KMS Parents and Students,

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a peaceful and relaxing break from school. This week starts the second semester. Last year was an amazing year, culminated by an amazing staff versus student volleyball game. (See pictures below) The staff came out with a 3 set victory against the 8th grade, while also beating out the 7th grade in one set. Next year should be a fun rematch with the 7th grade team.  As we start the 2024 year, please remind your students to continue to charge their Chromebooks, do their best everyday, and start the second semester off on a positive note. Tomorrow will be a normal Thursday Delayed Start and Friday we will follow the Wednesday block schedule. Boys basketball is now in full swing so after school activities are in full force. Please check the school’s website for winter sport schedules and locations. I have again attached the link to that information. Have a wonderful rest of your week and I look forward to seeing your son or daughter at school tomorrow. https://www.kirtlandschools.org/AthleticSchedules.aspx

Sincerely, 

 Mr. Race

Congratulations to our Kiwanis student of the month, Connor Clancy! Connor is a natural born leader in the classroom. He is polite, always gives his best effort, and has an amazing attitude. Connor participates in class and takes pride in doing his very best in everything that he does. Not only is Connor a great student, but his classmates truly enjoy his amazing attributes as well. Congratulations, Connor, we know your future is bright!!!

Week of January 1

Thursday, January 4 - Delayed Start 

Friday, January 5 -  Normal 7:30 am start - we will however follow the Wednesday Block Schedule.

Week of January 8 - No important dates to share

The American Red Cross has a blood drive scheduled at Lakeland Community College on January 23 from 11am to 5 pm. The drive will take place in the Athletic Fitness Center Building Y.

Look no further! The ESC of the Western Reserve offers FREE mathematics tutoring. We are here to serve your grade 6-12 students on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. We offer a clean, safe space to assist with math homework, test preparation, and remediation.

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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

The lost and found area is no longer filling up but has exploded onto another table!!! Please remind your son or daughter to check the area in the lobby, if they are missing lunch boxes, water bottles, coats, shirts, hoodies, etc. If they are missing anything there is a good chance it is there. There is a lot of really nice stuff that needs to find its way back to it's owner.

The link provided will take you the Kirtland Middle School - Important Dates for the 23-24 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/1suRagStcxf0ssRBDomyMqpD4qLfAxR7a3YCHdObYlPk/edit?usp=sharing