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Your Weekly Kingsley Update | November 5th
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Wrapping Up Another Great Month
What a fantastic Halloween party our community enjoyed last week! THANK YOU to Amy Ditchman and Charlene Fox for their work on the party side with the food, dancing and games as well as to Stephanie Daugherity and Tim Ditchman for putting together the Haunted Hallway - and thanks as well to the dozens of volunteers who made it all come together! We want to thank teacher/make up artist extraordinaire, Alyssa Zuravel, for all that she did as well. It was such a fun evening!If you have any photos from the event, please email them to kingsleyelementaryyearbook@gmail.com.
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Key Dates
| Date | Time | Event | | 11/6 | 12:05 PM | Early Dismissal
| | 11/11 | All Day | No School - Veterans Day | | 11/13 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Kingsley PCAR Event @ Orrington
| | 11/14 | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | PTA Meeting | | 11/23 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Kingsley Community Hangout
| | 11/27-11/29 | All Day | No School - Thanksgiving Break |
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Traffic Reminder
Prairie Ave is one-way going north before and after school. Parking is allowed facing north on the west side of the street during pickup and drop off. There is no need to turn around to park on the west side of the street.
Please do not go south on Prairie or use the alleys to turn around - it disrupts the flow of traffic creating traffic backups, and is very dangerous to children and families trying to cross the street. If you need a quick exit after school, it is suggested to not use Prairie or Colfax to pick up your child as it can get backed up due to coinciding with the Haven dismissal. There are other side streets within a short walk that you can park on or have your child walk to meet you. We want all of our children, families and crossing guards to be safe. Please follow the traffic laws set forth by the City of Evanston.
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5Essentials parent survey has 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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Parents Night Out - Kindergarten & 1st Grade
We hope to see you this Thursday, November 7th at 7 PM at Old Neighborhood Grill for our Parents Night Out. Take advantage of this great opportunity to connect with fellow parents in a relaxed, casual setting. Light appetizers will be provided by the PTA and cash bar available.
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Parking 'Directors' Needed for NU Football Games
Just 3 more games to go! Thanks to everyone who has volunteered so far with this important fundraiser. The next Northwestern football game is coming up this Saturday, November 9th against Purdue. We still need a few volunteers to help park cars that morning from 9 AM to 11 AM - so if you have a little time to spare, please sign up here for all or part of the time.
If you have questions or need more information, contact Paula Casas at pcasas@me.com.
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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 on Saturday, Nov 23rd from 10 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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How to be an Antiracist in Evanston: Action Session 1
Do you want to help make Kingsley and Evanston more equitable? Would you like to take the next step in your own journey of racial understanding? Join Kingsley parents and caregivers at the first "Action" Session of the Next Steps series:
Next Steps: How to be an Antiracist in Evanston
Wednesday, November 13, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Orrington Elementary School (2636 Orrington Ave.)
A light meal and childcare will be provided at 6 PM
RSVP required for free dinner & childcare
This interactive session will focus on how we can take action to combat racist policies and ideas in our community, based on the first 6 chapters of the book, How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. Kingsley is partnering with Haven and the other Haven feeder elementary schools for this and two more "Action" sessions in 2020.
For a full list of session dates (including an optional book group about Chapters 1-6 meeting on November 5), click here. If you would like to borrow a copy of the book, email Anne Brown at alevybrown@gmail.com.
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Bibliomania (for 4th and 5th graders)
We are pleased to kick-off District 65's Bibliomania program at Kingsley! 4th or 5th grade Comets can participate in creating a reading community with ten awesome titles, creative projects, and cool rewards. Click here to learn more. Also attached is the slideshow with a complete list of book summaries/trailers.
Please take your time to review and have the permission slip back to Mrs. Anderson by November 8th in order to participate.
EPL Book Mobile
Join the Evanston Public Library (EPL) every third Tuesday from 4 PM - 6 PM on Prairie in front of Haven. Learn more here.
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Parents, have you seen the Kingsley Waste Station at lunch? Last year, Kingsley students and staff reduced waste by 70%!! Come have lunch with your child and let them show you how it's done. You can compost in Evanston easily by putting food scraps in your YARD WASTE bins.
Green Team Tip
Did you know that plastic Halloween candy wrappers can be recycled at the Evanston Subaru dealership through its Subaru Loves the Earth partnership with TerraCycle? Evanston Subaru is located at 3340 Oakton St. in Skokie, and is open weekdays from 9 AM to 9 PM and Saturdays from 9 AM to 6 PM.
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We are in need of more 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!
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Right at School winter registration opens on November 11th at 8 AM. Visit the elective offering overview here.
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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!
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.
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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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