The KES Press - October 30, 2026

Dear KES families,

Thank you for your continued support of our staff as we work to create new and meaningful experiences for our students and families. Our teachers and staff have put so much thought, time, and energy into designing these events, and we are excited to build traditions that strengthen our school community, encourage family engagement, and bring learning to life in special ways. Thank you for embracing these opportunities and partnering with us as we continue to make KES a wonderful place for children to learn and grow!

We are excited to welcome families into our school for our upcoming Cozy Up with Reading events! These special mornings will give us an opportunity to come together as a school community, celebrate the joy of reading, and share some cozy time with our children. Our first event is First Grade on Friday, November 6. Students will go to their classrooms as they normally do when they arrive at school. Parents and family members joining us are invited to the cafeteria for coffee and conversation until 8:25. At that time, we will go to the gym for morning meeting, a special part of our day as a Responsive Classroom school that helps us build connection, belonging, and community. After morning meeting, we will enjoy approximately 15 minutes of cozy reading together! At 8:55, students will head back to their classrooms so the gym can be prepared for PE classes beginning at 9:00.

On Tuesday, November 10, we invite you to join us as we come together for a Veterans Day Recognition at 8:30. Through student participation and a shared message of gratitude, we hope to help our youngest learners understand the importance of service, sacrifice, and appreciation. We look forward to recognizing the veterans in our families and community and showing them how much they are valued. If you have a loved one you would like to honor, please email me a photo along with name, rank, and branch of service no later than Thursday, November 5.

A big thank-you to all of our Pre-K families who joined us for Celebrate the Night! It was so wonderful to see everyone come together to share in the fun, learning, and special moments. We loved having the opportunity to connect with our families and celebrate our amazing youngest learners.

As we head into the weekend, I hope all of our families have a safe, happy, and fun-filled Halloween! Enjoy the costumes, the treats, and the special memories made with family and friends. And don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour this weekend!

Thank you for being such an important part of our KES community. We are grateful for your partnership and look forward to all the wonderful learning, laughter, and connection still to come!

Have a happy weekend!

Dr. Christina Boursaw

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Early Release Wednesday - Noon dismissal

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Veterans Day - No School

Wednesday, November 25, 2026

No School

Thursday, November 26 & Friday, November 27, 2026

Thanksgiving Break - No School

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Early Release Wednesday - Noon dismissal

Tuesday, December 22, 2026

Noon dismissal

Wednesday, December 23, 2026 - Friday, January 1, 2027

Winter Break - No School

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English:

You have the right to an interpreter at no cost to you. If you would like to request an interpreter's assistance to communicate with our schools and teachers, all you need to do is ask. We will make sure interpretation services are arranged in advance of your meeting.

Burmese:

သင့်အတွက် အခကြေးငွေ မယူဘဲ စကားပြန်လုပ်ပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်။ ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ကျောင်းများ၊ ဆရာများနှင့် ဆက်သွယ်ရန်အတွက် စကားပြန်တစ်ဦး၏အကူအညီကို သင်တောင်းဆိုလိုပါက၊ သင်လုပ်ဆောင်ရန်သာ လိုအပ်ပါသည်။ သင့်အစည်းအဝေးမတိုင်မီ ဘာသာပြန်ခြင်းဝန်ဆောင်မှုများကို သေချာစီစဉ်ပေးပါမည်။

Chinese:

您有权免费获得口译员服务。如果您想请求口译员协助与我们的学校和老师沟通，您只需提出请求即可。我们将确保在您的会议之前安排口译服务。

Gujarati:

તમને કોઈ પણ ખર્ચ વિના દુભાષિયાનો અધિકાર છે. જો તમે અમારી શાળાઓ અને શિક્ષકો સાથે વાતચીત કરવા માટે દુભાષિયાની સહાયની વિનંતી કરવા માંગતા હો, તો તમારે ફક્ત પૂછવાનું છે. અમે ખાતરી કરીશું કે તમારી મીટિંગ પહેલા અર્થઘટન સેવાઓ ગોઠવવામાં આવી છે.

Japanese:

あなたには無料で通訳を雇う権利があります。学校や教師とのコミュニケーションのために通訳のサポートをリクエストしたい場合は、リクエストするだけです。会議の前に通訳サービスを手配いたします。

Portuguese:

Você tem direito a um intérprete sem nenhum custo para você. Se desejar solicitar a assistência de um intérprete para se comunicar com nossas escolas e professores, basta solicitar. Garantiremos que os serviços de interpretação sejam organizados antes da sua reunião.

Russian:

Вы имеете право на бесплатного переводчика. Если вы хотите попросить помощи переводчика для общения с нашими школами и учителями, все, что вам нужно сделать, это попросить. Мы позаботимся о том, чтобы услуги устного перевода были организованы перед вашей встречей.

Spanish:

Tiene derecho a un intérprete sin costo alguno para usted. Si desea solicitar la asistencia de un intérprete para comunicarse con nuestras escuelas y maestros, todo lo que necesita hacer es preguntar. Nos aseguraremos de que los servicios de interpretación se organicen antes de su reunión.

Ukrainian:

Ви маєте право на безкоштовний перекладач. Якщо ви хочете попросити допомоги перекладача для спілкування з нашими школами та вчителями, все, що вам потрібно зробити, це попросити. Ми подбаємо про те, щоб послуги усного перекладу були організовані заздалегідь до вашої зустрічі.

Vietnamese:

Bạn có quyền có một thông dịch viên miễn phí. Nếu bạn muốn yêu cầu sự trợ giúp của thông dịch viên để giao tiếp với trường học và giáo viên của chúng tôi, tất cả những gì bạn cần làm là yêu cầu. Chúng tôi sẽ đảm bảo sắp xếp dịch vụ phiên dịch trước cuộc gặp của bạn.