Author: Administrator

Kirtland Elementary
9140 Chillicothe rd.
Kirtland, OH 44094
(440) 256-3344
Chad VanArnhem, Principal
Linn Bowen, Guidance Counselor
Terry Warder, Secretary

News from the Nest
The KES Newsletter
Our Goal is to Maximize Student Achievement

June 30, 2020
, 2010

Important Times
Arrival 8:25am
School opens 8:30am
Tardy bell 8:40am
Pre-school starts 8:45am
Pre-school ends 11:15 am
Dismissal 3:20 pm
Lunch
Lunches will remain $3.15
Milk can be purchased
separately for $.50
Absent
Please call our absence line (available 24-hours) at
440-256-3344 ext. 2000 by 8:30 am to inform the school of your child’s
absence. Request homework by 10 am to allow time to gather materials for the end of the day pick up.

A Few Points from the Principal
New Calendar: The new school calendar was approved at the last Board of Education meeting. The first day for students in grades 1-12 will be on Tuesday, September 8th. Here is the link to the entire calendar: http://www.kirtlandschools.org/Downloads/Updated%20Board%20Approved%202020-2021%20School%20Calendar.pdf
Sports Registration: Kirtland Youth Football, Cheerleading and Soccer registration is open until July 1st at kirtlandyouthsports.com . See p. 5 for more information on the soccer registration.
Supply Lists: PTA will be offering the service again where all the materials can be ordered and delivered to your house. Please know, these are the supplies that will be used if we return back to the traditional brick and mortar school setting. See p. 2 for more details.
Here is the link to the supply lists for the 2020-2021 school year. https://docs.google.com/document/d/15U8DZA10HXuSYwjihC3kZy3D4ZGJIFkyJijb3lAODGw/edit?usp=sharing
Summer Learning: KES will be offering two adaptive digital programs to support continued learning in math and reading. Both programs will adapt to where your child is at on different standards, provide instruction, and push them forward. The math program is DreamBox. All students have been using this program during distance learning; it is currently available to continue progressing in math. The reading program is called Lexia and can be accessed through Clever. Before your child starts for the first time, it is important that you watch the attached video so the adaptive program can be used properly. Students are encouraged to read books that they enjoy for 15-20 minutes a night. Also, we will be offering a new version of CHAMPS camp called “Summer Brain Boost” for students in the current grades of K-8 in August. https://www.smore.com/9fzj0
Summer Brain Boost: Information can be found on p. 2 and 3. At this time we are hoping to hold the Summer Brain Boost in our school buildings with an option for students that do not have transportation or cannot attend in person to Livestream with the class for instruction. However, we will need to make possible changes depending on guidelines set by Governor DeWine, the Ohio Departments of Education and Health. We will update parents as we have more information throughout the summer months.
Incoming Kindergarten Students: The two things to do at this time are to register by submitting your information on this form http://www.kirtlandschools.org/protected/ArticleView.aspx?iid=6YY0B00&dasi=3U3B and then completing the necessary paperwork at https://kirtland-oh.finalforms.com/ If you have not done so yet, please do asap. Knowing how many incoming kindergarten students we have coming helps us to determine our staffing needs.

Change with Dismissal
Please call the office before 2:00 pm with any changes on how your child is going home after school.

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