All Kent School District Schools and the administration campus are open and operating on normal schedules Monday, November 25. Buses are on normal routes at the regularly scheduled pick-up times.
Schools Closed Friday, November 22, Administration Campus Open. We appreciate your understanding as we continue to prioritize the safety of our students and staff in the aftermath of this severe windstorm. We are working diligently with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to reopen our schools. Currently, there are 17 schools without power and three with unsafe conditions. PSE estimates that power will be restored by Saturday, November 23. Power has been restored at the administration campus. https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/article/1885129
All schools and administration campus will be closed, Thursday, Nov. 21. Thank you for your patience as we continue to work to open our schools. As of 6:30 p.m. today, 20 schools and the administration campus are without power caused by the severe windstorm. There are an additional seven schools with power that have unsafe trees or damaged caused by trees that still need to be addressed. https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/article/1885129
All schools closed Wednesday, November 20. Admin campus open. For more information visit https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/article/1885129.
It’s Election Day! Remember to turn in your ballot to any drop box location by 8:00 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, November 5. KSD encourages all registered voters to vote in all elections. Remember to vote!
Hello November! Important dates to remember.
11/1 No School, Workshop Day
11/8 Wear red, white, and blue
Veterans Day Assembly 9:45
11/11 No School, Veterans Day
11/25 Pajama Day (Spirit Day)
11/26 Dress Your Best (Spirit Day)
11/27 Favorite Color Day (Spirit Day)
11/28 & 11/29 No School Thanksgiving & Native American Heritage Day
Reminder: No school this Friday, November 1, for Teacher Workshop Day! Let’s take a moment to be thankful for our incredible teachers and dedicated students—your hard work and passion make our schools a wonderful place!
Veterans from our community are invited to join us in the school gym at 9:45 am on Friday, November 8th.
Please allow time to check in at the main office.
There is still time to send in photos of veteran(s) important to your family for the slide show. please send photos to sheena.keiser@kent.k12.wa.us by November 1st.
Next week is conference week.
Early Dismissal every day.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday @12:25
Wednesday dismissal is at 1:25.
Reminder: It's time to check your mailbox! Ballots have been sent out, so keep an eye out for yours, and remember to vote by November 5.
Dion and Gobi shared their incredible story today at school. They are in town for 1 more week, so they offered to extend book sales until Tuesday. Each book is signed by Dion and Gobi. Book delivery is on Thursday. Please turn in any orders by Tuesday to the library for the PTSA to collect. Thank you, Fairwood PTSA, for bringing Gobi and Dion to Fairwood.
Join us for our first Community Connect! Next Tuesday, October 22, you are invited to chat with Superintendent Vela at Kent Laboratory Academy from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Visit https://bit.ly/KSDCommunityConnect for more information.
The Kent School District School Board Special Work Session today, October 16, is cancelled due to lack of board quorum.
The Kent School District School Board Work Session today, October 16, is cancelled due to lack of board quorum.
Elementary Conferences are happening next week, October 21-25.
Conference dismissal time is 3 hours early for elementary schools on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. All KSD schools will release 2 hours early on Wednesday.
As conferences are approaching, we want to ensure you have a successful conference with your student's teacher. Check out these five tips!
A KSD Reminder: Our final Levy Listening Session is on Tuesday, October 15, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join us in person at the KSD Board Room or virtually via Zoom. For direct links, visit: https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/events?id=32699665. We hope to see you there!
"The Anxious Generation: Essential Strategies for Rewiring Childood," an exclusive ParentEd talk by renowned author Jonathan Haidt is coming on October 15th at noon. Use this link to register for free: https://bit.ly/3Y68VnQ.
Reminder: No school on Friday, October 11 for Teacher Workshop Day! A huge shoutout to our incredible teachers and students for their hard work during the first six weeks of school. Your dedication truly makes a difference!
The replacement Capital Projects & Technology levy includes funding for 11 software subscriptions used by students in all schools. Learn more about the levy at www.KSDLEVY.org
The Fairwood PTSA and Mrs. Keiser partner to run reading challenges each month. Students can use the beanstack app or do a paper challenge. Students who read more than 300 minutes can always record additional minutes. Prizes are awarded each month. September challenges are due before Friday 10/4 to ensure each child that completes the challenge gets the dogtag/charm for this month.
Use this link to print additional copies. A paper copy should be in backpacks today!
https://www.canva.com/design/DAFu8sHNN5c/3N5QIAqKuGeutw3y161jPA/view?utm_content=DAFu8sHNN5c&utm_campaign=share_your_design&utm_medium=link&utm_source=shareyourdesignpanel
Thank you to the PTSA for providing prizes and access to the app! App can be accessed via clever, the library page on the Fairwood website, or download beanstack in your app store. If you have questions about the app contact Sheena Keiser at Sheena.keiser@kent.k12.wa.us
