our emails and/or join our Facebook group. An updated PTA events calendar can also be found here. We will be starting our monthly newsletter in September, which is a great resource to find out more about the PTA. Reach out to board@kpkgpta.org if you have any questions.
Volunteer with the PTA. Volunteering is certainly not a requirement of joining the PTA, but we are always looking for more help! We are looking for some volunteer leads for various positions throughout the year. Check out our openings here. Alternatively, fill out the form on this page to let us know how you can help!
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