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Your Weekly Kingsley Update | February 18th
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Key Dates
| Date | Time | Event | | 2/18 | 6:30 PM | PTA Meeting | | 3/5 | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Science Fair | | 3/14 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Open Gym at Fleetwood-Jourdain | | 3/16 | 12:05 PM | Early Dismissal | | 3/26 | 6:30 PM | PTA Meeting | | 4/6-4/10 | All Day | No School - Spring Break |
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We hope you can join us tonight for our first PTA meeting of 2020! Pizza will be served starting at 6:00 PM and childcare is provided during the meeting, which begins at 6:30 PM. We will have a special guest speaker from Moms Demand Action who will speak about children and gun safety. Click here for the full agenda.
Teacher Potluck - THANK YOU!
We want to say thank you at all the parents and caregivers who provided dinner for our teachers last week. It looked - and smelled - delicious! Thank you as well to Caroline Wagner for coordinating the potluck. Your efforts were greatly appreciated by our hard-working teachers and staff.
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EBSA Baseball/Softball Registration
It's time to register for Spring Baseball and Softball through EBSA! Teams for K-2nd grade can form by school, so our Comets can play together. Registration for Grades 3-5 is open, too. Get your name on the list now! Click here to get more details.
Scholarships are available. It is EBSA policy that no player should miss a season due to lack of financial resources. We offer full scholarships as well as a sliding fee schedule that is based on household income level. For additional information, please contact EBSA at sendto.ebsa@gmail.com.
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Books & Breakfast is looking for Kingsley parents to be weekly volunteer tutors! Our mission is to help students start their day prepared for learning - physically, emotionally and academically! Our goal is to give as much individualized attention to students as possible.We are in need of 2 tutors on both Monday and Wednesday mornings. We will meet each morning from 8:00 - 8:50 AM in the Multi-Use Room.
Would you consider joining Books & Breakfast one day a week to support our students? If you or someone you know would like to volunteer, please contact Tasha Triplett at tashat@booksbreakfast.org to sign up.
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Sign-up Parties are Here!
Looking for a way to spend time with other Kingsley caregivers and families? Check out a bunch of fun ways here. We can build community while also supporting our school!
To make an optional donation for the parties you sign-up for, you can do so here.
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How to be an Antiracist in Evanston ACTION SESSION
Join parents from Kingsley, Haven and its other elementary feeder schools for an important session focused on taking action to increase equity in our school community. The next session is on Thursday, February 20, 6:30-8:30 PM (arrive at 6 PM for a light meal) at Lincolnwood Elementary School (2600 Colfax Avenue). Childcare available. Register here.
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We still need one volunteer for THIS FRIDAY, February 21st, for the Book Closet Early Shift. Volunteers will help students choose books and shelve as needed. Sign-up here to lend a hand.
9:00 AM - 11:15 AM, Early shift classes: Nicholson, Weir, Larson, Leipitz, Kaplan, Israel, Abraham
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Family Day at The Chicago Wolves
Join Kingsley students, families and friends for an afternoon of fun at a Chicago Wolves Hockey Game on Sunday, March 8th at 3:00 PM.
Order tickets online or complete this form. Tickets must be purchased by 12:00 PM on March 6th. Email Mary Young with any questions.
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Free Open Gym at Fleetwood-Jourdain in March!
Join your Kingsley friends for some family fun at Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center on Saturday, March 14th from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM. There will be gym games, crafts, snacks for the kids, and coffee for parents. This event is FREE and siblings are welcome!
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Service Project Opportunity
Please join Kingsley families as we package meals that will be shipped to different countries around the world. No previous experience is needed. A short instructional session will take place promptly at 2:00 PM. Immediately after the project is complete, we will end our time together with a quick discussion. This is a wonderful opportunity for families to participate in a service project together. All students will need to be accompanied by an adult/guardian.
Due to limited spacing, this will be on a first come, first serve basis. Please register here by March 7th. For additional information on the organization, please check out the Feed My Starving Children's website. If you have questions regarding the service project, contact Grace Suhr-Kim via email at gracesuhr@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!
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Right At School Elective Classes
Electives classes are additional enrichment classes led by companies that Right At School (RAS) partners with. The classes are typically one hour once per week, with a new schedule offered three times per school year. These classes are open to any students in the school, including anyone enrolled in Right Club, for an additional cost.
Spring electives classes run from March 9 to May 22. Click here for more information. Registration is open now through March 2nd. Have questions? Reach out to the RAS Customer Service team at 1-855-287-2466.
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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. Team GPS (February is Bowling and Softball) for 5th-8th grade girls - meets at ETHS from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
2. GPS Bowling Tournament (March 7th) for 4th-8th grade girls - meets at Classic Bowl in Morton Grove from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
Financial aid is available. Select 'YES' for a 100% scholarship on the registration form.
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- Discuss with your family how you and your student(s) can reduce waste at home, school/work, & the community. For tips, visit here. Choose 1 thing each week to do as a family; it's great to teach our children at a young age how our decisions can make a BIG impact! Then have them share on the bulletin board outside the cafeteria.
- Save your BOTTLE CAPS of all sizes (even laundry caps) for a student sound Art sculpture to be installed in the Kingsley garden; please wash and drop off in a box in the lobby.
- Thank you and continue to bring in your clean plastic for our Trex recycling contest. Check out this link to see all the plastics you can recycle here.
- PLEASE turn off your car during pick up & drop off if there >1 minute. School is a NO IDLING ZONE. Please keep our kids lungs healthier!
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Everyday Shopping Supports Kingsley
Amazon Smile
Don't forget to copy and paste the link below to establish Kingsley as your beneficiary. Doing this is an easy way to to help a percentage of your Amazon purchases to go towards the Kingsley PTA.
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Calendar
Please click here to view/download the latest version of Kingsley's annual at-a-glance calendar (updated 02-17-20).
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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