Kingsley PTA

February 27, 2020

Save the Date! This year's Father/Son event will be bowling and pizza at Tivoli Bowl on April 18th from 12-3pm. More info coming soon!

February 04, 2020

February 2019

• Feb. 3: Panera Benefit Night - flyers went home in backpacks last week!

• Feb. 4: PTA General Meeting 7 pm at Kingsley – all are welcome!

• Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day Classroom Parties

• Feb. 14: Last day to order Fun Lunch for February - May (see more info below)

• Feb. 17: No School – Presidents’ Day

• Feb. 21: Fun Lunch – Pizza from Zazzo’s

• Feb. 26: Jimmy John’s Benefit Day – info to come as date approaches!

• Feb. 27: End of 2nd Trimester

  • TAD Second Grade Hosting​

• Feb.28: No School – Teacher Inservice

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March 2019

• March 3rd: General PTA Meeting @ Kingsley (7:00-8:00 PM)

• March 13th: Pizza Fun Lunch

• March 27th: Full Fun Lunch

• March 30th-April 3rd: Spring Break

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February 18, 2020

Come join us for our Kingsley Family Skating Experience Sunday, March 15th from 4-6 pm! All ages welcome, even parents, so lace up those skates and come have some fun with our community!

$10 per skater for those families with 3 people or less, or $35 for families of 4 or more. Cost does not include skate rental ($4) but feel free to bring your own if you’ve got them!

Food and beverages will be available as well for purchase!

LOMBARD ROLLER RINK
201 W 22nd Street
Lombard, Illinois

Thank you to the McDermott, Suggs, Breier and Mayer families for planning this fun experience!

Tickets on sale now through our shop at www.kingsleypta.org.

February 18, 2020

Second Annual Kingsley Cup

• Friday, May 22, 2020 at 10:30 AM

• Village Greens of Woodridge, 1575 W 75th St

Save the date for our Second Annual Kingsley Cup golf outing!! Stay tuned for more details, coming soon!!

February 04, 2020

Two Kingsley students and their artwork submissions have been selected to advance to Regional and State levels in the National PTA Reflections Art Program. Congratulations to Dashiell Bettinger (Kindergarten) who moved forward to the Regional level, and Sean Casey (2nd grade) who went to Regionals and is now advancing to State level!

February 04, 2020

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Kingsley’s Annual Adult Fundraiser is coming up on Saturday, February 29th at Miskatonic Brewing Company in Darien! It's Trivia Night, with a little Mardi Gras celebration thrown in for good measure! Individual tickets for both trivia participants and spectators are still available - $40 per person if you want to play, $20 per person if you don't! Grab your tickets now!!

https://www.kingsleypta.org/shop-1

Can’t make it but want to contribute? We are working on donations for the bar/raffles so drop us a message if you’d like to help!  Any questions please send them along to Julie Ovalle at julieovalle@ymail.com.

Mark your calendars for these future events – details on ticket sales coming soon!!

• Family Roller Skating Experience set for Sunday, March 15, 2020

• 2nd Annual Kingsley Cup Golf Outing on May 22, 2020

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In case you are wondering how much money these experiences raise, in addition to being fun!: 

10-24-19 – Moms BUNCO night $30/pp includes drinks, appetizers and BUNCO! – hosted by 2nd grade moms. Sold Out! This experience raised $1200! Thank you 2nd grade moms! 

11-1-19 – Blind Wine Tasting event with prizes for our winners! $30/pp includes drinks and appetizers – hosted by the Laird family. Sold Out! This experience raised $500! Thank you Laird Family!

11-9-19 – Dads’ College Tailgating Party $30/pp includes drinks, tailgating food and games to pass the time during commercial breaks! This experience raised $1854! Thanks to the Houser/Scardina/Cooper/Zimmerman/McKenzie families 

11-17-19 – Spenga Sunday $30/pp includes the best 60-minute workout, with refreshments afterwards! This experience raised $770.00 - Thank so much to Corinne Cooper.

1-30-2020 - Wine Not Mom's Night Out Wine Tasting. Thank you Scardina/Cooper/Zimmerman/McKenzie for hosting. This experience raised $930!

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Have questions?  Email Julie Ovalle at julieovalle@ymail.com

February 18, 2020

This month is Second Grade! Your day to say Thank you to our teachers is February 27th.  You can find the sign-up genius at the link below. Thank you for all you do!!

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https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0448abac2fa6fe3-teacher

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Teacher Appreciate Day (tentative) Upcoming Schedule:

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March 20th - 1st Grade

April 24th - Kindergarten

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January 13, 2020

The Hospitality committee is in need of additional parent volunteers.  The Hospitality committee provides refreshments for the teachers during Parent/Teacher conferences and at the beginning and end of the year PTA coffees. Volunteers are asked to provide refreshments (store-bought or homemade) for these events. If you are interested in volunteering please email committee chairs Wendy Barger (wmarcou2@yahoo.com) and Sharon Furlong (shurlong@aol.com).

January 13, 2020

Thank you to everyone who attended and voiced your input at the Traffic Mtg. Kingsley Parents spearheaded the Traffic and Safety Initiative around our school so our children feel safer walking to and from home and your efforts are still in demand to make the necessary changes happen.  

Click for updates on our Traffic Safety Issue Page!

January 13, 2020

The Kingsley Yearbook committee is looking for photos from various Kingsley events. If you have photos that you would like to submit to the yearbook, please email them to kingsleyyearbookphotos@gmail.com. Thanks so much!

August 02, 2019

Have you heard about KOHA, the DG58 Education Foundation’s new opportunity that fundraises for District 58 schools, supports local businesses and awards users points toward exclusive deals and freebies?!? Simply download the app on your phone, choose Kingsley and start shopping! 

The app is simple to use: 

• Download KOHA Life in the App Store or Google Play.

• Choose the school you would like to support (i.e. Kingsley!).

• Shop a local business in KOHA.

• Snap a picture of the receipt and a portion of your purchase goes back to the school of your choice.

• Earn rewards points that you can use at ANY KOHA merchant in the app.

Did you know that Mojo's (Kingsley family owned business) is a partner with KOHA among many other local DG businesses?!? Check it out. For more info on KOHA check out use the link below.

September 04, 2019

Mark​ ​your​ ​calendars​! ​There​ ​will​ ​be​ ​three​ ​classroom parties​ ​this​ ​school​ ​year​ ​for​ ​the​ ​students:  the Halloween​ ​Party​ ​​on​ ​Thursday,​ ​October​ ​31st, ​the​ ​Valentine's​ ​Day​ ​Party on​ ​Friday, February​ ​14th,​ ​and​ ​an end​ ​of​ ​year​ ​event​ ​(date TBD).

If you would ​like​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​the​ ​classroom​ ​parties​ ​by​ volunteering, ​supplying​ ​prizes,​ ​paper goods,​ ​games,​ ​crafts,​ ​etc.,​ ​you ​must​ ​sign​ ​up​ ​to​ ​be​ ​a​ ​Room​ ​Parent.​ If you would like the added fun of planning the party, please sign up to be a Head Room Parent! ​ Email Natalie Whited (natfleming@gmail.com) with your contact info and the classroom(s) you wish to volunteer for.  Feel free to reach out with any questions as well! 

September 04, 2019

Throughout the year volunteers are needed for many events that benefit Kingsley.  Many thanks to those who signed up to volunteer at the Ice Cream Social - you will be hearing from your committee chair soon.  If you missed us at Ice Cream Social please consider volunteering your time with one of the following committees: 

• Book Fair

• Father-Son Event

• Fun Lunch

• Hospitality 

• Holiday Gift Shop

• Pancake Breakfast 

• Teacher Appreciation Week

Email Beth Tournis (bethannepc@yahoo.com) or Sarah Havle (sarahhavle@gmail.com) for more information or to sign-up. 

September 04, 2019

Our monthly General PTA Meetings are open to everyone - we hope to see you! This is a great way to know what's happening at your school. In addition, attending PTA meetings offers a way to effectively suggest positive changes and be a part of the solution by getting involved. All of our meetings are held at Kingsley. Our scheduled meeting dates are: 9/10, 10/8, 11/5, 12/3, 1/7, 2/4 3/3, 4/7, and 5/12.

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For timely updates on events, be sure to like and follow us on Facebook (www.fb.com/kingsleypta58).

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Feel free to contact us at kingsley_pta@yahoo.com. for any other general inquiries.