COOL CAT NEWS

Email: dbrooks@horrycountyschools.net
Website: https://www.horrycountyschools.net/Page/4560
Location: 4580 Highway 472, Conway, SC, USA
Phone: (843)365-3777
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KingstonElementary/

5th grade chorus rehearsal will be Tuesday from 2:30-3:15 PM. Only those who have returned a signed permission slip will be allowed to stay after school.

Kona Ice will be here Friday, Oct. 25th! Prices range from $3-$6, and students will be able to purchase Kona Ice cups during their recess. Please remember to send money (correct change) and refill the cup if you already have one with your student to school. We can not interrupt classes to call students up or deliver, and we do not have change at the front office.

The Fundraiser ends today Monday, Oct. 21. Please turn in all money.Thank you for HELPING RAISE MONEY FOR KES!

You will receive your child's pictures this week. Submit your payment in the enclosed envelope or pay online at https://www.strawbridge.net/. Return the unpurchased pictures and money by Friday, October 25.

Calling all Veterans!

Please join us for a Veterans Program presented by the KES 5th grade chorus on Monday, November 11th at 1:30 PM! We are so excited to honor and celebrate our Veterans. If you are a Veteran and would like to join us, please complete the google form attached below by Thursday, Nov. 7th.

*We encourage all students, faculty, and staff to wear red, white, and blue!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2_FHErqeOiQ8BlQb_AXtkPZebcgazWRF6VTTVF9dkH0_8Zw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Order a yearbook online. $25.00 until 12/25/2024

$30 until 1/31/2025

https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome

HELP US FIGHT HUNGER AND GIVE HOPE TO THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY! Our Salvation Army Fall Food Drive will begin Wednesday, Oct. 16th through Friday, Oct. 25th. The top class with the most donated items will receive a treat. Some suggested items are listed below. NO GLASS CONTAINERS PLEASE

Do you want to go on a field trip with your kids?

It's so important that you complete the HCS Volunteer Application NOW!

No one will be allowed to attend with the students if they are not an approved HCS Volunteer for the saftey of our students.

Please send in a note with your child to make a transportation change or email jmccracken@horrycountyschools.net. When emailing please make sure you receive a response. All transportation changes MUST be made by 12:00.

Friendship is to make and keep a friend through mutual trust and caring.

October is National Bullying Prevention Month- During the month of October students will learn ways to make and keep friends by recognizing the qualities of a friend and practicing communication skills that improve peer interactions. Concepts such as “fairness” and “forgiveness” will be discussed in Guidance in an effort to help students recognize that making and keeping friends takes effort and care. It’s difficult to imagine life without friends to share our ups and downs. Having a friend improves self-esteem, as well as the quality and enjoyment of life. Encourage your child to read books about friendship.

Friendship Books:

-How to Make Friends with a Giant by Gennifer Choldenko

-Friends to the End For Kids: The True Value of Friendship by Bradley Trevor Greive

-Enemy Pie by Derek Munson

-Our Friendship Rules by Peggy Moss and Dee Dee Tardif

-Dog and Bear: Two Friends

Please let me know if there is anything I can do for your child this year!

Martina Moore

School Counselor

(843) 365-8259

mmoore001@horrycountyschools.net

Office Hours 7:10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wI6Mp8lsFMF04TfVSZzVnckV8hrOdq8cyH7hQKxnwY0/edit?usp=sharing

Art students of the week are:

Jax McCormick, Presley Elliott, Dixon Smith, Easton Bennett, Isabelle Rice, Dylan Garcia Lopez, Fredy Figueroa-Perez, Aylin Jiminez-Castro, Amari Hayes, Bailey Hopkins, Colton Griffin, Avery Mavilla, Daniela Cifuentes, Vaughn Irvin, Kash Chambers, Emmy Harrelson, Mason Smith, Ellie Mae Petry, Noah Aklin, Caiden Smith, Kendall Brown, Peyton Parks, Ricardo Cruz Alva, Capers Josey, Jeremyah Davis Owens

These students created original art projects and followed all art room procedures. Thanks for being a GREAT art student this week! ~ Mrs. Holt

Students are encouraged to wear school colors or Kingston T-shirts every Friday. School colors are blue and white. Wearing school colors each week is a proactive way of reminding students to maintain our safe and caring school. Each class that has at least 50% or more students wearing school colors will have their class name entered in a drawing. Two classes will win the Cool Cat sign to be placed on their door for the week, as well as some type of incentive (candy, ice cream, chips, etc). Each week we hope to choose a different class. Please encourage your child to participate in Spirit Day every Friday!

Congratulations to our Spirit Day Winners Last Week Mrs. King's 3rd-grade class and Mrs. Sawyer's 4th-grade class.

Congratulations to our R-Card winners! These students demonstrated that they were RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, and READY.

Dakota Mae Simmons, Emersyn Gibbins, Dax McZeke, Hayes Harrelson, Isabelle Rice, Harper Lasker, Jameson Hughes, Jeffrey Kempf, Alan Jordan, Emmy Harrelson, Zander Gonzalez, Hadley Jordan, Genevieve Walker, Emersyn Gibbins, Kade Campbell, Ruth Barron, Lily Schuk, Mackenzie Clay, Asher Jordan

Oct. 23: End of 1st Quarter

Oct. 25: Kona Ice

Oct. 28 - Nov.1: Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 30: Report Cards Available in the Parent Portal

Nov. 4: Academic Celebration--4th/5th @7:45am, 2nd/3rd @ 9:00am, K/1st @ 1:15pm

Nov. 5: Schools Closed

Nov. 6: Make-Up Picture Day

Nov. 7: Parent Conferences

Nov. 11: Veteran's Day Musical/Salute 1:30 pm

Nov. 25-29: Schools Closed (Thanksgiving)

Kingston Elementary regularly implements the following safety procedures: Random Wanding, Fire Drills, Lockdown/Intruder Drills, Tornado Drills, etc.

Our #1 goal is to ensure that Kingston Elementary is a SAFE environment for our Cool Cats. To do this, we hold a variety of safety drills throughout the year. Safety drills enhance school safety by allowing students and staff to understand proper emergency procedures outside of a crisis situation.

What drills will our Cool Cats participate in throughout the school year?https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qk4owoUpCM4aSSCXmdeiBSUmmCjfkol5u9Eq2cmks1A/edit

Sea Haven for Youth is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting every Tuesday @ 6pm.

Topic: Parenting with Love & Logic

Time: Tuesdays, 6:00 pm

Facilitator: Michelle Murphy

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 812 1411 1902

Passcode: 827179

• Our positive program helps parents and caregivers set enforceable boundaries and teach responsibility and good decision making by empowering kids to grow through their mistakes.

For more information please click the link below.

https://www.seahavenyouth.org/

Tuesday (Oct. 22nd)

Breakfast: Cereal OR Mini Strawberry Pancakes, Toast, Sausage, Fruit, Juice, Milk

Lunch: Nachos Grande OR Cheese Pizza Kit OR PBJ, Vegetables, Fruit, Milk

Wednesday (Oct. 23rd)

Breakfast: Cereal OR Muffin, Toast, Yogurt, Fruit, Juice, Milk

Lunch: Bosco Sticks OR Turkey & Cheese Wrap OR PBJ, French Fries, Vegetables, Fruit, Milk

Thursday (Oct. 24th)

Breakfast: Cereal OR Breakfast Sausage Pizza OR Bagel, Fruit, Juice, Milk

Lunch: Baked Beef Ziti OR Turkey & Cheese Kit OR PBJ Bundle, String Cheese, Garden Salad, Vegetables, Fruit, Milk

Friday (Oct. 25th)

Breakfast: Cereal OR Cheese Toast OR Chicken Biscuit, Fruit, Juice, Milk

Lunch: Cheese Pizza OR Cheeseburger OR PBJ, Onion Rings, Vegetables, Fruit, Milk

Monday (Oct. 28th)

Breakfast: Cereal OR Honey Bun OR Mini Pancakes, Fruit, Juice, Milk

Lunch: Chicken Chunks OR PBJ, Vegetables, Fruit, Milk

The Cool Cat Cafe is selling Switch drinks for $1.25.