KMS Weekly News 11/1/2024

Dear Kuna Middle School Families,

We are so excited to see the energy growing here in our school community as our students and staff give their best every day! It’s inspiring to watch our school community grow together—learning a lot in the classroom, cheering each other on at events, and seeing so many parents and grandparents stepping up to help when needed. We’re building a school where every student feels valued, opening doors for personal growth, new discoveries, and lifelong friendships.

I want to thank you for trusting and working with us to support your student’s learning journey. Every day, we see the positive impact of our community’s commitment, and it pushes us to keep doing our best. We invite you to partner with us to create a steady routine at home, with regular study time, open communication, and family time. These things can make a big difference in your student’s success. Together, we can help students feel confident to grow, learn, and do their best.

Partners in Learning,

Shelly Manuel

Principal, KMS

Congratulations to Aliana Contreras-Paz, Cole Jacobson, Kylah PrettyBoy, Colton Shrader, Addison Golightly, and Mia Zike for being October’s students of the month. They were nominated by their Math teachers for having such a great attitude. Way to go!

WHAT IS EMPOWERING PARENTS? State of Idaho program that provides eligible parents and guardians grant funds to purchase education-related items and services for their students.

Applications are open: Eligible families may receive $1,000 per student and a maximum of $3,000 per family

WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Idaho students ages 5-18 regardless of whether they attend a public school, private school, or are homeschooled.

Income eligibility is based on the parent or guardian's Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) for the prior year as verified by the Idaho Tax Commission. CONTACT

empoweringparents@edu.idaho.gov

(208) 334-2270, Option 7 empoweringparents.idaho.gov

The Kuna Board of Trustees has canceled school on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, due to safety concerns. Some of our schools are polling places, and higher turnout is expected with the Presidential Election. West Ada and Boise school districts have also canceled school. Please remember, there will be no school on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Students turned into mad scientists for Halloween and made Glowing Boogers! This spooky lab actually combined Calcium Chloride and Sodium Alginate (plus a little glow powder) for a super cool chemical reaction!

Did you know both of these items are food ingredients?! Calcium Chloride is used in making pickles and sodium alginate is a thickening/gelling agent. That means you can try this at home!

Wrestling Match against Mtn. Home. Jr.

7th grade basketball

This year's student orchestra concert showcased a wonderful array of musical talent, featuring performances that ranged from classical masterpieces to contemporary pieces. The evening concluded with an ovation, celebrating the hard work and dedication of our young musicians.

This week we celebrated Red Ribbon Week saying "no to drugs". We had some fun dress up days including twin day. Our 7th and 8th grade CAST students hosted a "Natural High" booth during lunch where students shared their natural highs and got to pick a red treat. 6th grade CAST did an amazing job with "Chalk the Walk". We also had the privilege of having Rocky Herron come into our AVID class and give a presentation along with Sgt Keene. Then our AVID students went out and gave a presentation to other KMS students about why drugs are bad. It was a great week of saying no to drugs!

Trooper Christensen from the Idaho State Police came to visit our ERR students. She showed them the tools she uses to help citizens, all the tools on her belt and the inside of her patrol car. The students had a lot of fun asking questions. Thank you Trooper Christensen for visiting us!

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