KAMSC Newsletter

We have had a great week at KAMSC with instruction moving right along. We are at the half-way point for the semester and so hopefully at this point you are seeing growth in your student. We did our third grade pull and we saw tremendous growth from just three weeks ago! We are getting good feedback on tutoring and even have students self selecting into it even though they are above a 3.0. There is a QR code in the hallway right by the office for any student to request our online tutors. We encourage students to ask their teachers lots of questions but to also get help sooner, rather than later. Here is a link for any student interested.

Next week is spirit week culminating with KAMSC Olympiad for our morning students on Friday (attendance required, like any normal school day) and the class clash and dance on Saturday.

Heather Kortlandt

Director, KAMSC

The HOSA group will be collecting change in a Penny Wars competition. It is a competition between "classes" to see who can have the highest positive number in the end. A Penny is worth 1 pt but then you can sabotage each other with silver change being worth their face value but "negative points". The winning class will get donuts! All proceeds support the HOSA team activities. Fundraising will end Friday, November 7th.

The KAMSC parent organization would like to invite you to keep abreast of their meeting agendas/minutes and dates so that you can be as involved as you like. It would be great to get more underclassmen parents involved so that you can help lead as some of our families "graduate" out. Click this link to review meeting minutes.

Mrs. Fisher, our outreach coordinator is looking for four parent volunteers to help out with our annual Girls Investigate Science and Math Opportunities (GISMO) Day at KAMSC for girls in grades 6 and 7. The shifts are less than two hours. Click here to sign up to volunteer.

I hope that you all have had a chance to review our KAMSC Handbook and sign the acceptance form through PowerSchool. Here is a direct link to it again. I would invite you to be sure that you have read through the MTSS support procedures. I will pull grades to review the 3.0 requirements and use that as a gauge to get more support for students. If your child is showing that need, Mrs. Allbee or I will email you and the child to set up support provided by KAMSC. This is required for a three week interval and then we pull grades again to review. Our hope is always that that three week interval is enough support but students will sometimes move in and out of support throughout a semester. Please know, that this is meant to be a supportive measure. We take our responsibility of helping your child achieve the high standards of KAMSC seriously.

If you are dropping off or picking up your student at KAMSC, please do so at the Vine Street entrance. Please find a safe place to pull over and then have you student proceed to the Vine street entrance. If students are driving themselves:

1. They need to acquire a parking pass from the KAMSC office - please fill this out

2. They need to park by the El Sol playground off of Dutton Street (but then walk to Vine street entrance)

3. They should be reminded to not keep anything valuable in their car and to keep their cars locked at all times.

4. The building will have a campus security officer at the Vine Street entrance during times of arrivals and dismissals.

Nov 3-7 - Spirit week

Sat. Nov 8 - KAMSC Fall Dance and Class clash

Wed Nov 12 - 10th grade Mixer/Open Lab/Dr Strong talk 6-7:30

Thur Nov 13 - AMC testing 10/12 8am

Nov 26-28 - No Students Thanksgiving Break