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• The project will be located out by the upper grade classrooms and the gym.
• The area will include: Hardscaped Ground, Steel Roofed Pavilion, Picnic Benches, and a "Living Garden Wall".
  
• Timeline:
  • The Kingsley PTO Executive Board and Administration will meet with the district facilities department shortly after school begins.  
  • Once the scope of work has been discussed, the PTO will begin to solicit multiple bids for the project.  
  • After a company has been chosen and a contract entered into, we will begin work on the project.  
  • Our goal is to have the new Kingsley Lunch and Learn Courtyard ready for enjoyment between January and March.  
• Here are example pictures to help build a vision of what the Kingsley Lunch and Learn Courtyard will look like...

We're so exited for how this will enhance our students' school and learning experience and our teachers' instructional environment!  We'll continue to share updates and news on this project as we move forward.  

There are TWO steps you need to take in order to skip all the long lines at Open House and head straight in for the fun on August 2nd...

STEP ONE - School Registration

Next Week is Kingsley's Fast Pass Registration - New and Returning Students! 

Dates and Time: July 26th and 27th, 9am-11am

Please see the DeKalb Website for information on necessary documents and paperwork for registration.  DeKalb County Registration Information

• If you are a parent/guardian of a returning Kingsley student you DO NOT have to fill out a DeKalb registration packet.  
• Parents/guardians of retuning students must provide a picture ID and Proof of Residency. 
• Documents that may serve as Proof of Residency are: 
       Current utility bill (gas, electric, or water only – no phone bills);
       Signed lease of residence; or
       Signed home mortgage contract.
   
  

If you attend Fast Pass registration, you will be able to skip the school registration line at Open House and move right to the PTO table!  Yippee!!!

STEP TWO - PTO Registration & Fees

To skip the PTO line at Open House (except for the purchase of spiritwear) - follow the directions below and PRINT OUT and BRING YOUR PAID INVOICE to Open House on August 2nd.  (If you do not bring a print out, you will be routed to the Media Center where you can print out an invoice there.)

Log into your Kingsley Elementary PTO account using the link below and follow the directions to complete the following:

Back-to-School Packet

• Update Your Membership Information
• Pay Your Student Activity Fee(s)
• Contribute to the Cash-4-Kingsley Annual Fund
• Purchase Year Book(s)

You can pay for your balance using our online purchasing system (credit card/PayPal account) or you can print out your unpaid invoice and bring it to Open House and pay using cash, check, or credit card then.  

We strongly encourage you to pay online, as it will save you significant time waiting in line at Open House. 

One of the most important expectations we hold of ourselves as a PTO is to be responsible and respectful stewards of your money.  We make sure that your generous donations are being utilized in ways that make direct and lasting impacts on your student(s) and their educational journey.  

Our vision includes short term and long term needs and goals.  

We balance and meet these needs by making sure that we:

• Help support our teachers financially in their classrooms
• Support our enrichment programs such as; art, music, library, PE, and STEM 
• Help grow and build new programs such as our STEM program
• Plan and implement community building events and programs throughout the school year 
• Work to improve school facilities when possible to help improve our students' learning environment

Thanks to your generous donations to our Cash-4-Kingsley Annual Fund and through paying your student Activity Fees - we are able to not only meet our needs today, but begin to fund our goals for the future as well.  

If each Kingsley family contributes at least $120 to our Cash-4-Kingsley Annual Fund, we will be able to complete at least one of our major capital improvement projects THIS year!

On our list:

• A New Playground
• A Lower Grade Lunch and Learn Courtyard (By the Media Center/Carpool Courtyard)
• Renovate Interior Courtyard
• Classroom Face Lifts

Donations can be made through the Kingsley Elementary PTO website. A sincere thank you in advance for your generous financial contributions to our school!  

* All donations to the Kingsley PTO are tax deductible.  

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