We are excited to announce that Natalie Greenfield will be joining Team 8-1 as their new LBS 1 for the second semester. Natalie is a recent ISU graduate and student taught this fall in a middle school behavioral program. 

 Please join us in thanking Kyle Sanders, who has been acting as the long term sub on Team 8-1 this semester, for his service. Kyle has taken a long term subbing position at Sugar Creek Elementary. He will, however, still be at KJ quite often as he plans to continue coaching boys basketball for the remainder of the season. 

KJHS is scheduled for a state safety inspection on 12/22/23. Please make sure your rooms are in compliance, including no extension cords in use/visible, doorways are clear, doors are closed, and there is adequate space between the any cabinetry and the ceiling. See Darrin if you have any specific questions about your room. 

Before you leave for winter break, don't forget to do the following things...

1. Unplug all devices (including extensions cords) in your classrooms. This is for both energy savings and fire prevention. 

2. Remove any perishable items from shared refrigerators. 

3. Secure or throw out any edible items to avoid attracting pests. Please encourage students to clean all food items out of their lockers. 

4. Turn on your "out of office" message on your email. 

• 8 - 10:30 am: Building SIP Time

• 10:30 -11:00 am: Work Time for State Mandated Training

• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Lunch Time

• 12:00 - 1:00 pm: SIP Work

• 1:10 - 2:30 pm: Instructional Technology Sessions

• 2:30 - 3:30 pm: Team Time or Department Time

Oh, I got way behind on these! Here are the Kingsley Kudos recipients for December!

               Sara Riley Amy Dabler Karen Dryer Sylvester Davis

  Abby Highland Kortney Guy Kaleigh Menken Cory Phillips

Bubby Dow Barb Eaton Darrin Kimmel Kaydee Brown

Chrissy Decker Al Cruz Dennis Larson Elisa Palmer

Tayler Musselman Rachel Pett Jenny Starkey Mindy Leverton

Nikki Brienen

If there is anything you would like included in the January Kingsley Family Connection, please send it to Elisa by January 10, 2024.

There will be an all school PBIS assembly during 8th hour on 1/12/24. More details will be shared after break. 

Tardies were down 26% in November as compared to October. More details can be found on the KJHS Tardy Dashboard. 

1. The PTO has a dine to donate fundraiser on December 19th at all the local Jimmy John's.

2. The PTO is selling Papa Murphy coupon cards for $5. If you are interested in purchasing one, please let Elisa know. 

3.  The Gobena Coffee Fundraiser is an ongoing one and an excellent opportunity to try some new, local coffee. 

4. Want to request PTO funding for a classroom project? Use this form please. 

Check out what instructional coach Jenny Snyder has been working on and is planning to do this semester! We are so proud to see that so many KJHS are taking advantage of her support to up their teaching game! 

Here are the Instructional Technology Tips for December.

Here is the December Kingsley Family Connection, which was sent out on Wednesday. 

On behalf of the KJHS Wellness Team, we'd like to thank all the staff members who participated in the November Staff Wellness Challenge. We were very encouraged to see so many staff members walking the hallways, utilizing the fitness area in Arends, and being active outside during those warm days earlier in the month. Our hope was to give you all some tools to address your own physical and emotional wellness that might become habit(s) for you going forward. 

Our weekly winner for the Week of November 27-December 1 is Sharee Conely. 

Our Major Award winner, who completed and submitted a challenge form each of the four weeks, is Jennifer Dierkes!

Congratulations to all who participated. Please consider continuing those walking meetings, using the fitness area in Arends, and finding pockets of time in your week to dedicate to your overall health and wellness.

Best,

The KJHS Wellness Team

Just a reminder, according to our Pepsi contract, we cannot serve competing products (including Coke products. It does not matter whether we give them away or sell them. Doing so would be a violation of our contract and we could be fined. Competing products can only be for individual use and cannot be photographed or displayed in public places. 

Campus Optimizer (the automation of our HVAC system) is now live at KJHS. Please complete the KJHS Building Use Request form for any KJHS space you are using after 5 pm during the week or any time on weekends. We need to indicate that the space is being used on one of our room Google calendars to ensure heating/cooling is turned on. 

Want another way to talk with your students about engaging in class? Try using the Continuum of Engagement Framework as a way to get your students thinking about how engaged they are in their own learning. 

If a student tells you something that you didn't witness yourself, please have them complete a "What's Up Kingsley?" form rather than a referral. Administration will follow up with a referral if needed. Please only complete a referral if you witnessed an incident yourself. 

The November Kingsley Family Connection was sent out via Infinite Campus last weekend. 

There have been several changes in HR staffing this semester. Here is an updated HR "Who Do I Contact?" guide to help you navigate these changes. 

The KJHS Tardy Dashboard is updated with the October stats. Overall, tardies for October were down 5.8% from Sept 23 and down 33.8% from October 22. In September, we averaged 47 tardies per day and in October we averaged 42 tardies per day. Admin will follow up with teams during team meetings regarding grade level trends. Well done all!