It's That Time!

I hope everyone has had a fun and happy summer break!
I will begin Extended Day Kindergarten testing on Tuesday, August 25th.
Please make sure that you have called the office to schedule a time for your child.
I am excited to meet our new kindergarten friends.
If you can't make it to one of the two scheduled testing times, DON'T WORRY!
Mrs. Widman and I will be assessing the kids during September.

Open House and Sneek A Peek will be held on September 2nd! Contact the office for details!
We will  have two session.
One for my class and Mrs.Ellis' am class and a second session for Mrs. Ellis' pm class.
If you can't make it for session one come to session two!
The children will come to visit us, meet new friends, and see their new rooms for about 30 minutes with their parents. Then, Mrs. Ellis and I will meet with the parents for a short meeting while the children enjoy stories and games with our kindergarten assistants and P.E. staff in our rooms. If possible please keep younger refrain from bringing younger siblings.
Please bring your child's supplies on September 2nd. 

I am looking forward to meeting each of you!

Last Few Days Fun!

Young Author's Night

Some special moments at Author's Night. If you have pictures, please email them to me to add to this collection. :)

Young, amazing authors!

Thank you to each of our families that came out tonight to support your authors and illustrators.
It warmed my heart to see the children beaming with pride as they shared their work.
Your children did this work on their own with very little guidance. We practiced a skill together and then they had to apply it in their writing independently and at times with peer support.
I wanted so much for this to be an authentic piece.
Your children took this task and ran with it.
"I wrote my first chapter book!"  I heard this from so many kids!
I was excited to hear the so many of my kindergarten friends are also writing books at home.
Again, thank you for encouraging your child's creativity. Thank you for celebrating their work!

GARDEN FRIENDS!

Please help to keep our garden growing this summer with your children.



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Bookbags, folders, and summer reading!

Please make sure that your child has their bookbag and folder each day this week.

Virginia Beach Schools are partnering with the Virginia Beach Public Library on an exciting endeavor aimed to prevent Summer Slide, the reading regression that takes place when students take an extended break from reading. Students often require more than 9 weeks to recover the loss in reading ability due to inactivity.
To support this effort, Kingston students are encouraged to participate using one of the following options:

·         Read and log at least 5 books during summer break

·         Read and log at least 200 pages during summer break

·         Complete the Virginia Beach Public Library Summer Program

In September, bring the student reading log back to school during the first week of school. We will have a celebration of our students’ reading success with a SUMMER READING CELEBRATION, complete with ice cream for all participants.  
DATE                          TITLE                                 Pages Read 

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Use this log or create a log that indicates book titles or pages read.   HAPPY READING!

Fun, fun, fun!

Tomorrow Night- Author's Night from 5-7. Come any time between those hours to see your children's writing.

June 17th- Shhh....we will be having freeze pops and some other fun activities planned for the kids.
They are Flavor-Ice pops. If your child has a food allergy please send in an alternative
This will also be year book signing day.
Please send in your child's year book on the 17th.