As we have done over the past few years, unless your team has costumes planned, please plan on wearing flannel on Halloween. We are encouraging students to do the same. Students will not be allowed to wear masks or carry props that day. 

Congratulations to this week's Kingsley Kudos recipients: Katie Starkey!

Has a fellow Cougar gone out of their way to help you? Have you seen a staff member who goes above and beyond to make Kingsley a better place to work and learn? Reward them by nominating them for a Kingsley Kudos! It's quick, painless, and brings joy to you and the recipient. 

Mark your calendars now for a meet and greet with Dr. Weikle on November 14 at 8 am in the KJHS IMC. 

Girls Basketball

We are in need of a few folks to work the Inter-city girls basketball tournament in November. Please e-mail Kaleigh if one or more of the open games works for you and you want to take advantage of this opportunity to earn a little extra money while watching our student athletes in action.  

Boys Basketball

Sign up is now available for the boys basketball games.  Please e-mail Kaleigh if one or more of the open games works for you and you want to take advantage of this opportunity to earn a little extra money while watching our student athletes in action. 

The KJ Social Committee met this morning and have some dates and info to share for the upcoming weeks.  As always, if you have any questions or new ideas please seek one of the members out.

~Annual Friendsgiving  November 21st  Sign up sheet will be out soon. Social Committee will provide paper products and dessert. 

~ December will be a very busy month: 7th Grade Food Day (Dec. 6), Secret Santa(Dec. 9-13) Dress Up Calendar the whole month. There will also be a Cookie Exchange (date pending)  

~January: 8th Grade Staff Meal and hopefully a staff activity like Escape Room/Bowling/Open Gym

~February: The Soup and Chili Cook Off is BACK!  Feb. 6th (half day)

1. Here is the PRIDE form for Integrity. Please be on the lookout for students who are honest, always do what's right, come to class prepared, and manage their time well in class.

2. Celebrations would like you to complete this survey for field day. While it is many months away, we know teams start to plan for their end of the year activities.

Here are this week's instructional technology tips. 

Unit 5 is providing two Youth Mental Health First Aid training options for staff at the Unit Office this fall. This is a great opportunity for staff to learn about mental health challenges common among their students, how to respond to students experiencing them, and how to connect them to support. Please see the attached flyer and pass it along to staff within your building. The flyer includes a link to the form for you to sign up. 

The training will be broken into 2 sessions. Option 1: Oct 17th & 18th 3:30-4:30. Option 2: Nov 6 & Nov 15th 4:30-7:30. 

The October sessions will be more focused on the elementary level, while the November sessions will be more focused on secondary level. Anyone is welcome to attend either option and will receive training applicable to all levels.

From Candid Omachel...

Please take a moment to read the Insurance Benefits Newsletter, for October. Each month, we will send a new issue covering important health and wellness information for staff. The newsletter is interactive and includes links to important information. Some links will require that you log into your Unit 5 Google account to access the information.  

Please share ideas and topics that you would like to see in the newsletter here.

As always, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding your pay or benefits. We hope you enjoy the newsletter!

Molly Yerke in HR has created a Retirement Quick Reference Guide, which addresses retirement in all the different organizations that Unit 5 employees may belong to.