In This Week's ROAR
#1 January Events- Save the Date Because the Calendar Is Full!
#2 Afterschool Activities for the New Year
After School Art Club
Afterschool Academies
Spring Chess
#3 Ways to Be Involved in 2026!
Heritage Night
Coffee with the Principal TOMORROW
#4 PTA News
Attend a PTA Meeting: January 23 at 845am
Join the PTA
Volunteer with the PTA
Library Volunteers
Food Bus Food Rescue Volunteers
#5 Support our School
Buy Your Yearbook Now
Spirit Wear for a New Year!
Extra Credit: Community Events
A HUGE Thank You to Rembert Pendleton Jackson
The Kent Gardens PTA is incredibly grateful to Rembert Pendleton Jackson for donating 31 computer monitors to Kent Gardens. This kind of community support builds a school where all of our kids have access to the kind of resources that make their education rich! The school will put these monitors to good use! When you are looking for investment advisory solutions, consider Rembert Pendleton Jackson's incredible generosity to Kent Gardens!
#1 January is in Full Swing!
#2 Afterschool Activities
New After School Art Opportunity
SPARK Begins January 29th!
Students from Mclean High School will be leading a NEW after school program at Kent Gardens called SPARK (Sharing Projects, Art, and Real-world Knowledge) supported by Ms. Kladler. SPARK is open to students in grades 1-4 and will meet on the last Thursday of every month from 345-445pm in the art room.
Students will:
-complete a variety of collaborative arts and crafts projects
-work with mediums such as clay, felt, paper, string, paint, and more!
-learn from high school students who are excited about art education!
-be encouraged to approach everyday life with creativity and curiosity through artistic self-expression.
Ultimately students will be inspired to see the world from new perspectives and reignite their spark!
Register by January 19th!
This is SUCH an exciting opportunity for our Kent Gardens' community.
Afterschool Academies- Registration Open Now
Your KGES PTA is so excited to offer Afterschool Academies for Winter 2026! Registration opened Tuesday 1/6 and will continue through Sunday 1/25 but don't wait around! Popular classes will fill up fast! Register now!
This winter, we're thrilled to offer classes with Mr. Avery, Ms. D'Amico, Ms. Klader, and Ms. Nabaki. Our teachers are AMAZING so register early and avoid being waitlisted!
Spring Chess Registration
Winter Chess ends on 1/21, but that just means that Spring Chess Registration is open NOW through January 31 for the session that will start 2/4 and run through 6/3. Chess club is an afterschool activity on Wednesdays from 345-515pm in the KG cafeteria taught by renowned chess experts. Registration is $185 for the entire semester. Spots fill quickly so register today so you don't end up waitlisted for this beloved KGES program!
#3 Ways to Get Involved in 2026!
Heritage Night is Coming
Heritage Night is coming on February 7th, so get ready to grab a KG Passport and travel the world!
What better way to show your #KGPride than to join us for an evening celebrating the many cultures that make up our school?
Join us Saturday, February 7th, from 5-7pm for an evening of food, learning, and fun. The evening will be capped of with our Parade of Nations, where children can dress in traditional clothing that best represents their heritage.
Want to represent your culture in our World Café or Heritage Room or volunteer in another way? Sign up here by 1/23!
All students are welcome to be a part of the parade, no signup is necessary.
Please note, this is not a drop off event, but one for the WHOLE family to enjoy!
For more information, please email kgesheritagenight@gmail.com
Coffee with the Principal TOMORROW at 845am
Come to coffee with the principal and learn more about what is happening at Kent Gardens! Have something that you want to discuss? Fill out this form!
#4 News from Your PTA
Attend a PTA Meeting
OUR NEXT PTA MEETING WILL BE January 23 at 845am in the Cafeteria.
Join us to learn more about how you can help make 2026 an AMAZING year for Kent Gardens and hear important updates from Principal McGuigan!
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 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!
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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#5 Support Our School
Order Your Yearbooks Now
The weather outside is frightfully cold, but the warmer months are coming and your child will definitely want a yearbook at the end of the year, especially if you don't order one! So go ahead and knock this off your to-do list. Your June self will definitely thank your January self for thinking ahead!
Order your yearbook using code 21772 or searching for "Kent Gardens" on the website!
Sprit Wear for a New Year!
Extra Credit: Community Events
McLean Little League
 Join our community of 1,200 boys and girls learning the games of Baseball and Softball and making friends from all over McLean and surrounding towns! Season is from late March to early June. All children attending KGES are eligible to play! Send questions to registration@mcleanll.com, and registration ends on January 15!
Find out more!
Youth Rugby
 Join Our Rugby Family!
Looking for a fun, active way to get your kids involved in the community? Our local rugby club welcomes players of all ages and skill levels! Build confidence, make new friends, and be part of a supportive team environment. Come down, give it a try, and see why so many families love being part of our club!
NON-CONTACT Coed 4-10yrs
Tackle COED 10-14 yrs
Boys & Girls Tackle 14-18yrs
Find out more!
Franklin Sherman Hosts Screenagers 3/9
Franklin Sherman Elementary is hosting a film presentation and facilitated discussion of Screenagers: Elementary Edition on Monday, March 9 at 7:00 p.m. at Franklin Sherman and are opening the event up to the entire McLean High School Pyramid. This event is free to attend and open to all parents at our schools (no children, please).
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