Your Weekly Kingsley eNews

THIS WEEK AT KINGSLEY                                                                                  

DCSS Roundtable Discussion TONIGHT at Dunwoody High – 7:00pm 

In accordance with the Superintendent’s 90-Day Entry Plan, you are invited to participate in the Parent Roundtable discussions that will be held throughout the school district to help ensure that DCSS is putting our students first. 

If you can’t make this session, please consider attending one of the other two remaining sessions:
    - Tues, Nov 1 at Miller Grove High School (Region 4) - 7:00 P.M.
    - Thurs, Nov 3 at Stephenson High School (Region 5) - 7:00 P.M.

Don’t Forget to Turn in Your Square 1 Art Orders – Due Fri 10/28             

Orders are due back to the school by October 28, and purchased art products will arrive the week before Thanksgiving. This sale not only provides additional funds for Ms. Agee’s art program at Kingsley, but it also offers some great ways to enjoy your child’s artwork or give as gifts.  Click here to download the Square 1 Art Sales flyer.


Friday is the Last Day to Turn in Box Tops & Campbell Soup Labels      

Class collection envelopes come down this Friday, but you still have time to turn in Box Tops and Campbell Soup Labels for this collection campaign!  Please send in all the items you have this week!  After checking the collection envelopes outside each classroom over the weekend... Markey's class is in the lead for the loaded treasure box of goodies!!

Which class is going to be the winner??

DCPC Meeting with New DCSS Superintendent - Wed. 11/2                        

Date/Time: November 2, 2011 (Wednesday 9:15 am)
Meeting Location: Dunwoody High School Auditorium
Speaker: Dr. Cheryl Atkinson, New DCSS Superintendent

DCPC meetings are held at various public venues within the Dunwoody Chamblee area.  Meetings are open and topics are geared toward the interests of parents and guardians with children in Dunwoody and Chamblee schools in the DeKalb County School System. There is no charge for attendance.  All Parents are encouraged to attend.  For more information, visit http://www.dcpc-dekalb.org. If you would like to talk with a parent who has attended these meetings before, please send an email to council@kingsleycharter.org so one of our current or former parent representatives can follow-up with you.        

Grandparents Luncheon on 11/17 – RSVP by 11/8                                               

We hope you will be able to make arrangements for a grandparent or other family member to share a special lunch with your child on this day.

The cafeteria will serve a fantastic meal of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, apples, rolls, cookie and milk.  All visitors are invited to attend the Scholastic Book Fair before or after lunch.        

Please send the form below in with your student no later than November 8th.  The cost of the lunch (to be paid on 11/17) is $2.75 for adults and $1.75 for children. 

To RSVP now online, click here

   OR

Click here to download a printable RSVP form.

VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES                                                      

School Store Needs Helpers                                                                                            

The School Store is looking for volunteers to help out weekdays from 7:15-8:00am. Please contact Sharllene Knight at




Homework Helpers Needed                                                                                               

Volunteers are needed for Kingsley’s Homework Helpers program from 2:00-2:30pm Mondays thru Thursdays. If you are able to help any of these days, please contact Kimberly Cooper at kcoop@bellsouth.net.  Homework Helpers is not a tutoring program so no special skills required.  We simply need volunteers to help guide students as they work to complete their homework.

Organizer Needed                                                                                                                   

Coach Thomas needs a parent(s) to help organize Jump Rope for Heart.  If you are interested, please contact Coach Thomas for more information. Jimmy_Thomas@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us.






Election Day Bake Sale for Campus Beautification, Tuesday 11/8                             

The Kingsley Garden Club is sponsoring an Elections Day bake sale to raise money for our Campus Beautification efforts.  We have a goal of $2000+.  Our plans for this year are to re-landscape the front entrance and to fix erosion problems and improve the appearance of the area surrounding the playing field.     

Last year the ED bake sale (funds were earmarked for the Kingsley band) raised almost $700!!!  With your help, we can raise that much or more this year!

Election Day brings hundreds of community members through our doors and is an excellent opportunity to reach out to them for their support.  Many are former Kingsley parents themselves and interested in what's happening at their neighborhood school.

How Can you Help?

• Bake - Send in homemade baked goods individually wrapped in portions to sell for $1 each on Monday, 11/7.  Leave them on the table in the Parent Headquarters (across from office).  No store bought items please - these do not sell well.
• Volunteer - Work a 1-2 hour shift at the bake sale from 7am-7pm on Tue. 11/8.  Email kcsgardenclub@yahoo.com with your availability.  We would like at least two volunteers per hour and will sell until we run out of baked goods or volunteers to man the table.

Unlike last year's Election Day, school will be in session this time.  Voting will take place in the media center and we will have our table setup there.  Thanks in advance for your support of our Campus Beautification efforts!!

Peachtree Middle needs your vote to win a $50,000 grant                                       

As you may know, PCMS’ track is in horrible condition. What you may not know is that the PCMS parents have already raised a little more than $40,000 over the last two years.  They need Dunwoody’s help though to win this grant so they can repair the track and make it safe for the current 6th-8th graders butalso for our kids who will be there in a few years.  If PCMS can win the Power a Bright Future grant, it will put them over the finish line.       

Will you please help? It’s simple! There are two ways to vote:

1.    Go to http://www.powerabrightfuture.com/gallery/detail/?nid=347
       
OR
2.    Text the phrase clorox8514 to the number 44144

A person over the age of 13 can text and online vote once a day today through Dec 9!


Candy for Troops                                                                                                                 

The students at Kingsley are hoping to bring a little cheer to troops serving in Afghanistan by sending them candy-filled care packages. This year, Kingsley is partnering with Troops 360 to provide the troops with sweet treats. 

If you end up with too much Halloween candy, why not think about sharing the treats with the soldiers overseas. Troop 360, is a local nonprofit that will send Candy Solution care packages to over 4,500 Army soldiers.

Families who would like to donate candy or other items for the Candy Solution care packages can bring their donations to a drop off box that will be located in the front office. The deadline to bring your treats is November 4.sszknight@hotmail.com to sign up for available days. Thank you.