Kelloggsville Public Schools
Powerschool!
Ms. Farkas will be going into every class to talk to the students about grades and credits. This will also include a piece on Powerschool. The students will be shown how to access their grades/homework so they can take more responsibility in managing their education. Students will understand how grades equal credits and how many they need to graduate to the next grade or possibly have to do summer school. Parents also received information on Powerschool earlier in the year. This is another way that parents can stay involved in their child’s education. If you do not have access to the internet, we have daily/weekly progress reports or planners the students can take around to their teachers to find out how they are doing. If you would like them to get started on these, please call 532-1575 and speak to one of the counselors.
Athletic Eligibility
Kelloggsville Middle School takes the privilege of being a student-athlete quite seriously. We expect our student-athletes to make good decisions in the classroom and out. Academic achievement is our first priority. Citizenship runs a close second and is also closely monitored by our teaching and administrative staff. Each student-athlete’s grades and behavior is evaluated weekly. Our staff has the option of marking students ineligible on a weekly eligibility report. They use two marks to assess each student-athlete; warnings and checks. A warning indicates that there is concern while a check means there is a problem either with behavior or a failing grade. The student-athlete may receive no more than two E’s and no more than one citizenship “check” in order to be eligible that next week. Let’s use an example: Week 1 John Doe earns three academic “warnings” and one citizenship “check”. John is eligible for the next week. The next week, John has not improved his grades and earned two academic “checks”. John is ineligible for the following week’s game. Week three John improves his grades but not his behavior and he earns two “checks” for citizenship. John is still ineligible. The fourth week John is checked in one class for academic reasons and one for citizenship. John is now eligible. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Bruce Foster at the High School or Mrs. Townsend at the Middle School.
Help for Families
Family Network of Wyoming, located at 1029 44th Street next to the Kelloggsville Early Childhood Center, provides a variety of services to people in the greater Wyoming area. Their services include a client choice food pantry, mobile food pantry, a medical equipment library, job seeking assistance, and classes on topics such as nutrition, cooking, and money management. For more information, visit their website at familynow.us or call 885-9919. Their office hours are Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The food pantry hours are Monday and Wednesday from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. You can also request a brochure for more information from the Middle School counseling office.
Kentwood Area Food Bank – John Knox Food Bank – 4150 Kalamazoo Ave (just north of 44th St.). Call 455-9411 for more information.
Santa Clause Girls – Call 616-957-7335 or email registration to . They will take calls December 1 to 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Friday, December 18 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Delivery day is December 20, 2014.
Also, if you need assistance during the holiday season or simply don’t know where to turn, the best number to call is United Way by land line 2-1-1 or 1-800-887-1107 or by cell phone at 616-459-2255. They can put you in touch with thousands of programs.
Internet Safety
Are your children safe while online? Michigan families, especially minors, are becoming inundated with advertisements from alcohol, tobacco, pornography, and gambling marketers through different internet and cell phone inboxes. Thankfully, the State of Michigan offers a free program to stop adult advertisements from reaching e-mails, mobile phones (text messaging ads) and instant messenger IDs. The Michigan Child Protection Registry is a free do-not-contact service for Michigan families and schools and can be located at www.protectmichild.com.
Athletic Passes
Once again the athletic department will be selling punch card passes for home game admission. Purchase a punch card and you may enter any Kelloggsville event 10 times. Punch cards can also be shared. You can purchase these cards at the main office of any Kelloggsville building or at any home event. Adult punch card - $20, Student punch card - $10.
Lost & Found
On Monday, December 15 through Friday, December 19, lost and found items will be on display in the main entrance at school. Students and/or parents are encouraged to claim any items at this time. Items remaining after school on Friday, Dec. 19, will be donated to a worthwhile charity.
Geography Bee
On November 20, ten students at Kelloggsville Middle School participated in the school-wide National Geographic Bee. These students had previously won their classroom bees and were finalists in a preliminary school bee. Students answered questions about states, rivers, countries, and other geographical terms until the competition was narrowed down to two finalists. Sixth grader Luis Ojeda-Hernandez emerged as the school champion and seventh grader Liam Szocinski was the runner-up. Congratulations to all the students who participated!
Holiday Concerts
Band
The Middle School bands (6th, 7th, and 8th) will be performing on Tuesday, December 9 at 7 p.m. in the Kelloggsville High School Auditorium. Report time is 6:00 p.m. at the High School Band Room. Students are to wear solid black (no stripes, designs, logos, etc.) pants (below the knee length), skirts, socks (or stockings with skirt) and shoes (closed toe for females) and a t-shirt (sweater is provided). Jewelry is allowed but only stud earrings, one watch, one ring and no necklaces. It is important that uniform is done to these specifics. The grade will be affected by those that are not dressed properly.
Band Boosters meet every second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Band Room. Please feel free to join us.
Choir
Greetings to all the parents and friends of Kelloggsville! On Tuesday, December 16th at 7:00 p.m. we will have our winter choir concert in the high school auditorium. This is our second major concert of the year for the Middle School students and it will feature solos, duets, the 8th grade choir, and the after school choir. Flowers will be sold at the door to support the choir program. We hope to see everyone there!
Box Top Contest
Once again the PTC is sponsoring the General Mills Box Top Contest from December 1 to February 19. The 3rd hour class that brings in the most box tops will win an ice cream party. Any student that brings in 50 box tops gets invited to a pizza party! Start collecting those box tops to help earn free money for our school!
Rocket Boosters
Please join the Boosters for our monthly meetings! Our meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the High School in room 133. We help support several programs/clubs that our kids are involved in. It is getting harder and harder to raise funds and we need your help. We look forward to seeing you there.
School Closings Due to Bad Weather
If severe weather conditions such as snow and/or ice storms warrant the closing of KELLOGGSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, parents/guardians will find information on local media stations.
Important Dates
Tues., 12/9 Middle School Band Concert @ HS 7pm
Tues., 12/16 MS Choir Concert @ HS 7pm
Mon., 12/22-1/2 No School
Mon., 1/5 School Resumes