KMS WEEKLY UPDATE

Dear Parents & Guardians,

KMS will implement an Extended Advisory Bell Schedule on Monday, February 12. This will allow each grade level to conduct a short student assembly to acknowledge and present a certificate to all A and A/B Honor Roll students for Semester 1.

We have attached the schedule below for your convenience.

Also, as a reminder, we value your thoughts and input, and would greatly appreciate your feedback on the School Climate & Connectedness Survey (SCCS). One family member per student in a school should take the survey.

Last year, only 2% of KMS families completed the SCCS. This year, our goal is to get at least 50% of families to complete the survey.

Thank You,

Geoff Smith, Principal

Rena Rankin, Assistant Principal

This is where we will have a quick reference for the upcoming week. More info is usually listed lower in the newsletter, if needed.

RE-ENROLLING A CURRENT STUDENT

Visit the PowerSchool Parent Portal by going to https://www.kibsd.org/current-student-re-enrollment/ and enter your PowerSchool Username and Password.

If you can't recall your credentials please contact your school directly.

Select Returning Student Registration

Complete each section

Electronically sign and then click SUBMIT to complete re-enrollment.

Repeat the process for each of your students (you can switch between students by selecting each name at the top of the screen.)

If your student will not be returning to KIBSD for the 2024-25 school year, please let your school know and you can be removed from the reminder list.

ENROLL A NEW STUDENT

Begin by creating a new account at https://www.kibsd.org/enrollment/

* New student applies to all students who are not currently enrolled in KIBSD.

Any student with

no missing assignments

between February 5 and March 5th will earn

A FREE ICE CREAM SANDWICH SUNDAE

during their lunch time on March 13!!

During the course of the school day, teachers and staff like to recognize students who are caught exhibiting the KMS values of Respect, Integrity, Citizenship, and Kindness. We do this by giving out Grizzly Tickets. Every Grizzly Ticket goes into a bucket and from that bucket, we draw two winners per grade. The winners get to sit on the stage with up to 7 of their friends for the rest of the week!

THIS WEEK'S GRIZZLY TICKET WINNERS:

6th grade:

Table 1- Gerber Saavedra

Table 2- Czarina Mariano

7th grade:

Table 1- Rylan Best

Table 2- Logan Bodi

8th grade:

Table 1- Mason Langley

Table 2-Kirra Gibbs

LAST WEEK'S GRIZZLY TICKET WINNERS:

6th grade:

Table 1- Kristel Jutie

Table 2- Czarina Mariano

7th grade:

Table 1- Kaydence Macheras

Table 2- Delaney Glenn

8th grade:

Table 1- Victoriano Sorio

Table 2-Avery Abell

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

7TH Grader Sebastian Villaroya placed 4th in the district-wide bee last week!!!

Way to go, Sebastian!!

Dear KMS Families:

KIBSD Health education is an essential part of each student's overall education. The health program will strive to develop healthy individuals who contribute positively to self, family, and community. This philosophy includes grade appropriate mental, emotional, physical, social, sexual, and consumer health.

This letter is to inform you that we will be studying the following 6th grade sexual health topics on March 4th, 2024. As per school board policy, BP6142.l, Family Life/Sex Education, you have the right to review any instructional materials and excuse your child, in writing, from any portion of the class.

2. SHl.8.27 Summarize basic male and female reproductive body parts and their functions.

The KIBSD health curriculum is currently undergoing a curriculum review process. Until the new curriculum has been formally approved and adopted, we are continuing to use the currently adopted curriculum. Please feel free to contact Theresa Miller, the KMS sixth grade counselor, if you have questions or concerns at theresa.miller@kibsd.org.

Thank you so much for your partnership with Kodiak Middle School in building strong family and community partnerships.

With Warm Aloha,

Theresa Miller

Kodiak Middle School Counselor

theresa.miller@kibsd.org

Congratulations to the winners of the Quarter 3 Bihon Showdown:

Our swim unit will start Monday, and continue for 2 weeks, from Feb 5 - Feb 16.

Please be sure your student has a swimsuit,

a towel, and a bag to hold wet clothes on each swim day.

Dear Parents,

I am happy to report most students maintain high expectations for their classwork. They expect to get an 'A' and work with that goal in mind. I also have heard from parents that similar expectations are shared as I am often asked, "What can my student do to raise their grade?"

The simple answer: Complete assignments as directed and turn them in on time.

Late or missing assignments and not following directions are the number one reasons for students earning a grade below expectations.

For example, Comparison Essays were due Block 2 of this last week. 42% of all essays were turned in on time. Students were given two class periods to work on this 3 paragraph assignment. In addition, they were provided with outlines, examples, and a scoring rubric to help guide their writing.

Going forward this week, all on-time essays will receive feedback on Monday. Essays submitted on time will have this week and only this week to reflect, revise, edit, and resubmit for partial credit. (Due Friday, February 16)

Late essays will be graded and returned as time allows. All revisions for partial credit are due by Friday regardless of when they were returned.

Students who were absent this past week during Block 2 or Friday may turn in their essay upon their return to school. (Extensions due to absences may be provided as needed and discussed with Mrs. Norton.)

As always, my room is open for students during Recess on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

Thank you for your continued support of your students.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Norton

US History 8

Auditions for the KMS Drama Club's Production of The Hobbit

Tuesday, February 13

and

Thursday, February 15

4:15pm-6:30pm

in the KMS Commons

For more info: email Tamie Fogle

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Here you will find events that will be happening in the next couple of months, but not during the coming week.

We want to give our families plenty of time to plan around our activities and opportunities.

Details will be posted later in this newsletter and/or another newsletter in the near future.

• 3/4 - 3/15: 7th Grade PE - Ice Skating Unit
• 3/4: 6th Grade PE - Sexual Health and Wellness Unit
• 3/7: PTSA Meeting, 6pm, KMS Library
• 3/13: Ice Cream Sandwich Sundaes for No Missing Assignments
• 3/13 & 3/14: KMS Parent/Teacher Conferences
• 3/18-3/22: No School, Spring Break
• 3:20: Deadline to Submit 8th Grade Baby Pics, and Customize Yearbook Pages
• Track - Information coming soon

• Friday Night Live, More Info Coming Soon
• Spring Fling Dance for 6th & 7th Grades, More Info Coming Soon
• 4/19: NO SCHOOL, District-wide Inservice

SESSION 3: FOSTERING LISTENING SKILLS IN YOUR CHILD

FEB 12, 5:30 PM

KIBSD CENTRAL OFFICE PRESCHOOL

Use hands-on activities and engage in discussions to gain information about listening skills, explore ways to foster these skills, and discover the importance of modeling listening skills with your child.

The Good Grade Incentive Program is designed to encourage and celebrate student success by providing a $50 cash prize for middle and high school students who maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 and above.

Please click below to read more about the guidelines, eligibility, and how to enter.

Stay informed about what is happening in your student's school district!

Meeting information is posted on the Kodiak Island Borough School District website, www.kibsd.org, under the Board of Education tab - or click here.

KIBSD now streams meetings via Microsoft Teams!

The meeting agendas and documents can be viewed on BoardDocs, http://www.boarddocs.com/ak/kodiak/Board.nsf/Public

For more information, contact:

Laurie Pardoe, Secretary to the Board of Education

907-486-7566

laurie.pardoe@kibsd.org.

The agendas are subject to change;

therefore, the only official agenda is the one found online.

Click the flyers for more info.

KMS Guidance Counselors would like to remind you of the free VIP membership below, called Smart Social. It's available to all KIBSD families, free of charge.

Educate yourself and your children against the dangers online.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Theresa Miller at 907-486-7471.

KIBSD Schools are excited to welcome our visitors and volunteers to the different schools.

If you have not visited one of our schools before or have been coming for a long time, we have made some minor changes to standardize our process throughout the schools.

There will now be a sign-in binder you will be asked to sign, along with the name tag you are used to wearing. We ask for your patience, if we have not seen you before, you will be asked to present an ID when you sign in.

All non-KIBSD employees in the buildings will be asked to use staff facilities, not the student washrooms.

We also want to say good-bye when you leave so we are asking everyone to stop by the office to sign out.

ATTENDANCE LINE:

Please use this option to let us know that your child is going to be absent, late, or if you're picking them up early. This is OPTION 1 when calling the school at 907-486-7460.

We check the voicemails every hour.

CHECKING STUDENTS OUT:

Please call in the morning to let us know that you will be checking your student out early. Press the attendance line (OPTION 1) to leave a message. A pass will be given to your student so they can be ready when you arrive. You will come to the front entrance, ring the bell, and sign them out in the office.

DROPPING OFF LUNCH/ITEMS TO STUDENTS:

Please be sure to drop off lunch to students PRIOR to their lunch time.

When dropping off any items to students, please do so BEFORE the class they need it, and we will call them to the front office during passing period.