Author: Teresa James

Knightdale Elementary School

Knight’s Knews
for KES Parents

Inside this issue:

PTA Topics for the Month—March 2017

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

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
Board Advisory Council Dinner—March 6, 5:30 pm
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.

“If you have an
opportunity to make things better and you don’t then you
are wasting your time on earth.”
-Roberto Clemente

Principal’s Message

Dear KES Parents and Families,
It’s hard to believe that we only have about three months left of this school year! Our students continue to make growth and are learning new things every day! I am so proud of their hard work!
I am happy to report that all of our students are making good steady progress and growth with their reading and math learning goals. Now is the time to really motivate them to push themselves even farther so that they make the most of their learning this year and are as prepared as they can possibly be for next year.
Please continue to encourage and support your child’s learning at KES. We are making amazing gains!
I am excited about the rest of the year and absolutely love watching our students grow!
Thank you for your support!
Sincerely, Teresa James, Proud Principal of Knightdale Elementary School

Reminders and Information

Please join me in welcoming back Mrs. Peery and Mrs. Dalton! Let’s show them some KES love!
Please also join me in welcoming Ms. Carla Enriquez to our KES staff as kindergarten Teacher Assistant.
Read Across America is February 27-March 3. Please encourage your child to participate in each day’s dun activities to celebrate reading at KES.
We need parent volunteers to help host the Eastern Area Board Advisory Council meeting at KES on Monday, March 6, from 5:30-6:30. All area principals and PTA representatives will meet for dinner and business meeting at KES and our fantastic PTA will be greeting guests and serving dinner. Please let Mr. Alex know if you can help. Thanks!
Our Black History Breakfast and Museum Celebration was awesome! Thanks to everyone who participated! We are looking forward to another great event next year!
Thanks to all families who helped with donations for our Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser. #WeareKES
Our 4th graders will be performing at our annual Arts in Action event on March 22, 2017. This year they will perform together with Lake Myra students on the big stage at Knightdale High School. Exciting!
Our Spring WatchDOGS Breakfast event will be March 17, at 8:00. Hope all of our KES dads can join us!
A special THANK YOU to all of our current WatchDOGS who have volunteered their time!

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 Event
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:

February 27-March 3—Read Across America
March 17—Watchdogs Breakfast
March 22—Arts in Action Performance at KHS
March 29—EOQ
March 31—Makeup Snow Day#3

Events Next Month:

April 7—Report Cards
April 10-14—Spring Break

This is how much fun we had at our first staff gathering at El Senor. Going bowling this month!