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Your Weekly Kingsley Update | November 19th
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This Year is Flying By
Hard to believe it, but there are only 4 1/2 weeks of school remaining in 2019!
We have two events to note this week: Haven PTA's Gender 101 presentation on Thursday (more info below) and our Kingsley community gathering on Saturday morning at Fleetwood-Jourdain (details further down the Contact). We hope to see you there! Thank you to everyone who joined us for last week's PTA meeting and especially to our guest speaker Meagan Novara, restorative practices coach. Click here to read the meeting minutes.
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Key Dates
| Date | Time | Event | | 11/21 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Gender 101 Training @ Haven | | 11/23 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Kingsley Community Hangout @ Fleetwood Jourdain
| | 11/27-11/29 | All Day | No School - Thanksgiving Break | | 12/11 | 12:05 PM | Early Dismissal | | 12/13 | 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Coffee with Principal Davis |
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Our Annual Appeal
The PTA Annual Appeal is underway! Thank you to those who have already donated. We have surpassed 10% of our goal!
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5Essentials parent survey is still opened!
District 65 is once again participating in the Illinois 5Essentials Survey. The survey is now open for parents and will open for staff and students on December 10th. The parent survey is to be completed by parents, guardians, or other caregivers with a child in grades prekindergarten through 12. It is available in English and Spanish and takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Parents who have more than one child who attends the same school may elect to participate multiple times. We recommend that parents who have children enrolled in multiple schools participate in the survey for each school. Only one parent per household may participate in the survey.
To complete the parent survey, visit here.
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Parking Coordinators Needed for NU Football Games
One more game to go! Thank you to Sarah Weidaw and Sarah Valle for volunteering to help park cars on a chilly morning. And a BIG thank you to Paula Casas for being the parking coordinator for the past five years!
With that said, we are in need of two parents to step-up and help coordinate this important fundraiser for next year. If you might be interested, consider volunteering for the last games (Nov 23) and you can receive "on the job training".
For more information contact Paula Casas at 847-864-1854 or pcasas@me.com.
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Gender 101 Training at Haven
The Haven PTA and Principal Advisory Team are hosting a Gender 101 training for Haven families THIS THURSDAY, November 21st from 7 PM - 8:30 PM. (Location in the school yet to be determined based on number of registrants.)
They are offering 10 spots for parents/guardians to each Haven feeder school as space is limited. Sign up here.
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Kingsley Community Hangout
Looking for family fun and the warmth of community on a chilly Saturday morning? Then join your Kingsley friends at Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center this Saturday, November 23rd from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM.
There will be arts + crafts, gym games, and kid-friendly snacks and coffee for parents. Come on out and join us!
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Kingsley Fine Arts/P.E. Newsletter
Welcome to the first Fine Arts and P.E. newsletter for the school year! Now you can learn more about what your child is doing in each class - music, library, art, drama, P.E., coding and SEEL. Read the Fall Newsletter here.
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Gift Book Closet: Volunteers Needed
We are in need of volunteers for the annual Gift Book Closet, Friday, December 6. For this special Book Closet, volunteers will help wrap books the students choose for a friend or family member.
9:00 AM - 11:15 AM, Early shift classes: Nicholson, Weir, Larson, Leipitz, Kaplan, Israel, Abraham
11:15 AM - 1:30 PM, Late shift classes: Policape, Johnson, Warren, Frank, Davis, Kipfer, O'Connor, Remien
Sign up here to lend a hand.
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Winter Basketball Leagues
City of Evanston Winter Basketball Leagues Are Forming! Join Fellow Comets on a Kingsley Team!
4th & 5th Grade
Each grade has separate leagues for boys and girls. Weekly practices are run by parents and games are Saturdays from Jan 11 - Feb 29. Fee is $35 per player and scholarships are available through Kingsley social worker Clarissa Johnson (johnsonc@district665.net). All the details including registration info (through City of Evanston) can be found here. Practice times will be posted as they become available. Sign up by December 9 so that we know how many teams we have per grade. Contact Bridget Nelson at bridget76@gmail.com with questions.
1st - 3rd Grade
Games are Sundays and practices are typically held only for 3rd grade teams. If your student is interested in joining a team, or you are interested in coaching, please contact Athletic Director Kevin Malia at kpmalia@gmail.com. Once we have a better sense of interest and coaches, we will send out more information.
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Unity Day Shirt Orders
Interested in ordering a Unity Day shirt? You can order here and pay directly online! There are youth and adult sizes for short sleeve t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, and hoodies!
Prices are based on a minimum of 15 items ordered. If there are less than 15 ordered by November 21st, the cost of the purchased item may increase. Prices are created by customink.com and there are no scholarships available for this order. Kingsley is not handling or responsible for ordering, shipping, or replacement of items purchased on customink.com.
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How to be an Antiracist in Evanston
Thanks so the many Kingsley parents who attended the first Action Session for How to be an Antiracist in Evanston on November 13th. We learned more about Dr. Ibram Kendi's framework for antiracism and began to identify some opportunities to make our school community more antiracist. Please mark your calendar for the next session in the series:
- How to be an Antiracist Book Group, Chapters 7-11: December 3rd, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Family Focus. Contact Anne Brown @ alevybrown@gmail.com to borrow a copy of the book.
Kingsley PTA Equity Advisory Committee Do you want to partner with other Kingsley parents to identify efforts within our sphere of influence that would help make the Kingsley community more equitable for students and families? Contact Anne at alevybrown@gmail.com or 617-797-4669 to join our efforts.
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Kingsley Party Kits
If your class is having a holiday class party, please consider being "green" and using our party kits to reduce waste. Reserve by emailing Lisa at ldrefus@gmail.com.
CARP Zero Waste Feedback
Compost this Winter
Curious about composting all your food scraps at home like we do in our lunchroom? (A family of four generates on average 20 to 30 lbs. of compost each week!) Make a difference in the fight against climate change and sign up for the Winter Gap Composting Program, offered by locally-owned Collective Resource. This 16-week program allows you to pay a one-time fee to have a composting bucket dropped off at your residence for weekly or bi-weekly pickup. And in the meantime, compost any Thanksgiving food scraps in your yard waste bin!
No Idling Policy
Did you know District 65 has a no idling policy?
That 10 seconds of idling wastes more fuel than restarting? Air monitoring at schools typically finds elevated levels of toxins during pick-up times. The source - exhaust from idling vehicles - is linked to increases in asthma, allergies, heart and lung disease and even cancer. Children are especially at risk because their lungs are still developing and they inhale more air per pound of body weight.
Learn more here and take the pledge to Turn It Off!
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Right At School - Registration for Winter Electives Now Open!
Registration for Right At School Winter Electives is still open. Click here to see the Winter session offerings and here for Scholarship information. Registration ends December 22. Scholarship requests MUST be made no later than December 3.
Visit the Kingsley Right At School webpage to register your Comet for a before or after school enrichment class. Classes run December 9, 2019 - March 6, 2020.
Have questions? Contact the Right at School Customer Service team at 855-287-2466.
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City of Evanston Holiday Drive
Again this year, Kingsley (in addition to other D65 schools) is not hosting a formal holiday assistance program. To provide a more equitable experience, we are referring families to the City of Evanston for support. You may donate to Mayor Hagerty's Holiday Food, Book and Toy Drive.
Families are able to make donations of toys, books and non-perishable items in addition to monetary donations through December 13. This is open for all families to donate or request assistance if needed. Families who wish to participate to receive toys, books, and/or food must register by calling 311 between November 25 and December 13. Click here to see a flyer with more information.
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Calendar
Please click here to view/download the latest version of Kingsley's annual at-a-glance calendar (updated 10-14-19).
We encourage all families to click here to sign up for D65's weekly Fast 5 email blast. It includes important events relevant to all district parents. You can find the D65 calendar and dates here.
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District 65 Digital Backpack
Looking for information about activities and events for D65 students and families from District 65 and the City of Evanston? Check out the Digital Backpack (formerly Friday Folder), which is created each week by District 65.
Click here to stay informed.
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