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Kings Park Families,

This is a busy, full week at Kings Park! Guests are experiencing their students’ creativity first-hand at our Art Open Houses. We hope to see many families at the Kings Park Library soon for this evening’s Meet Me at the Library event. Our week culminates in the return of our Thanksgiving luncheon, a special celebration where students, staff, and families come together to share gratitude and community. We are thankful for the support, engagement, and enthusiasm of our Kings Park families that make events like these possible. 

Mrs. Dotty Lin, Mrs. Jenn Burke and Mrs. Anna Kaplan

In this edition:

• 11/18 Attendance Celebration
• Thanksgiving Luncheon - Friday, November 21st
• Outstanding Employee Nominees and Award Winners
• Optional Home Access to Student Devices
• Kings Park ES Gift Card Drive 
• Meet Me At the Library - Tonight!
• Specialist Open Houses
• Kings Park Book Fair: December 4th-12th
• Benchmark Unit 3
• Federal Impact Aid Survey - *Action Required*
• PTA News and Update 
• Important Dates

Thanksgiving Luncheon - Friday, November 21st

We are excited to welcome the over 650 guests who RSVPed to our Thanksgiving Luncheon on Friday. We are still in need of volunteers; please review the Thanksgiving luncheon schedule and sign up as you are able to volunteer before or after your child’s luncheon. **All volunteers must have a profile with Volunteer FCPS.** 

Thanks in advance for your patience and flexibility as we support a record number of attendees.

Celebrating Kings Park’s Outstanding Employee Nominees and Award Winners

At Kings Park, our dedicated teachers and staff are the characters who help each child shape their story with confidence and joy. This year, we proudly recognize all of our Outstanding Employee Award nominees, whose daily contributions enrich the story of our school. Thank you to the families who submitted nominations; your thoughtful recognition and support mean a lot to our team. 

• Outstanding Teacher: Naela Ahmed, Katie Crewse, Olga Holliday, Tiffeny Kutz, Christina Mauger*
• Outstanding Professional Employee: Jamie Mucciolo*, Kate Murray
• Outstanding Operational Employee: Valeriya Bakhmach, Zorayda Garavito, Eugenei Hovsepian*, Najia Shinwary 

*A special congratulations to our award winners who will go on to represent Kings Park at the Pyramid Level.  

Optional Home Access to Student Devices

At Kings Park, we're committed to providing every student with the tools and opportunities they need to thrive. This involves both traditional and digital resources.

All students have the option to take their school-issued devices (laptop or iPad) home on weekends. This allows them to continue personalized learning, access programs like ST Math and Benchmark Universe, and build digital literacy and responsibility. Taking devices home is optional and not required for homework or daily learning tasks. 

Families are encouraged to support routines for device care and healthy technology use.The school will provide guidance and resources to help students and families manage this transition successfully. 

If you wish for your student to take their device home on weekends, please email your child’s teacher to begin the process. If you'd like to learn more about how technology supports learning at Kings Park, or if you have questions as we prepare for this transition, contact your child’s teacher or reach out to our School-Based Technology Specialist Michelle Crabill, mlcrabill@fcps.edu. We value your partnership and want to ensure every family feels informed and supported.

Kings Park ES Gift Card Drive

As the weather cools and we head into this season of gratitude, we are reaching out to ask for your help. We are currently collecting gift cards to assist Kings Park ES families in need. Gift cards to Giant, Safeway, Walmart, and Target will go directly to families of students facing food insecurity and/or requiring assistance with basic necessities and seasonal support.  Even small donations can make a big impact.  Gift cards are being collected now through December 12th. They can be dropped off in a box in the front office or sent with your child in an envelope marked, “Attention: School Counselors or School Social Worker.” 

We are thankful to have such a generous and caring community and truly appreciate your support! Questions? Does your family need support? Please contact social worker Katie Carroll, kcarroll3@fcps.edu, family liaison Cinthia Loza, csloza@fcps.edu, or school counselors Corri Shusterman, rcshusterman@fcps.edu, and Tracy Rossi, tlrossi@fcps.edu.

Meet Me at the Library - Tuesday, November 18th

Meet us in the Community Meeting Room of the Kings Park Public Library (9000 Burke Lake Rd, Burke, VA 22015) tonight (Tuesday, November 18th) at 5:00pm for the first Meet Me at the Library event of the school year. This hour-long event is free to Kings Park students, run by Kings Park teachers and staff and will showcase fun ways to promote healthy eating habits and exercise. Every student that attends will receive a free book from WETA. Hope to see you there!

Specialist Open Houses

PE and Music: December 1st-5th We invite you to join your child for their PE and Music classes during the week of December 1st–5th. You’ll have the chance to experience a typical class and participate alongside your student. Specific dates and times will be shared through TalkingPoints and in your child’s teacher’s weekly email. We look forward to seeing you—please remember to bring your photo ID for check-in at the front office.

Kings Park Book Fair: December 4th - December 12th

Our winter book fair is quickly approaching! The fair will run Thursday, December 4th - Friday, December 12th. Students will have the opportunity to shop the fair from December 9th - December 12th during their library time as well as during the times on the table below. Students with library on Monday will also be able to shop during their class on the 8th. Come shop as a family on Wednesday December 10th, We will be open from 3:30 – 6:00pm for our Family Night!

We strongly encourage parents to make an eWallet for their child through our Scholastic fair website, this will allow your child to shop the fair without having to bring in cash! Unused funds get converted to a Scholastic gift card at the end of the fair. If you are interested in volunteering during our fair please sign up here.  We are looking forward to another great event!

📚 Learning about Government and Citizenship in Language Arts 📚

Benchmark Unit 3 in Language Arts is about government and citizenship. Students in K-5 will be learning about what a government does and what it means to be part of a community. Grade six students will learn about different types of governments across societies. 

Connect with your child’s learning at school with these fun questions and hands-on activities at home:

• Question: If you could pass one law right now, what would it be?
• Activity: Create a family constitution: work together to write three to five laws for your household and explain why they matter.

At the end of the unit, your child will take their unit magazine home. The magazine includes an activity calendar with fun ways to help students build on what they’re learning at each grade level. You can also find information on how to support your child’s reading at home on the Benchmark Families website.

✅ Please Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey 

FCPS is asking all families to complete a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets, which is in the upper right corner of the screen after logging in.

Thank you to all the families who have already filled out their Federal Impact Aid Forms on-line.  If you have not yet completed the survey, a paper copy will be sent home with your student(s) in the Take Home Folder this Friday.

The Impact Aid Survey is a federal program designed to directly compensate local school districts that have been financially impacted by federal activities. The program’s mission is to reimburse local school districts for local revenues lost due to the presence of federally owned (therefore tax exempt) property. 

We need a completed and signed Impact Aid form from every child in our school, regardless of their military connectedness. If you have multiple children in FCPS, please fill out a form for each child. Your information will be kept strictly confidential.  We thank you for filling out and returning this form.

KP/KG PTA News and Events

PTA News and Updates

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Family Photoshoots and Treats for Troops last week! A big thank you to Bethany Portock and Lisley Anco for organizing these great events.

Save the date for our next PTA General Membership Meeting on Wednesday, December 10th at 5:00PM at Kings Park (and on zoom).  We look forward to seeing you there!

Still looking for Spirit wear? The Spirit Wear Store will remain open throughout the year! Shop the store anytime and orders will be shipped directly to your home for a fee. 

Are you looking to say thank you to a teacher or staff member during the holiday season?  All Kings Park and Kings Glen staff have been given the option to fill out a “Staff Tastes & Tidbits” form with information such as favorite stores and restaurants, classroom needs/wants, favorite authors and more.  Staff responses can be viewed here.

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. Our website also features an updated PTA events calendar.  Join the PTA.  We hope all members of the KP/KG community will consider joining the PTA this school year.  Join on our website!

Important Dates: November 17th-21st: Specialist Open House - Art November 18th: Meet Me at the Library, 5:00pm-6:00pm November 21st: Thanksgiving Luncheon November 26th-28th: No School for Students and Staff December 1st-5th: Specialist Open Houses - PE and Music December 4th-12th: Kings Park Book Fair December 8th: Makeup Picture Day December 10th: 3-Hour Early Release Wednesday

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