Student Weekly
Student Weekly
Mar. 4 to Mar. 8
Monday - "A - Day" - Celebration day
Tuesday - "B-Day" - WASC Visit / Spanish Placement (Written) / Placement Chinese (Speaking)
Wednesday - "A-Day" - WASC Visit / Chinese Placement (Speaking)
Thursday - "B-Day" - WASC Visit
Friday - "A-Day" - G8 Field trip
Dear Dragons
We have just leapt into March which promises to be a month full of great activities. Grade 7 is going to Busan, some students are going to KIMEA Honors Orchestra, we have some special assemblies planned and at the end of the month is March Break. Please continue to do your best in everything you do at school. Try your best on each assignment, showing what you know and what you can do. Be kind and respectful to your classmates, teachers, and staff. Finally, think carefully about your behavior. Make good choices! Have a great week.
This week is a busy one! Many things are happening inside and outside of your regular classes. Season 3 Athletics begin and, we have a WASC virtual visit, G8 field trip, and placement tests for G8 students looking to take language courses in high school next year. Please remain focused on your studies, respect each other, respect the school and its policies, and consider the choices you make. Always choose kindness!
Celebrate our Successes - We have had a pretty successful run of activities over the last 2+ months! Students have participated in Athletics, FLL Robotics, NHD, and Vex Robotics. We have had successes on the podiums, but also with sportsmanship. To acknowledge all that our students have accomplished we would like for students to wear their team jersey, hoodie, or coat on Monday, March 4 (tomorrow) instead of their casual uniform top. This will set our students apart from the rest and allow them to be recognized in our community. We expect students to wear casual uniform pants or skort (PE bottoms are ok too) and their black uniform shoes.
Appropriate objects at school - Last week, in the Student Weekly, I mentioned that some objects being brought to school resemble weapons or are deemed inappropriate. Unfortunately, over the course of the last few days at school, we have had more objects that could be considered dangerous. These objects may startle or surprise members in our community, so please, KEEP THEM HOME! Students who bring them to school will be held responsible for them and face logical consequences as outlined in our School and Dorm Life Guide.
Connecting Language - Last week students took a survey from STUCO students to gather opinions of students regarding the connecting language. One question was mistakenly left off the survey so we would like to collect this data as well. Please take 30 seconds to complete this three-question survey.
Special Assemblies on Wednesdays - In the coming weeks we will have some assemblies on topics such as drug abuse and traffic safety. We are planning to have guest speakers from the Jeju Office of Education to come and speak with all students. These will take place on Wednesday afternoons. On these days students will be required to stay at school until 4pm, instead of the usual early dismissal. Notification of which Wednesdays these will be will be shared once assembly dates are confirmed.
WASC Virtual Visit - On March 5 and March 6 we will have virtual visitors to our school from an organization called WASC. WASC stands for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. This organization helps the school assess its functioning as a learning community. During these two days, some students may be asked to meet in groups with our visitors to discuss certain aspects of our school.
Sixth graders, we are in one of the busiest and most important stretches of the entire school year. This is the time when you can have the biggest impact on your learning and your Quarter 3 report card. Because you have so many things going on this week, it is important that you communicate with your teachers about your work. If you are having trouble understanding a concept that will come up on an assessment, if you won’t be able to complete your work on time, you NEED to speak with your teacher.
This week we will continue to look at healthy relationships, looking at boundaries. We will also start our integrated unit this week, learning about how people impact ecosystems. Our Busan trip is getting closer, we will need your flying documents Monday, March 11. So make sure to get those from your parents this weekend.
Mr. Boland mentioned students bringing inappropriate objects to school. We have a few incidents of this in Grade 7. There is no need for students to bring anything other than school supplies to school. We need everyone to be clear about this.
We will have an advisory lesson on sexting on Monday. Color groups will be divided between boys and girls. Everyone should be in the core color group rooms that day. Teachers will let you know which class to go to. Please act maturely.
We also have a field trip on Friday to a couple of places related to 4.3. Make sure you are prepared to go rain or shine. Umbrellas and rain jackets are a good precaution.
All students have now registered for high school. Congratulations this is a big step!
This week, for students taking World Languages, there will be placement tests for Spanish and Chinese. Your Spanish and Chinese teachers will have already shared this information with you. Good luck
With all competitions to date accounted for, including the OBOS competitions, our numbers have changed. Be ready for our next challenge later in February!
The standings are up-to-date! Here is the slideshow with name lists, game rules, and the standings. (If your name is missing please contact Mr. Boland right away and let him know.)
STUCO
Spring Returns Social & Talent Show is coming! On April 9th, STUCO will be hosting this event in the MS Gym, 6pm-8pm. The theme for this social is Spring (with colors yellow, pink, green, etc…) We will be preparing fun games, small snacks, and a TALENT SHOW! This time, we are combining the social and the talent show. We are allowing guitars and other instruments, but drum sets and pianos are not allowed because we cannot move those into the gym.
The deadline has now passed to sign up for the Talent Show, but you can still sign up to participate in the Social.
Please complete this form by March 18 if you want to participate in the Social.
If you want to participate in the Talent Show, please fill out this form.
Also, we’d love to hear what music you’d like played at the social. Please fill out this form if you have some good (and appropriate) song recommendations!
Coming this week: Candy Grams! From March 5-8, STUCO will be taking orders for Candy Grams during lunch time in the cafeteria. If you’d like to order one (or more) for your friends, you can pay 1,000 won for one and 2,000 won for three. You will write a nice message on a card. We will then deliver the Candy Grams on March 14 in celebration of White Day and Valentine’s Day. 🥰🍭
Broadcasting Club :
Is your birthday coming up soon? We would love to do a birthday shoutout for you in our next broadcast!!! Please complete this form.
!!!VIRAL DRAGON!!!
Go VIRAL and have your video shown in our broadcasts. Submit a 30-second video where you show us your talent. Read the instructions on the form.
STUCO Service:
The Community Service Committee visited Andok Children's Center and facilitated English learning through peer teaching. It was a meaningful and impactful experience, promoting language skills, cultural exchange, and friendship among children from different backgrounds. Hopefully, we will get a chance to return in the future. Shout out to Mr. Boland for driving us!
KISJ will be hosting its first ever Spring Fair on Saturday, March 16th, from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. All KISJ students, parents, and teachers are invited onto the high school campus to showcase and sell an array of items, including food, drinks, homemade products, arts & crafts, and more!
KISJ will be hosting its first ever Spring Fair on Saturday, March 16th, from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. All KISJ students, parents, and teachers are invited onto the high school campus to showcase and sell an array of items, including food, drinks, homemade products, arts & crafts, and more!
KISAC SUCCES!!!!
Congratulations to ALL MS Dragons Volleyball Teams all teams had a successful weekend regardless of where they placed, but we do have several notable finishes to recognize:
Girls A: Dominant 1st Place finish.
Girls B: Incredibly close 2nd place finish in 3 sets (17-19 final score).
Boys A: 2nd Place finish.
Boys B: 2nd Place finish
The MS Dragons Swim Team also crushed it in the waves this past weekend at BHA, handily finishing in 1st place for both Boys and Girls teams! Way to be DRAGONS!
One more team to highlight this week is our MS Table Tennis members who made history this weekend by representing KISJ for the first time in a KISAC Table Tennis Championship. It's the first year we ever had a table tennis team, so it was a great learning experience, and a great memory to look back on to set goals for improving next year!
SPECIAL THANK YOU FROM KISJ's Athletic Department!
Several MS Students volunteered their weekend time to help with scorekeeping at the KISAC Girls Volleyball tournament. They learned an incredibly quick lesson on how to scorekeep for volleyball, then made almost no mistakes! Their help was vital to the event's success. A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS:
Doyun Kim
Janice Lee
Seohyun Lee
Alisa Kim
Sein Kim
Sylvia Jung
Upcoming Events
Practices - see below.
Spectating Announcement:
We are currently investigating reports of inappropriate behavior by KISJ MS students at the Girls' volleyball game at BHA last week. Student behavior at school-sanctioned events, whether you are participating or spectating, reflects our community and falls under our School and Dorm Life Guide. Mr. Oren and Mr Boland will be following up with more students this week.
Season 3 Practices
Season 3 begin THIS WEEK. If you have registered for a team, take note of the location and time settings for practices below. You should be receiving an email from your coaches soon. If you haven’t heard from them by Thursday, send them an email to ask why.
Girls Basketball (Monday & Thursday: 4:20-5:30 PM)
Coach: Mr. Allooh (aallooh@kis.ac)
Boys Basketball (Tuesday & Wednesday: 4:30-5:30 PM)
Coach: Mr. Kmety (mkmety@kis.ac)
Cheerleading (Boys and Girls) Practice Time & Location TBD
Varsity Swim (Boys and Girls) (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 4:15-5:30 PM)
Coaches: Ms. Cave (mcave@kis.ac) & Ms. Jooey (hjookim@kis.ac)
Junior Varsity Swim (Boys and Girls) (Tuesday & Thursday: 4:15-5:30 PM)
Coaches: Ms. Cave (mcave@kis.ac) & Ms. Jooey (hjookim@kis.ac)
Fencing (Monday & Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 PM)
Track & Field (Monday & Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 PM)
Coach: Mr. Buric (jburic@kis.ac)
Tennis (Boys and Girls) (Monday & Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 PM)
Golf (Boys and Girls) (Monday & Wednesday 4:20-5:20 PM)
Coach: Mr. Boland (pboland@kis.ac)
Season 3 Registration
Are you wondering why the Season 3 Athletics Registration Form is no longer accepting submissions? It’s because the deadline was the end of the school day last Friday. Now you’ll need to reach out to coaches (see the Season 3 announcement above), and then meet with Mr. Oren to submit your registration.
Wednesday Practice Expectations
Kind reminder that if you are on a team that practices on Wednesdays (Swim, Girls Volleyball, Table Tennis, Cheer), then you must report to the MS PAC immediately after school. If you are not present for attendance, then you will not be permitted to practice.
MS Theatre: LET’S KICK IT UP A NOTCH! 💥
We keep rolling! Please make sure that you are checking your rehearsal schedule every Sunday and that you arrive on time for all rehearsals. NO DELI FOOD OR DRINKS ALLOWED IN REHEARSALS.
Please make sure to fill out the cast & crew T-Shirt form as soon as possible. It is linked in Google Classroom. Deadline is Wednesday, March 6.
Student actors! There will be two rehearsals for SURVIVAL this week (Monday & Thursday)! Rehearsal times for other plays will be shortened to 5 pm, now that plays are fully blocked. Locations are the same. Please make sure that you communicate any conflicts with Mr. Dingle immediately.
If you are an actor in HOW TO GET A FAKE BOYFRIEND IN SIX STEPS, please meet Ms. Anderson in her classroom Tuesday after clubs, and she will walk with you over to the HS Theatre room for your rehearsal.
Student Crew! See you after school on Wednesday (4:10 - 5:30 pm) in the MS Art room. Make sure to sit with your teams and to use the connecting language. Students should wait for rehearsal to start in the MSPAC with Mr. Boland.
Student Playwrights! Remember that you must attend every rehearsal for your play. You will act as a note taker and to communicate to the director and actors any misunderstandings/updates in your scripts.
The community announcement was shared with the school this week.
Please remember to keep your instrument in a warm place (like your bedroom) at all times when you take it home. While at school, always keep your instrument in the instrument storage rooms. It is too cold to leave instruments in your locker!
KIMEA/AMIS Orchestra practice is after clubs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Special Lunch recess practice can be arranged on A day ⅞ and B day G6. Contact Mr. Vest For all Music students remember R.D.E.!
Can you hear the crack of the bat? Smell the leather in your glove? That’s right, MS BASBEALL IS BACK!!! We will be practicing on Fridays after school. If you are interested in joining Middle School BASEBALL, please complete this form. We are getting started on March 8, so sign-up by Monday, March 4. Our first Team meeting will be on Wednesday, March 6 at 330pm in the MSPAC. There is a fee to join Baseball in Season 3.
If you have overdue books, please bring them back to the library. If you are having trouble with your SORA reading or want to connect, We can Help!
Library at Recess: Please complete the proper grade-level form should you want to go to the library instead of going out to the MS Field during recess time.
The form will be opened each day at 8:00 am and close each day at the end of class, right before lunch or earlier if the signups reach 30 students.. The form is also located in the Reminders Section of the Student Weekly.
We ran out of hours on Friday to get week 5's prizes out., but thank you to the over 70 students who completed the quiz. We had 57 students get all 6 questions correct last week. Week 5 and this week's (week 6) prizes will be distributed on Wednesday. We are looking to give away a whole new batch. GET IN ON THE FUN by completing the simple quiz! Here is Did you read the Student Weekly Quiz # 7
The table will be cleared as March has begun.
Make sure to check out the MS Office for items that have been misplaced. This should be one of the first places you look for lost or missing items. We often have an overload of hoodies and PE shirts. Please remember to label your belongings.
At the end of each month, we remove all items.
Wednesday After School: On Wednesdays, we have an early dismissal at 325. Students are expected to head off-campus or back to the dorms. Some students have to stay on campus beyond 330 for late pick up or an after school activity. This means we have certain expectations of where students must go from 330 onwards:
Late Pick-ups: Our library is open every day until 5pm. This is where students MUST go if they have to wait after school for the bus or a parent.
After School Activity - ANY student needing to stay for an after-school activity (sports/drama) MUST got to the ES/MSPAC Attendance will be taken in the PAC. Any student not in the PAC will not be permitted to practice that day.
Dorm students: All dorm students must report back to the dorms. If these stusend have an ASA, they can return to the day campus at 4pm.
Deli: The deli is not an option for students until after 4pm.
Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs) - According to the School Dorm and Life Guide, “Day students may bring PEDs to school but they are to remain out of sight throughout the school day. Staff may confiscate PEDs that are visible during the school day.” PEDs should be in your bags and out of sight while on campus. They should NOT be in your pocket or hand unless it is for an academic purpose. Taking your PEDs to the bathroom during classes or break time is not meeting our school expectations.
Respect - Remember to make sure that the language you use is respectful. Think about the words you use, they reflect who you are. In classrooms, English is the language we use.
Library at Recess: Please complete proper grade-level form should you want to go to the library instead of going out to the MS Field during recess time.
The form will be opened each day at 8:10 am and close each day at the end of class, right before lunch. The form will be located in the Reminders Section of the Student Weekly.
Bicycles, Scooters, and Skateboards: Students should not be riding these vehicles on campus. Students should walk these vehicles through the gate. All students should wear helmets as well.
Uniforms - Uniforms must be worn properly. Club shirts, Ambassador shirts, Team jerseys, hats, and Dorm clothing are NOT part of the casual uniform. ALL students should have their KISJ casual shirt on, even if they are wearing a KISJ hoodie. Respect our community by respecting our uniform.
FAQs
If you are wearing your formal uniform, long sleeve shirts should be tucked in and neckties are worn with the knot at the top of the shirt (not hanging loosely).
Plain white/black shirts purchased in the uniform shop are NOT uniform pieces. They are for wearing under uniform shirts if you choose.
Students are expected to ALWAYS be in uniform when on campus during the school day.
Shoes: The MS and HS have simplified the shoe policy schoolwide. For formal and casual uniform days, “Shoes must be all black and have closed toes and a back that covers the heel: running shoes (sneakers) are permitted.” This includes the logos, laces and soles on your shoes. If you have to ask, then you probably know the answer. It is awesome to see that most students have had the correct footwear for the first days of school. If you have other colors on your shoe, please make sure to get your new shoes ASAP. If you use Naver or Coupang you can find links to several shoes that meet our requirements. Many shoe stores such as ABC Mart also carry all black shoes in Nike, Reebok, Sketchers, etc.
Hoods and Hats: Hoods and Hats can be used outside for weather protection. Once you enter indoors (classroom, hallway, stairwell, cafeteria, lobby, etc.) all hats and hoods should be removed.
Responsible Use Policy (RUP) - It is important to review our Responsible Use Policy. During the school day, we should be using our Macbooks for academic purposes, only. Students should not be shopping, gaming, or visiting non-academic websites during the school day.
Locker Issues: Please please follow these steps if you have any problem with your locker. First, try to solve the problem yourself. Second, ask your advisor for support. Third, complete this form.
Playground Expectations: The MS has access to the playground area during lunch recess on Tuesdays and Fridays. Do not climb on the outside of slides, and make sure you do not hang upside-down on the monkey bars. The monkey bars are for swinging with hands only.
Stairwells - We need to be mindful of our behavior in the stairwells, especially during passing times and at lunchtime.
We do not want too many students trying to squeeze up the stairs. This leads to pushing, and that leads to accidents and injuries. It is also not practicing social distancing. Students really should be walking up and down the stairs, no more than two at a time, and keeping to the right.
The volume level should be low. There is always another grade or two that are in classes. As you move about the building you need to "turn off your outdoor voices.
Please continue to follow our uniform policy. Students are expected to be in the proper uniform at all times and to wear their uniforms properly. Non-uniform clothing should not be worn on campus during the school day.