Dr. Koop's Newsletter

Ceremony Highlights:

" We celebrate the fifth graders as people with so many talents and so much to contribute to the world today and in the future."

"The fifth graders used their minds and voices to make the school a better place."

" The fifth graders are smart, kind, spirited, and unique, just the way they should be."

Wishing the fathers in your lives a Happy Father's Day!

June 19, 2024 - Schools Closed - Juneteenth National Independence Day

June 20, 2024 - Last Day of School

June 20, 2024 - Fifth Grade Clap-Out 12:45 PM - All are invited to clap-out the KRS fifth graders.

Third trimester report cards will be available in Genesis beginning on June 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM.

Looking for KRS Library Books! Please send any KRS library books you may have back to KRS.

Thank you!

Lunch balance letters from Pomptonian were sent home to some families last week. Please make sure that your balance is paid in full by June 14, 2024. Families with balances will be contacted next week.

To: KRS Families

You Are Invited To…….

2024 Kings Road School

Fifth Grade Clap Out

Rain or Shine

Thursday, June 20, 2024 12:45 PM

 Please line the sidewalk to clap out our 2024 fifth graders. The fifth grade

students will begin at the entrance of the school, travel down the

sidewalk, and meet their families at the end of the sidewalk near the

parking lot entrance.

 So that you are ready to celebrate each individual student, Mrs. Nicolette,

Miss Smith, and Mrs. Sullivan, will announce every student’s name

before they travel down the sidewalk.

In the final two weeks of library class,, students applied the lessons they learned about narrative, storytelling and genres by creating their own books and graphic novels online through a program called Book Creator. Students wrote their own stories and illustrated them through online image searching and by drawing their own pictures with the program’s graphic design tools.

Students learned how to use multimedia tools like video, photography and audio recording to add an extra dimension to their books. Students also learned how to use the microphone feature to search for images that they could not spell. Students especially enjoyed the “Collaboration” feature wherein they could share their story with other students and work on the same story together from their own chromebooks (similar to sharing a google doc or slide show).

In addition to making books on Book Creator, fifth grade students had the option to create an end of the year graduation podcast through the podcasting platform of their choice (Soundtrap, GoogleSlide Voice Recorder, Flipgrid, RevOnline Voice Recorder). Students interviewed each other about their 5th grade school year and described the highlights of their elementary school experience. Students also had a good time singing and performing in their podcasts to celebrate their graduation from elementary school.

Trimester 3 (61)

March 15, 2024 Third Trimester Begins

June 20, 2024 Third Trimester Ends

June 13, 2024 Report Cards Posted for Review

June 20, 2024 Report Cards Available in Genesis