KMS NEWSLETTER

Dear KMS Families,

We hope you are enjoying your winter break as much as we are! As we take this time to reflect, we want to express our deepest gratitude to the incredible volunteers who have stepped up to support our Kodiak Middle School community this school year. Your time, energy, and dedication have made a meaningful impact, and we couldn’t do it without you!

Whether you've helped in the classroom, at events, or behind the scenes, your efforts have brightened our school and enriched the experiences of our students. We are so grateful for your kindness, commitment, and unwavering support.

This holiday season, we hope you take pride in the difference you’ve made. Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season filled with peace, warmth, and love. May the New Year bring happiness and continued success for us all!

Thank you for being an essential part of what makes our school community so special.

Rena Rankin, Principal

Judith Bruns, Assistant Principal

(Note: KIBSD did get a new tracking system for visitors and volunteers, so we apologize ahead of time for any mistakes in this list, while we were still learning the procedures to get everyone registered and accounted for.)

• 1/6: NO SCHOOL; INSERVICE
• 1/7: KMS Wrestling Practice Begins
• 1/7: Camelot and Camelittle Practices Begin (Tue, Thu, & Fri), 3:30-5:00
• 1/8: 6th Grade Girls Volleyball Begins
• 1/9: 7/8th Grade Girls Volleyball Begins
• 1/10: Friday Night Live, Cruisin' to Paradise, 6-8PM, KMS Commons

Practices are held M-F 3:45-5:45

KHS Mat Room

Beginning January 7

PARENT MEETING: JANUARY 9, IN KHS COMMONS, 5-6PM

Rehearsals for “Camelot and Camelittle” begin January 7th and will be held 3:30-5pm Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in the Drama pod.

Tech crew for “Camelot and Camelittle” will meet 2-4pm on Saturdays, starting January 11th, in the Scene shop. Anyone interested in assisting with props, sets or costumes should enter through the KMS 6th grade door, turn right, and come in the double doors before the lockers. Parent volunteers are welcome but must complete a KIBSD background check prior to assisting.

Questions can be emailed (tamie.fogle@kibsd.org) or texted (907-539-5259) to Mrs. Tamie.

JANUARY 8 - FEBRUARY 14

Practices M-F 3:45-5:15pm

Tom Simpler/6th Grade Gym

Starts January 9

Practice M-F, 3:45-5:30

KMS Gym

Cruisin' to Paradise

January 10, 6-8pm

KMS

*Food and Drinks for sale

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

A safe, inclusive space to meet new friends, have fun, and build community.

This monthly club will meet on January 13, from 3:30-4:15

in the counseling office space.

FILM CLUB extended for 4 sessions. If you need more time or help to finish your video, drop in for any or all of these sessions: January 14, 16, 21, and 23rd from 3:30-4:30 in Mrs. Kondro's room. This is for current Film Club members, not open to newcomers.

Each year, the yearbook committee has a section in the yearbook for baby photos of the current 8th grade students.

If you would like to be included, please send ONE photo with your student's name to KMSYEARBOOK@KIBSD.ORG

Our first Friday Night Live event of 2024-2025 school year is approaching! Friday Night Lives are a KMS PTSA tradition that provide a FREE evening of fun and friends for our middle schoolers.

Not only is this fun for the tweens/teens, but our adult volunteers have a great time too! Feel free to dress up (sailor hats will be available for our volunteers to wear).

Come aboard the S.S. Grizz and join us on a Cruise to Paradise!

(NOTE: this is for middle school students only. Doors open at 6pm, where students check-in and stay safely in the building until 8pm.)

We can't make this happen without you.

Click the button below to volunteer!

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.

• 1/13: GSA Club, 3:30-4:15, Counseling Office Area
• 1/17: KMS Spelling Bee

• 2/17: NO SCHOOL, Inservice
• 2/20: ELAP Potluck
• 2/21 & 2/22: KMS Drama Club Presents Camelot and Camelittle

If you need any general info, we have contained it to its own link/newsletter.

This helps keep the current events for each newsletter streamlined.

Click the link below for things like staff directory, front office procedures, bell schedule, healthy schools protocol, long-term flyers, etc.