COOL CAT NEWS

Email: dbrooks@horrycountyschools.net
Website: https://www.horrycountyschools.net/Page/4560
Location: 4580 Highway 472, Conway, SC, USA
Phone: (843)365-3777
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KingstonElementary/

Please send a note with your child to make a transportation change or email KETransportation@horrycountyschools.net. When emailing, please make sure you receive a response. All transportation changes MUST be made by 12:00.

Our entire school is excited to read The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney!

Each week, students will answer a question about the book to earn points for their class. At the end of the book, the three classes with the most points will win a pizza party!

We will also share a weekly summary of the chapters along with an optional family activity you can enjoy at home. We hope your family will join Humphrey on his adventures and have fun reading together!

Please review the New Attendance Policy online at https://www.horrycountyschools.net/departments-services/policy-and-legal-issues/attendance-policy-updates

A few items to highlight:

Parent notes are accepted. Parents may submit notes for up to 6 school days, and these days will be counted as parent-excused absences. Parent notes will NOT be accepted during designated state testing dates.

A parent has up to 3 days upon the student’s return to submit medical notes or a parent-excused note. A parent may also submit a parent-excused note before the absence. These notes may be delivered in person or emailed to KEAttendance@horrycountyschools.net

For more information, contact Kristi Bratcher in the attendance office at 843-365-3777 or email: Kbratcher@horrycountyschools.net.

Students may submit as many medical notes as needed. However, after 10 full days of medically excused absences, the student will be required to make up missed instructional time.

Students who miss 3 consecutive, full-day, unexcused absences must have an Attendance Intervention Plan. Students who miss 5 or more full-day unexcused absences must have an Attendance Intervention Plan.

At the elementary level, students who have 10 unexcused tardies (this includes morning and afternoon tardies combined) must have an Attendance Intervention Plan.

For Child Development (CD) Students only: After 10 consecutive unexcused absences, CD students may be removed from the program.

Do you want to go on a field trip with your kids?

It's so important that you complete the HCS Volunteer Application NOW!

No one will be allowed to attend with the students if they are not an approved HCS Volunteer for the saftey of our students.

5th-grade chorus rehearsal will be every Tuesday, at 2:30 PM. Students need to be picked up by 3:30!

Please ONLY paint the FRONT side of the Spirit Rock!

💛 FRIENDSHIP

Friendship means making and keeping friends through mutual trust, kindness, respect, and caring.

October is National Bullying Prevention Month!

During the month of October, students will learn positive ways to make and keep friends while also focusing on the importance of kindness, inclusion, and bullying prevention.

During classroom guidance lessons, students will practice recognizing the qualities of a good friend and using communication skills that strengthen peer relationships. We will also discuss important concepts such as fairness, forgiveness, respect, empathy, and problem-solving. These skills help students understand that healthy friendships take effort, communication, and care.

Friendships are an important part of a child’s social and emotional development. Having positive friendships can help children feel connected, supported, and confident.

Families Can Help at Home

Talk with your child about what it means to be a good friend. Encourage them to include others, use kind words, listen when friends are speaking, apologize when they make a mistake, and seek help from a trusted adult when they experience or witness bullying.

Reading books about friendship together is another great way to start meaningful conversations!

Friendship Books to Read Together

• How to Make Friends with a Giant by Gennifer Choldenko

• Friends to the End for Kids: The True Value of Friendship by Bradley Trevor Greive

• Enemy Pie by Derek Munson

• Our Friendship Rules by Peggy Moss and Dee Dee Tardif

• Dog and Bear: Two Friends by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Remember: A little kindness can make a BIG difference!

Be a friend. Include others. Choose kindness.

If you have any questions or if there is anything I can do to support you or your child this school year, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I am here to help! 💛

Martina Moore

School Counselor

(843) 365-8259

mmoore001@horrycountyschools.net

Office Hours 7:10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

In loving memory of our dear friend and colleague, Cheria Livingston, a special Buddy Bench has been placed in our school library, and a memorial tree has been planted outside the school near the gate. These lasting tributes will serve as beautiful reminders of Cheria’s kindness, caring spirit, and the impact she made on our Kingston family. May her memory continue to inspire friendship, kindness, and love throughout our school community. 🌳💛

Students are encouraged to wear school colors or Kingston T-shirts every Friday. School colors are blue and white. Wearing school colors each week is a proactive way of reminding students to maintain our safe and caring school. Each class that has at least 50% or more students wearing school colors will have their class name entered in a drawing. Two classes will win the Cool Cat sign to be placed on their door for the week, as well as some type of incentive (candy, ice cream, chips, etc). Each week we hope to choose a different class. Please encourage your child to participate in Spirit Day every Friday! Congratulations to our Spirit Day Winners: Mrs. Tanner's 3rd grade class and Mr. Lipak's 5th grade class. 🎉

Oct. 8: School Pictures

Oct. 12 & 13: Schools Closed

Oct. 23: End of First Quarter

Oct. 26-30: Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 29: Report Cards Available in the Parent Portal

Nov. 3: Schools Closed(Election Day)

Nov. 5: Parent Conferences 3:00-6:00 pm

Nov. 6: Academic Celebrations 4th&5th@ 7:45am, 2nd&3rd@ 9:00am, K&1st@ 1:15

Nov. 11: Veterans Day Musical 1:30 pm

Nov. 13: Kona Ice

Nov. 23-27: Schools Closed (Thanksgiving Break)

Our #1 goal is to ensure that Kingston Elementary is a SAFE environment for our Cool Cats. To do this, we hold a variety of safety drills throughout the year. Safety drills enhance school safety by allowing students and staff to understand proper emergency procedures outside of a crisis situation.

What drills will our Cool Cats participate in throughout the school year?https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qk4owoUpCM4aSSCXmdeiBSUmmCjfkol5u9Eq2cmks1A/edit

If any of these items belong to your child, please have them stop by the front desk or call the school. These items will be donated if they are not claimed within two weeks.

Please put your child’s name on their water bottle, lunchbox, and coat. This helps us return lost items to their owners