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Your Weekly Kingsley Update | October 1
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Welcome to October!
Thank you to those who were able to make our first PTA. Click here to read the minutes if you were unable to attend.
This month is nationally recognized as Bullying Prevention Month, and Kingsley will once again be participating in activities throughout the month surrounding this important topic. Further down in the Contact, find more details, as well as information on Unity Day. Kingsley will also be celebrating LGBTQ+ Equity Week next week, October 7-11. Click here to learn more about plans for all D65 schools. Please remember that this week we will have our first early dismissal day on Wednesday. Students are released at 12:05pm.
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Key Dates
| Date | Time | Event | | 10/2 | 12:05 PM
| Early Dismissal
| 10/2
| All Day
| Custodial Appreciation Day | | 10/7-11 | All Week | LGBTQ+ Equity Week | | 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
| | 10/23 | All Day
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Unity Day - wear your orange
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10/25
| All Day | No School | |
10/30
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Kingsley Halloween Party
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October is Bullying Prevention Month
October is Bullying Prevention Month and now is the time to talk about these issues with our children.
Click here to read more about Kingsley's participation in Unity Day, Wednesday October 23th. Students are encouraged to wear orange in support of standing together against bullying while unifying for kindness, acceptance and inclusion.
Click here to check out Bullying 101, a great resource for parents to spark discussions to supplement the conversations kids are having in school.
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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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Kingsley Book Closet This Friday
The first Kingsley Book Closet for Grades 1-5 is this Friday, October 4. We need one more volunteer from 9:00am - 11:15am for the following classes: Nicholson, Weir, Larson, Leipitz, Kaplan, Israel, and Abraham
Sign up here to volunteer !
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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 our volunteers, including Ryan Mitchell, Jeff Totsch, James & Kelsie Davies, Sharon Hermes and Andy LaFond. 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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Math Olympiad Club - Adult Volunteers Needed!
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| The nationally recognized Math Olympiad for 4th and 5th graders is back at Kingsley this year. Meetings will be once a week (day TBD) before school from 8:00am - 8:50am at Kingsley, from mid-October thru March.
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For more information, please click here.
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D65 Wellness Walk
Let's start the year off moving! Come out and walk with your family, school, and community! The walk will take place at James Park. Health and Wellness vendors will be at Dawes Elementary School.
October 5, 2019
10:00am - 12:00pm
James Park/Dawes Elementary
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Save the Date - Halloween Party October 30th!
Plans are well underway for this fun-filled evening for our Comets and their families! There are lots of ways to lend a hand, from serving treats to helping with crafts to setting up the spooktacular Haunted Hallway.
If you'd like to get involved, please sign up here. |
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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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! |
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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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.
1. 3rd-5th grade FREE GPS After School Clinics: ETHS female athletes come to each elementary school one a month and introduce girls to 2 new sports. October sports are basketball and lacrosse.
2. 5th-8th grade Team GPS (October is Basketball and Lacrosse): this session meets October 13th, 20th and 27th from 4-6pm @ETHS. Led by the ETHS female athletes, Team GPS exposes girls to two new sports each month.
Financial aid is available. Select 'YES' for a 100% scholarship on the registration form.
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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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