Author: Teresa James

Knightdale Elementary School

Knight’s Knews
for KES Parents

Inside this issue:

PTA Topics	1
Principal’s Message	1
Quote of the Month	1
Reminders and Information	2
School-Wide Events	2
Events This Month	3
Events Next Month	3

“All great
achievements
take time.”
-Maya Angelou

PTA Topics for the Month—January 2017

This year, our PTA is working very closely with our school staff to support our students and families! Imagine what we can do! Our goal is 100% membership! Please consider joining the KES PTA. The PTA provides many different resources to our students and staff. Thanks!
We need volunteers to help at the following school events:
WatchDOGs
We are also looking for PTA Parents for each grade level. Currently, we need :
Kindergarten- _________
1st Grade– Pam Haggins
2nd Grade– Visha Davis
3rd Grade- __________
4th Grade-Christine Swan
5th Grade- _________
Please contact the PTA if you are interested in serving as the grade level representative for any of the grade levels listed. Thanks!
PTA Phone Number 919-266-8487. Email address is PTA464@wcpss.net.

Principal’s Message

Dear KES Parents and Families,
Wow! It is hard to believe that it’s already 2017! This school year has flown by! I am so very proud of our students for working hard to show their ARMOR and learn new things! I am also very proud of our staff for their commitment to make sure that students are having fun learning and doing their best learning!
This month, we will have our Winter Awards Ceremony on January 20, at 9:30 for Kindergarten through 2nd grades, and at 10:30 for 3rd through 5th grades. Our Armor Ambassadors and Armor Champions will be helping out during the program, as well as the Step Team from Wendell Middle School and the Knightdale High School cheerleaders. I am excited about celebrating and recognizing our students for their awesome achievements!
Thank you for your support! Let’s keep up the great work together in 2017!
Sincerely, Teresa James, Proud Principal of Knightdale Elementary School

Reminders and Information

Winter Holidays are December 23-January 2. We welcome all KES students back to school on Tuesday, January 3.
Kindergarten registration begins January 5. We will be hosting a new-to-KES family open house on January 9, at 10:00. Our KES Armor Ambassadors and Champions will lead school tours. Please call 919-266-8540 for more information, or to register your incoming kindergartner at KES.
Our Winter Awards Ceremony is January 20, at 9:30 for Kindergarten-2nd graders, and at 10:30 for 3rd-5th graders.
Mid-year literacy and math assessments begin for all students on January 4. Please check in with your child’s teacher to see how your child is progressing at the middle of the year benchmark.
The end of the 2nd quarter is January 24. Report cards will go home around February 3. Please review your child’s grades with them and talk about their learning.
The ARMOR School Store is in full swing. Student leaders are running the store with the help of PTA parents. Thank you PTA parents!
January 16 is a holiday and January 27 is a workday. Please plan accordingly.
Class picture day is January 25. Say ‘cheese’ everyone!
A huge THANKS to Mrs. Way for presenting such a wonderful holiday program with our 1st graders and KES Chorus! It was awesome!

ARMOR
Always Safe
Respectful
Motivated for Success
On Task
Responsible

School-wide Events

For this year’s school-wide events, we will have a planning committee made up of staff and PTA. Here’s a quick idea of events we are working on for each month:
August—Open House
September—WatchDOGS Kick-off
October—Hispanic Heritage Night/International Cultural Heritage Night
November—Literacy Night
December—Math Night
January—Awards Day
February—Black History Night
March—Read Across America
May—Student-led Conferences
June—Awards Day and Field Day
Please contact either your child’s teacher or Ms. Christine Swan to help out! We are looking forward to great family and community events!

#WeareKES

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Events This Month:

December 23-January 2—Holidays
January 3—Return to school
January 9—Open House for new Kindergarten families
January 16—Holiday/No School
January 20—Winter Awards
January 24—End of Quarter
January 25—Class Picture Day
January 27—Workday

Events Next Month:

February 3—Report cards go home
February 8—Jump Rope for Heart kick-off
February 10—Early Release at 1:15
February 16—Tentative Black History event, time TBD
February 20—Workday
February 24—Jump Rope for Heart event

Two new ways to share
staff AFFIRMATIONS with each other!