KMS NEWSLETTER

Dear KMS Families,

We’re heading into the final week of state testing at Kodiak Middle School. AK STAR Math (Grades 6–8) will take place on Tuesday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 16, 2025. KMS will follow an adjusted bell schedule this week. If your student attends part-time, please check the attachment below.

To help students do their best, please make sure they:

• Get a good night’s sleep

• Eat breakfast (available at school starting at 8:00 a.m.)

• Arrive on time with a fully charged iPad

Don't forget that we are holding a Testing Raffle for some awesome prizes! We’ll hold a live prize drawing on Friday—details coming soon! All students can earn entries by:

• Arriving on time

• Bringing a charged iPad

• Giving their best effort (using scratch paper, pacing themselves, etc.)

And finally, please remind your student that although this testing is important, it isn’t the end of the year. We still have seven weeks of school, and regular attendance, good behavior, and academic grades continue to matter.

Thank you for supporting your student’s success!

Rena Rankin, Principal

Judith Bruns, Assistant Principal

• STUDENT GOV'T, 3:35, KMS #103
• HOMEWORK HELP FOR MIGRANT ED, 3:30-4:30, KMS #222

• AK STAR TESTING, MATH, 9:10-10:55
• KMS MANGA CLUB, #201, DURING LUNCH & RECESS (8TH GRADE)
• YEARBOOK COMMITTEE, 3:30, KMS COMMONS
• CHESSBEARS, 3:30, KHS #A127
• GUITAR CLUB, 3:30-4:30, KMS #107
• HOMEWORK HELP FOR MIGRANT ED, 3:30-4:15, KMS #222
• GAME CLUB, 3:45-4:45, KMS ART ROOM, #214

• AK STAR TESTING, MATH, 9:15-11:05
• EARLY RELEASE
• HOMEWORK HELP FOR MIGRANT ED, 2:30-4:15, KMS #222

• GUITAR CLUB, 3:30-4:30, KMS #107
• CODING CLUB, 3:30-4:45, KMS #101
• HOMEWORK HELP FOR MIGRANT ED, 3:30-4:30, KMS #222

• LIVE RAFFLE DRAWING FOR PRIZES, DETAILS COMING SOON
• HOMEWORK HELP FOR MIGRANT ED, 3:30-4:30, KMS #222

Mrs. Monte's 7th grade Health classes collaborated with Mr. Bechtol's 6th grade PE classes.

7th graders led a presentation on tobacco, e-cigarettes, and vaping.

We’re excited to share that our school has started a food pantry to support students and families in need — and we could use your help!

We’re currently collecting non-perishable items such as:

• Rice, ramen, soups, mac & cheese
• Canned goods (Spam, tuna, chicken)
• Oatmeal, cereal, shelf-stable milk
• Pasta and pasta sauce
• Peanut butter, jelly
• Bread, crackers, and instant mashed potatoes

If you'd like to donate fresh items like fruit, vegetables, or eggs, we kindly ask that those be dropped off on Fridays before noon so we can store them properly.

Thank you for supporting our school community!

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.

• 4/22: Mrs. Lhotka's Language Arts Class Field Trip to Kodiak Military History Museum, Permission Slip Below
• 4/23: Mrs. Lhotka's Skills Development Class Field Trip to Kodiak College, Permission Slip Below
• 4/30: KMS & KHS Choral Concert

• 5/3: Ask a Sub: Learn What it Takes to Become a Substitute, Peterson Elementary, 9-11am
• 5/3: KMS Home & Garden Sales Event, 9am-1pm
• 5/6: KMS & KHS Orchestra Concert
• 5/7: KMS & KHS Band Concert
• 5/7: PTSA Full Meeting, Board Members Election for 2025-26, 6pm, KMS #216
• 5/9: FAMILY FUN NIGHT hosted by the KMS & Elementary PTSAs, for rising 6th graders
• 5/17 - 5/28: City of Kodiak Swimming Pool Closed (tentatively)
• 5/26: Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL
• 5/27: KMS Multicultural Festival & Talent Show
• 5/29: 8th grade Ceremony & Class Night
• 5/30: Last Day of School

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.