Fri March 12, 2010

 

KMS Dance

Tonight, KMS will be hosting a dance from 7:30 – 9:30.

Tickets will be on sale today at all lunches as well as at the door.
Student Council

There is a Student Council meeting Monday March 15th after school until 3:30 in Miss Levi’s room.

KMS SPORTS 

7th & 8th Grade Girls and Boys who plan to try out for baseball, lacrosse, softball, or track -- please check the nurse's office TODAY to make sure that your name is on the lists of students who are cleared for try outs.

KMS Boys Lacrosse

7th and 8th grade Boys Lacrosse tryouts will continue MONDAY after school in the small gym.  Pick up is at 4:30.

Make sure that you have all necessary equipment including sneakers for indoor practice and cleats for outdoor practice.

8^th grade KMS Baseball

Try-outs for the KMS 8th grade baseball team will be held, weather permitting, after school next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

KMS Softball

Softball practice is cancelled for today Friday March 12.  Our next practice will be on Tueday March 16th after school from 3 to 4:30pm

KMS Girls Lacrosse

Attention all 7th and 8th Grade Girls trying out for lacrosse.  Girls trying out for lacrosse need to drop their bookbags off in their coach’s room before practice today.  Also, all girls trying out for lacrosse need to be dressed and ready for tryouts by 3:00 today.  Be prepared to practice indoors

Help For Haiti

The Eppes family will aid the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti and once again, KMS is reaching out.

 

We are collecting small items such as band-aids, gauze, ointments, small candies, small toys, first aid supplies of any type.  Please think about contributing a small item to be brought directly to Haiti at the end of March.  Donated items can be dropped off in Mrs. Matthias’ room, B101. 

 

 

GOLD

There will be a meeting for the GOLD committee today during 4th period in room B107. There are no passes, all committee members should report to B107 immediately after 3rd period. Please see Mrs. Barley-Stoudemire with questions

Glasses Found

Glasses were found on Bus #53 on Wednesday.  If you left your glasses on Bus #53, please see the bus driver.

 

Parent conferences for ALL KMS students will be held on Wednesday, April 14, Thursday, April 15 and Friday, April 16.   On Thursday, evening conferences will be available. These parent conference days will be half days for KMS students and students will be dismissed at 11:30am..

 

 

KMS Guidance

The KMS Guidance Department is asking if anyone has a video gaming system they no longer use and would like to donate to the Guidance Department for a special project.  Please contact Lauren Boder at 610-268-5875 or LBODER@KCSD.ORG for more information.

 

 

KMS Spring Photos

The Spring Photos have been distributed to your students. If you like the pictures, please buy them!  If you don't like the pictures, please return the packet.  Students should be advised not to share the photos with classmates until parents have approved the purchase.

 

PSSA  Dates
KMS 6th, 7th and 8th graders will be administered the PSSAs for Reading and Math during the week of April 12 - 16. Additionally, the 8th graders (only) will be given the PSSA Writing test during the week of April 19 and the PSSA Science test during the week of April 26.

Last Student Day for 2009 - 2010

To date, the District has had six snow days that are scheduled to be made up at the end of the school year.  Because of the annual work that needs to be addressed with curriculum and assessment, the administration requested and the Board approved the make-up of two of the snow days as teacher in-service days in lieu of student days. This provides the District with the opportunity to engage 100% of the certificated staff in curriculum and professional development activities linked to the District’s Strategic Plan.  The last day for students will be Thursday, June 17, for 180 days of instruction.  The teachers will have four in-service days following the end of the student school year, making their last day Wednesday, June 23, 2010, for 190 days of employment in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

 

 

KMS SPORTS

Information for Parents:

Please make arrangements to Pick-up for all Spring Sports practices by 5pm.

We are all hoping for a dry season; however, in the event games need to be postponed due to weather conditions, please check the KMS website for updates.  All attempts will be made to reschedule any games postponed due to weather; please keep in mind that sometimes reschedules are not possible.

KMS Math Carnival:  Parents have been asked to volunteer their time to help run the stations for  the 2nd Annual 7th Grade Math Carnival.  Last year's Carnival was such a huge hit with the students and parents that it is now an annual event!  This year the event will be held on Wednesday March 17th, all day.  Volunteers will be needed for two sessions: the morning session from 7:15 till 10:00 A.M. and the afternoon session from 12:15 till 2:00 P.M. We will need 42 parents to help run the carnival games for each session.  Volunteers may opt to stay the day or select either the morning or afternoon session.  Please click on the following link to sign up for your volunteer time: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccckey=0Aj9ewa_glRUBdFVndEtfM01XelBMVmlQRWNJUnNWM2c&hl=en

Even though it says "7th Grade Math Carnival," all parents are invited to volunteer.    Volunteers who worked the carnival last year are invited to return to help introduce the games to the newcomers.  Sixth grade parents are encouraged to volunteer to learn the games for this and next year's carnival and of course, 7th Grade parents are strongly encouraged to volunteer to help their child enjoy the day. Only basic math skills are required for the games, nothing difficult, just fun!  

There will be a short training sessions to teach the volunteers the games before the event.  There are three (3) training dates to accommodate everyone's schedules.  Please be sure and attend one of them:  Friday, March 12, 2010 from 10:30-11:15 am, Monday March 15, 2010 from 3:00 to 4:15 pm or 6:00 to 7:15 pm. 

Please consider volunteering as this is such a great activity for the students and would not be possible without the support of the KMS parents!  For questions or additional  information please contact Karen Uhle at muhle@comcast.net or Donna Brown at dbrown0303@verizon.net. Thank you in advance for volunteering!

Additionally, the students will be earning prize tickets from the Math Carnival that they will be able to redeem for prizes at the end of the day so we are looking for "prize" donations from anyone that has anything they would like to donate, i.e. small $ amount gift cards, pencils, erasers, small carnival type prizes, new stuffed animals of all sizes, nerf-type balls, nice calculators, and larger prizes for "raffle".  We will be placing an order with Oriental Trading Company for prizes so any monetary contributions towards that end would also be great!

Girls Exploring Tomorrow's Technology
Save the Date for the 10th annual Girls Exploring Tomorrow's Technology Event.  It will be held on March 20, 2010 at Penn State Great Valley from 9:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It is free for girls in grades 6 -12. Students, parents and educators are welcome to attend. More information will  follow soon!

 

 

KMS Career Day

Everyone!  May 20 is the KMS Career Day Fair run run by the KMS Guidance Office.  If you are willing to talk to students about your career (the most popular speaker two years ago was an industrial hygienist ), please save the date. More information will be posted soon.

 

To prepare for Career Day-the Guidance Counselors asked 8^th graders what careers they would like to hear about. If you or know someone that could talk about a career, please contact Dionne Delaney in the Guidance Office to let her know you can volunteer on May 20^th.  You can reach Ms. Delaney at ddelaney@kcsd.org.  The Guidance Department does an extremely professional job with Career Day—I can tell you from experience that you will be very proud of how you and /or your friend or colleague will be treated by KMS if they are willing to spend the day with our students! 

2010-2011 school year - NEXT SCHOOL YEAR

The student school year will begin on Monday, August 30, 2010, and end on Friday, June 10, 2011, pending no inclement weather make-up days.  The winter holiday will run from Thursday, December 23, 2010 through Friday, December 31, 2010, with school resuming on Monday, January 3, 2011. Spring break will be Monday, April 18 through Friday, April 22, 2011.

Inclement weather 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 17, 2011 (Martin Luther King holiday); Monday, February 21, 2011 (President’s Day holiday); and Monday, April 18 through Wednesday, April 20, 2011 (spring break).

Note from KMS Guidance

The middle school years are full of tremendous growth and development. During this time a number of thoughts, feelings, and frustrations can arise as students navigate through this uncharted territory. When family changes are added to the dynamic, things become even more complicated. In many cases, the stress associated with these changes can have a negative affect on academic performance.
 
In response the KMS Guidance Department is hosting a Changing Families group. This group is designed to support students whose families are dealing with a separation or divorce. It is for students in grades 6, 7, or 8. If you are interested in having your son or daughter participate or if you would like to learn more, please contact your child’s Counselor. 
 
Lauren Boder, 8th Grade Counselor – (610) 268-5875; lboder@kcsd.org
Kori Barley-Stoudemire, 7th Grade Counselor – (610) 268-5877; kbarley@kcsd.org
Giovanna Alfarano, 6th Grade Counselor (610) 268-5876; galfarano@kcsd.org 

Nike Reuse a Shoe
Check out Kennett Middle school's shout out on the Nike Reuse a Shoe site. Kennett Middle School is the FIRST middle school to be featured!!
http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/news-events/community-activist-corner/check-out-kennett-middle-school-s-cool-reuse-a-shoe-video



KMS Sports SPORTS SCHEDULES

www.viewmyschedule.com IS BACK!!!!!

You may now access the winter 09-10 sports schedules on viewmyschedule. Please note that while you may also access some of our Spring 2010 sports schedules on viewmyschedule.com the Spring schedules are NOT CONFIRMED until Mid March.

KMS SPORTS

All students need a physical dated after June 1, 2009 and written consent before the first day of try-outs.
Stop by the nurse’s office TODAY to be sure your name is on the list and see Mrs. Shannon for questions about physicals. 

Sports Physicals were offered in June 2009 for the 2009-2010 school year.  Anyone in need of a sports physical should contact their physician.


NEW WEB SITE WILL HELP PENNSYLVANIANS LEARN ABOUT, PROTECT AGAINST  H1N1 FLU

Pennsylvanians now have a new online resource to help them learn about and help control the spread of the novel H1N1 flu virus, also known as swine flu. The new Web site, www.H1N1inPA.com, was created by the Department of Health to answer questions and provide the latest news on the virus. The site also outlines simple steps that all Pennsylvanians should take to reduce the risk of becoming ill or spreading the virus to others: 

· Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and put the used tissue in the waste basket.  If don’t have a tissue, sneeze or cough into your sleeve, but never into your hands or onto bare skin.

· Keep your hands away from your face and don’t touch your mouth, nose and eyes.

· Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

· Keep clean frequently used surfaces such as knobs, countertops and desks.

· Stay home from work or school whenever you are sick, and remain home until you are fully recovered.


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.

Bus Passes:
The school will not be issuing any bus passes.
Due to energy costs, the bus routes have been carefully planned and the buses are full.
If you have a situation that would require your child to ride a different bus, you must
contact the KCSD Transportation Department at (610) 444 6618.


Kennett items for sale
There are a limited number of "K" backpacks  as well as a few duffle bags that will be "on sale" until they are gone. Backpacks will be sold for $15.
Duffle bags will be sold for $25. Get 'em while they last.




2009-2010 calendar
The KCSD Board of School Directors, at its Regular Meeting held February 9, 2009, adopted the calendar for the 2009-2010 school year.  The student school year will begin on Monday, August 31, 2009 and end on Friday, June 11, 2010 pending no inclement weather make-up days. (eff 3/8/10:  The KCSD School Board has decided that due to our snow days, the last student day is now Thursday, June 17, 2010)

 The winter holiday will run from Thursday, December 24, 2009 through Friday, January 1, 2010, with school resuming on Monday, January 4, 2010.  Spring break will be Monday, March 29 through April 2, 2010.

Inclement weather 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 18, 2010 (Martin Luther King holiday); Monday, February 15, 2010 (Presidents' Day holiday); and Monday March 29 through
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 (spring break).



Pinnacle Access Information:  
You may access information regarding Pinnacle Parent access on the KCSD home website, in the "For Parent" section.

If you have a technical log in question, including questions on your log in: please send an email to iss@kcsd.org

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