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.

Please sign up to help with our last Friday Night Live on April 12th from 6 to 8pm. This is a great opportunity for our kids to come celebrate their connections and friends at school as well as to enjoy some fun and silly activities. There are several spots still needing an adult, so click on the link to sign up. We can only have this event with your help, and most of the slots left are FUN ones!! Thank you!

Click this link if you are able to chaperone or help with activities.

If you missed the talent show auditions, you can still sign up!! Next rehearsal is April 11th. Please sign up in the commons at lunch or office at any point throughout the day. We look forward to celebrating your talents with you!!

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April 9, 2024 04:00 PM

Empower Your Child's Learning with AI - Join Our Free Training Event

⏩ Is your child in 6th to 12th grade and struggling with homework or in need of a tutor? Or maybe you're an educator keen to implement modern learning tools in your classroom? We have the perfect opportunity for you.

⏩ Welcome to our exclusive, FREE training event designed to equip parents and educators with the knowledge to utilize AI as an effective learning tool. We believe that technology, when used ethically, can greatly enhance a student's education and prepare them for a future where AI plays a pivotal role.

⏩ With AI, mundane study hours can be transformed into engaging, interactive learning experiences. We'll demonstrate how your children can use AI to master everything from simple to advanced math problems, grammar, popular school subjects, and even coding using Chat GPT.

Lurking in the stacks of the Kodiak Public Library are creatures born from the imagination of 7th grade artists. Students were tasked to create and then follow an original design plan.

Materials included whatever they could think of beyond the basic paper, glue, wire, cardboard, clay and foil. They were told to take chances, make mistakes, and adapt to the reality of what they discovered their materials would or would not do.

Slowly but surely, beasts began to emerge from crumpled up paper and Paper Mache balloon armatures, wire, and clay. They came to life and took on personalities of their own.

Kodiak Middle School is proud to present the Fantastic Beasts class of 2024.

The 6th grade PE Classes will continue their swim unit this week.

Students will need a towel, a swimsuit, and a bag to hold their wet clothes.

We will be at the City of Kodiak Pool on Block 1 and 2 days (M, T, W)

Rehearsal schedule for The Hobbit is posted below.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Tamie Fogle

If you haven't bought a 2023-2024 KMS Yearbook yet, the deadline is soon approaching if you want the free customized pages included in your order!

You can add your own photos, memories, book signing, or design something totally different just for your book!

The cost is $25 Softcover, $32.64 Hardcover the 2 free pages are included up until MARCH 25!!

CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED!

Practices will be every Monday through Friday from 3:45pm to 5:30pm.

Travel 5/22

All paperwork and fees must be turned in before you can practice or compete.

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.

• 4/16: AK Star ELA Assessment (6-8)
• 4/17: AK Star Math Assessment (6-8)
• 4/18: AK Science Assessment (8th grade only)
• 4/19: NO SCHOOL, District-wide Inservice

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.

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.

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.