Just an FYI... please do not plan on being in the building between 11 am and 4 pm on Wednesday, December 21st. Officer Phillips is hosting SWAT training here that day.

Here are some of the additions to Team Kingsley for the Spring 2023 semester:

1. Caroline Mans, LBS1: Ms. Mans is a December 2022 graduate from ISU.

2. Charlene Bokesch-Parsons, Business Teacher: Mrs. Parsons is an experienced educator with 16 years of teaching experience in a variety of diverse settings. Prior to teaching, Mrs. Parsons served as a Specialist (Combat Signaler) in the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

3. Sheree Conley, Paraprofessional: Ms. Conley comes to us from the B-N Headstart Program.

4. Two ISU students will be joining us as safety monitors as part of their criminal justice internships. Officer Phillips will serve as their supervisor.

5. We are in the process of hiring another lunch hour supervisor. We will let you know when we have further details on that.

While we will have a formal agenda out soon, we wanted to give you an overview of how Tuesday, January 3rd will look...

8-11:00 am: Building Based Time @ KJHS

11:00 am - 12:30 pm: Lunch and Travel Time (please note that we will be at KJHS all day, with the other middle schools joining us at 12:30pm)

12:30 - 2:00 pm: Equity Training

2:00 - 2:15 pm: Break

2:15 - 3:30 pm: Application & Collaboration Sessions (you should have registered for one of these earlier this week)

Please note: the Unit 5 K-12 Music Department will be meeting from 2:00 - 3:30 pm at KJHS

There will be an assembly on Friday, January 6th, during 8th hour. More details will be discussed during out institute day on January 3rd.

If you did not complete the KJHS Advisory survey on 12/8, please do so by 12/23. We will be discussing these results and steps forward at our institute day on 1/3.

We won't be "board" in January

Schoolwide door decorating contest

• Theme: Board Games

• Individuals, pairs, teams, hallways,etc

• Pick a board game (or really any game if you wish)

• Decorate your doorways/hall

• Winners will be selected at end of January.

Chili/Soup CookOff

January 31st (early out day so we can do lunch together :)

Jenny Starkey will be sending out more info and sign up when we return!

Merlot and Masterpiece.......info coming from Mindy.

Social Committee would like to thank all of you for your participation in our first semester activities.

Per Dayna Brown...

We are excited to once again offer Unit 5 employees the opportunity to purchase discounted tickets for Broadway plays at the Peoria Civic Center.

STOMP, Legally Blonde, Anastasia, Simon & Garfunkle and we have just added Dear Evan Hansen, are all coming to Peoria and Unit 5 employees have discounted tickets available to them.

Employees can use this LINK to get up to a 40% discount (no taxes and only $1.25 a ticket fee). You can buy tickets at any price level and apply this link.

Just as a quick example of the savings for Unit 5 employees, Anastasia front floor seats with Unit 5 group code is $71.25 and the same seat available to the general public is $80 plus fees and ends up being $108.85!

Please do not share this link, as there are a limited number of tickets available.

Here are the plays and dates available:

STOMP - January 22, 2023

Legally Blonde - March 14-15, 2023

Anastasia - April 11-12, 2023

Simon and Garfunkel - Apr 01, 2023

Dear Evan Hansen - May 30, 31, June 1, 2, 3, 4 (select shows)

Happy Last Day of School 2022!

As we reflect on our first semester of LA this year, what improvements are you looking to make after break? Personally, I am always looking for more effective ways to have students give each other feedback on their writing. CLICK HERE for ready-to-copy templates that will help guide your students through this valuable process. Dr. Catlin Tucker has a ton of fabulous resources for all subject areas, so feel free to check out her other blog posts while you're there!

- Janel Sebeny

Please remind students that at no time should any student/staff member let another person into the building. Those people who are allowed entry into the building have a key card to enter. Everyone else needs to go through the main doors, so they can be buzzed in, and advised to check in at the main office.

Please bring Lost and Found items to the office as we have hangers in the office and bins to organize things. Please do not just throw clothing items over those racks. Barb works hard to keep that area tidy.

Thank you for your help with this!