KMS WEEKLY UPDATE

Dear KMS Families,

As the school year comes to a close, we kindly remind all students to prepare for the iPad Return Day scheduled for May 20th during Advisory classes.

To ensure a smooth process, we ask students to back up their iPads on OneDrive and submit all digital assignments prior to this date.

Please note the following guidelines:

- Students returning to KIBSD next year will only turn in their iPad.

- Students not returning to KIBSD next year will return both their iPad, Logi pen, charging block, and charging cord.

Additionally, rising 8th graders planning to take Algebra 1 and students planning to take summer CTE courses will be able to retrieve their iPads on June 3rd from Kodiak High School.

We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact the school office.

Sincerely,

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.

Directed by Tamie E Fogle

Did you know that you have the power to shape the educational experience in our district?

Your feedback about teachers and administrators is invaluable in ensuring that we maintain high standards and create a supportive learning environment for our students.

Whether you have positive experiences to share or constructive feedback to offer, we encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity to provide input. Your insights can help us identify areas of strength and areas for improvement, ultimately enhancing the quality of education for everyone involved.

Your input is crucial in helping us continue to grow and evolve as a community.

Thank you for your continued support and commitment to the success of our students.

Link: https://www.kibsd.org/evaluation-input-forms-for-administrators-and-teachers/

Hello Migrant Education Program Families!

We have one more MEP Parent Meeting coming up on May 8th, and we are looking forward to seeing you!

This is our year end celebration of events and warm handoff to everyone’s Summer Activity Kits!

The Summer Activity Kits have several books and games that we hope will inspire MEP students to continue to explore the world around them and engage in continued learning. The kits have been packaged by age group this year. Groups are: 0-PS, K-2, 3-5, MS and HS. Each family will receive one kit per age group of their migrant education children. For example, if the children in your family who are a part of the MEP are grades K,2, and MS. We have prepared two kits for your family. One K-2 kit and one middle school kit. (We have planned this to not duplicate books and games for families.)

Final preparations are being made on the kits and we are excited to share them with you!

Please join us and pick up your Summer Activity Kit on

MAY 8th @ 5:30pm. @ the Central Office of KIBSD (adjacent to the high school).

If you can help with donations or volunteer to join us, please click HERE to sign up!

Our skills development classes went to Kodiak College for a tour, overview of the maritime program, and Q & A on Tuesday, April 30th.

We also hosted Mr. Wilfred Quiambao, current KoC student, as a guest speaker last week.

Students can choose from different activities this day including science research, citizenship project, group games, board games, Stop Motion lesson. Students failing one or more classes will be assigned an academic recovery session for each class they are failing to provide an opportunity to address their grades.

Parents are needed to help chaperone the Citizenship project as we will be walking to Near Island to conduct a “garbage walk”. Please contact the office or email Mrs. Norton (hnorton01@kibsd.org) if you are willing to help.

Volunteers must have background check completed.

Please visit https://www.kibsd.org/volunteers/ for more information on becoming an approved volunteer.

*Students who did not sign up for a sack lunch on that day will need to bring their own lunch.

*Please remind your student that they should dress for Kodiak weather.

The school dress code and rules for behavior are expected for the outing.

May 28-June 14

or

May 28 -June 28

(Construction Only)

8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Monday through Friday.

Note: Students may earn up to KHS 1/2 of elective credit upon successful completion of 90 hours of learning.

Credit toward KHS CTE or Health graduation requirements is not available.

Rehearsal schedule for The Hobbit is posted below.

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

We would love to have you all join us for the last meeting of the year!

We will be electing new officers, finishing up some fund requests, and getting final details of this year's 5th Grade FNL/Open House event on May 10!

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.

KIBSD'S Summer Food Service Program offers free breakfast and lunch to children ages 18 and under all summer long.

No application required and no adult meals are provided.

The breakfast program is from 8:00am - 9:00am and lunch program is from 11:30am - 1:00pm starting May 28 to August 15, 2024.

May 28-June 28, 2024: Monday - Friday

July 1-August 15, 2024: Monday - Thursday

CLOSED July 4, 2024

Location: Kodiak High School Commons, 710 E Rezanof Dr., Kodiak, AK 99615

Meals must be eaten on-site and only in the commons area.

Visit kibsd.org or call 907-486-7448 for menus and information.

Meals To You Alaska (M2YA) is a 12-week Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) which will provide a 5-day meal box directly shipped to students in eligible school districts who choose to participate.

The M2YA student application will be open from April 1st - April 30th, 2024. The first box will be scheduled to arrive the first week of June 2024 and will continue for 12 weeks or until the start of the fall school year.

Below is the link to the application:

Summer 2024 Application

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.

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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.