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Your Weekly Kingsley Update | September 24
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Happy Fall!
Thank you to Principal Davis, Kingsley's teachers, and staff for hosting last week's engaging curriculum night. It was great to see the Kingsley community get together to learn how we can all support our Comets. Thank you as well to Mary Young and Fallon Stefani for coordinating the meet-up afterwards. We hope you were able to join. The big news for this week? The PTA Equity Project's 2nd annual restaurant week! Enjoy a meal from any participating restaurant. Be sure to mention the PTA Equity Project, and a portion of your bill will be donated to support this important cause. Click here for a flyer and list of restaurants.
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Key Dates
| Date | Time | Event | | 9/30 | All Day
| No School (Rosh Hashanah)
| 10/2
| 12:05 PM
| Early Dismissal | | 10/9 | All Day | No School (Yom Kippur) | | 10/16 | 6:30 PM | PTA Meeting - pizza and childcare provided
| | 10/22 & 10/23 | TBD | Parent Teacher Conferences
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10/25
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10/30
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TBD
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Kingsley Halloween Party
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Mixed Bag Fall Fundraiser
We are so excited to share that this year, we have partnered with Mixed Bag Designs to raise money for our wonderful school! 40% of every product sold will go directly to the Kingsley PTA to support Kingsley enrichment activities as well as scholarships for children to participate in school enrichment. If you haven't already seen the catalog, look for it in your child's schoolbag today!
Ready to start shopping? Click here.
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Coffee with the Principal
Parents and caregivers, join Principal Davis for a cup of coffee and casual conversation on the final Friday of each month in the teachers' lounge from 9:30 until 10:00 AM.
The first coffee will be held on Friday September, 27th.
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Parking 'Directors' Needed for NU Football Games
Can you help with a fun, one-time volunteer opportunity that raises thousands of dollars for our students? Sign up for a couple hours to direct cars into the Kingsley parking lot before the NU home games. You don't even miss the game!
September has been a success, thanks to all the volunteers. We need help in October, too. Click here for the sign up sheet. For more information or questions, contact volunteer coordinator Paula Casas at 847-864-1854 or pcasas@me.com.
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We are in need of raffle prizes for Mr. Davis' gotcha raffle.
If you have small toys, small denomination gift cards, books, etc. that you would like to donate as prizes for the gotcha raffle, please bring to Ms. Jackson in the front office. Thank you! |
Green Team Lunchroom Help
Sign up here to help with the Kingsley Green Team efforts at lunch time. It's a great opportunity to help our Comets compost and recycle to reduce lunch waste.
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Egg CartonsReid Garden needs your cardboard egg cartons for composting! We will be collecting them by the red shed in the garden.
Volunteers The Reid garden team is looking for adults to volunteer in the garden during lunch recess on Fridays from 11:10am - 1:20pm. No garden experience necessary. Just bring a desire to engage with the kids and nature.
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Volunteer for the Kingsley Book Closet
Please join us for another fun year at the Book Closet. Our first Book Closet for Grades 1-5 is October 4 and we need your help!
Sign up here to volunteer from 9:00am - 11:15am or 11:15am - 1:30pm.
For those who are new to Kingsley, the Book Closet is a book "store" in which kids choose books to take home. The Book Closet is kept alive by book donations from Kingsley families and teachers, funds from the PTA, and time from volunteers. Volunteers are there to help kids select books and to shelve books as needed.
We look forward to seeing both veteran volunteers and new faces at this year's Book Closet!
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PTA Equity Project Restaurant Week
Please mark your calendars for a district-wide fundraising event to support the PTA Equity Project (PEP) - Evanston's 2nd Annual Restaurant Week!
Eat at any participating restaurant from September 23rd - 27th.
Please mention PEP Restaurant Week and all participating restaurants will donate a percentage of your bill. Please click here to see the flyer with more information and to see the participating restaurants.
If you would like to donate additional funds, please consider a donation here.
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ESCCA - Volunteers Needed
ESCCA (Evanston School Children's Clothing Association) provides cold weather clothing to District 65 families in need so that no child in Evanston has to miss a day of school due to lack of proper clothes.
Kingsley has a donation box for cold weather clothing only located outside the gym. If you have gently used or new clothing to donate please follow the donation guidelines posted with the donation box. Additionally, Kingsley is responsible for staffing three SERVE dates where volunteers assist children and their families at the ESCCA center at JEH 1500 McDaniel Ave. It's a fantastic way to give back to the community, so please sign up for one of our SERVE dates if you are able.
**We need a few more volunteers for the Saturday, September 28th serve date from 9:15 AM - 12 PM.**
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Register for Girls Play Sports
Girls Play Sports (GPS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering leadership skills and confidence in girls through participation in a wide variety of sports. The program engages girls, grades 3-8, in multiple sports without a long-term or expensive commitment. GPS engages girls in meaningful conversations about current topics that affect young women today.
Registration is currently open for GPS Cross Country Meet (for 4th-8th graders). This will take place September 28th from 8:30 - 10:00 AM. The meet begins with a 30-minute warm-up and a meet preview to ensure all participants are mentally and physically prepared.
Financial aid is available. Select 'YES' for a 100% scholarship on the registration form.
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Kingsley PCAR & Next Step Series: How to be an Antiracist in Evanston
The focus of Kingsley Parent Conversations about Race (PCAR) this school year will be the ideas and actions laid out by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi in his new book, How to be an Antiracist. We are thrilled to partner with the District 65-wide Next Steps Series to bring all adults in our school community (parents, grandparents, caregivers, neighbors, teachers, school leaders and staff) an incredible opportunity to learn and act together in order to LIVE OUR IDEALS and make our school community and Evanston more equitable.
| October 17, 2019
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Nichols School library
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Spanish interpretation & child care provided
Open to the community
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Read more here or visit www.NextStepsEvanston.com for information about application sessions, book discussions, the mailing list, and much more. Reading the book is not necessary for participation.
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Calendar
Please click here to view/download the latest version of Kingsley's annual at-a-glance calendar (updated 9-16-19).
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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