In This Week's ROAR

#1 January Events- Save the Date Because the Calendar Is Full!

#2 Afterschool Activities for the New Year
           Wize Technology Club
           Afterschool Academies
           Spring Chess

#3 Ways to Be Involved in 2026!
          Heritage Night
          6th Grade Promotion Planning Meeting 1/13
          Coffee with the Principal 1/15

#4 PTA News
           Attend a PTA Meeting: January 23 at 845am
           Join the PTA
           Volunteer with the PTA
               Library Volunteers
               Food Bus Food Rescue Volunteers 

#5 Support our School
               Buy Your Yearbook Now
               Spirit Wear for a New Year!

Extra Credit: Community Events

#1 Are You Ready for January?

#2 Afterschool Activities 

New Before School Technology Club starts 1/13!

Registration Open Now!

Wize Technology Club I (1st-3rd Grade)
Tuesdays 7:45-8:45am

14 Weeks Jan 13 - May 19 2026

$525 + $70 One Time Supply Fee

Wize Tech Club brings STEAM classroom learning to life through hands-on robotics, coding, and design—all grounded in grade-level STEAM standards. Every lesson starts with a STEAM concept tied to grade level standards, moves forward with a project, and ends with presentations inspiring young learners to be the leaders of tomorrow.

This isn't your average coding and robotics class. Wize educators follow rich lesson plans created with grade level SOL standards where each project is built around an academic topic: students might model pollination in science then program a butterfly robot, or explore how light interacts with objects using color sensors. With minimal screen time and maximum engagement, kids build critical thinking skills while deepening what they learn in school. Wize is a maker lab transforming children from technology users to creators of tomorrow.

Children of KGPTA members will receive a 5% discount. Email PTA President, Jenny Gregory, for the code.

Register now!

Note: A sibling discount of 10% per sibling is offered which cannot be combined with any other offer. 

Afterschool Academies- Registration Open Now 

Your KGES PTA is so excited to offer Afterschool Academies for Winter 2026! Registration opened Tuesday 1/6 and will continue through Sunday 1/25 but don't wait around! Popular classes will fill up fast! Register now!

This winter, we're thrilled to offer classes with Mr. Avery, Ms. D'Amico, Ms. Klader, and Ms. Nabaki. Our teachers are AMAZING so register early and avoid being waitlisted!

Spring Chess Registration

Winter Chess ends on 1/21, but that just means that Spring Chess Registration is open NOW through January 31 for the session that will start 2/4 and run through 6/3. Chess club is an afterschool activity on Wednesdays from 345-515pm in the KG cafeteria taught by renowned chess experts. Registration is $185 for the entire semester.  Spots fill quickly so register today so you don't end up waitlisted for this beloved KGES program!

#3 Ways to Get Involved in 2026!

Heritage Night is Coming

Heritage Night is coming on February 7th, so get ready to grab a KG Passport and travel the world!

What better way to show your #KGPride than to join us for an evening celebrating the many cultures that make up our school?

Join us Saturday, February 7^th, from 5-7pm for an evening of food, learning, and fun.  The evening will be capped of with our Parade of Nations, where children can dress in traditional clothing that best represents their heritage.

Want to represent your culture in our World Café or Heritage Room or volunteer in another way? Sign up here by 1/23!

All students are welcome to be a part of the parade, no signup is necessary.  

Please note, this is not a drop off event, but one for the WHOLE family to enjoy!

For more information, please email kgesheritagenight@gmail.com

6th Grade Promotion Party Planning 1/13

Interested in helping plan the 6th Grade end of year party? Join us in the cafeteria on January 13 at 850am where we will discuss what the previous classes have done, as well as brainstorm new ideas. Email kg6thgraders@gmail.com if you aren’t able to attend this meeting but would still like to be involved. 

Coffee with the Principal 1/15 at 845am

Come to coffee with the principal and learn more about what is happening at Kent Gardens! Have something that you want to discuss? Fill out this form!

#4 News from Your PTA

Attend a PTA Meeting

OUR NEXT PTA MEETING WILL BE January 23 at 845am in the Cafeteria.

Join us to learn more about how you can help make 2026 an AMAZING year for Kent Gardens and hear important updates from Principal McGuigan!

Join the PTA

The PTA at KGES is SUPER BUSY! We do SO much...if you like the afterschool academies, chess club, Math Counts, Bingo Night, 5k, Bread and Cider, Christmas Cookie Exchange, Book Fairs, Heritage Night, Teacher Appreciation Week and just so, so, so MUCH MORE, that's because your KGES PTA has been working hard to bring enriching experiences to our community. When you join the PTA, you help support the work we do at our school AND the advocacy work that the PTA does at all levels of the government! Membership in the KGES PTA needs to be renewed every year Join the PTA NOW!  

Volunteer with the PTA

Volunteers are the glue that helps keep Kent Gardens going and, at the beginning of the school year, have we got some opportunities for YOU!

Library Volunteers

Food Bus Volunteers- KGES's Food Rescue Program

Do you have 30 minutes to spare on a Friday afternoon? Help us make a difference by delivering rescued food to the SHARE of McLean Food Pantry at McLean Baptist Church. The KG PTA proudly supports the Food Bus program, which encourages students to place unopened, packaged food and whole fruits in a designated fridge instead of throwing them away after lunch. Each week, we collect 15–25 pounds of fresh, healthy food—saved by our students—that parent volunteers deliver to SHARE for weekend distribution to local families in need. It’s a simple act with a big impact—and we need your help to keep it going!  Sign up HERE  or email Rebecca (beccadw@gmail.com) or Lana (lanavu@gmail.com) Middle and high school students can earn service hours too!

#5 Support Our School

Order Your Yearbooks Now

The weather outside is frightfully cold, but the warmer months are coming and your child will definitely want a yearbook at the end of the year, especially if you don't order one! So go ahead and knock this off your to-do list. Your June self will definitely thank your January self for thinking ahead!

Order your yearbook using code 21772 or searching for "Kent Gardens" on the website!

Sprit Wear for a New Year!

Extra Credit: Community Events

McLean Little League

Join our community of 1,200 boys and girls learning the games of Baseball and Softball and making friends from all over McLean and surrounding towns! Season is from late March to early June. All children attending KGES are eligible to play! Send questions to registration@mcleanll.com, and registration ends on January 15!

Find out more!