Kingston Elementary Newsletter 2016
Calendar of Events October 2016 October 3-7
Homecoming Week
October 3-7
4th & 5th grade Basketball
Kingston Elementary Newslett e r 2016
Tournament at Calera October 4
Flu Shot Forms due
October 5
Fall Pictures
October 6
Kindergarten to Pumpkin Patch
October 10-18
Book Fair
October 10-15
4th & 5th grade Basketball Tournament at Colbert
October 12
PreK Field Trip to Pumpkin Patch
October 14
2nd Grade to Bakers Acres
October 14
End of 1st Nine Weeks
October 18
Parent/Teacher Conference 3:30 to 9:30
October 18
4th & 5th Basketball vs Madill at home
October 19-21
Fall Break—No School
October 24-29
5th Grade Basketball Tishomingo Tournament TBA
Dear Families: We have had a great start to the school year. Everybody is working hard to make this the best elementary school in the state. Parents and guardians have a very vital role in helping our school be successful. We have Parent Teacher Conferences coming up, October 18 from 3:30-9:30. It is very important that you make it a priority to meet with your student’s teacher. If school is important to you it will be important to them. Parents matter in the success a child has in school. We would like to remind parents to encourage their students to wash their hands before eating and after using the restroom. The weather is changing, and this is the time of year we start to see an increase in student absences due to illness. The school is taking every precaution to help prevent the spread of germs and your help is greatly appreciated. Students need to have a set schedule where they are going after school. We no longer change buses at the last minute. We have hundreds of students that ride buses. This is a great service our school district provides. It is very confusing for students to come to school and not know where they are going after school until late in the day. Some buses are full and we can’t just add a student at the last minute. So we will get them to their set destination every day. We appreciate your help with this matter. If you have an emergency come up, just call and we will help all we can. Please do not pick your child up early unless it is an emergency. Anytime we have to call a classroom for a student it disrupts the learning process. Again, thank you for all the support you provide to our school. Please be involved with your child’s education. It is very important for their success.
October 24
Flu Shots
October 27
Student of the Month Lunch
David Gill
Crystal O’Steen
October 31
Happy Halloween
Elementary Principal
Elementary Vice Principal
Sincerely,
From the Nurse's desk.... There are several things you can do and also teach your children to do in order to stay healthy:
Students of the Month PreK: Brinlee Roberts KG: Case McKinster 1st: Rylee Davis 2nd: Coulton Dornan 3rd: Emily Backenstoes 4th: Meredith Reid 5th: Jayda Foster
1. WASH YOUR HANDS! Wash your hands before you eat, before preparing food, after playing outside, and any time they become soiled. 2. Cough and sneeze in the crook of your elbow instead of your hand! This way you will not contaminate surfaces such as door knobs and desks when you touch them with your hands. 3. When you use a tissue, use it only once then throw it away. Do not save it in your pocket. 4. If your child is sick and running a fever of 100 degrees or greater, or if they are vomiting, or have diarrhea, they MUST be kept at home. Head checks will be done in October if your child has lice or nits you will have to pick them up from school and cannot return to school until lice and/or nits are completely removed. Your child will need to see the nurse upon returning to school. Flu shot forms are due back by October 4th for your child to be able to receive a Flu shot on October 24th. If you have any questions please feel free to call me: 580-564-0904.
Nurse Monti
Gradebook is available for parents, it has attendance for students in grades PreK-5th, and grades for students 1st –5th. Contact the office at 564-2993 for more information.
Reminder: Don’t let Box Tops EXPIRE Include teacher’s name on them Get them sent to
school!!!
Kingston Website: www.kingston.k12.ok.us
Our Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for October 10th – October 18th. The book fair will be open every day from 7:30 AM until 4:00 PM except 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM when we will close for lunch. In addition on October 18th, the night of Parent-Teacher Conferences, we will stay open until 9:00 PM! Our online fair will run from October 1st through October 21st. You can access the online extension through our book fair web site at: www.scholastic.com/fair.
Karen Thomas Elementary Librarian Kingston Elementary 2016-2017 Before School Program The Before School Program will be Monday thru Friday 7:00-8:00.
Homecoming Week
October 3-7
4th & 5th grade Basketball
Kingston Elementary Newslett e r 2016
Tournament at Calera October 4
Flu Shot Forms due
October 5
Fall Pictures
October 6
Kindergarten to Pumpkin Patch
October 10-18
Book Fair
October 10-15
4th & 5th grade Basketball Tournament at Colbert
October 12
PreK Field Trip to Pumpkin Patch
October 14
2nd Grade to Bakers Acres
October 14
End of 1st Nine Weeks
October 18
Parent/Teacher Conference 3:30 to 9:30
October 18
4th & 5th Basketball vs Madill at home
October 19-21
Fall Break—No School
October 24-29
5th Grade Basketball Tishomingo Tournament TBA
Dear Families: We have had a great start to the school year. Everybody is working hard to make this the best elementary school in the state. Parents and guardians have a very vital role in helping our school be successful. We have Parent Teacher Conferences coming up, October 18 from 3:30-9:30. It is very important that you make it a priority to meet with your student’s teacher. If school is important to you it will be important to them. Parents matter in the success a child has in school. We would like to remind parents to encourage their students to wash their hands before eating and after using the restroom. The weather is changing, and this is the time of year we start to see an increase in student absences due to illness. The school is taking every precaution to help prevent the spread of germs and your help is greatly appreciated. Students need to have a set schedule where they are going after school. We no longer change buses at the last minute. We have hundreds of students that ride buses. This is a great service our school district provides. It is very confusing for students to come to school and not know where they are going after school until late in the day. Some buses are full and we can’t just add a student at the last minute. So we will get them to their set destination every day. We appreciate your help with this matter. If you have an emergency come up, just call and we will help all we can. Please do not pick your child up early unless it is an emergency. Anytime we have to call a classroom for a student it disrupts the learning process. Again, thank you for all the support you provide to our school. Please be involved with your child’s education. It is very important for their success.
October 24
Flu Shots
October 27
Student of the Month Lunch
David Gill
Crystal O’Steen
October 31
Happy Halloween
Elementary Principal
Elementary Vice Principal
Sincerely,
From the Nurse's desk.... There are several things you can do and also teach your children to do in order to stay healthy:
Students of the Month PreK: Brinlee Roberts KG: Case McKinster 1st: Rylee Davis 2nd: Coulton Dornan 3rd: Emily Backenstoes 4th: Meredith Reid 5th: Jayda Foster
1. WASH YOUR HANDS! Wash your hands before you eat, before preparing food, after playing outside, and any time they become soiled. 2. Cough and sneeze in the crook of your elbow instead of your hand! This way you will not contaminate surfaces such as door knobs and desks when you touch them with your hands. 3. When you use a tissue, use it only once then throw it away. Do not save it in your pocket. 4. If your child is sick and running a fever of 100 degrees or greater, or if they are vomiting, or have diarrhea, they MUST be kept at home. Head checks will be done in October if your child has lice or nits you will have to pick them up from school and cannot return to school until lice and/or nits are completely removed. Your child will need to see the nurse upon returning to school. Flu shot forms are due back by October 4th for your child to be able to receive a Flu shot on October 24th. If you have any questions please feel free to call me: 580-564-0904.
Nurse Monti
Gradebook is available for parents, it has attendance for students in grades PreK-5th, and grades for students 1st –5th. Contact the office at 564-2993 for more information.
Reminder: Don’t let Box Tops EXPIRE Include teacher’s name on them Get them sent to
school!!!
Kingston Website: www.kingston.k12.ok.us
Our Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for October 10th – October 18th. The book fair will be open every day from 7:30 AM until 4:00 PM except 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM when we will close for lunch. In addition on October 18th, the night of Parent-Teacher Conferences, we will stay open until 9:00 PM! Our online fair will run from October 1st through October 21st. You can access the online extension through our book fair web site at: www.scholastic.com/fair.
Karen Thomas Elementary Librarian Kingston Elementary 2016-2017 Before School Program The Before School Program will be Monday thru Friday 7:00-8:00.
