King's Highway Weekly Newsletter
Volume 3 Edition 9, 11/06/2023
A note from Dr. Miles
Good morning Parents and Guardians!
During the month of November, the month of gratitude, we want to express our sincere THANKS for all you do as parents to ensure that your child is focused and ready to learn when they walk through the doors of King's Highway. We thank you for your commitment to our school as well as the connection with your child's teacher.
I hope you were able to sit with your child's teacher at Parent/Teacher conferences and gain an understanding of their progress, their areas of need, as well as ways you can assist them at home. The overall academic, social, and emotional well being of your child is important to us and our goal is to meet their needs the best we can.
It's National Picture Book month too! Therefore, we would love for you to get a book and read it to your child.
LEXIA and IXL: We are highly interested in the success of your child in every aspect of who they are. Academically, Lexia (Reading) and IXL (Math) are two supplemental academic interventions that have shown great results. Our students are successful, in large part, when they engage with the programs consistently. Here's where we need your help:
Make sure that they bring their computer home everyday and spend at least 20 minutes on the programs. The more they are engaged in the programs, the better they will grow and meet their goals.
If your child is not able to bring their computer home due to the insurance fee, please be sure to check and see if you qualify for a FEE WAIVER. If you qualify, you will not have to pay the $40 fee for insurance. Please contact the school secretary wattsa@casdschools.org if your child still has not brought a computer home.
Thank you for all your continued support!
Kind regards,
Dr. Miles
DO YOU QUALIFY?
- FREE & REDUCED LUNCH- The CASD gives free breakfast and lunch to all students. This does not mean that every family qualifies economically for free and reduced lunches. Now, families must file for compass benefits to qualify for free and reduced lunch.
- REV_TRAK- On the CASD website, RevTrak now has a link added specifically for those families who feel they qualify for Free/Reduced benefits through COMPASS. Once you login to RevTrak and click on the Technology category, you can select "Technology Insurance Fee - Free and Reduced Lunch". Enter your student's name, ID # and school and it will pull up your information with a $0 balance. You should still proceed with add to cart and complete the process; however, it will show a $0 balance throughout the process
- To check if you qualify, click the link COMPASS BENEFITS
**calling all future scientists**
KHS Science and Learning Fair
WHO: All K-5 students are invited to participate in the KHS Science and Learning Fair
WHEN: Week of January 8th
(Projects are due January 8th. Open House and Awards will be on January 11th at 6pm.)
NEW THIS YEAR: Be sure to check out Leo’s Learning Fair for our K-2 students.
RSVP: For more information and links to the Interest Forms, click here.
If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Bennett (bennette@casdschools.org).
PTO
PBIS
King's Highway Shining Stars: November coming soon!
Volunteers Needed!
There are many opportunities for volunteering at our school. Please complete the form below if you are interested in volunteering at King's Highway Elementary School. Here are some of the ways you can help:
Recess: Recess volunteers assist students during recess.
Cafeteria: Cafeteria volunteers assist students with getting their lunches, opening containers, dispensing utensils and napkins, etc.
Reading: Some students, especially in K-2, may need extra literacy reinforcement. As a volunteer you may be able to assist students in letter/sound naming, decoding, etc. This may be more intensive.
All volunteers must have the proper clearances on file in the main office. You can email your clearances to milesb@casdschools.org or send the forms to school with your student. See the pdf below for information regarding clearances.
Thank you for supporting King's Highway Elementary School!
Dr. Bridgette Miles, Principal
Our King's Highway family strives to sustain a safe, respectful, inclusive and engaging environment where all students' and staff embrace academic, social, and emotional growth. Our P.R.I.D.E. is that all members of our learning community are strongly encouraged to be POSITIVE, RESPECTFUL, INCLUSIVE, DEPENDABLE, AND ENGAGED.