Hello Kirk Families,

Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful spring break and enjoyed some special time with your children.

Here is what’s happening around Kirk this week!

1- Elementary Awards Assembly this Friday at 8:45 in the Sanctuary. It’s the last one for this year! Elementary early dismissal this Friday as well at 12:15.

2- Elementary children will have yoga this Friday, please have your children bring their yoga mats and have the girls wear shorts under skirts and dresses.

3- It’s a Sharky’s weekend! Time to go out and eat, meet and greet your friends at Sharky’s all while helping to support our Kirk School!  15% of your total Sharky’s bill will be donated back to Kirk if you visit Sharky’s between Friday, May 2 and Sunday, May 4.  We will be sending home hard copies of the flyer this week and emailing a copy as well. Be sure to give the flyer to your cashier and feel free to forward it on to other family members and friends who would like to help support our school.

4- Registration for Tot Center, Preschool, and Pre-K for the 2014-15 school year is now open. Registration forms were sent home today with your children. We are enclosing the forms here in attachment as well. Please turn your form back in soon and reserve your spot for the next school year.

5- 5th Grade Information Night is next Tuesday, May 6 at 7p.m. in the 5th grade classroom. Childcare will be available. Please sign up on the form outside 4th grade.

6- Just a reminder to families in K-3rd grade: Please turn in your registration form as soon as possible for the upcoming school year. We are expecting full enrollment in all of these classes and have had interest from families outside the school wishing to apply. We will begin to accept new students into these classses in two weeks if there appears to be an opening. Please do not delay, we do not want to give your child’s spot away! Thank you!

7- Friday, May 9 at 7pm is our Spring Concert. The elementary children under the guidance of Miss Kat have been preparing a show for you that you won’t want to miss! There will be picnicing and tailgating in the parking lot before the theater (Sanctuary) opens and the show begins.

Have a great week!

Kirk School Office

Dear Kirk Parents,

During the upcoming spring break, April 14 – 25, we have a major, emergency plumbing project to accomplish, which will require the disruption of water to the campus for a number of days.  We have in the past offered childcare to those who need it during this break. This year, however, we are requesting, if at all possible, that you make other arrangements during this time.

Since the water at the TotCenter and in the Science House will not be disrupted, we can accommodate a small number of children, if necessary, in those two locations. We know that some of you rely on us for childcare during the break, and we feel responsible to help those who have no other options.

If you are unable to place your child with friends or family, and you need Kirk to provide childcare, please notify Hillary in the school office as soon as possible.

With the unpredictability of construction, it is hard to pinpoint specific days when the disruption will occur. As time gets closer, we will try to evaluate whether we can be on the main campus at all during that time. We will keep you apprised.

There is a bright spot to this inconvenience. The adult bathrooms, which have served us well and held up for sixty years, will be refurbished and enlarged.  Although the pressing issues are underground, this gives us the opportunity to “do it right” and complete a job that is long over due.  Our staff, parents, and friends, will be able to enjoy this welcome change.

Thank you for your understanding, and please be in touch if you are one of those families who cannot make other childcare arrangements.

Carol

Cant wait to see you all at K Camp!!

2014 Camp Info Flyer

3rd grade app 2014

Elementary App K-2nd 2014

Preschool App 2014

Tot Center App 2014

Hello Kirk Families,

Here is what’s happening around Kirk this week!

1- Our All School Open House is tonight, from 6:15 p.m. –
7:30 p.m. Your family and friends are invited to visit our school that evening and see what our Kirk children have been creating throughout this school year. All classrooms, the tech and science lab as well as the art studio will be on display. 5th grade will be selling pizza dinners and Menchies that evening. Please help support them as they try to reach their fundraising goal for their graduation celebration!!

2- Six Flags Read to Succeed Reading Club has ended. Please be sure to turn in your reading logs to Miss Gretchen. Children in grades K-5th grades have a chance to earn a Magic Mountain amusement park ticket if they completed 6 hours of reading. Please contact Miss Gretchen, our school librarian, for questions at [email protected]

3- Elementary children will NOT have yoga this Friday, please have your children wear their regular P.E. shoes.

4- The children, Tots through 5th grade, will be enjoying an assembly presented by the Environmental Defenders this Friday.

5- Pancake Breakfast is right around the corner! Saturday, March 8 from 8am-11am. There will be exciting raffle baskets, a silent auction, a wine raffle and for the kids, face painting and a photo booth! Breakfast tickets are $5, raffle tix are $1, $5, and $10. Tickets will be on sale tonight at the Open House and next week at drop-off. Look for the sign-up sheet in the breezeway to help out flipping pancakes, selling tickets, or being part of the setup/cleanup crew.

6- The Used Book sale is coming soon to Kirk! March 3-9 in the breezeway! You may start to bring your gently used books and dvds to donate to the book sale this week. Please be discriminating about the type of reading materials and dvds you donate, as our children do go shopping at the sale everyday and seem to have a knack for picking out the one book that’s not appropriate for them.

7- Miss Gretchen, our librarian, is looking for bookshelves and display cases that you may be interested in getting rid of or just loan out for the Used Book Sale next week. Please contact Miss Gretchen at [email protected] for any questions regarding the Used Book Sale.

8- Just a reminder to please pick up your cake plates and trays in our kitchen. Also, our lost and found is overflowing and there are many items looking for a home! Please stop by and check out if something belongs to your child. Lost and found is located in the breezeway outside Room 3.

We hope to see you tonight at our Open House!

Kirk School Office

Kirk families and friends are invited to join us for our annual all school Open House on Tuesday, Feb. 25 from 6:15-7:30 pm.

The Open House includes all the classrooms, science and technology labs and the art room on display. You will have a chance to visit all of the classrooms and meet  the teachers as well.

5th Grade will be selling dinner and treats so be sure to bring your appetite too! All proceeds will go towards their graduation celebration.

Please feel free to invite friends that may be interested in seeing what a Kirk education is all about!

Hello Kirk Families,

Alexander Photography will be here next Tuesday, February 18 at 9:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary to take school pictures for any children and staff who missed our last picture day.

Please feel free to bring your child even if they don’t normally attend school on Tuesdays, if they need their picture taken. I am enclosing an order form in attachment if you wish to order a picture package. Please have your child’s picture taken even if you do not wish to order a package as we do need it for the yearbook.

Thank you,

Kirk Office

Hello Kirk Families,

Here is what’s happening around Kirk this week!

1- Kirk Student Council’s Helping Hearts for MS fundraiser continues now through Feb. 21. All donations go to the National MS Society. We still need to raise $1000 to reach our goal and beat last year’s donation of $1933!! Each classroom has a jar where children can put in bills, change, or checks for the MS Society. Help us reach 100% participation. Please help us beat MS!!

2- Your Pancake Breakfast Committee is working hard to prepare a fabulous breakfast and basket raffle for your enjoyment on Saturday, March 8, 8am-11am. However, they need your help collecting donations for the basket raffle! We are including a copy of the packet here in case you need extra donation letters!! Please turn in your donations by this Friday, Feb. 21 to Ajna Burke c/o Kirk School office.

3- Each classroom is putting together a themed basket for the raffle at Pancake Breakfast. See your room mom for your classroom’s theme and help your class create an amazing basket!! Donations due by this Friday!!

4- Our All School Open House is next Tuesday, February 25 from 6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Your family and friends are invited to visit our school that evening and see what our Kirk children have been creating throughout this school year. All classrooms, the tech and science lab as well as the art room will be on display. 5th grade will be selling pizza dinners and Menchies that evening. Please help support them as they try to reach their fundraising goal for their graduation celebration!!

5- Six Flags Read to Succeed Reading Club has started and will continue through Feb. 24. Children in grades K-5th grades have a chance to earn a Magic Mountain amusement park ticket if they complete 6 hours of reading before Feb. 24. Reading logs went home with your children last week but we are including a copy here for your convenience. Please contact Miss Gretchen, our school librarian, for questions at [email protected]

6- Preschool Parent/Teacher conferences have started. Please see your teacher to sign up for your conference.

7- Elementary children will have yoga this Friday, please have your children bring their yoga mats and the girls should wear shorts under their skirts and dresses.

8- The Used Book sale is coming soon to Kirk! March 3-9 in the breezeway! You may start to bring your gently used books and dvds to donate to the book sale starting next week, Feb 24. Please be discriminating about the type of reading materials and dvds you donate, as our children do go shopping at the sale everyday and seem to have a knack for picking out the one book that’s not appropriate for them.

Hope you get a chance to enjoy some of the fun things happening around Kirk this week!

Kirk School Office

We invite you to join us for

Kirk O’ The Valley School’s

Second Grade Information Night 

Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at 7:00p.m.

in the Second Grade classroom

Ms. Pam Sellers will give a short presentation about our program and philosophy.

You will have a chance to ask questions, visit with the teachers and tour our Second Grade classroom.

Childcare is available upon request

A signup sheet will be posted on the First Grade bulletin board or

you may call our school office at 818-344-1242 or email us at [email protected]