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Kings Park Families,
February is Love the Bus Month, a nationwide celebration dedicated to appreciating school bus drivers and transportation staff for their dedication to student safety. We are so grateful for the kindness, responsibility, and commitment our drivers and transportation staff demonstrate daily. If you and/or your child would like to honor the occasion, consider writing a thank you note or sharing a kind word with your bus driver this week. Small gestures of appreciation go a long way in showing how much we value the important role they play in our school community.
Mother Nature threw us another curve ball this week but we are looking forward to warmer days ahead. Students enjoyed outdoor recess on our blacktop spaces last week and are eagerly awaiting the reopening of our playground. Fresh air and movement are such important parts of the school day, and we are hopeful that rising temperatures will allow us to fully return to our outdoor spaces soon.
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Sincerely,
Mrs. Dotty Lin, Mrs. Jenn Burke and Mrs. Anna Kaplan
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In this edition:
- 2/24 Attendance Celebration
- STEAM Night at Kings Park - March 12th
- Kindergarten Orientation at Kings Park - March 25th
- New Visitor Management System
- Volunteer FCPS
- National School Breakfast Week
- Benchmark Unit 5 Continues
- PTA News and Updates
- Important Dates
February 24th Celebration: K-3
KP's 2025-2026 Attendance Goal: 7% chronic absenteeism or less
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| Percentage of students NOT currently chronically absent |
93.7% |
| Percentage of students currently chronically absent (missed 10% or more of the school days so far this year) |
6.3% |
STEAM Night at Kings Park
Join us for STEAM Night on Thursday, March 12th, 5:00pm-6:30pm, in the Kings Park Cafeteria. We will be showcasing the hands-on STEAM and Strategies Lab activities students in Kindergarten through third grade have been participating in this year. Students will also have the opportunity to explore additional STEAM-related stations, with participation from Code Ninjas and the Fairfax County Public Library. The activities students have engaged in are aligned to
Come experience STEAM learning in action!
Kings Park Kindergarten Registration and Orientation
Registration for the 2026-2027 school year is now open for our new kindergarten students. If you have a child who will be age 5 on or before September 30, 2026, then it is time to register your child for the 2026-2027 school year.
Kindergarten Orientation for incoming kindergartners and their parents will be on Wednesday, March 25, from 2:35pm-3:35pm.
We request that you begin the registration process as soon as possible. Online registration information and forms are available at: https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/registration.
For questions, contact the registrar, Nancy Sawicki, at 703-426-7000.
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New Visitor Management System
We are excited to announce that Kings Park is now using the new Raptor Visitor Management System (VMS). This upgrade is part of our school’s and FCPS’ ongoing commitment to enhancing school safety and streamlining the process for visitors at our school. The VMS ensures that no visitor is on the sex offender registry.
For most visitors, the user experience will be the same when you check-in at the front office.
But now there is also an app, which can make check-in’s even faster at school. Visitors who choose to download the RaptorSafe App and create a Raptor Passport can pre-verify their information before they get to school. The app will give you a QR code you can use when you check-in at school.
If you have questions or need assistance with the new system, please contact our front office. Thank you for your partnership in keeping our schools safe!
Register Today With Volunteer FCPS Volunteer FCPS allows individuals to search and register for volunteer opportunities. It helps ensure a safe, consistent, and welcoming environment here at Kings Park. All volunteers must:
- Create a profile in Volunteer FCPS.
- Register for opportunities through Volunteer FCPS.
- Sign in and out of schools using the visitor kiosk.
At the Volunteer FCPS site, you can complete a volunteer orientation. Visit the Volunteer FCPS Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
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Register Today With Volunteer FCPS
Volunteer FCPS allows individuals to search and register for volunteer opportunities. It helps ensure a safe, consistent, and welcoming environment here at Kings Park. All volunteers must:
- Create a profile in Volunteer FCPS.
- Register for opportunities through Volunteer FCPS.
- Sign in and out of schools using the visitor kiosk.
At the Volunteer FCPS site, you can complete a volunteer orientation. Visit the Volunteer FCPS Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
Celebrating the Power of School Breakfast
Multiple studies show that school breakfasts are important in supporting overall student health by improving students’ diets and combating food insecurity. Students who eat school breakfast consume more fruit and fiber than their peers.
This National School Breakfast Week, FCPS Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) reminds families that they are dedicated to providing flavorful, healthy, sustainable, and student-focused meals. New menu items have been launched this year based on student feedback.
Want to know what’s for breakfast? Nutrition Services has printable menus available.
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📚 Halfway Through Exploring Technology and Society in Language Arts 📚
We are halfway through Benchmark Unit 5 in Language Arts! Across grade levels, students have explored why we use technology, how we take responsibility when making advances in technology, and where ideas for inventions come from.
Connect with your child’s learning at school with these fun questions and hands-on activities at home:
- Question: What’s the most interesting fact you learned from this unit so far? Why is it interesting to you?
- Activity: Ask your child to draw a picture of how they would improve a common piece of technology (cell phone, car, etc.).
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.
KP/KG PTA News and Events
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PTA News and Updates
The PTA is excited to present a brand new event this year! Book Bingo will be held during Read Across America week on March 4th from 5:30 - 8 pm at Kings Park in the cafeteria. At this free event, every student who attends will leave with a free book and everyone will have a chance to win fun reading themed door prizes! Please note: In accordance with fire codes, entrance will be limited once capacity is reached.
Want to help show our staff how much they are appreciated? We need people to help plan and organize a week full of fun treats for Staff Appreciation Week from May 3-8. 2026. Planning begins now, so join our 2026 Staff Appreciation Week Committee today! Please reach out to Bethany at events@kpkgpta.org if you have any questions.
The PTA is busy putting together afterschool activities for the spring and information will be coming soon! In order to make these classes possible, parent volunteers are required for every class. We are looking for someone to serve as our After School Volunteer Coordinator for the spring session. This person will make sure each after school class has a parent volunteer in attendance every week and can be done from home on your own time. Please see our website for more information and reach out to Jen Argenta at president@kpkgpta.org if you are interested or have any questions.
Important Dates:
See the complete school year calendar.
February 25th: FCPS’s Black History Month Celebration, 6:00pm, Woodson High School
March 4th: PTA Book Bingo, 5:30pm-8:00pm, Kings Park
March 12th: STEAM Night, 5:00pm-6:30pm
March 18th: 3-Hour Early Release Wednesday
March 20th: Student Holiday - Eid al-Fitr and Nowruz
March 25th: Kindergarten Orientation, 2:35pm-3:35pm
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