Thanks for attending BINGO!
Thanks to all the families that joined us for the BINGO event this past weekend. It was a lot of fun and the PTA looks forward to hosting more family events in the near future! A special thanks to Vanessa Dillngham, Mary Young, Fallon Stefani and Susan Behrmann for planning it! And thank you to Matt Stefani and Dennis Dillingham for being the callers!
|
|
|
Still time to donate to the Annual Appeal!
A huge thank you to all who have already donated to our Annual Appeal. Your financial support ensures we can offer the programs, events, scholarships and more.
For those of you who are newer to the Kingsley community, or it has just been hard to remember the time when we were all able to come together, please watch this video to see some of the favorite PTA sponsored initiatives from years past. Your donation will help us bring many of these activities back as well as implement new ideas for next year.
We are almost one-third of the way to our goal but still have a ways to go, so if you have not yet donated and are inclined, you can do so via cash or check by dropping it with your donation into the PTA mailbox; by Zelle to KingsleyPTAtreasury@gmail.com; or give at invest-in-kingsley-2022.cheddarup.com. All donations are tax deductible. Thank you for supporting Kingsley!
|
|
Key Dates
Friday, 4/15 - Good Friday - No School
Friday, 4/22 - Reid Garden Opening
Monday, 4/25 - PTA Meeting (7:00 - 8:00pm)
Wednesday, 5/4 - Early Dismissal Day
|
|
|
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2-6!
The PTA will be showering our staff with appreciation the first week of May - stay tuned for more information on how you can help!
|
|
Save the Date - PTA Meeting
Please save the date for the next PTA meeting on Monday, April 25 from 7:00 - 8:00pm. More information will be provided soon.
|
|
Reid Garden Updates
Earth Day Opener: Please join us after school on Friday, April 22 nd to give back to Mother Earth. We’ll be prepping garden beds, planting seedlings and other Earth Day activities. We look forward to seeing our little gardeners and their families!
Helping Hand Days: The Reid Garden is now open every Tuesday from 3:35pm – 4:15pm. Join us after school to have fun, learn about gardening and help tend the garden beds! Sign up here if you know you’re coming, or just stop by.
Farmer Fridays: Starting Friday, April 22 nd students will be invited into the Reid Garden during their recess period to learn, plant and explore. We collaborate with all teachers to manage each week’s student visitors.
Summer Gardening: Help us take care of the Reid Garden over the summer by harvesting, watering and weeding the garden. It only takes about 1 hour a week and you’ll likely take home some healthy & tasty treats. Sign up here for one week or many! (Times & dates can be modified.)
|
|
Honor Your Favorite Teachers!
Foundation 65’s Honor a Teacher program allows us to say thank you to educators who have been working so hard for all of our children this year.
Educators who are recognized with a donation in their honor will receive a digital card from Foundation 65, including your name and a personal note.*
Your gift will support Foundation 65, an independent grant-making organization that invests in educator-led initiatives to support educational equity through literacy and arts in a child’s foundational years.
Go to www.foundation65.org/honor-a-teacher to make your gift and craft your personal note today.
*Gifts must be received by April 28th in order to send a personal note. The amount of the gift will not be shared publicly with the teacher.
See more information here. En español aqui.
|
|
10 Second Film Festival is Back!
Come celebrate Earth Week with D65 Climate Action Teams and Citizens’ Greener Evanston on Friday, April 22nd in the Rotary auditorium (1560 Sherman Ave.) at 6:30 p.m.. We'll be screening ten second environmental films created by D65 students.
Our third 10 Second Film Festival is an event for the whole family! Come watch the students’ perspectives on the environment and climate action on the big screen. Students who attend will be part of a raffle for fun, experienced based prizes.
The Film Festival will feature a repurposed instrument drumming circle! Feel free to bring some improvised musical instruments from home (kitchen utensils anyone?). Anything that you can hit, shake, or scrape would be great. Or if you're able you could even make your own instrument! We'll have some extra on hand in case you're not able to bring any.
Submit a film here; deadline is midnight April 21st. Tickets are free but are required for entrance as there are a limited number available. Get your tickets through Eventbrite here. Current Rotary guidelines require proof of vaccination and masking inside the building.
To learn more and get involved, find D65 Climate Action Teams on Facebook at D65 Climate Action Teams or email us at d65climateaction@gmail.com. Learn more about Citizens’ Greener Evanston work to make Evanston a more environmentally just and sustainable community at www.greenerevanston.org. |
|
Extracurricular Activity Resources
|
|
Ecology After School Enrichment
The Ecology Center is offering an enrichment after-school program from the end of school until 6 pm for students in K-5th grade. Each week will have a different environmental or STEM-based theme, and students will spend the majority of their time outside. Students will be walked from Kingsley to the Ecology Center, and homework help and a snack will be provided upon arrival. For more information and to sign up, click here. |
|
|
Everyday Shopping Supports Kingsley
|
|
Kingsley Spiritwear Store
Kingsley has partnered with 1st Place Spiritwear to have an on-demand, online spiritwear store available all year round. We’ll earn back 10% of sales for the PTA, so you can feel good knowing that your purchase will support the Kingsley community. Order today!
Note: All students are given a free t-shirt every other year (2021-2022 is the off year). If you have a student new to Kingsley, you will receive a shirt this year. |
|
|
Amazon Smile
Don't forget to select Kingsley as your Amazon Smile charity, and tell your friends and extended family about it too. You can turn on Amazon Smile in the settings on your Amazon app (learn how here). As you can see, this is an easy way to earn money for the PTA!
|
|
|
Mabel's Labels
Label your mittens and outerwear with Mabel's Labels and make money for our school! Just go to mabelslabels.com, click Support a Fundraiser and select Kingsley Elementary School. We will earn 20% from each order. Get more information here. |
|
|
Box Tops
Box Tops are now virtual! Download the Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then use the app to scan your store receipt within 14 days of purchase. Learn more here. |
|
|
Community Support and Events
|
|
KINGSLEY ESCCA
ESCCA is an all-volunteer organization that makes clothing available to all K-8th grade children of Evanston/Skokie District 65 Schools. Each year it provides clothing and shoes/boots to 650-700 children. Every child receives a full wardrobe of clothing, mostly gently-used items, and also new gym shoes, boots, underwear and jeans.
A parent or guardian may request ESCCA services for a District 65 child by contacting his or her school health clerk, Juanita Barrett (barrettj2@district65.net or 847-859-8402), social worker, Clarissa Rosenberg (rosenbergc@district65.net or 847-859-8408) or school principal, David Davis (davisda@district65.net or 847-859-8401).
For more information on ESCCA, visit their website. For information on what can be donated, click here. Please donate if you can. There is a bin located in the nurse’s office. For more information, please contact fallon.stefani@gmail.com.
|
|
District 65's Digital Backpack
The backpack is a free site screened and maintained by District 65 to share our community's youth and family events and programs. The more the community uses the site, the more organizations will regularly take advantage of this resource for the benefit of us all.
To visit the Digital Backpack, click here.
|
|
|
New Family CASE Companions
Do you have a student who is newly part of Evanston/Skokie District 65's special education system and feel like you could benefit from the support of a family who has been there before? See more information here. En español aqui.
|
|
Dyslexia Connection of Evanston
Is your child struggling with reading or spelling? We have formed a parent group in District 65 to support our children in their effort to learn. Check out our website, join a zoom meeting, or come to a park meet-up to learn more. See more information here. En español aqui.
|
|
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
School breakfast and lunch menus are available on the D65 website. As a reminder, all meals are provided at no cost to all students ages 18 and under for the 2021-2022 school year.
Reach out to our Nutrition Services team at nutritionservices@district65.net for more information or for questions.
|
|
School Year Calendars through 2024 now available
Please click here to view/download the latest version of Kingsley's annual at-a-glance calendar (updated 03-08-22) for the current year.
The 2022-2023 calendar has been published here. And the 2023-2024 calendar has been published here.
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.
|
|
Kingsley Contact Newsletter Subscription
If you received this Kingsley Contact direct to your email, you are subscribed. For anyone else who wants to subscribe, please have them fill out this form: http://eepurl.com/hanVtr. You can manage your subscription in the bottom of this email.
*Be sure to add kingsleycontact65@gmail.com to your contacts to ensure the email goes into your main folder and not into promotions.
|
|
|
|
|
