Karen Acres Newsletter
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Hello Karen Acres Families!
Thanks to our Karen Acres PTO for organizing and hosting our first KA Carnival last Saturday! And thanks to all our families who came to enjoy the Carnival and support the work of our PTO! Proceeds from this event benefit all our students in many ways, including financial support for our project based learning, field trips and other great student experiences.
We have a wonderful community at Karen Acres!
THE SCHOOL DAY BEGINS AT 8:50AM TUESDAY-FRIDAY AND 9:55 ON MONDAY.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE STUDENTS ARRIVE BY 8:40 TUES-FRI AND 9:45 ON MONDAY SO THEY CAN GET SETTLED BEFORE THE DAY BEGINS.
IF STUDENTS NEED BREAKFAST PLEASE PLAN TO ARRIVE AT 8:35 TUESDAY-FRIDAY AND 9:40 ON MONDAYS.
NO SCHOOL for Karen Acres students on Friday, September 1 and Monday, September 4. Classes will resume at 8:50am on Tuesday, September 5. Please be sure to mark your calendars.
Dania Wilson
Principal, Karen Acres Elementary
Building relationships to help both students and staff feel safe, appreciated and focused on learning.
District Notification System Test: 4:15 p.m. August 31, 2023
UCSD will be conducting a district-wide notification test at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2023. During this test, parents/guardians and staff will receive an email, phone call, and text message (if you have opted-in to receive text messages). The District Notification Test will be sent to parents/guardians who registered to receive notifications; it will NOT include emergency contacts. We will also post an alert on the District Facebook, District Twitter and District website.
The notification test is to ensure we have your correct contact information in our system. If you do not receive the text/phone/email message, parents/guardians should contact their school to request their contact information be updated; staff should contact Kate Johnson to request their contact information be updated.
As a reminder, if you’d like to opt-in to receive text message notifications, please text “Y” or “YES” to 67587. The 67587 is a short code that connects directly with School Messenger (our district notification system).
KA Intersession Classes 23-24
For our KA families who would like to send their students to classes during our scheduled intersession weeks, our sign-up is now live.
KAREN ACRES DAYS 2023 / 2024
- WORLD OF PURE IMAGINATION | (October 9 - 13, 2023)
- LINES, LINES, LINES | (October 16 - 20, 2023)
- SO MANY TREES | (November 20 & 21, 2023)
- MOVIE MAGIC | (March 18 - 22, 2024)
- SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST | (April 29 - May 3, 2024
Here is the sign-up link: KA INTERSESSION 23-24
Student Picture Day: September 28
J-Hawk Mile during Homecoming Week - September 20th
Join the homecoming festivities with this year's J-Hawk Mile Run & Tot Trot! This is an awesome way to show your school pride for the J-Hawks.
Each school competes against one another for the coveted traveling trophy. Get your student outdoors to enjoy this fun homecoming tradition!
News from Karen Acres Related Arts
Reminder: NEW SCHOOL HOURS for 2023-2024
Tuesday-Friday: School hours are 8:50am - 3:40pm
- Breakfast Opens 8:35-8:50 AM
- Supervision Starts 8:35-8:50 AM
- Doors Open 8:40 AM- 3:40 PM
Monday Late Start: School hours are 9:55am - 3:40pm
- Breakfast Opens 9:40- 9:55 AM
- Supervision Starts 9:35-9:55 AM
- Doors Open 9:45 AM
Box Tops for Education
KA PTO's Popcorn Thursdays!
Popcorn Thursdays are back! Buy an Annual Popcorn pass OR send .50 change (exact change only this year) on weeks your student(s) want to purchase popcorn!
Annual Popcorn Pass: https://rolling-green-pto.square.site/
We also need volunteers to make this happen - sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4caeaf28a2f9cf8-popcorn3#/
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Karen Acres uses Google Calendar to keep track of school “happenings”. This provides subscribers updates to school news and announcements as they occur. The link to the Karen Acres events Calendar is linked below:
School Hours
Late Start Mondays: 9:55-3:40pm
Tuesday - Friday: 8:50-3:40pm
Dates for your calendars this year:
August 26: KA Carnival, 3-6pm
School Picture Day: September 28th
Picture Retake Day: November 8th
Classroom Parties:
- September 22, 3:00-3:40 Homecoming Party
- December 10, 3:00-3:45 Winter Party
- February 9, 3:00-3:45 Friendship Party
Conferences:
- October 3 and 5, 4:00-8:00pm
- February 13 and 15, 4:00-8:00pm
KA PTO Monthly Meetings: 6:30pm in the Media Center
- September 7 - 5th grade presents
- November 2 - 4th grade presents
- December 7 - 3rd grade presents
- January 4
- February 1 - Kindergarten presents
- February 29 - 2nd grade presents
- April 4 - this meeting will be held at 5:30pm (due to 4/5 vocal concert at 7:00pm)
- May 9 - Specials presents
- June 6 - Art Show
Dania Wilson, Rolling Green Elementary
Email: wilsond@urbandaleschools.com
Location: 3500 74th Street, Urbandale, IA, USA
Phone: 515-457-5701