Dr. Koop's Newsletter
November 22, 2024
Kings Road School Sing-A-Longs
Please join us on December 18, 2024 in the KRS multi-purpose room for the annual KRS Sing-A-Longs. If your child is in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade, the K-2 Sing-A-Long is scheduled for 9:30 AM. For anyone with a child in third, fourth, or fifth grades the Sing-A-Long time is scheduled for 10:15 AM. For anyone with children in both Sing-A-Longs, please feel free to stay and participate in both. The Sing-A-Longs are not intended to be performances. They are designed to be special times when we may all convene together to sing holiday songs.
Band, Orchestra, and Chorus Concert - December 12, 2024
For KRS families with children in band, chorus, and orchestra there will be a Winter Concert on December 12, 2024 at 9:30 AM in the KRS multi-purpose room. There will also be a separate concert for the KRS students, teachers, and staff on the same day. We are VERY excited to hear our extremely talented KRS band, chorus, and orchestra, musicians!
Anxious Generation KRS Parent Book Club
Join us for engaging conversation about the book The Anxious Generation by, Jonathan Haidt. The KRS Parent Book Club will meet 3 times throughout the school year to provide book club participants with opportunities to share thoughts and ideas about the book. To participate, all you need to do is complete this form no later than November 1, 2024 and obtain a copy of the book. If you need any assistance acquiring the book, please contact Dr. Koop. Any participants, will receive additional information during the week of November 4, 2024.
News from the KRS Art Room
Fundraiser News:
Please look for your child’s artwork:
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Kindergarten: This year in Kindergarten students are working on art projects with a literary connection, while they learn about art materials and procedures. We have begun with the books The Little Skyscraper by Scott Santoro and Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper by Anastasia Sven. They are working with oil pastel, paint, and collage to create their own little skyscraper
First Grade: This year First Grade students are learning about the Elements of Art through their projects. The first one: LINE. Ask your students about different types of lines in art. They are demonstrating their skill with lines in a Zentangle style turtle project.
Second through Fourth Grades: We are exploring art through imaginary visits all around the world! Second and third graders completed “art passports” to be stamped with each project. Second grade is visiting Haiti. They are creating their own artwork of a Tap, Tap, a Haitian taxi/bus. Third graders are visiting the Tapajos River in Brazil and creating artwork that uses reflection to make it interesting. And fourth graders are learning about the art of Katsushika Hokusai and creating their own Great Wave inspired artwork.
Fifth Grade: Mrs. Nicolette’s class is working on a special mixed-media project based on the beautiful illustrations by E.B. Goodale in the book Windows. Mr. Letchinger’s class earned an early-in-the-year clay project. They voted to create a Fantasy Creature display outside of the art classroom.
