October 9th & 12th
All Students Learning Virtually
All students, both face to face and distance learners, will be engaged in distance learning on October 9th and October 12.
- Teachers will not be meeting with students synchronously (live meetings), however work will be provided for your child to complete at home. October 9th and 12th are student learning days.
- Students should reach out to their Launch teacher, if they need assistance.
- Attendance will be determined by student work completion and participation in the activities provided by the teachers.
Fall Conferences
- Our students have prepared Google Slide presentations to highlight their learning and work so far as well as illustrate the learning platform they use each day.
- If you haven't yet viewed your student's presentation, please find a time to have them present and discuss this with you at home.
- There is a teacher conference form/link to sign up for a teacher conference in the slide presentation. Complete that form, and someone will reach out to set up a teacher conference.
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Please email Maureen Hoffman at the front office if you have questions or need help with a conference issue.
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PTO News
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October Meeting: Please join us this Thursday at 9:00 a.m. for the October PTO Parent Coffee. Since the building remains closed to visitors, our meeting will be held via Google Meet. Our district School Resource Officer, Deputy Soneberg, will share his observations and expertise about our young people.
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Culver's Fundraiser: Donate While You Dine! The PTO's first fundraiser is Tuesday, October 13th from 5-8pm at the Wales location. Please consider stopping by or driving through to support the school.
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Staff Appreciation: On Friday 10/16, the PTO will be hosting a Teacher Appreciation breakfast for all the teachers and staff at KMMS. We need your help in one of two (or both) ways to make our event a success.
- Have your student write a thank you note or email telling a teacher or staff member why they are appreciated. Personal stories or connections between students and teachers always make special notes.
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Sign-Up here to donate to the appreciation breakfast.
Thank you for supporting our wonderful staff at KMMS!
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Mark your calendars
for some Parent Learning!
Join us Thursday, October 22 beginning at 5:30 p.m. for different 30-minute online sessions to help you support your child during this unique time.
We will have middle school and district experts host virtual sessions on:
- The learning platforms (Canvas, MyLC, and Summit) used throughout our building,
- Understanding your middle school child
- How you can support your child as a distance learner
The sessions will be recorded.
More details will be available in our E-Messenger next week.
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Learning Environment Change Request Period: Oct. 19-23
The next opportunity to commit to a learning environment in KM schools will occur prior to the second quarter/term, which runs Nov. 9, 2020 through Jan. 22, 2021. A link to a change request form will be shared Oct. 19 and will be open through Oct. 23. Another opportunity to request a change in learning environment will occur in January, with the start of term 3.
If you plan to make a change, please consider the impact a potential quarantine might have on your family in the coming quarter/term and select the correct environment. Due to staffing needs and configurations:
- Changes at the elementary level will likely cause reassignment of your child’s teacher and class configuration, regardless of your family's decision. In addition, changes in either direction will not be honored after October 23.
- KM will not be able to honor changes at the middle and high school levels from distance learning to face-to-face learning after October 23.
- At the high school level, selecting distance learning may alter your student’s term 2 course selections.
NOTE: This change request form is only necessary if you want to change your environment for the second quarter/term, which begins Nov. 9.
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Artwork from the 2019-2020 school year |
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Did your student have Art class last year?
Would you like to have his/her artwork?
We have many files with student artwork for distribution.
If you want us to locate and send the artwork home, please fill out this form by October 15th.
Artwork that hasn't been claimed by the end of October will be thrown out.
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KM Wrestling Club
The KM Wrestling Club will be having an informational meeting via zoom on October 21. You can join us at 7pm at
Zoom Meeting ID: 798 9623 4285
Passcode: KMWrestle
KM Wrestling is open to anyone in grades K-8. The season will begin in December for grades 4-8 and in January for K-3. Practices are M/W at KM High School.
Registration is open online Here.
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Face to Face (F2F) Students
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Empire School Photo Orders
Families should have received an email from Empire that includes information about how to order photos digitally. Empire provides a link for families to view and purchase school photos. If you did not receive an email and have checked your spam, here is contact the information for Empire.
Call: 608-257-2941 between 8:30 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday.
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Instructional Materials
When you are contacted by your teacher(s) about instructional material pick-up, those items can be picked up at the front office.
The best window for picking up those materials is after 7:00 a.m. and before 3:15 p.m.
If you need to come at an alternate time, please call and make arrangements with the front office.
On Thursdays, we will have someone in the front office available to distribute materials until 6 p.m.
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Empire School Photos
Families should have received an email from Empire that includes information about how to order photos digitally. Empire provides a link for families to view and purchase school photos. If you did not receive an email and have checked your spam, here is contact the information for Empire.
Call: 608-257-2941 between 8:30 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday.
Retake Day: Distance students have an opportunity for retakes on Tuesday, October 13th from 3-6pm at Brandybrook. Here is the link to sign up for a time slot, if you have not done so already.
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Subscribing And Unsubscribing From KMSD Newsletters
All KMSD schools now utilize Constant Contact to distribute e-newsletters and other info to families and staff. If you UNSUBSCRIBE to one newsletter, you are unsubscribed from ALL KMSD newsletters.
If you simply wish to edit your subscriptions ("I want to receive the middle school newsletter, but no longer need Dousman's") please send an email to zupkez@kmsd.edu with specific requests.
If you unsubscribed from a newsletter recently, but still want to receive one or more ("I unsubscribed from Laser Focused, but still want to receive newsletters from Magee")
please send an email to zupkez@kmsd.edu with specific requests.
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