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Attention 8th graders!
The 8th grade "graduate" yard signs have arrived at the middle school. There is one sign per student. Signs are available for pick up only by a parent. Please feel free to stop by the front office during the school day to pick up your family's yard sign. We will also be in the office until 6:00 p.m. on Thursday (6/3). If you are unable to pick up the sign at school prior to the completion ceremony, parents may pick up the signs that day.
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PTO Staff Appreciation Lunch, June 2nd
On Wednesday June 2nd, the PTO will be hosting the last KMMS staff appreciation event of the year! We are hosting a taco bar lunch and your donations are needed! See the sign up link below.
Thank you for supporting our wonderful staff at KMMS!
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All library books are due on Tuesday, June 1.
Please have your student(s) look for, gather up, and bring their library books back to school as they return from the weekend.
Overdue notices were sent out on Friday as a reminder. Thank you for your help in getting all of our library books returned.
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Coming to KMMS for 2021-2022 |
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SUMMER SLIDE?
Reading over the summer is so important in order to maintain skills learned over the school year. Summer slide (losing the skills or partially losing the skills you gained over the school year) is real. According to NWEA, By the summer after seventh grade, students lose on average 36% of their school-year gains in reading and a whopping 50% of their school-year gains in math. In other words, summer learning loss increases with age through elementary and middle school—a troubling trend that should be examined further.
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SUMMER READING PROGRAM
Last summer we had 82 students and 26 staff members participate in the Summer Reading Challenge. With our combined efforts we read 359 books for a total of 128,002 pages! Although this is something to celebrate . . . we can do better! Let’s try to reach our goal of a half a million pages, that’s 500,000 pages, read this summer! We can do it!! The directions are simple: To participate simply read a book, complete this google form, and submit it! Submit a form for each book that you read between June 11 - August 30. Your pages will be added to our goal and you will be entered into a drawing to win a prize.
Here is an article with information on the impact of summer slide. Check back next week for some information about summer math work.
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Lost & Found
There are many unclaimed items in our Lost & Found. We have included some photos of the bigger items. Lost & Found items will be here at the middle school until Friday, June 11th. After that day, they will be donated.
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Washington DC: June 2022
Attention 6th and 7th graders!
We are planning your trip to Washington DC for June 2022! More information will be coming home with your child. Our travel dates are Tuesday, June 14 through Thursday, June 17, 2022. Students will only have one opportunity to go on this trip as it is only offered every other year. Please plan to attend our virtual parent meeting on Wednesday, May 19 at 7:00pm. Mrs. Hoff will go over details and specifics and answer your questions. The google meet code is in the flyer here.
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8th Grade
End of the Year Celebrations
Attention 8th Grade Parents / Guardians:
Our 8th grade Completion Ceremonies will be held on Wednesday, June 9th. There will be two ceremonies:
Students in the Discover House will be at 9:00 a.m.
Students in the Navigate and Create houses will be at 11:00 a.m.
Your child will be dismissed for the day after the ceremony with a parent. We will have a sign out procedure with one of our staff members.
CEREMONY DETAILS:
The brief ceremony will be held outside on the south end of the KMMS property. There is no outdoor seating. Families are encouraged to bring a lawn chair. We will set aside an area for handicapped seating.
If the weather does not cooperate, we will cancel the outdoor event and hold the ceremony with students only in our gym. We will livestream and record the indoor event for families to view, and will post a link to the livestream on our website www.kmsd.edu/ms.
8TH GRADE FIELD DAY:
We are unable to host our traditional evening 8th grade dance following the Completion Ceremony. Instead, a group of our students are planning a field day for Tuesday, June 8th beginning at 9:00 a.m. The 20-21 yearbooks will be distributed that day, and our generous PTO will be providing a class T-shirt for students to wear on Tuesday. The T-shirts will be handed out Monday, the 7th. The field day is only for Kettle Moraine MS 8th grade students.
Questions? Reach out to Mrs. Hoffman in our front office: [email protected] or (262) 965-6500.
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Robotics
Do you like to build, program and drive robots? Or are you interested in creating a solution to problem and marketing it? FIRST Tech Challenge is a competitive robotics program for grades 7-12. It touches on all STEM areas as well business areas.
The current team in our district is Laser Tech, an FTC team that just won the State Championship and they hold the world record high score in a hybrid FTC event for this season.
Another FTC team for students in grades 7-12 is in the process of being started. We will have a meeting to go over more details. The date for that will be communicated to those who express interest If you would like to know more information about FIRST, please visit https://www.firstinspires.org. If you are interested please send an email to [email protected]
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SUMMER ACADEMY
The 2021 Summer Academy brochure is now posted online.
Registration will open April 12th @
Fun facts for 2021:
- June 21- July 30 (no 7/5)
- 8am-12:35pm
- In person plus online options for grades 6-12
- Grades 5k-8 will be in cohorts
- Serving FREE lunch
- Aftercare provided by WI Youth Camp or YMCA Pabst Farms
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Low-Income Households Eligible For Broadband Assistance
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program offers temporary discounts of up to $50 per month off of eligible household’s internet access bills. In some cases, low-income households can also get discounts on a laptop, desktop, or tablet computer. The program ends six months after the public health emergency or when the federal money is depleted. Participation by internet service providers is voluntary.
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NEW: DHS Info Sheet on COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 12 Years and Older
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Important Information Regarding COVID Testing |
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Dear KM Families,
There has been some confusion about PCR vs. antigen testing for COVID-19.
If a child stays home OR has been sent home with symptoms of COVID-19 and you wish to have them tested, KMSD requires a negative PCR test, which follows the CDC and Waukesha County guidelines for schools. This is for children with symptoms.
Not every doctor’s office automatically does PCR testing. Please verify the type of testing before having it done.
Documented proof of a negative PCR test is required before a child is allowed back in the classroom along with the child being symptom free for at least 24 hours without the use of medication.
Feel free to email your health staff or call the COVID-19 RN or Health Hotline, if you have any questions.
* District COVID-19 RN-Direct line: 262-968-6300, ext. 5334
* KMSD Health Hotline 262-968-6369
(District Nurse, Patricia Schuetz RN & Jenny Pick, RN)
Thank you!
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FREE Meal Pick up Availability for Virtual Students
Here is a link for ordering meals if you are a Distance family. This service is also available for families with students who are quarantined but are normally F2F.
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Helpful Hints for Families of Distance Students
Distance Learning is a big shift from traditional Face to Face learning. The document pictured here is a link that includes some tips for helping students and families successfully navigate distance learning. There are also a number of links for additional parent/family resources.
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Instructional Materials:
Temporary and Distance Students
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. If you do not see anyone in the office after hours, please call the number printed on the window next to the front door.
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KM Community Education provides recreational and educational opportunities for families. Please be sure to visit the website often for updates and new programs. For program information and registration forms, visit www.kmsd.edu/communityed.
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Volleyball Camps Offered
Various week long volleyball camps are being offered this summer to students currently in grades K-8. Visit www.kmsd.edu/communityed for more information.
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Save the Date!
KMBBC Tryouts - Fall 2021 Boys Basketball Club Tryouts
7th and 8th on Wednesday September 8th
5th and 6th on Thursday September 9th
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Save the Date!
KMGBC Tryouts- Fall 2021 Girls Basketball Club Tryouts - Grades 3-8
Week of August 16-20 and the week of August 23-26
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Girls Summer Basketball Camps Grades 3-8
This camp will focus on offensive/defensive fundamentals with plenty of competitions to win free gear. KM Varsity Coaching staff and players will instruct campers in station work and one-on-one instruction. Camp will be held June 21-24. Grade based on 2020-21 school year.
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Girls Basketball Shooting Clinics
The KM Girls Basketball Club is offering shooting clinics this spring for girls in grades 3-8. Registration details can be found online at www.kmsd.edu/communityed
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Boys Summer Basketball Camps Grades 3-8
Join the high school coaching staff and players this summer for camps that improve their skill and development. Camps are offering at KM High School for students currently in grades 3-8. Sign up at https://kmsd.revtrak.net/rwcommunityeducation/
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Football Camp
Coach Mac and the high school coaching staff will be offering summer camp for players currently in grades K-7 in the afternoons the week of July 13. For details and registration visit www.kmsd.edu/communityed
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Adult Tennis
Join us Monday nights for Men's League and Wednesday nights for Women's tennis at KM High School May-August at 6pm. Informal and fun.
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Zumba
Join us every Wednesday for a FREE Zumba® class at Wales Elementary from 4:15-5:00pm.
A Zumba® class is an aerobic fitness program that incorporates Latin, as well as world dance, in an engaging, community atmosphere. Must be 16 years or older. In a Zumba®, class ANYONE can move and there is no right or wrong way to do so!
Class will be held outdoors on the south playground when weather permits and indoors during inclement weather (when indoors, a mask is required).
Weekly attendance is not required, just come when you can!
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High School Dance Team 2021-2022
Tryouts for the 2021-2022 HS Dance team (incoming Freshman) are coming up June 17 and 18 at the High School.
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KM Football Laser Bash
The KM Football Laser Bash will be held on Saturday May 22nd at Ella’s Public House on Hwy 18. We will have food, live music, raffles and a silent auction. Help and donations are needed.
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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 [email protected] 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")
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