Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Off to a GREAT start!

Fees and Forms
Please note that school fees are $71 for the 2019-2020 school year. Checks should be made payable to KINGS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.  

Also, if you have not yet filled out  emergency medical forms for your child via Final Forms, please do so as soon as possible.  It is important that we have up to date contact information in the event we would need to contact you during the school day.  If you are unsure how to fill these out, please call or stop by the SLE office and they would be happy to assist you.

Music Notes
4th grade is the year of the recorder!   All 4th grade students will be learning to play
recorder this year.   Recorders are $7 and money is due to Ms. Sherby by MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9.  In addition to the money for recorder, students need a hard-backed 1-inch binder.  Most students brought this on the first day of school and we are storing them in their lockers until recorders arrive.  If you did not purchase your child a music binder, please do so that he/she is ready to go when recorder instruction begins.  

Information will be sent home soon with students interested in 4th grade chorus. If your child is interested and does not receive an information sheet, please contact either your child's homeroom teacher or Ms. Sherby. 4th grade chorus will begin on Wednesday, September 18.

Also, you can mark your calendars for the following music events this year:
Tues. Dec. 10, 2019
4th Grade Chorus field trip to River's Bend Country Club (during school day)
Tues. Dec. 17, 2019
2nd Gr. classes / 4th Gr. Chorus 7:00 pm 
Wed. Apr. 29, 2020
1st Gr. classes / 4th Gr. Chorus 7:00pm
Mon. May 4, 2020
4th Gr. District Chorus Rehearsal @ KME 2:45-4:45pm
Wed. May 6, 2020
4th Gr. District Chorus Concert @ Kings High School  7:30 PM
Thurs. May 21, 2020 
4th  Grade Awards Ceremony and Recorder Concert  1:45pm

Specials Rotation

So far students are doing a great job remembering which day they have which special. It is important to remember gym shoes on phys. ed. days and for library books to be brought to school on library days. Unsure of which color day it is?  Check your child's planner to confirm which day is which color.  There is an all-year specials rotation calendar posted HERE.

MAP Testing
Kings Local Schools will again be using MAP Testing as our universal screening tool this year to gather baseline and growth data in the areas of literacy and math for all K-4 students. This is a computer based tool that will provide our data. Teachers will be using this data to determine what instruction students are ready to learn and will be administered 3 times per year. Our first MAP testing, which will gives us baseline data, will be the week of September 16. 

Spirit Wear Sale!
The PTO spirit wear sale is going on now.  Thank you PTO for putting together a great selection of items for our students and families.  To see this year's items and order, please click HERE

Mark Your Calendar!
Fall Pictures will be Tuesday, Sept. 10.  
Picture Day ID: EVTXQ82MQ
The easiest way to order school pictures is onlineatmylifetouch.com. 

PTO Walk-A-Thon will be on October 4. 

This year, fourth grade will have 3 conference nights in fall. While conference info will not be coming home for a while, we wanted to make you aware of these dates.   Conference dates for SLE fourth grade will be:
Thursday, October 17
Tuesday, October 22
Thursday, October 24