Kingsley Connection

Dear Kingsley families,

The first day of school was exciting and successful. We want to thank our Kingsley PTA for providing a welcome back breakfast for staff. Our staff have worked hard to prepare for your children to walk through our doors and we loved having their energy fill the building.

We are excited to begin our 2024-2025 journey with you and your children!

Have a safe weekend,

Chuck Brewster (Principal) & Eleni Gajewski (Assistant Principal)

Curriculum Night will be on Wednesday, August 28th from 6:00-7:30. I will send a separate communication with a more detailed schedule.

The annual Kingsley PTA Mum Sale is up and running. You can purchase mums using this Order Form.

Kindergarten: Mrs. Shannon Arnold & Mrs. Nichole Szlembarski

1st Grade: Mrs. Rachel Bush & Ms. Christine Fiorenzi

2nd Grade: Ms. Jacqueline Ruf, Mrs. Jen Kotor, and Mrs. Jamie Arendas

3rd Grade: Mr. Andrew Biederman & Mrs. Colleen Hannigan

4th Grade: Mrs. Liana LoPresti & Mr. Craig Young

5th Grade: Mr. Matt Dennis & Mrs. Kristin Fuchs

6th Grade: Mrs. Ashley Herald, Mrs. Deanna Jacobs, & Mrs. Carly Boyle

K-1 B.E.S.T. Program: Ms. Maggie Resillez

2-3 B.E.S.T. Program: Mrs. Lindsey Reese

3 B.E.S.T. Program: Mrs. Moriarty

4-6 B.E.S.T. Program: Mrs. Carly Reider (Formerly Ms. Alfieri)

Dear Kingsley Families,

We do not use a formal car line for arrival and dismissal. Please refrain from dropping off on Norfolk, as it will be reserved for bus traffic. Instead, parents/guardians may park along Powell South of the parking lot and North of Norfolk, and along Barrett, and escort their students to and from their line up location and pick up location.

If you are looking for a "Drop and Go" option, you may drop your student off right outside the primary playground area on Powell between the parking lot and the stop sign. There will be staff present to help students exiting vehicles and direct them where to go. We ask that you please remain in your vehicle to keep the line moving.

Please note that while parking along Powell, we ask that you are mindful not to park in front of driveways to avoid causing any inconvenience to our neighbors.

Our BEST program and SASED buses will continue to use the parking lot on Powell for arrival and dismissal.

For the safety of our students, these will be the only vehicles allowed in the parking lot. Therefore, please refrain from entering or exiting the parking lot during arrival and dismissal.

Please see the traffic flow graphic below. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Thank you for your continued support.

SCHOOL HOURS

Grades K-6

Mondays 8:15am - 2:00pm

Tuesdays - Fridays 8:15am - 3:00pm

Arrival

Students may arrive at Kingsley School beginning at 8:05am each day when adult supervision begins. In order to assist with a timely and safe arrival process, the school playground will be closed before school. Upon arrival, students should line up by their assigned door. Students will be directed to enter the building beginning at 8:15 am. Doors will close at 8:20am and anyone arriving after 8:20am should enter through the main entrance (Door 1) to check in at the office.

Grade Level Entry Doors:

Grades K-1 Enter/exit through Door 2 (located by the primary playground on Powell and Norfolk)

Grade 2 Enter/exit through Door 3 (located by the primary playground on Powell and Norfolk)

Grades 3-4 Enter/exit through Door 5 (located by the intermediate playground on the East side of the building)

Grades 5-6 Enter/exit through Door 6 (located by the intermediate playground on the East side of the building)

B.E.S.T. & SASED Enter/exit through Door 1 (Main Entrance on Powell)

• Bus Riders: Bus riders are dropped off on Norfolk. A Kingsley staff member will greet bus students and escort them to the building.

• Walkers: Report directly to their grade level's hallway entry door. Staff are stationed around the building to direct students. Parents should remain on the Norfolk sidewalk or grassy field behind the intermediate blacktop if walking to school with children. This will alleviate congestion at the doors.

Dismissal/After School

Following daily dismissal at Kingsley School (2:00 p.m. on Monday and 3:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday), all students who are not scheduled to remain in the building must leave the school grounds and check in at their destination as there is no supervision on school grounds. We want to ensure the safety of all students.

Students may return to the playground after 3:45pm and/or on the weekends. This will be done at the family's discretion, as our district playgrounds also function as community parks outside of school hours.

If a bus is running late, families will be notified via email. For primary children, please be sure to have an adult waiting to greet them as they get off the bus.

Dear District 58 Families,

If your child is a bus rider, you may now access 2024-25 general education bus routes online at www.dg58.org/family-resources/bus-routes or on your PowerSchool parent account (instructions are on the bus route webpage). Families whose children use specialized bus routes will be directly contacted by the bus company/bus driver with their bus pickup and dropoff information starting Monday, Aug. 12.

Taking the bus is an exciting time for students, and we have worked hard to ensure our students are on a bus route and ready to go. However, there may be some students who recently registered or who did not select transportation during enrollment that may not have a bus stop assigned to them. We are working to update our records. If you signed up for general education bus service and your child’s bus stop is either missing or inaccurate on PowerSchool, please do two things:

1. Look at your school’s bus routes and determine the closest stop to your house. Your child should use that stop and will be allowed on the bus.

2. If there are any busing issues, please email or call your school office and let them know. We will be working with the bus company to update PowerSchool student accounts with the correct bus route and stop.

If your child rides on a specialized bus route and you don’t receive a call from the bus company or bus driver by Wednesday, Aug. 14 by 3 p.m., please contact your case manager or Special Services Secretary Amy Dunbar at adunbar@dg58.org or 630-719-5824.

District 58 requests that students please arrive at their bus stops a few minutes early during the first weeks of school. As bus drivers get acquainted with new routes, it is likely that some routes may run early or late, and we may adjust bus stop times as needed. Any student who arrives late due to a delayed bus will be excused. We appreciate your patience and flexibility!

Sincerely,

District 58

Lunch and fruit break procedures will be the same as the 2023-2024 school year.

Fruit/Snack Break

Please make sure your child has a snack each day. Snack breaks should consist of nutritious food choices such as fruits and vegetables. This aligns with Policy 6:50. The health and safety of our students are our highest priorities. Therefore certain snacks or foods may be prohibited in your child’s classroom due to food allergies.

This year we are moving to a 3 lunch period schedule. Please see the schedule below for each grade level.

LUNCH/RECESS SCHEDULE:

Kindergarten: (11:30-11:50 Lunch, 11:50-12:10 Recess)

1st Grade: (11:30-11:50 Recess, 11:50-12:10 Lunch)

2nd Grade: (11:30-11:50 Lunch, 11:50-12:10 Recess)

3rd Grade: (11:50-12:10 Lunch, 12:10-12:30 Recess)

4th Grade: (11:50-12:10 Recess, 12:10-12:30 Lunch)

5th Grade: (11:50-12:10 Lunch, 12:10-12:30 Recess)

6th Grade: (11:50-12:10 Recess, 12:10-12:30 Lunch)

Prior to the first day of school, all staff will be trained on our District health and safety protocols, emergency health care, including the Heimlich maneuver, allergy awareness and Epipen usage, as well as specific student health care plans involving allergy, asthma, and/or seizure action plans as needed. Our school health office will be in touch with families of students with allergies.

Elementary milk is available at an annual fee of $53 ($0.30 per day). The $53 milk fee will be posted to the student's PushCoin account in early September. Elementary Milk Order Form

Elementary families can also place orders through MyMealOrder for a paid meal. Delivered meals will begin the week of August 26, 2024. Meals will need to be ordered by 11:59pm on August 22 to make the delivery starting Monday, August 26. Going forward, Thursday is the cut off for meals ordered for the following week. Advance orders can be placed in MyMealOrder.

Information on MyMealOrder can be found here.

Staff will review Kingsley Behavior Expectations with their classes in the first week of school. This will give a common language across the building to all staff, students, and families.

Please ask your child about Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible:

*Playground

*Hallways

*Bathroom

*Arrival/Dismissal

*Specials

*Classroom

*With a sub

*Bus

We have added a new option for attendance reporting. While guardians will still be able to call in, we are also offering an attendance form for families to submit attendance digitally. If your student will be absent, please use this Attendance form to report the absence.

Please take a moment to review the District Handbook with your child. The handbook can be found on the district website, or by clicking HERE.

August 28 - Curriculum Night 6:00pm-7:30pm

September 2 - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY

September 13 & 14 - Dg58 Foundation Oktoberfest; Always needs volunteers! Chuck and Eleni are on the first shift. We hope to see you there!