Kingsley Cafe Lunch Helpers
A shout out to the Kingsley Comets who have been helping at the Kingsley Cafe. Starting a few weeks ago, our older Comets began volunteering to supervise the waste station during lunch, helping the Kingsley community do our part to support our planet by separating our lunch into compost, landfill, and recycling.
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Three-to-four 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders volunteers help the younger comets, as well as support their classmates, to ensure there is no contamination in our composting efforts. In addition, two-to-three 4th graders help wash tables after their lunch to ensure that our 1st graders have a clean area to eat.
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The Cafe helpers earn 'gotchas' that are entered into a drawing for a special surprise. Classrooms with good behavior during the lunch peroid can also earn 'gotchas' and be entered in the drawing. Keep up the great work Comets!
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Key Dates
Tuesday, 11/8: Election Day (No School)
Monday 11/14 - Friday 11/18: Kingsley Food Drive
Thursday, 11/17: PTA Meeting/Office Hours (Via Zoom) *date changed*
Monday 11/21 - Friday 11/25: Fall Break (No School)
Wednesday, 12/7: School Improvement Day (Early Dismissal)
Monday 12/26 - Friday 1/6: Winter Break (No School)
Monday, 1/9: School Improvement Day (No School)
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Food Drive - Next Week
Kingsley is hosting a Thanksgiving food drive from Monday, November 14th - Friday, November 18th. Donate canned goods and non-perishable items all week in the lobby.
Students/families who drop off items during morning drop-off or afternoon pick-up will be entered to win a prize.
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Connections for the Homeless
Kingsley 4th graders prepared bagged lunches for Connections for the Homeless last week.
Interested in helping support its mission further? Connections for the Homeless are always looking for new volunteers to help out. Find out more on their volunteer page. |
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They currently need bagged lunches, help sorting clothes at the shelters, and help with their upcoming Winter Warmth event. Their current donation needs include NEW boxer shorts, gently used men's gym shorts and gently used men's jeans. You can purchase new items from their Daily Needs Amazon Wishlist.
Connections for the Homeless' Winter Warmth event will be held on Saturday, November 12 from 12:00 - 4:00pm at Lake Street Church at 607 Lake Street. You're invited to stock up on winter gear and shop the food pantry. There will be plenty of coats, scarves, hats, shelf stable foods and more! Street parking is available on Lake and Grove.
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PTA Meeting/Office Hours - Nov 17th on Zoom
We're trying something different this month. Instead of a typical PTA Meeting, we are going to have open Office Hours. Join us via Zoom anytime between 7:00pm - 8:00pm on Thursday, November 17th. Hear updates, ask questions, offer suggestions, and voice concerns.
When: Thursday, Nov 17th from 7:00pm - 8:00 pm
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3094237954
Meeting ID: 309 423 7954
Dial by your location: (309) 205 3325
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Book Closet - Help Needed This Friday
The Kingsley Book Closet is back and we can use some volunteers to assist kids as their classes come through to select books and restock in between class visits. The first Book Closet date is Friday, November 11th. If you're available for one or more shifts we'd love to have you join! The book closet takes place on the second floor, at the far end of the hallway (closest to Prarie St.) We'll have additional dates after winter break as well.
Sign up here to help on Friday, November 11 or Friday, December 16.
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Last NU Football Parking - Nov 26th
If you're in town over Thanksgiving, please consider volunteering for the LAST Northwestern football home game! The game, versus Illinois, will be on Saturday, November 26th but the time is still TBD. We made $2,400 in under 2 hours this past weekend and hope to do it again for the Illinois game. Thank you to James Davies, Reuben Keller, Oren & Dean Schumaker and Bill Weidaw for their help last weekend.
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Responsibilities are easy - show up at the Kingsley parking lot 2 hours before kick-off, collect money, and direct cars to parking spots in the lot. That's it! There is no need to return after the game, so once the lot is full or the game starts you are done. Sign up to help here.
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We Are Collecting Candy Wrappers!
Created with the help of the National Wildlife Federation, the trick or trash box collects candy wrappers (and only candy wrappers) around Halloween to help keep all of this plastic out of landfills. To learn more about where this plastic goes-and how it gets recycled-go here.
Tell your students - bring your candy wrappers to Kingsley after trick or treating! The box is located just outside the office - under the PTA mailbox.
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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!
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Note: All students will receive a free Kingsley t-shirt this Spring (students receive free t-shirts every-other-year). If you have a student new to Kingsley, please email kingsleycometspta@gmail.com as we have lots of extra t-shirts from previous years.
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Open PTA Volunteer Positions
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Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help so far. The PTA still has a few critical roles that still need to be filled for this year. For a complete list and to sign-up, see here. If you have any questions or want more information contact erinwade.pta@gmail.com or sarah.weidaw.pta@gmail.com
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Bulletin Board Coordinator(s)
Mr. Davis has asked us to manage several of the school bulletin boards. We have ideas and a timeline but need someone to execute designs. Each bulletin board should take approximately 1 hour. Volunteer to do it once or on a regular basis. Have ideas or topics for a bulletin board? Please let us know!
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Lunch Help Needed
| Join us at the Kingsley Comet Cafe to help children open food items, encourage them to eat, help them clean up afterward (including recycling and composting waste), and be on hand during recess (if you want). Volunteering for lunch duty is a great way to meet the other children in your Comet's grade as well as other parents volunteering with you. Sign up in advance, or stop by when you can (lunch and recess times listed in the link). Just be sure to register with the front office upon your arrival. |
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Chat & Chew
District 65 parents and caregivers are invited to join Superintendent Devin Horton at the first Chat & Chew on Thursday, November 11th from 5:00-6:30 pm at DeSalvo's Pizza at 1945 Central St. (location has changed). Dr. Horton and other D65 leaders will converse with community members about important initiatives underway in support of our students.
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See A Need, Fill A Need
Drive By & Drop Off your new and gently used CLEAN backpacks and winter gear for pre-k through high school age students.
Saturday, Nov 12, 12-3pm
Civic Center Parking Lot
2100 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL. 60201
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Phase II of the Student Assignment Project Is Underway
District 65 has launched Phase II of the Student Assignment project and have upcoming sessions scheduled at which two-way immersion (TWI) and program placement will be discussed. Virtual sessions will be available on the website. For more information, see flyers in English or Español.
If you're able, consider attending one of the following in-person sessions:
11/15/2022 7:00 PM Washington Auditorium
11/29/2022 7:00 PM Bessie Rhodes Auditorium
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Kingsley ESCCA
Evanston School Children's Clothing Association (ESCCA) is an all-volunteer organization that provides FREE clothing and shoes to over 600 children from Evanston/Skokie School District 65 each school year. Some items are new and others are gently used. We are located at the District 65 Building at 1500 McDaniel Avenue in Evanston, and offering in person services as well as contactless services. Clothes are provided for ALL who request, and every child receives a full wardrobe of clothing. For more information about the program and what clothing items are provided, see flyer here. En español aqui.
A parent or guardian may request ESCCA services for a District 65 child by contacting our 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 about clothing donations and how to get involved visit www.escca.org or contact Fallon Stefani at fallon.stefani@gmail.com.
For more information on what types of clothing are accepted, click here. There is a donation bin at Kingsley in the hallway by the gymnasium - please bring in your donations!
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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.
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Everyday Shopping Supports Kingsley
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Amazon Smile
Please don't forget to add the Kingsley PTA as your Amazon Smile charity. You can turn on Amazon Smile in the settings on your Amazon app (learn how here). This is an easy way to earn money for the PTA!
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Box Tops
Box Tops are going 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.
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Calendar
Please click here to view/download the latest version of Kingsley's annual at-a-glance calendar.
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 for 2022-23 and 2023-24 here.
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Questions?
If you have questions, ideas or would like to get involved at Kingsley, contact Co-Presidents Erin Wade (she/her) at erinwade.pta@gmail.com and Sarah Weidaw (she/her) at sarah.weidaw.pta@gmail.com.
If someone you know would like to sign up to receive the Kingsley Elementary PTA weekly newsletter, please have them fill out the form here.
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