Hello KES! We have so much to be thankful for. Last week, the KHS football team and cheerleaders welcomed our students at car and bus arrival! It was wonderful to see the smiles on the faces of all. Later that same day, hundreds of Hornets and their families participated in the walk-a-thon. It was a beautiful evening. This week has been filled with spirit! During Start With Hello week, we wore green, reached out to students we don't already know to make new friends, and made a pledge to Stick Together! Our first all school morning meeting was a success! If you don't already follow me on X (Twitter) , please do (@mrsnagaj), so that you can see all of the amazing things that go on here at KES every day. Just a reminder - no students tomorrow. Our staff will be participating in Professional Development. Enjoy your weekend!

• September 22 - KES PD day (no school for students)
• October 2 - Custodian Appreciation Day
• October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 - Wear ORANGE to represent being Open-Minded
• October 4 - PTA Popcorn party at lunch
• October 10 - PTA Meeting 7:00pm
• October 16 - Board Meeting 7:00pm
• October 17 - KES Skating Party 6:00-8:30
• October 20 - Picture retake day

Thank you ALL for your support and participation in the KES Walk-a-thon! We have exceeded our goal! Look for more information to be shared as teachers are working on wish lists of items for students to use! I'd like to thank the PTA for helping to make the Walk-a-thon such a success, and to our wonderful staff for being there to walk laps with the kids! It was a great night!

Dear KES Families,

Hello! My name is Morgan Smock and I am the music teacher for the 2023-2024 school year. I have been having a wonderful experience getting to know your students! Everyone has been so kind and welcoming. 

This school year, I am excited to announce that we will have three concert dates! These dates are:

Thursday, November 16, 2023 - Fall Concert

Who: 2nd grade @6pm

Where: Hornet Hall

Thursday, December 14, 2023 - Winter Concert

Who: 3rd grade @6pm, 4th grade @7pm

Where: Hornet Hall

Thursday, May 16, 2024 - End of Year Concert

Who: 1st grade @6pm, Kindergarten @7pm

Where: Hornet Hall

Details regarding concert attire and call times will be announced closer to the concert dates. If you have any questions, please email me at morgan.smock@kirtlandschools.org.

Thank you all for your support!

Morgan Smock

• The Hornet Clothing Co. has some cool new school spirit designs for KES, KMS and KHS and the new HC2 (Hornet Clothing Co.) Fall 23 design.

  Check it out here.

  KES Gear

  KMS Gear

  KHS Gear

  HC2 Gear

   

   

Congratulations to Nolan Loschert! Nolan was chosen by his team of teachers as Student of the Month!

If your child is a car rider, please refer to the traffic map shared below for a reminder of the procedure. Thank you for your patience, as we get everyone unloaded/loaded safely and in a timely manner. A few things to keep in mind:

• Please do not get out of your cars in the line so that we can keep traffic moving.

• Please do not let your child(ren) out of the car in the loop closest to the flag pole. We teach them to exit only from the line nearest to the building so that nobody is crossing through traffic.

• Please do not allow your child(ren) to exit cars until 8:25 when the staff is outside to help. Thanks for your help!

Kirtland Elementary School is shifting to a new report card system, to reflect students’ learning progress. Our goal is to provide you with a report card that better reflects your child’s progress towards mastery of key skills in each grade and subject.

Over the past year, our staff worked closely with the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio to review the structure of our current report cards. We developed a more informative method to communicate how your child is developing throughout the school year, placing the focus right where it needs to be–on the learning.

Teachers are able to gather information on your child, come together as a team, and more authentically communicate student growth throughout the year to you. It will allow you to know more deeply how your child is progressing and in the ways they need to improve on specific year-long learning standards.

Our PTA supports us in so many ways. Thank you for helping with the Walk-a-thon! We are looking forward to our Halloween celebration which will take place on October 31. More information will be shared soon.