Kenowa Hills Middle School News and Announcement Archive

Kenowa Hills Middle School's Open House will be held on Wednesday, September 8th at 7:00 PM in the gymnasium. After a brief presentation in the gymnasium, parents will have the opportunity to tour the school and classrooms. Refreshments to follow in the cafeteria. We hope to see you there!

DON'T FORGET!! Sports physicals for fall sports are due by September 7th. Sports physicals must be on file in the Middle School office before a student may practice or participate in a sport.

These are the online services that are now available through our Food Service Point of Sale (POS) system: SendMoneyToSchool.com and LunchApp.com.

SendMoneyToSchool.com enables you to view your child’s account history and food choice details at no charge. In addition, you will be able to deposit money into your child’s account using your debit/credit card. There is a nominal service fee when utilizing this electronic deposit feature. This web site is easy to use. All you need to begin using this site is your child’s student ID#.

The Kenowa Hills Oydessy of the Mind team competed in the World Finals at Michigan State University. Their topic was Return to the Gift of Flight. They did a tremendous job with a very challenging assignment. “They had to design a series of aircrafts that had to complete a variety of challenging tasks with a creative air traffic controller who had to keep the flights in order during the team performance.” Their presentation was incredible. We are very proud of the team. Thank you to the coaches , parents and the community sponsors.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

On May 28th we will be going to Michigan’s Adventure. The cost of the field trip is $20, which includes lunch. The money is due by May 21st. If you are paying by check, please make it payable to Kenowa Hills Middle School. If your child would like to participate in miniature golf, arcade games, or to purchase snacks, please have them bring additional money.

There have been some questions brought up about the field trip. Some of these questions are addressed below.

1. Can parents attend the field trip?

A 7th grade Summer Language Arts Class will be offered this summer at the High School. Your student's Language Arts Teachers will be recommending students for this class and a letter will me mailed. If you have any questions, contact your student's teacher or Student Services at 647-0909.

Algebra 1A:

If your 8th grade student completed Algebra IA, he/she has started his/her high school GPA. If he/she is satisfied with the grades earned as an 8th grader in this class, they would choose to move on to Algebra IB as a freshman. He/She may need to take the class again either to improve their grade or earn the credit. If your student received a failing grade in either semester of Algebra IA, the entire class will need to be re-taken.

Note: If summer school is not taken advantage of, the student will be automatically enrolled in full paced Algebra I at the high school. This is a faster paced class that moves through the entire Algebra curriculum in just one year, as opposed to two years as Algebra IA and Algebra IB.

The 2010 8th Grade Student Dance will be held on Friday, May 14th in the High School Commons. The Dance will begin at 7:00 PM and end at 9:00 PM. Tickets are $7.00 and will be sold during lunches May 10th - May 14th. Tickets will not be sold the night of the dance. Students must have their student ID to purchase a ticket and for entry the night of the dance. Attire is Sunday best. This dance is for 8th grade Kenowa Hills Middle School students only.

No school for students on Friday, April 23. Teachers will be attending Staff Development Meetings.

KNIGHTS SOCCER CLUB-SPRING 2010: Knights Soccer Club sign-ups and practice will be held on Monday-Wednesday, March 29-31 from 6-7:30 PM. 7th and 8th grade students will practice all 3 nights. Students may pick up informational sheets at the Middle School Office.

NEW ONLINE SITE FOR DEPOSITING MONEY INTO YOUR CHILD'S LUNCH ACCOUNT: If you deposited money into your child's lunch account online using LunchDeposit.com, we have a NEW online address. Starting IMMEDIATELY, please use: SendMoneyToSchool.com There is a handling fee of $1.25 per transaction for this service. You will need you child's student ID for this site. Feel free to contact us at 785-3225 if you have questions.

Due to the uncertainty of what the upcoming flu season may bring, we want to remind you of some important basic safety measures that we are following as recommended by the CDC to prevent all children from contracting common viruses or the H1NI (swine flu).  Reminding your children to take simple measures like washing hands, covering their mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, avoiding touching eyes, nose or mouth, and staying home when they are sick are all great ways to prevent unnecessary illness.  

GRASP SUMMER PROGRAMS: GRASP is a 9 week program which helps students maintain reading and math skills while on summer vacation. Registration sheets are in the brochure rack across from the office. Cost: $25 for one subject, $44 for both. Deadlinie: April 16, 2010.

High school counselors will be registering 8th grade students for
ninth grade classes starting the week of February 8th. The students
will register online during their science classes. Prior to the
computer registration, 8th graders will bring home a " Blue Ninth
Grade Course Selection Sheet" for parents to review. Parents please watch for it.
Parents are asked to sign the sheets and the student will return them
to their Science Teachers. They will use the sheets when they
register online on the 8th with the high school counselors.

Congratulations to our January "Students of the Day."

1/4 Melissa Garcia and Austin Slachter
1/5 Justin VanOeveren and Gabrielle Richardson
1/6 Logan Moncrief and Liz Trasky
1/7 Huy Do and Jared Rohloff
1/8 Jessica Bivins and Amanda Atwood
1/11 Presley Keeney and Maalik Joseph
1/12 Adam Bundy and Jade Quinn
1/13 Kevin Elliott and Josh Long
1/14 Joey St. Martin and Andrea Nitz
1/15 Stephen Lyons and Kevin Miller
1/18 Nicole Duffy and Allison Polkowski
1/19 Megan Ball and Cody Anderson
1/26 Alyssa Kline and Riley DeVoogd
1/27 Holly Gilewski and Michael Sampson
1/28 Jared Sczesny and Taylor Dewey
1/29 Khanijah Ammons and Johniqua McNair

KHPS now uses the Honeywell Instant Alert system as a primary way to communicate information to families. The instant alert system will notify families of school closings, event times, schedule changes, conferences, and much more. The system sends a single clear message to students’ parents or guardians by telephone, cell phone or email in any combination!

Instant Alert is internet based, allowing each family to maintain a secure, password protected online profile. The instant alert system offers families 5 different alert categories to choose from:

1. School Closings/Delays
2. High Importance (urgent messages)
3. Transportation (i.e. bus delays due to traffic or weather)
4. Building Events (i.e. teacher conferences, field trip reminders)
5. District Announcements (i.e. Community Events, Student Count Day and election reminders).

Each family must UPDATE THEIR PROFILE in order to receive accurate instant alerts. By creating a profile users will be able to select which type of information they would like to receive on each of contact device (i.e. email, cell phone, etc.). Currently, only staff or families with students enrolled in KHPS can create a profile. In mid-January instructions on how to access the system were mailed to families with students enrolled in KHPS. If you have a child enrolled in KHPS and did not receive instructions, please contact your child's school office.

On Tuesday, January 26, our 7th & 8th grade students will be
hearing Tova Fridman, a survivor of Auschwitz concentration camp
share her story. A book, DVD or combo will be available for
students to purchase for $34.95. The general public can hear Tova
speak on Friday, January 28 at 2:00 at the Civic Theater in downtown
Grand Rapids.

Congratulations to our December "Students of the Day!"

12/1/09 Jacob Freybler and Dennis VanderLind
12/2/09 Jase Huisken and Felvid Figuereo
12/3/09 Allison VanHouten and Elisabeth Beaubien
12/7/09 Maddee Rohloff and Travis Charon
12/8/09 Isabel Truskoski and Alana Peterson
12/14/09 Jacqueline Wilson and David Phillips
12/15/09 Eric Orsinger and Dan Traylor
12/16/09 Tyler Hutchens and Nicole Holibaugh
12/17/09 Emily Eckelbarger and Kim Havener
12/18/09 Courtney Goodyke and Doug May

The Middle School Student Council and Staff Help Families In Need

This year as a holiday fundraiser, the Middle School Student Council worked with the Walker Police Department to collect items for their annual food drive. The students chose this fundraiser because it directly helps families living in our area. As a result of their hard efforts, Kenowa Hills Middle School staff and students donated 795 food items. Everyone was very excited with the successful outcome and are very proud to have helped families in need.

Kenowa Hills High School Student Services Office has begun planning for next year. Our preparation for incoming freshmen will begin on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. On that day we will host two presentations for parents and students to discuss the scheduling process. The 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. presentations will focus a great deal on working with incoming freshmen. To avoid an absence from school, we recommend that students attend the evening meeting with their parents.