Your Weekly Kingsley Update | October 15th
PTA Meeting Wednesday 10/16

We are looking forward to seeing you at our 2nd PTA meeting of the year TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 6:30 PM in the Kingsley multi-use room. Our special speaker will be Asst. Principal Michelle Brand. Join us starting at 6:00 PM for pizza. Click here for the full agenda. Childcare provided.

Also, the Boon fall fundraiser has been extended until tomorrow for all catalog orders. Catalog orders are tax exempt, so take advantage of the saving and return your orders to the PTA mailbox by Wednesday night or send them to school with your child to return to their teacher. Online orders will remain open. 

Lastly, we need extra hands for Friday's NU v. Ohio State game for football parking! Contact Paula Casas (pcasas@me.com) if you're able to help.
Key Dates

DateTimeEvent
10/166:30 PMPTA Meeting - pizza and childcare provided
10/22 & 10/23TBDParent Teacher Conferences
10/23All Day
Unity Day - wear your orange
10/25
All DayNo School
10/30
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Kingsley Halloween Party
11/612:05 PMEarly Dismissal
11/11All DayNo School - Veterans Day

Fall Fundraiser Sale Extended!   

Last chance to get in your Fall Fundraiser orders! Sales have been extended to Wednesday, October 16! Don't miss out! Shop and Support our school!  Click here to start shopping!
Parking 'Directors' Needed for NU Football Games         

The next home game is Friday October 18th, and parking is going to require some extra coordination, so we need all the help we can get! We need volunteers from 4:45 PM until 7:00 PM (or sooner if parking sells out). Sign up here to help. 

If you can only help out for part of the time, please email Paula Casas at pcasas@me.com to let her know your availability. 

This Friday, the Kingsley school parking lot will close at 4:00 PM. 

If you are picking up your child from afterschool enrichment or aftercare, please park along the fire lane on Prairie, leave your flashers going, and your child will be dismissed from the main doors on the Prairie (playground) side of the school. 

A PTA volunteer will be on hand to help with aftercare/enrichment dismissal. Please check with your aftercare provider for any additional dismissal details.
Watch for your Online Directory Verification   

This year, Kingsley is using AtoZ Connect for its online directory. Later today, you will receive an email from "Kingsley PTA" with the subject "Verify your information." It will ask you to log in and verify your data using the Verification Wizard. Your username will be your email address. 

If you do not receive a verification email and would like to be included in and have access to the directory, go to the login page and at the bottom click "Don't have an account? Signup now."

You can access the directory hereYou can also download the app by searching for "AtoZ Connect" in the App Store or on Google Play. 

If you have any questions or have trouble verifying your information, please contact Jessica Stanczak at jostanczak@gmail.com.
All About Reading

EPL Book Mobile 
Now the Evanston Public Library (EPL) is coming to us! Join the EPL every third Tuesday from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM on Prairie in front of Haven. Don't miss the first event on October 15th! Learn more here.

Raising Readers (for 1st graders)
Please come with your 1st grader before or after your fall conference to learn all about the Kingsley Library. 

Tuesday, October 22nd
Wednesday, October 23rd
4:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Kingsley Library

Click here for more information.
Kingsley PCAR & Next Step Series: How to be an Antiracist in Evanston

Join Kingsley Parent Conversations about Race (PCAR) on October 17th at the first session of Next Steps: How to be an Antiracist in Evanston

October 17, 2019
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Nichols School library
Free child care provided, with pizza for the kids. 

To carpool with other Kingsley parents, please RSVP here. 

Click here for all upcoming dates.
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. 
Get Your Kingsley Spirit Wear! 

From today until November 3, the Kingsley Spirit Wear store will be open for Comets and their families to purchase youth and adult-sized spirit wear. This is a great opportunity to purchase Kingsley clothing items at cost. Pick-up will be on November 15th

Don't wait, visit the Kingsley Spirit Wear Store online here

Buying something from the store? Consider purchasing an extra item to donate. Extra items are being collected by Ms. Jackson in the office and distributed by Ms. Johnson on an as-needed basis.
Math Olympiad Club - Sign Up Now

Looking for math enrichment for your motivated 4th or 5th grader? Look no further! The nationally recognized Math Olympiad program is back at Kingsley this year.

Classes will be held on Tuesday mornings 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM, October 29 - mid March. We are requesting a $20 fee per child to cover the costs of materials, due at the first session. PTA scholarships are available.

Please contact Juchien Hsu at juchienh@yahoo.com with any questions or to register your child in the program.

For more information, please click here 
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.
Parents Night Out - Kindergarten & 1st Grade

Save the date for our Kindergarten and 1st Grade Parents Night Out on Thursday, November 7th at 7:00 PM at Old Neighborhood Grill!  

Details and carpool information coming soon.
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
Everyday Shopping Supports Kingsley

Box Tops 
New feature for box top collectors- DOWNLOAD the Box Top App on your phone and SCAN your receipt so that your Box Tops purchases are recognized.  We will still accept any unexpired physical box tops, so please keep sending them in!

Amazon Smile
Did you know that you can earn Kingsley a percentage of your purchase at Amazon? If you shop with your smartphone and want to raise money for Kingsley, open a browser and open amazonsmile.com and select Kingsley PTA as the beneficiary. Purchases on the app will not link to the  PTA. Create a shortcut on your phone today and watch the money add up for our school.

Register for Girls Play Sports 

Registration is currently open for the following programs:

1. 3rd-5th grade FREE GPS After School Clinics: ETHS female athletes come to each elementary school once 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 & November is Soccer and Cross Country): 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.
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.    
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.
Questions?

If you have questions, ideas or would like to get involved at Kingsley, contact Co-Presidents Michelle Dahl (she/her) at Michelle.Dahl.PTA@gmail.com and Vanessa Dillingham (she/her) at Vanessa.Dillingham@gmail.com.
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