Congratulations to all of the KQES Schoolwide Spelling Bee finalists. A huge shout out goes to 5th grader Tristan Hite for winning 1st place. On to the district competition! Good luck!
Good evening parents and guardians. Due to the day missed from school this week for inclement weather and to ensure we have the most accurate data, we are changing the date of report card distribution. Report cards will be issued on Monday, January 22, 2024 instead of Friday the 19th. Thank you and have a good evening.
Good Morning KQPS Community!
This is a reminder that King and Queen County Public Schools will dismiss at noon on, Friday, January 12th and will be closed for staff and students on Monday, January 15th.
King and Queen County Public Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay for Wednesday, January 10th to assess roads for flooding and downed trees. We will notify the school community by 8:00AM if a change of status is needed.
Good afternoon KQES families. Students that ride bus route 4 will be combined with the other KQES bus routes this afternoon. Students may get home earlier or later than normal. Thank you for your understanding as we work to get your children transported safely.
Ms. Walsh works with students across the division to provide EL services. Thank you, Ms. Walsh for always going above and beyond to support our students.
Happy Holidays to all from King and Queen Elementary School.
#DecemberToRemember
#SeeYouIn2024
KQES would like to thank The Knights of Columbus of West Point #8116 for its generous donation of new coats.
KQE's staff and students enjoyed a warm and cozy Polar Express Day in their favorite pjs.
#DecemberToRemember
Today's KQES December to Remember theme: Cancer Awareness All Year Long. KQES supports those who have been affected by cancer.
#KQESCares
Mrs. Kelly Harvey and Ms. Rachelle Pohlman of King and Queen Elementary School delivered an informative presentation about co-teaching at William and Mary. The workshop, Don't We Already Do Inclusion?, was sponsored by T/TAC. Audience members included staff from VDOE, William and Mary, T/TAC, as well as teachers from over 10 school divisions. Tiger Pride!
Dress as Your Favorite Character Day at KQES
#DecemberToRemember
A December to Remember continues at KQES. Today, staff and students were invited to dress in plaid. Tomorrow, Dec. 5th is Dress as Your Favorite Holiday Character Day. Staff also enjoyed cookies in recognition of National Cookie Day.
Families are invited to come out on Thursday, December 14th from 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. to take pictures with Santa and/or The Grinch. Photos are $5.00.
Location: KQES Building A (Sponsored by the KQES PTO)
Congratulations Ms. Curle!
KQES welcomes all staff and students to participate in our December to Remember theme days. Today was Rock Your Holiday Socks Day.
King and Queen Elementary would like to than Mr. and Mrs. Swilley for the very generous donation of school supplies.
KQES would like to thank all of the families that participated in the Disguise a Turkey family project. The creativity, time and effort put into these projects was nothing less than impressive. Here's a short video for you to enjoy with some of the entries. Special thanks goes out to Ms. Holmes and Mrs. Johnson for this wonderful idea. Thanks to Mrs. Martin for this video.
Enjoy!
https://youtube.com/shorts/PZGgejTvIPE
KQES second graders participated in Pumpkin Mania STEM in the Classroom on October 31st. Special thanks to King William, King and Queen 4-H for teaching students all about pumpkins.
National Family Literacy Day® is celebrated on November 1st each year and is a kickoff to National Family Literacy Month. This November, the celebration of National Family Literacy Month brings about a great opportunity for families to get back into the tradition of reading as a family.
Here are ways you can promote family literacy at home.
- Set aside time each day for reading.
- Keep books visible around the house.
- Make regular visits to the library.
- Read the book version of your child’s favorite movie.
- Organize a children’s book club with friends in the neighborhood
https://www.kumon.com/resources/5-tips-to-celebrate-national-family-literacy-month/
