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2011 – 2012 School Calendar

The Board adopted the calendar for the 2011-2012 school year.  In addition to 182 student days, instructional staff members will have 8 in-service days for 190 days of employment in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

The student school year will begin on Tuesday, September 6, 2011, and end on Wednesday    June 13 2012, pending no inclement weather make-up days.  The winter holiday will run from Friday, December 23, 2011 through Monday, January 2, 2012, with school resuming on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.  Spring break will be Monday, April 2 through Friday, April 6, 2012.

One inclement weather make-up day has been built into the calendar – Friday, February 3, 2012 (which will be a staff in-service day if not needed as a make-up day).  Additional days will be made up at the end of the school year or on designated local holidays. The five days designated as “local holidays” are in accordance with the ruling of the Department of Education and, if necessary, can be used as inclement weather make-up days.  These dates are Monday, January 16, 2012 (Martin Luther King holiday); Monday, February 20, 2012 (President’s Day holiday); and Monday, April 2 through Wednesday, April 4, 2012 (spring break).

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 Box Tops for Education:

Just a reminder that KMS is collecting Box Tops for Education.  Please bring your Box Tops to the Main Office.  This program helps support the KMS Math Carnival and the KMS Musical.

Thank you.
 
Bus Passes
This is a reminder that due to the number of students assigned to each bus, the school is not able to grant bus passes.  This policy has been posted on our webpage for the past few years. In the event of extenuating circumstances, parents are requested to call transportation to arrange for their child’s permission to ride another bus.  The KCSD transportation department’s number is 610-444-6618.

Latex and Nut Allergies
Due to students with allergies to latex, there are no latex balloons, gloves or other latex items permitted at Kennett Middle School. Due to food allergies, do not send items containing any type of nuts or peanut butter when sending snacks for a classroom, sports, dance or other events at KMS.

Message from the KMS Nurse
Sick Child - If your child needs to go home from school due to illness, you will be contacted directly by the school nurse.  If by chance you receive a call or text from your child stating they are sick and need to be picked up from school, please contact the school nurse at 610 268 5874

Mr. Carr’s Corner…
Success
BESSIE STANLEY
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.

Absence, Early Dismissal, Late Arrival procedures
The following is the procedure for absences, early dismissals and late arrivals at KMS.

Absences
If your child is absent on a given day, please call the school, (610) 268 5878, to notify us. Additionally, a note MUST be sent in upon your child’s return to school; without the note, your child’s absence will be considered unexcused.

Early Dismissals
If you know you will be picking your child up during school hours, please send a note in with your child on that day stating the time they are to be dismissed from class. The school will issue your child a pass to come to the office at that time. You must come into the Main Office to sign your child out.

Late Arrivals - In the event your child will be late to school, your child MUST sign in with the Attendance Secretary, located in the Guidance Office.  Please send your child in with a note stating the reason for their tardiness. Pick ups AFTER the school day - If you choose to pick your child up after the school day, the arrangement is between you and your child.  KMS does not need a note for after school pick ups.

For more details on the above items, please refer to the Student Handbook that was sent home with your child.

Pinnacle Access Information
You may access information regarding Pinnacle Parent access on the KCSD home website, in the "For Parents" section. If you have a technical question, including questions on your log in: please send an email to iss@kcsd.org

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