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Welcome
to Kings Park
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Welcome to Kings
Park Elementary School! We invite you to join us in
sharing the excitement of your child's primary
school years. The school motto "Together We Grow"
at Kings Park reflects the enthusiastic commitment
to life-long learning shared by students and
staff.
Kings Park's 700
students, kindergarten through grade 3, live in the
Springfield-Burke communities. Kings Park
Elementary School is in the Lake Braddock Secondary
School pyramid. Students attend neighboring
Kings
Glen Elementary
School for
grades four through six. In grades seven through
twelve, students attend Lake
Braddock Secondary
School.
Success by
Eight:
Kings Park is one of 12 model
"Success
by Eight" sites in
Fairfax County. "Success by Eight" schools strive
to ensure that all children are successful readers,
writers, mathematicians, and learners by age eight.
Components of "Success by Eight"
include the use of quality early childhood
practices, frequent assessment of student needs,
and flexible grouping for instruction. Learning
community options are available, including full day
kindergarten or the option to pick up
kindergartners midday, and multiage and single
grade classes. Team teaching, strong family-school
connections, and clear standards and benchmarks are
also hallmarks of "Success by Eight"
schools.
Reading,
Writing, Math Emphases:
As a primary
school, reading, writing, and mathematics serve as
the foundation of the school program. Beginning in
kindergarten, children receive direct instruction
in three cueing systems-meaning, language
structure, and phonics-to support growth in reading
and writing skills. Throughout the primary day,
varied, carefully paced lessons and activities
incorporate the use of manipulatives to foster
concept development and provide avenues for
exploration.
Kings Park: A Model Technology
School
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An
automated
library
and access to multimedia throughout the
school expand opportunities for research
and enhance instruction. Renovated in
1997, the Kings Park facility features
Local Area Network (LAN) capability and
Internet access. Each Kings Park classroom
is equipped with four Macintosh computers,
allowing student access to technology
throughout the school day. A
computer
lab
of Macintosh computers supports large
group instruction.
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Special Programs
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As a
Professional Development School allied
with George Mason University, Kings Park
staff serve as clinical faculty members
and train graduate level interns in early
childhood methods and curriculum. College
courses are offered on-site.
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A Bruin Buddy program
links Kings Park students with teen mentors from
Lake Braddock Secondary School.
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To support
beginning readers, the Kings Park reading
specialist and other staff members provide
instruction in Reading Recovery
strategies.
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A variety
of integrated special education service
options enable staff to focus on
individual student needs. Learning
disabilities
specialists, speech/language
clinicians, an occupational therapist, and
a physical therapist are based at Kings
Park.
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An on-site
preschool
program
provides early intervention to students,
ages 2-5, who demonstrate developmental
delays.
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Opportunities
for Family Involvement
Through frequent family events and curriculum
workshops, parents are encouraged to share their
children's primary school experience. In addition
to Back-to-School Nights, traditional Kings Park
events include:
- Family curriculum nights
- PTA socials
- Grade level musical performances
- PE field days
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An active
Kings
Park/Kings Glen
PTA
provides strong support for the
instructional program. The PTA sponsors
cultural arts programs and assemblies,
field trips, and after-school enrichment
programs. Parents are encouraged to
volunteer in classrooms, in the school
library, and on PTA committees. PTA
representatives join staff in serving on
the Kings Park School Steering
Committee.
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Services for
Students
Bus
transportation
to and from school is provided for all students who
live more than one mile from Kings Park School. In
addition, bus transportation is provided for all
kindergartners midday at the change of morning and
afternoon sessions.
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Breakfast,
lunch, and beverages are available for
student purchase in the school cafeteria.
Menus
are issued monthly. Parents may send money
daily or open cafeteria account cards for
their children. Deposits may be made
weekly, biweekly, monthly or
quarterly.
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A clinic room aide
is available daily to provide modified first aid
and to administer prearranged
medication.
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A School
Age Child Care Center (SACC) operated by
the County of Fairfax offers before and
after school child care on-site. Kings
Park SACC operates from 7:15 a.m. until
6:15 p.m. For information, call the Office
for Children at 449-8989.
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Guiding Future
Citizens
At Kings Park,
primary students are encouraged to assume a variety
of leadership positions:
- Student
Hosts to welcome new
classmates
- Cub
Council representatives
- Cub
Patrols at arrival and
dismissal
- TV
station KPOV (Kids' Point of View)
anchors and reporters
- Wee
Deliver in-house postal system
supervisors
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Student Hosts introduce a new
student to Mrs. Frydenlund.
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THE LION'S
PRIDE, a
primary-sized book of school rules, stresses
responsibility and respect for self, classmates,
and adults.
Kings Park Is My
School!
The majestic lion,
and regal purple (Kings) and bright green (Park)
represent Kings Park Elementary School. Students
and staff are encouraged to wear one or both school
colors on Kings Park Spirit Day, the first Friday
of each month.
The following
school song is a favorite.
Kings Park is
my school. Look and you will find
Lots of friends I'm glad to say are mine.
There's learning and playing and much, much
more!
You will feel so welcome when you come through our
door!
Here we all
practice responsibility.
We care and share and try to be the best that we
can be!
Our parents, our teachers, our principals too
Help us to discover all the things that we can
do.
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