New Families
Everything we wish we had known in our first month, from carline to lunch accounts to meeting other parents.
Your first-month checklist
- Join Knight Insider for PTA news
- Text ALERT to 22300 for school emergency alerts
- Log in to the PowerSchool parent portal
- Set up your lunch account and check the monthly menu
- Check tuition and extended care billing in FACTS
- Return the required office forms
- Learn your carline window
- Subscribe to the school calendar on your phone
- Read the Community Handbook
- Follow @ckrs_pta and join the CKRS PTA private Facebook group
Good to know
- School day
- Doors 7:50–8:10 AM; school starts 8:15
- Pickup
- Carlines at 2:35, 2:45 and 2:55; Wood Lane only
- Absences
- 856-429-2084, option 3, before 8:30
- Busing
- No school bus service this year
- News
- Principal's Post every Friday by email
- Uniforms
- Summer uniform through October; winter from Nov 9
Meet other families
Pizza & Prayer Buddies nights, Oktoberfest and the King's Run are the easiest ways to meet other parents. Volunteering for one event is even better.
New-family FAQ
Where do I buy uniforms?
Flynn & O'Hara, Risse Brothers in Runnemede, or Lands' End (school number 9000-6415-5). Details ↗ The PTA also runs a Uniform Exchange for gently used pieces.
How does lunch work?
Nutri-Serve provides lunch. Set up your child's account through the school payment app and check the monthly menu on the Lunch Menus page ↗.
What happens on early-dismissal days?
School lets out at 12:30 and there is no aftercare. Those days are marked on the calendar.
Is there before and after care?
Yes: 7:00–7:45 AM and 3:00–5:30 PM, billed monthly through FACTS. Extended care ↗
Who do I contact about my child's class?
Start with the teacher; emails are on the faculty pages ↗. Office questions go to frontoffice@ckrs.org.
How can I help without a big time commitment?
Sign up for a single shift at one event. Tell us what fits in the Family Connections form.
Introduce your family
Tell us your child's grade and what you're curious about, and a PTA volunteer will reach out.