Good Afternoon KMS Parents,

As we approach the winter break, we have a fun-filled and festive week planned for our students! Highlights include spirit days like Class Color Day, Favorite Team Day, Ugly Christmas Sweater Day, and Pajama Day. On Thursday, we’ll have a delayed start for KMS, with the first period beginning at 8:57 a.m. (running a seven-period schedule with shortened periods). On Friday, we’ll cap off the week with an early release at 11:30 a.m. following the much-anticipated Staff vs. Student Volleyball Game to help support Evan Lallo and his family. We will be collecting donations as students enter the gym.

Mr. Bell and Builders Club will have the concession stands open and I will also have cotton candy for sale. If students would like to buy concessions during the game please make sure they have cash.

Again, any students that are unable to get a ride home early will be supervised and busses will run at the normal time of 2:45pm.

A reminder: winter break begins on December 21, and school will resume on January 7, 2025. Thank you for your continued support, and we wish you a joyous and restful holiday season!

Please see the following flyer regarding a Winterfest raffle benefiting the United Way of Lake County (today is the last day to enter)

Sincerely,

Mr. Race

Week of December 16

Monday, December 16

• Board Meeting - Forum - 7 pm

Tuesday, December 17

• Class Color Day
• 6th - wears BLUE, 7th - wears RED, 8th - wears GREEN

Wednesday, December 18

• Favorite Team Day
• Wear a shirt of your favorite team - high schools, college, or professional

Thursday, December 19

• KMS Delayed Start - We will run a 7 period schedule with shortened periods. 1st period starts the normal delayed time of 8:57am.
• HS is running their own testing schedule
• Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
• Ice Cream Social for all of KMS

Friday, December 20

• KMS Staff vs Student Volleyball Game - Early Release - Early Release 11:30am.
• Donations will be collected to help support Evan Lallo and his family
• Pajama Day

Winter Break

NO SCHOOL December 21 through January 6 - School resumes January 7, 2025

Girls Basketball/Wrestling Schedule Link below....

DragonFly Athletic Schedules

Hello Parents!

There are a few things I would like to ask for your help with.

Students are not turning in their loaner laptops and/or chargers in a timely manner which leaves some students without a loaner when needed. Laptops are not being charged at night which is very important so that there are loaners available for students whose laptops need to go to tech.

Thank you so much for your help with this.

Mrs. Gordon

Our 5th graders received a donation of bottles of Honey from J.S. Apiary, a local Honey Distributor, to sell as a fundraiser. We created a company name and labels and assembled the honey for sale.

If you are interested in buying a bottle, see Mr. Lasecki.

ORDER FORM

KES Make It Club • Hornet’s Honey Company

Questions: bob.lasecki@kirtlandschools.org

Limited Supply! First Come, First Serve ! (Attention: Mr. Lasecki)

The idea for KAA came out of a series of discussions the Building Leadership Team had regarding our desire to help students who need a little assistance every so often, while also trying to hold students with high amounts of missing work accountable. Missing work can have such a profoundly negative impact on student learning and success within the classroom and we want to provide something that can help. We believe that this program is a tremendous opportunity for kids who need help getting back on track, while also supporting students that just need a bit of assistance every now and again.

All KMS students are welcome at KAA. The academic team - including teachers, parents, and administrators - has the discretion to make this program mandatory for students with excessive missing work which negatively impacts student learning and success within the classroom.

In many ways, KAA is homework help, tutoring, and general academic assistance for any KMS student in attendance. KMS students do not need to sign up for KAA. They simply need to show up with things they want to work on, sign in, and get the help they need. We are confident that this process will help these students find great success.

Location: KMS Library

Time: 7:30 - 8:30am

Day: Thursday during Delayed Start

Staff Facilitator: Mrs. Saluan

Thank you Nicole Hollopeter for putting this together.

The link provided will take you the Kirtland Middle School - Important Dates for the 24-25 school year. There are still a few things that need to be added at the end of the school year, but they will be updated in the next couple of days. My goal for the year is to be as transparent as possible to major events taking place down the road at the school. I will continue to add to the important date section of the newsletter for upcoming events, but if you are wanting to plan for things, please refer to this document.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TCl8Xmv-gALMgSvn69gqfFa83acvNE9EsObDigWkskg/edit?usp=sharing