Helping Hearts for MS Fundraiser going on now through Feb. 21. Please donate and help us beat MS!!

Please help us help defeat MS during our Student Council’s Helping Hearts for MS fundraiser going on Friday, Feb 7 – Feb. 21. All proceeds will be donated to The National MS Society!! Student Council members will also place collection bins in each classroom for student donations throughout the next two weeks. We will also have student council members at the front gate on Valentine’s Day accepting donations. All check may be made out directly to The National MS Society.

Thank you!!

helping hearts for MS ’14 general

This Week At Kirk! February 3-7

Hello Kirk Families,

Here is what’s happening around Kirk this week!

1- Kirk Student Council’s Helping Hearts for MS fundraiser will be held from Feb. 7 – Feb. 21. They’ll kick off the fundraiser with a Bake Sale and Craft Fair this Friday, Feb. 7!! You are welcome to donate crafts to the fair that will be sold with all proceeds going to the National MS Society. Each classroom will also have a jar during the fundraiser where children can put in bills, change, or checks for the MS Society. Help us get 100% participation and beat last year’s donation of $1933. See the enclosed flier for details.

2- Elementary Awards Assembly is this Friday, Feb. 7 at 8:45am. Elementary children will have yoga this Friday, so please bring their mats and have the girls wear shorts under their skirts and dresses. It is also an early dismissal day for K-5th as well at 12:15pm on Friday.

3- This weekend is a Sharky’s weekend! Time to go out and eat, meet, and greet your friends and family 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 between Friday, Feb. 7 and Sunday, Feb. 9. We have enclosed the flyer for your convenience. Hard copies went home with the children this week. 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.

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!!

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!!

4- 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]

5- The children in our Performing Arts department led by Miss Kat and Mrs Talman did an amazing job both Friday and Saturday night with Aladdin Jr.!!! Thanks to all the performers, Miss Kat, Mrs. Talman and the crew of parent volunteers!! If you donated trays or cake stands for the sale, please pick them up in the kitchen…we are running out of room to store them! Thanks!!

6- Preschool Parent/Teacher conferences will be starting next week. Please see your teacher about signing up for a time to meet with your child’s teacher.

7- Second Grade Information Night is next Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 7pm. Look for a signup sheet on First Grade’s bulletin board to RSVP for the evening and if you need childcare.

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

Kirk School Office

This Week At Kirk! Week of Jan. 27

Hello Kirk Families,

Here’s what is happening around Kirk this week!

1- Kirk Student Council’s Helping Hearts for MS fundraiser will be from Feb. 7 – Feb. 21. They’ll kick off the fundraiser with a Bake Sale and Craft Fair on Feb. 7!! You are welcome to donate crafts to the fair that will be sold with all proceeds going to the National MS Society. Each classroom will also have a jar during the fundraiser where children can put in bills, change, or checks for the MS Society. Help us get 100% participation and beat last year’s donation of $1933. See the enclosed flier for details.

2- The Trike-A-Thon is finished and the children did an amazing job of zipping around the track! Please be sure to turn in your pledge money, all donations will got towards revamping our playground and playground toys!

3- Information on our upcoming Pancake Breakfast went home with your children last week. Your Pancake Breakfast Committee is working hard to prepare a fabulous breakfast and basket raffle for your enjoyment. 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!!

4- 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]

5- The children in our Performing Arts department led by Miss Kat and her crew of amazing volunteers will be presenting Aladdin Jr. this Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday. Feb. 1 at 7pm. Tickets for the show are available. Please contact Shelly Caserta at [email protected]

6- Preschool and Kindergarten children will be taking part in our Chinese New Year Parade on Friday, January 31 at 11 a.m. The school courtyard will come alive with the sound of drums and gongs and kindergarten’s beautiful dragon will help us bring in the year of the horse.

The two new Kirk apps are still going through some testing so we apologize for any inconvenience. As soon as they are up and running properly, we will let you know. Thanks for your patience!

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

Kirk School Office

helping hearts for MS ’14

general Pancake Breakfast Cover letter ’14

Six Flags Read to Succeed ’14

Pancake Donation request letter and tax form ’14

Thanks to All the Trike-A-Thon Participants!! Great Job!!! See link for great pics of the kids!! Don’t Forget To Bring In Your Trike-A-Thon Pledges!!!

Hello Kirk Families,
 
Our fabulous Kirk paparazzi has captured the Kirk preschool, tot center and kindergarten children zipping around the track in the 2nd Annual Kirk Trike-A-Thon!!! Enjoy! 
 
 
All passwords are – kirk
 
Don’t forget to turn in those pledges!!
 
Thank you,
Diana Jimeno-Ingrum

Tonight’s the Night to Order Your Aladdin Tickets!!!!

Hello Kirk Families,

Tonight we can all order assigned seating for the Performing Arts show, Aladdin.

There are 2 different shows with 2 different casts. Please put which night you would like tickets for in the subject line!!!!

Friday nights cast is January 31st
Saturday nights cast is February 1st

Please email me at 7pm Thursday January 23rd for your tickets. I will assign the seating first come and first serve.

That’s tonight at 7pm!!!!!!!! Please, I’m begging you not to send the emails at 6:58….please wait until 7.
I am doing the best I can to keep it as fair as possible for everyone. Please! 7PM!!
Or the end of the line for you!!!

My email is [email protected].
My email has changed over years so be sure that you are sending it to the right address.
This is the only email that I can accept!!!

I need:

1. Your child’s name/ night of the show you would like tickets in the subject line!!!!!

(example Liliana/Friday or Jackson/Saturday) Please, Please!!!!!!!

2. How many tickets you would like to purchase.

3. First 4 rows are $15 and the rest are $10.
I will get the tickets together and have them ready for you to pick up on Monday after school.
If you can’t make it on Monday you can find me on Tuesday just before or after Performing Arts pick up!

I can accept cash or a check made out to Kirk O the Valley!

If you have any trouble please call me at home 818 708 7929!

Shelly Caserta
home 818 708 7929

This Week At Kirk!!

Hello Kirk Families,

A few reminders for the next couple of weeks.

1- First Grade Information Night is this Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in the First Grade classroom. There will be a short presentation on our program and philosophy and you will have an opportunity to ask questions, visit with the teachers, and tour the classroom. Please RSVP on the Kindergarten bulletin board if you plan to attend this event and also if you need childcare.

2- The Trike-A-Thon is finished and the children did an amazing job of zipping around the track! Please be sure to turn in your pledge money, all donations will got towards revamping our playground!

3- Information on our upcoming Pancake Breakfast went home with your children today. Your Pancake Breakfast Committee is working hard to prepare a fabulous breakfast and basket raffle for your enjoyment. However, they need your help collecting donations for the basket raffle! Check out the information packet that is coming home with your children today.

4- Look out for upcoming info regarding the Six Flags Read to Succeed Reading Club that will be sent home soon for K-5th grades.

5- The children in our Performing Arts department led by Miss Kat and her crew of amazing volunteers will be presenting Aladdin Jr. next Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday. Feb. 1 at 7pm. Tickets for the show will be available soon. Look out for an email later this week with information on how you can get tickets to the hottest show in town!

6- Preschool and Kindergarten children will be taking part in our Chinese New Year Parade on Friday, January 31 at 11 a.m. The school courtyard will come alive with the sound of drums and gongs and kindergarten’s beautiful dragon will help us bring in the year of the horse.
We’ve got a lot going on around Kirk these next few weeks and hope to see you at some of these wonderful events!
Take care,
Kirk School Office

 

 

Director’s Blog January 2014

Hi Kirk families,

We are nearly a month into the new year, and even though the calendar says “winter”, we all are experiencing summer, and unfortunately, we have not had to adjust to any rainy  day scheduling.

By now you have noticed that two trees on the playground are missing. That is the first step in the redesign and upgrading of our playground. They were removed, not for the design, but because our arborist recommended they be removed for safety. Parts of both trees had become structurally unsound and posed a future risk. We chose to act sooner rather than later.

The playground project has received several large donations from generous church members who are friends of the school. This will allow us to revamp the entire playground area, including the area that doubles as parking.  The black top needs to be removed and replaced, which will give us the opportunity to install an adequate drainage system, as well as conduit for lighting. There are areas of the perimeter wall that also must be addressed. These projects are very expensive and fund raising will need to continue. We have a wonderful start, and I am so grateful for the generosity that has brought us to this point.

Have you seen  the new Kirk app? It is an exciting addition to our web site that is available for both Android and iPhones.

Here is how it works: You go to kirkschool.org and scroll to the bottom of the home page. Click on the icon that represents your phone, either iPhone or Android. Download the Kirk App. It will ask to send you push notifications. Say “yes” because that allows us to send you emergency notifications, or any information that requires timely attention. It gives you notice of any postings by the office or the teachers.

All the elementary teachers and some of the preschool teachers, regularly post  blogs, with activities of your children, probably doing things that you would not get to see–or maybe even hear about. When these blogs are posted, you will receive a notice that something new is available for you to enjoy. Smugmug, videos from science and technology classes and news are all on the app.

This is the first time we have had a way to reach you on your mobile device without you signing onto the website or accessing your email. This app gives quick and easy access to important information from Kirk as well as updates from your child’s teacher.

Thank you, Miss Christa, for setting this up for us, and thank you, PTF, for encouraging us to get this going.

‘Til next time–

Carol