Kensington Elementary 4th graders put on a great Veterans Day program under the director of Dr. Marshall. They sang several Patriotic Songs and students shared facts about Veterans Day. Students sang the "Armed Forces Medley" as Veterans in attendance were asked to stand for the song for their Branch of the Military. Thank you to all of our Veterans!
Please plan to wear Red, White, and Blue tomorrow as we honor our Veterans during our Veterans Day Program. You are welcome to attend, and if you know a Veteran, please invite them.
The K-Kids raised $339.92 with the "Nickels for NC" service project and will be sending the money to Samaritan's Purse for Hurricane Relief in NC. Thank you to everyone who donated and helped collect donations!
Reminder: Make-Up School Picture Day is Thursday , November 7th.
After at least 25 years, there is new playground equipment on the Kindergarten/Pre-K playground. They were thrilled to be able to play on the new playground today.
📚 Staff Book Character Contest! 📚
Get ready to see some amazing book characters come to life! Our teams have put together their best costumes, inspired by their favorite literary characters, and now it's up to YOU to decide the winner!
Here's how it works:
1️⃣ Check out the photos to see each team's character transformation.
2️⃣ Like the photo of your favorite team on the original post.
3️⃣ The team with the MOST LIKES will be crowned the Book Character Contest Champions!
Voting closes tomorrow (November 1st) at 2:00 PM, so be sure to vote before it's over. Let the best book characters win! 🏆📖✨
#BookCharacterContest #TeamSpirit #LiteraryFun #VoteNow
Be sure to make plans to attend our Veterans Day Program on Wednesday, November 6th.
Be sure to mark your calendar to attend our KES Fall Festival! November 14th from 5:00-6:30pm...fun literacy activities, cake walk, BINGO, Carnival Games, Face Painting, Fairy Hair, and Food Trucks (Smoked & Shredded and Sunset Slush)
Reminder...Red Ribbon Week begins tomorrow!
Today our KES Faculty and Staff honored those who have fought and those who are fighting Breast Cancer for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We showed our support by wearing pink today. 🎀 🐨
#TeamGCSD
#KESKoalas
Happy World Occupational Therapist Day! Thank you, Mrs. Weatherhead, for all that you do for our KES students.
Our K-Kids are working on their first Service Project of the school year, "Nickels for North Carolina". They are raising money for those affected by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. Donations are being accepted through November 1st.
Congratulations to Quinn Giesler! Quinn won 4th place out of over 300 participants for the “I voted” sticker design contest for grades K-12. Go KES Koala!🐨🐨🐨
Today was our United Way Clemson/Carolina Fundraiser Day! Students placed money in the Clemson or Carolina jar to cast their vote for their favorite team. Our admins will wear the jersey of the winning team! We can't wait to find out who wins! All proceeds will go to United Way.
Kensington Elementary participated in Unity Day today by wearing Orange. Unity Day sends a message to build commUNITY through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion to prevent bullying.
Reminder: KES School picture day is tomorrow. Please do not dress your child in green since the photographer will be using a green screen to add in a background later.
We love our KES Cafeteria Staff! Thank you for providing us with wonderful breakfasts and lunches!
Chick-Fil-A orders are due tomorrow, October 16th. $5 for a Chick-Fil-A Biscuit and a bottle of water.
Reminder: Grades 2-5 will be taking the CogAt Test October 14th-25th.
We are so thankful to have Mrs. Coker as our Instructional Coach. We celebrated her for National Instructional Coaches' Day.
