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Kuna Middle School
Kavemen Khronicles
February 7, 2025
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From the Principal: A Collaborative Community
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Kuna Middle School Families,
As you know, our school is dedicated to our mission of providing high-quality instruction so all students learn at the highest level, working towards our vision of becoming a top-performing school. This week, I'm highlighting the heartbeat of our school, which is a collaborative spirit that drives our success. Our teachers and staff constantly learn and improve together, focused on every student's success. The energy and dedication I witness daily are truly inspiring. Our teachers and staff are deeply committed to working together to create a supportive and challenging learning environment for all students. They understand that collaboration is the key to unlocking potential and achieving our shared goals.
Here's some of the many ways that collaboration works at KMS:
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Data-Driven Instruction: Teachers analyze student data, share best practices, and adjust teaching to ensure no student falls behind. This allows us to personalize learning.
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Team Teaching & Co-Planning: Teachers work together to plan and teach, creating a richer learning experience.
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Professional Learning Communities: Our staff engages in ongoing professional development, sharing ideas and staying current on best practices.
I want you to know that our teachers and staff are deeply committed to creating a supportive learning environment. They know collaboration unlocks potential and helps our school community grow stronger each day.
Partners in Learning,
Shelly Manuel
Principal
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February 13: Valentines Dance
February 14 - Facts and Snacks
February 25 - PTO Meeting @ 5:30pm & Parent Advisory Meeting @ 6:00pm in KMS Library
February 26: College & Career Fair
March 10 - 14 Scholastic Book Fair
March 13 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
March 17 - 21: Spring Break
May 13: KMS Band Concert
May 20: KMS Choir Concert
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Counselor Appreciate Week!
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Way to go, Autumn Plummer! You’ve been on time, every time, and now it’s time to
Have Your Best Day with a free drink from Snerk’s!
Keep up the great work, everyone—show up on time next week, and YOU could be our next
Snerk’s Superstar!
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A GREAT OPPORTUNITY! Parents and Grandparents, who doesn't want to get met with a wave of positivity and excitement? That's what happens when you volunteer at our school Kave Cart! Consider signing up here to help on an upcoming Friday! Also make sure that you have completed an adult background check here: Thank you :) |
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🏀 Boys Basketball Action! 🏀
Get Ready for an Exciting Week of Games!
Dates: February 10 - February 12, 2025
Why You Should Attend:
Thrilling Matches: Watch our talented boys compete for victory!
Community Support: Join fellow fans in cheering for our team!
Get Involved!
Cheer Squad: Join our cheerleaders and show your spirit!
Let’s Fill the Stands!
Bring your friends and family to support our boys! Together, we can create an electrifying atmosphere that motivates our team to victory!
Go Kavemen!
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This week, we explored the connections between the water cycle and air pressure, focusing on how radiation, conduction, and convection influence these processes. Heat transfer is a key concept that will continue to appear throughout our future units.
Midweek, students participated in an engaging lab using smoke, ice, and hot water to model convection and observe how air moves.
Students were able to observe how temperature influences air using Convection Tubes. Smoke condensed in the tube containing ice causing it to sink. The smoke funneled into the tube containing the candle due to the change in air pressure.
Great job Scientists!
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The decision to cancel outdoor recess will be made 10 minutes before students are released based on the digital outdoor thermometers at each school.
- 22°F and above: students and recess monitors will go out.
- 18-22°F: Shortened recess and teachers may choose to keep students in but recess monitors will go out
- A room will be open for students who want to stay in with one recess monitor. Other students may go outside and will be supervised by the other monitor on duty.
- 18°F and below: No outdoor recess will be held as the temperature is too cold for safe outdoor activities.
- Before school starts students will be sent to the gyms. Recess monitors will supervise students until they are sent directly to class at 8:00 a.m. Monitors will help to direct students to their classrooms.
- Students and recess monitors will stay inside during recess. Movies will be shown during lunch with monitors in the movie rooms.
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Access Tutor.com through Clever using your student Gmail account. Get help from a trained tutor, 24 hours a day 7 days a week! |
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Online store now open for yearbook purchases
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KMS Yearbooks!
Online store now open
$30 Each
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Food Insecurity is on the rise at Kuna Middle School
Feed it Forward is a program hosted by KMS PTO for KMS students.
It allows anyone to donate in order to cover needed school lunch funds.
Students are not allowed to charge meals.
Insufficient funds= no lunch
Short $.50 =no lunch
But, Feed it Forward can cover a student that day, so they can have a
hot lunch.
KMS PTO donated $500 in March to the program, that money was well spent covering student lunches.
They have donated another $500, but it will likely be gone in six weeks or less.
Please consider donating.
How to donate:
Scan the QR code, Specify Feed it Forward on your donation
If you would like a receipt, please reach out to the KMS PTO and they will provide one.
KMS PTO is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization
Thank you for supporting KMS and it's students
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Mark your calendars for February 26, 2025! This exciting event is designed for 5th-12th grade students and their parents to explore over 100 opportunities, including colleges, universities, trade schools, armed forces, local employers, and businesses.
Schedule:
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5:00–6:30 PM: 5th–8th grade students and parents
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6:30–8:00 PM: 9th–12th grade students and parents
- (Feel free to attend anytime; sessions are divided to help with crowd control.)
T Raffle Prizes: Participate for a chance to win fantastic prizes!
h Food Trucks: Enjoy Off the Grid Pizza and Rusty Dog Corn Dogs to fuel your evening.
Don’t miss this opportunity to plan for your future while having fun!
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Contact the Principal, Mrs. Manuel
Contact the Vice Principal, Mr. Noteboom
Contact the Vice Principal, Mr. McKee
Kuna Middle School
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