In This Week's ROAR
Heritage Night Thank You!!!
#1 Bingo Night THIS FRIDAY April 24!!!!
Support Bingo Night with Prizes
Sign-up to Volunteer for Bingo Night
6th Grade Volunteers for Bingo Night
#2 Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is Two Weeks Away
How to Support Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week
Buy a Pizza for a Teacher from Timber Pizza!
#3 Fun at School
6th Grade Promotion Central
New Dates!!!!
6th Grade Bingo Night Volunteer Sign-up
#4 Summer Fun at School
Kindergarten Readiness Camp 7/13-17
Basketball with Mr. Avery
Art with Ms. Kladler
Lemons to Lemonade with Ms. Emory
The Story of Chocolate with Ms. Emory
#5 Support our School
Kent Gardens Night with the Washington Spirit
Attend a PTA Meeting: THIS FRIDAY, April 24 at 845am
Join the PTA
Volunteer with the PTA
ROAR Editor Needed for SY '26-'27
Library Volunteers
Food Bus Food Rescue Volunteers
Last Day to Order Yearbooks is 3/30
Check Out New Spirit Wear in the Store!
Kent Gardens Online Directory
Extra Credit: Community Events
Heritage Night Thank You
Thank you SO much for everything you did to make Heritage Night a rousing success. From Waffle Trucks to all of our middle school volunteers to Andrea Hagar's amazing leadership, Heritage Night was an incredible evening of food sharing, and community!
#1 Bingo April 24
Bingo Night Tickets Sold Out!
 Save the date for Bingo Night on April 24, 2026.
Bingo Night is SOLD OUT! TICKETS ARE REQUIRED for entry! Pizza was available as a pre-order ONLY, but bring cash for other concessions and our 50/50 raffle!
THIS IS NOT A DROP-OFF EVENT! All students must be accompanied by a responsible adult!
BUT WE STILL YOUR NEED HELP!!!!
Support Bingo Night with Prizes by Monday, April 20!
Purchase prizes from the Wishlist!
OR bring new or gently used items in good working order to the bin outside of the main office
Support Bingo Night by Volunteering
This is a fundraiser for the 6th Grade Promotion celebrations and we need YOUR help to make it awesome! We welcome Middle and High school volunteers AND 6th graders can volunteer too!
Sign-up here!
#2 Teacher Appreciation Week is 2 weeks away!
 Get ready for take off! Join us the first week of May as we celebrate our incredible teachers and staff with a week of appreciation and gratitude.
The PTA will provide a breakfast and catered lunches all week. Families and students are welcome to join optional activities throughout the week- participate as it works best for you!
Want to help?
Donate toward catering
Volunteer to help
Donate Drinks
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week Schedule
Monday 5/4: Bring in 1-2 flower stems (from your garden or store-bought). Flowers will be collected at the KG entrance and made into bouquets.
Tuesday 5/5: Bring in a note or drawing of appreciation for your teacher and/or specials teachers
Wednesday 5/6: Bring in a small gift inspired by your teacher's favorite things. For example, a a gift card to Starbucks, hand-drawn picture, a salty snack
Thursday 5/7: Room parents will give the class gift
Friday 5/8: Room parents are organizing a homeroom teacher and specialist treat
Thank you for helping our teachers and staff feel valued and appreciated.
Contact Kelly Chapman with questions at KellyPCScrima@gmail.com
Buy a Teacher a Pizza
 Now through the end of April, when you order from Timber Pizza, you can add a KG Community Heroes Pizza to your order. For every pizza donated, Timber will match it, doubling the number of pizza our staff receives.
How to participate:
- Order online or in person. You DO NOT NEED TO ORDER A PIZZA FOR YOURSELF.
- Add a KG Community Heroes Pizza to your order.
- Pizza will be delivered to KG on Friday, May 8th.
An easy (and delicious) way to take dinner off your plate and support our amazing teachers at the same time!
#3 Fun at School
6th Grade Promotion Central
TODAY, Wednesday, April 15 is the LAST DAY for yard sign orders. Order here!
NEW DATES! Check your calendars now!
6/15- 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony
6/16- 6th Grade Promotion Party
6th Grade Volunteer Opportunities at Bingo Night
We need 6th graders to volunteer at Bingo Night.
Visit the KGPTA website and to find the 6th Grade Promotion Central and learn how to contribute to the Celebration Party, submit Class Shirt Size, and order a Yard Sign (Yard Signs are to be purchased for an additional amount from the Party Contribution, and must be ordered by April 15th. See proof below!
6th Grade Promotion Party
Dust off the roller skates, break out the leg warmers and neon windbreakers, because this June, our 6thGraders are going back to the 80’s and 90’s with a Retro Promotion Party on June 16th! We look forward to a Totally Tubular Celebration!
For questions, please contact kg6thgraders@gmail.com
#4 Summer Fun at School
Kindergarten Camp 2026
Calling Rising Kinders! We are excited to offer a Kindergarten Readiness Camp July 13-17 AT Kent Gardens! This camp will help prepare your student for a successful start to school at Kent Gardens by building early academic skills, independence, and confidence in a supportive environment.
Register here.
Mr. Avery's Summer Basketball Camp
Mr. Avery is hosting a basketball summer camp for rising 3-6th graders. July 27-31 from 1-4pm at Kent Gardens. $230
Register here.
Summer Art Camp with Ms. Kladler
 Ms. Kladler is hosting a Summer Art Camp at KG! Rising 1st-6th can sign up for the morning session (930am -1230pm); Rising 4th-7th can sign up for afternoon session (1-4pm), or both AM and PM! Morning session compliments Mr. Avery's basketball camp. Bring a lunch if you will be at camp all day. Camp will run July 27th-31st, and the price includes all supplies.
Register here.
Summer Learning with Ms. Emory
Lemons to Lemonade
Dates: July 20 - July 24
Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Grades: Rising 3rd and rising 4th
Teachers: Sheri Emory and Amelia Emory
Description: Students will learn about the life cycle of lemons, engage in hands-on activities involving lemons (including tasting lemons and lemon products), read books, write stories about their experiences, and make lemonade to share with families on the last day.
Register here!
The Story of Chocolate
Dates: July 27 to July 31
Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Grades: Rising 2nd and rising 3rd
Teachers: Sheri Emory and Amelia Emory
Description: Students will learn about the life cycle of cocoa beans, engage in hands-on activities involving cocoa beans and chocolate (including tasting products), read books, write stories about their experiences, and make chocolate bars to share with families on the last day.
Register here!
#5 Support Our School
Kent Gardens Night with the Washington Spirit
KG is invited to watch Washington Spirit take on Seattle Reign on Saturday, May 30th at 630pm! A portion of the ticket price will come back to KG. Purchase tickets here!
Attend a PTA Meeting
OUR NEXT PTA MEETING WILL BE THIS FRIDAY, April 24 at 845am in the Cafeteria.
At our next PTA meeting, you'll have the opportunity to learn about our upcoming events, hear from Mrs. McGuigan, and get involved in making KGES an amazing place to learn!
Join the PTA
 The PTA at KGES is SUPER BUSY! We do SO much...if you like the afterschool academies, chess club, Math Counts, Bingo Night, 5k, Bread and Cider, Christmas Cookie Exchange, Book Fairs, Heritage Night, Teacher Appreciation Week and just so, so, so MUCH MORE, that's because your KGES PTA has been working hard to bring enriching experiences to our community. When you join the PTA, you help support the work we do at our school AND the advocacy work that the PTA does at all levels of the government! Membership in the KGES PTA needs to be renewed every year. It's not too late to join the PTA NOW!
Volunteer with the PTA
 Volunteers are the glue that helps keep Kent Gardens going and, at the beginning of the school year, have we got some opportunities for YOU!
ROAR Editor Needed for 2026-27
 Are you handy with graphic design? Do you love to wordsmith a paragraph or two? Are you familiar with email marketing tools? No? That's okay! All it takes to be a successful ROAR editor is a little time (less than 2 hours every week from anywhere in the world) and willingness to put ALLLLL the things happening at our school into an easy-to-read format! We can train you to do everything else!
Interested in serving as the Editor of the PTA's ROAR's newsletter for the 2026-27 school year? Contact Jenny! Questions about what this clutch volunteer position entails? Ask Alyssa!
Library Volunteers
Do you love creating order? Does your spirit soar when you are alphabetizing books on shelves? Do you LOVE the Dewey Decimal System? Or maybe spending time around books just fills your cup? Mrs. Hershey needs volunteers who can share a few hours of their time to help make the library run well. BONUS: volunteers get to check out books! If this interests you, email Karen Hershey!
Food Bus Volunteers- KGES's Food Rescue Program
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Do you have 30 minutes to spare on a Friday afternoon? Help us make a difference by delivering rescued food to the SHARE of McLean Food Pantry at McLean Baptist Church.
The KG PTA proudly supports the Food Bus program, which encourages students to place unopened, packaged food and whole fruits in a designated fridge instead of throwing them away after lunch. Each week, we collect 15–25 pounds of fresh, healthy food—saved by our students—that parent volunteers deliver to SHARE for weekend distribution to local families in need.
It’s a simple act with a big impact—and we need your help to keep it going!
Sign up HERE or email Rebecca (beccadw@gmail.com) or Lana (lanavu@gmail.com)
Middle and high school students can earn service hours too!
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Sprit Wear- New Items in the Store!
Online Directory
Kent Gardens' Online Directory offers the community and EASY way to connect for playdates, parties, and fun when school is not in session.
Access the directory here!
Extra Credit: Community Events
Karate Lessons
 One of our KG parents is offers a Karate lessons and also teaches the after-school academy at KG. Please visit the website to learn more and register.
Weekend Karate Classes
Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 PM for one hour
Location: McLean Racquet and Health Club, downtown McLean next to Giant
Website: https://www.mcleanrhclub.com
Please click on “Kids Karate at McLean - Sign-Up” in the top right corner.
Summer Karate Camp
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