KMS WEEKLY UPDATE

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

VOLUNTEERS & DONATIONS NEEDED

Excitement is building as we get closer to our very first Friday Night Live! The theme is "Hometown Holidays" as we celebrate the various cultures and traditions around the globe.

ADMISSION IS FREE TO ALL KMS STUDENTS!

Student Government will be selling made-to-order Italian sodas, and the 6th grade will be offering various concessions for $1-$3/each.

KMS students are eagerly looking forward to this PTSA-sponsored event, and we would love to have your help and participation.

We have a variety of roles available, from assisting with setup and decorations to supervising the activity stations and chaperoning the students.

Click HERE to VOLUNTEER!

(If you aren't sure about whether you are cleared to volunteer, email Mrs. Kim ASAP - there is still time to process your clearance check.)

Your support means the world to us :)

We truly appreciate your dedication to making our school events truly amazing for the kids.

Please make sure your student has a reusable water bottle to bring to school each day.

Thank you!

Mrs. Kris and the students of Lunch Bunch wish you a happy holidays along with Bart, the Lunch Bunch Mascot.

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- Olvis Lozado for Integrity & Volunteering

Table 2- Alex Perez for Integrity & Citizenship

7th grade:

Table 1- Austin Sabangan for Citizenship

Table 2- Kaiden Detorres (again!) for Citizenship & Kindness

8th grade:

Table 1- Jillian Mahle for Kindness & Citizenship

Table 2- Sebastian Saunders for Respect & Kindness

Jacob Vizcocho for Volunteering

If you didn't make it in person to the 2nd Annual Arm Wrestling Tournament, you missed out on some serious thrills at KMS! The energy was electric, and every match had us on the edge of our seats. Check out the results below:

GREEN BRACKET

1. Zack Pellosis

2. MJ Durano

3. Cecelia Pederson

RED BRACKET

1. Christopher Baldonado

2. Reiko Morera

3. Luke Alford

BLUE BRACKET

1. Jaymes Blondin

2. Mark Leeper

3. Francisco Ulatan

PURPLE BRACKET

1. MJ Afuvai

2. Nathan Cariaga

3. Logan Bodi

Congratulations to all participants!!

We appreciate your awesome sportsmanship!!

NOV 20, 21, & 22:

Boys: 3:30-5PM

Girls: 4:45-6:15PM

NOV 24:

Girls: 10AM - 12NOON

Boys: 12NOON - 2PM

NOV 27 - DEC 22:

Monday-Friday

Boys: 3:30-5PM

Girls: 4:45-6:15PM

WEDNESDAY NOV 29:

Parents & Players meeting in the KMS Gym @ 5pm

Activity Fee: $12/player

REQUIREMENTS: Signed consent form and current physical on file

L-R: Autumn Nugent and Mariah Ennengah

The Kodiak Middle School Industrial Arts program held a successful sales booth at the AAUW Holiday Bazaar Nov. 18 at the KHS gym!

Students, and instructor, sold surplus inventory of pallet wood end tables, bathroom shelves, Jenga games, Woodshop sweatshirts, and spice racks. All proceeds will go toward purchasing materials for student projects.

We would like to give a special “thanks” to Rep. Louise Stutes for her unwavering support of Alaska schools and students at the state level! It was an honor to see her at our booth this year.

L-R: Rep. Louise Stutes, Mattais Botz, Oliver Morales, River Pikus, and Mr. Steele

Our 6th grade skills development classes visited the Kodiak History Museum this week as part of Alaska Native Heritage Month to learn more about Alutiiq culture.

Lunch Bunch invited each grade, Students and Teachers, to add to their Gratefulness Trees located in the KMS hallways.

Lunch Bunch invited each grade, Students and Teachers, to add to their Gratefulness Trees located in the KMS hallways.

Lunch Bunch invited each grade, Students and Teachers, to add to their Gratefulness Trees located in the KMS hallways.

E-mail your 8th grader's baby photos to

KMSYEARBOOK@KIBSD.ORG before March 20, 2024!

Pictures will be featured in the 2023-2024 KMS Yearbook.

Thank you!

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.

• 12/1-12/15: KMS Door Decorating Contest during Advisory Classes
• 12/11-12/15: Spirit Week hosted by the Student Government
• 12/11: KMS PTSA Meeting, 6pm - KMS Library, enter through Commons
  
• 12/12: KMS/KHS Choir Winter Concert, 7pm - Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium
• 12/15: Winter Fest , Line Dancing
• 12/18-1/1: No School, Winter Break

• KMS Spelling Bee
• Volleyball - Information coming soon
• 1/3: KMS Wrestling season starts

• 3/18-3/22: No School, Spring Break
• Track - Information coming soon

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:

Jamie Bennett

Interim Secretary to the Board of Education

907-486-7550.

The agendas are subject to change;

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

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.