Dear KES Families,

I hope you are well today! I can't believe how the beautifully warm fall weather has continued into November this year. I remember years, as I'm sure many of you do as well, where children needed to wear winter coats over their Halloween costumes! Not this year though. I have to look at the calendar rather than out the window to get a sense of what season it is.

To that end, I want to say just a few words about a wonderful nonprofit organization known as Operation Gratitude. Over the years KES has sponsored Honor Flight Veterans, made wreaths for Wreaths Across America, and had toy drives for military families in our community, and supported Pets for Vets. But our longest running patriotic initiative (14 years) is Operation Gratitude. Each December for the last 14 years, KES has made a donation to Operation Gratitude of hand-knitted scarves and hats, made by KES parents, grandparents and relatives of every kind. Operation Gratitude then takes those wonderful hand knitted items and uses them to top off generous Care Packages that are sent to first responders and active duty US military personnel serving away from home during the holidays. These thoughtful gifts are deeply appreciated by military men and women all over the world who cannot be with their loved ones for the holidays. Over the years KES has sent more than 727 home-made scarves and hats, so if you crochet or knit or if you know someone who does, please help us keep this wonderful philanthropy going. We will put a box in the vestibule at KES and both hats and scarves can be dropped off any time between November 14th and December 15th. Thank you in advance for knitting on our behalf! For more information on Operation Gratitude access this link: Operation Gratitude: Homepage. Have a wonderful weekend!

Yours in education,

Dr. Quinn

Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night!

Daylight Saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday.

Wednesday, November 6

Early Release Wednesday - Noon dismissal

Monday, November 11

Veterans Day - NO SCHOOL

Friday, November 15

Assembly - 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29

Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, December 3

Picture Retake Day

Wednesday, December 4

Early Release Wednesday - Noon dismissal

Monday, December 23 - Wednesday, January 1

Winter Break - NO SCHOOL

Click here for the full calendar

Click the link above to read more about this great story and to watch a recap video!

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Call or Text 988 or 1-888-568-1112

Kennebunk

Tabetha Barden

207-604-1394

Arundel

Wendy Lank

207-985-4201 ext. 113

Kennebunkport

Alison Kenneway

207-967-4401

Kennebunk Chamber of Commerce

Laura Dolce

207-967-0857

English:

You have the right to an interpreter at no cost to you. If you would like to request an interpreter's assistance to communicate with our schools and teachers, all you need to do is ask. We will make sure interpretation services are arranged in advance of your meeting.

Burmese:

သင့်အတွက် အခကြေးငွေ မယူဘဲ စကားပြန်လုပ်ပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်။ ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ကျောင်းများ၊ ဆရာများနှင့် ဆက်သွယ်ရန်အတွက် စကားပြန်တစ်ဦး၏အကူအညီကို သင်တောင်းဆိုလိုပါက၊ သင်လုပ်ဆောင်ရန်သာ လိုအပ်ပါသည်။ သင့်အစည်းအဝေးမတိုင်မီ ဘာသာပြန်ခြင်းဝန်ဆောင်မှုများကို သေချာစီစဉ်ပေးပါမည်။

Chinese:

您有权免费获得口译员服务。如果您想请求口译员协助与我们的学校和老师沟通，您只需提出请求即可。我们将确保在您的会议之前安排口译服务。

Gujarati:

તમને કોઈ પણ ખર્ચ વિના દુભાષિયાનો અધિકાર છે. જો તમે અમારી શાળાઓ અને શિક્ષકો સાથે વાતચીત કરવા માટે દુભાષિયાની સહાયની વિનંતી કરવા માંગતા હો, તો તમારે ફક્ત પૂછવાનું છે. અમે ખાતરી કરીશું કે તમારી મીટિંગ પહેલા અર્થઘટન સેવાઓ ગોઠવવામાં આવી છે.

Japanese:

あなたには無料で通訳を雇う権利があります。学校や教師とのコミュニケーションのために通訳のサポートをリクエストしたい場合は、リクエストするだけです。会議の前に通訳サービスを手配いたします。

Portuguese:

Você tem direito a um intérprete sem nenhum custo para você. Se desejar solicitar a assistência de um intérprete para se comunicar com nossas escolas e professores, basta solicitar. Garantiremos que os serviços de interpretação sejam organizados antes da sua reunião.

Russian:

Вы имеете право на бесплатного переводчика. Если вы хотите попросить помощи переводчика для общения с нашими школами и учителями, все, что вам нужно сделать, это попросить. Мы позаботимся о том, чтобы услуги устного перевода были организованы перед вашей встречей.

Spanish:

Tiene derecho a un intérprete sin costo alguno para usted. Si desea solicitar la asistencia de un intérprete para comunicarse con nuestras escuelas y maestros, todo lo que necesita hacer es preguntar. Nos aseguraremos de que los servicios de interpretación se organicen antes de su reunión.

Ukrainian:

Ви маєте право на безкоштовний перекладач. Якщо ви хочете попросити допомоги перекладача для спілкування з нашими школами та вчителями, все, що вам потрібно зробити, це попросити. Ми подбаємо про те, щоб послуги усного перекладу були організовані заздалегідь до вашої зустрічі.

Vietnamese:

Bạn có quyền có một thông dịch viên miễn phí. Nếu bạn muốn yêu cầu sự trợ giúp của thông dịch viên để giao tiếp với trường học và giáo viên của chúng tôi, tất cả những gì bạn cần làm là yêu cầu. Chúng tôi sẽ đảm bảo sắp xếp dịch vụ phiên dịch trước cuộc gặp của bạn.