Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week Began with Flowers!
Such a special week - we totally appreciate the generosity of all of our parents! Shout out to Kelly Peterson-Chapman for organizing all of the activities and to the many other parents for supporting! #kgpride #StrongerTogether #kgpride #StrongerTogether
Calendar Updates
May 11 - Kindergarten Field Trip
May 12 - Math SOL - Grade 4 and 5
May 13 - 3hr Early Release Wednesday
May 14 - Math SOL - Grade 3 and 6
May 19 - Science SOL - Grade 5
May 19 - Strings Concert 5 p.m. (Beginning Strings and Adv Strings - see notes below)
May 25- Memorial Day - No School
May 26- Teacher Workday- No School for Students
May 27- Eid-al-Adha - No School
May 28 - Band Concert 5:30 p.m. Fifth Grade Band & 6:45 Adv. Band (See details below)
May 29 - Fourth Grade Field Trip - Jamestown
June 8 - McLean HS Clap Out - 3 p.m. (Arrive at 2:50 p.m.)
June 8 - Chorus Concert - 5 p.m.
June 9 - Kindergarten End of Year Promotion - 2 p.m.
June 10 - After School House Gathering - more to come! 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. Parents and students invited!
June 12 - Field Day - Kinder - Fifth Grade - Sign Up to Volunteer!
June 15 - Field Day Rain Date K-5 Sign Up to Volunteer!
June 15 - Sixth Grade Promotion - McLean HS 6 p.m. There will be no tickets - all can enjoy.
June 16 - Sixth Grade Field Day 9:30 - 11 a.m. & Sixth Grade Celebration 1 - 3 p.m. Sign Up To Volunteer
June 16 - After School Celebration for our retirees: Jeff Shivnen, Mark Brock and Nasreen Shaikh - Please invite previous graduates - Cafeteria 4:00 - 5 pm.
June 17- Last Day of School -Two Hour Early Release2025-26 FCPS School Calendar
2025-26 FCPS School Calendar
Teacher/Staff Appreciation ~ Five Fabulous Days of Wonderful Food!
Administration Note
Dear Parents,
Our first week with SOL testing. Our students performed well! We will be scheduling make ups and also some retakes. It does support our school profile for students to show improvement and retake with support. We will be in touch with parents as needed.
We also have our Math SOLs this week. Please do be mindful of sleep and coming into school on time.
We do have a 3 hour early release on Wednesday. Please do plan ahead and share your plans with your child and our office - earlier than Wednesday morning.
Thanks again to our PTA and parents for all of the love, wonderful food, and simply your support. It means a great deal to all of us!
Warmly,
Holly McGuigan Tia Hawkins Sarah Talley
Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal
Thank You Notes for Teacher/Staff!
Our students loved writing notes of appreciation for our staff #kgpride #StrongerTogether
Student Intentions for Next School Year 2026-27
As we plan forward for the next school year, please complete this google form if your child(ren) are NOT returning. It does NOT need to be completed if your child(ren) are returning to Kent Gardens. It is not binding, we are merely using this information to guide our thinking on numbers as we plan forward! Thanks in advance!
End of Year Library Updates
May 22nd: Last day of checkout
June 3rd: All student library materials due
Spring Testing Season is Here! | 