KES Family Newsletter
September 2025
Off to a Great Start at KES!
Our first week is in the books for the 2025-2026 school year. It has been fantastic to have all our students back in the building! We have started forming great relationships between teachers and students, practiced our classroom routines and procedures, and reviewed our behavior expectations around the building with our annual Expectations Day. Even after a great start, we know the best is yet to come. Keep reading these family newsletters throughout the school year to learn about other exciting events and information!
KES SRC Info
As we begin the 2025-2026 school year, KES is implementing an SRC (Student Responsibility Center) room to provide students a space to provide our students with a structured space within our schools to help students reflect on behavior choices and re-engage positively with learning. Please review the following SRC information and reach out to Mr. Campbell with any questions:
-KES SRC Parent Notification Letter
Fall Benchmark Assessments – Helping Every Student Shine!
At KES, we believe every child’s growth is worth celebrating! That’s why each fall, winter, and spring, we take time to check in on how our students are doing through benchmark assessments. These assessments give us valuable information to guide classroom instruction, create the right intervention or enrichment groups, and make sure each student is on the path to success.
This fall, our students will be taking the Acadience, NWEA, and Writing Benchmark Assessments between September 2nd and September 12th. These tools help us see just how much progress our students are making and where we can best support them.
You can help your child do their very best by making sure they’re at school, on time, and well rested during our testing days. With your support, we can ensure every student is ready to shine!
Back to School Bash – Let’s Kick Off the Year in Style!
We’re starting the school year with a celebration you won’t want to miss! Join us for our Back to School Bash, a day filled with laughter, energy, and community spirit. There will be a foam party to splash and play in, fun music to get everyone dancing, free popsicles for all who attend, and even more surprises in store for the whole family.
In addition, there will be food available for purchase, as well as Kingston Spirit Towels available for purchase as a fundraiser for Kingston Connected. Kingston Connected is our parent group that is sponsoring this event for our KES families, and all towel purchases will help us support KES teachers and students in the future. We appreciate your support!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 6th, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the south parking lot at KES. Bring your family, your smiles, and your school spirit as we come together to make the first days of school extra special. Let’s make memories, reconnect with friends, and get excited for an amazing year ahead! We can’t wait to see you there!
Food Service News
We’re looking forward to another delicious year at KES as we continue to offer free breakfast and lunch to every student each school day. Students may also purchase milk with a cold lunch for $0.50, and for those with big appetites, an additional serving of the day’s entrée is available for $1.25. Please note that students can only purchase milk or an extra entrée if there is money in their meal account.
Families can add money to student meal accounts by making a deposit in the front office at any time.
Here’s to a year full of great food and happy, healthy students!
Morning Drop-Off Expectations
With one week of school complete, it is a good time to review some expectations and procedures that can make our morning drop-off at the cafeteria doors more efficient for all our KES families:
- If you pull up to the entrance and are the only vehicle on the curb, please pull 1-2 car-lengths past the entrance. This allows several more vehicles to pull up behind you and drop off their students at the same time as you to keep our drop-off line moving.
- If you pull up behind another vehicle, leave room for your vehicle to pull out of line before the vehicle in front of you moves. If your student gets out quickly, you will be able to exit the drop-off line as soon as it is safe to do so.
- We know that some students need a few extra moments to collect their things or get one more hug or word of encouragement before they are ready to exit the vehicle each morning. If you know your student needs these things, we ask that you park in our south lot and walk your student to the cafeteria entrance when they are ready.
- We also know that some families have younger children in the car that cannot be left unattended. Instead of parking, we ask these families simply pull all the way to the end of the sidewalk. Once there, you can exit your vehicle on the curb to assist your student with drop-off.
Thank you for your help and cooperation in making our morning drop-off as efficient and safe as possible for all our KES families!
Quick Links
Upcoming Dates
-9.1.25: No School (Labor Day)
-9.2.25-9.12.25: Acadience/NWEA/Writing Benchmark Assessments
-9.6.25: Back-to-School Bash at KES Sponsored by Kingston Connected (11am-1pm)
-9.15.25-9.18.25: Cheer Clinic Daily in KES Cafe 3pm-4pm
-9.18.25: 3rd Grade Trip: Project Red
-10.2.25: Decorated Pumpkin Drop-off at Courthouse
-10.2.25: 12:10 Dismissal (KHS Parent Teacher Conference)
-10.7.25: KES Picture Day
-10.17.25: No School (County Wide PD)
-10.23.25: 12:10 Dismissal (KES Parent Teacher Conference)
-11.26.25: 12:10 Dismissal
-11.27.25: No School (Happy Thanksgiving!)
-12.8.25-12.19.25: Acadience/NWEA/Writing Benchmark Assessments
-12.19.25: 12:10 Dismissal (Christmas Break Begins)
-1.5.26: School Resumes
-2.13.26: 12:10 Dismissal
-2.16.26: No School (Presidents' Day)
-3.12.26: March is Reading Month Assembly with Cameron Zvara
-3.13.26: No School (County Wide PD)
-3.27.26: 12:10 Dismissal (Spring Break Begins)
-4.6.26: School Resumes
-5.11.26-5.22.26: Acadience/NWEA/Writing Benchmark Assessments
-5.25.26: No School (Memorial Day)
-6.3.26: 12:10 Dismissal (Last Day of School)
Mr. Campbell
Kingston Elementary: 3644 Ross Street, Kingston, MI 48741
Email: jcampbell@kingstonk12.org
Phone: 989.683.2284
Website: kingstonk12.org