Friday, September 3, 11AM-Noon: Open House for families new to Kent Gardens
Friday, September 3, 1215-115PM: Open House for families returning to Kent Gardens
September 7: first day of school
Tuesday, September 14, 7PM, Media Center: first PTA meeting of the school year
Monday, September 20, 6-715PM: Back to School Night for grades K-3
Monday, September 20, 730-845PM: Back to School Night for grades 4-6
Call for Volunteers
Many volunteers are needed to make the days before the first week and the first week of school run smoothly for students and parents alike. Please volunteer to help in any of the numerous areas: stuffing first day packets, helping with Kiss and Ride, buses, lost students, the school store, kindergarten transition (am to pm), or First grade lunches.
First Day packets will be stuffed on Tuesday, August 31 from 9AM to 11AM. Click here to volunteer through eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/539383310. Older students are welcome to help with this; they will receive volunteer hours.
Middle and High School student volunteers are also needed to help with the School Store during the Open House on Friday, September 3. Volunteers are needed from 11:30am – 1:30pm. They will receive volunteer hours for this time. Click here to volunteer through eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/791484351.
Volunteer shifts for the many First Week of school needs are only 45 minutes long. Click here to volunteer through eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/791421162.
NOTE: Eventbrite is the tool that the PTA has been using for the past year for school-wide volunteer needs. Eventbrite refers to all volunteer opportunities as “tickets”. Please be assured that there are no tickets involved. If you have any questions or difficulty signing up to volunteer, please contact Diana Kost at dkost@cox.net.
PAY FOR ITEMS ONLINE
Did you know you can conduct business with the PTA electronically? Visit our online transactionspage and you can pay PTA dues, pay for popcorn club and/or video club memberships, purchase event tickets, or make a donation electronically via Paypal's secure system.
2010-11 School Supplies
All school supplies kits from Customsupplies4u.com have been shipped. Thank you for taking advantage of this service.
The 2010-2011 school supplies list can be found at http://www.fcps.edu/KentGardensES/supplylists.htm or under the Resource tab of this PTA website.
FCPS has developed a web site providing the latest information on the County's policies and efforts with respect to swine flu (H1N1).
As the volunteer child advocacy association in McLean, Virginia Kent Gardens Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) reminds our school community of its obligations to our children and provides parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child while providing the best tools for parents to help their children be successful students on their way to becoming productive citizens, and tomorrow's leaders.
Kent Gardens PTA does not act alone. Working in cooperation with the Kent Gardens Elementary School (KGES) leadership, Fairfax County Public School system (FCPS), various education, health, safety, and child advocacy groups, Virginia PTA and National PTA collaborates on projects that benefit children and that bring valuable resources for Kent Gardens Parents...
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