"Boo" is starting today.  If you do not want to participate, please just pass it on to someone else.  You can also put a Boo sign outside your door and we will pass you by.

Next Tuesday is Blue Jean Jacket Day (black dress/shirt optional but fun).  Let's see how long it takes our students to notice.

Next Friday is Taco Day and 6th Grade will be hosting a Taco Bar during lunch.  Please come and enjoy a great lunch.

There are many months still available for teams/departments to sign up to do a Food Day.

Thanks to everyone that has paid dues.  We are almost to 60%.  Way to go Cougars! 

Don't forget to complete this Respect form for students who have demonstrated respect during September. Submissions will end on Monday night. 

Here is the schedule for the Fall Open House on 10/2/2024... 

              Doors open: 5:15 pm

                                                                     Advisory: 5:30 - 5:35 pm

                                                                      1st hour: 5:38 - 5:45 pm

2nd hour: 5:48 - 5:55 pm

3rd hour: 5:58 - 6:05 pm

4th hour: 6:08  - 6:15 pm

5th hour: 6:18 - 6:25 pm

6th hour: 6:28 - 6:35 pm

7th hour: 6:38- 6:45 pm

8th hour: 6:48 - 6:55 pm

Please use this time to inform families as to what you have done/will be doing in your classes as well as team-based items such as communication, upcoming events, ways they can help, progress conferences (coming up on 11/4/24), etc. 

Congratulations to this week's Kingsley Kudos recipients: Dawn O'Dell!

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. 

The K-Cart is starting up on October 4th and running after Friday through December 13. The K-Cart will visits classroom during tutorial hours.  Here is the schedule: 

South End: 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15/, 12/6

North End: 10/11, 1/25, 11/8, 11/22, 12/13

Here is the schedule for our Cycle 2 Data Day, which is schedule for October 17th. Please be sure to complete the recommendations for discussion for your team on the Team Recommendations form. 

IWU is hosting Kingsley Night at the Women's Volleyball Game on Friday, October 18th at 6:00 pm.   Any student or staff from Kingsley will get in free and family members will only pay $3.00. IWU will host a 50/50 drawing with the proceeds going to Mary Kate Kroesch's family. 

If you are hosting an ISU clinical student this fall, please be sure to notify Elisa. Once you show interest via the form that was sent out, ISU communicates directly with you and the office doesn't know when clinicals have been arranged. 

Unit 5 Junior High Athletics now has its own Instagram account. You can follow all the Unit 5 Junior High Athletics action by following them at u5jhathletics. 

Dear Unit 5 Staff,

I hope this message finds your school year off to a great start. As we continue our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure learning environment, I want to take a moment to remind everyone of a few important safety procedures.

As part of our district directive and best practices, please ensure all doors remain secure at all times. Classroom doors should always be staged in a locked position to allow for quick and easy securing in an emergency. No doors should ever be propped open by artificial means, such as magnets, door blocks, or any device that prevents the door latch from engaging properly. These measures are vital to maintaining a safe environment.

Also, as a reminder, the use of your key card and/or keys is strictly for your own access. For safety reasons, Unit 5 prohibits anyone else, including students, family members, or any other individual, from using your keys. This rule helps us maintain controlled access to our buildings, and ensures that we are all doing our part to protect the safety and security of our school community. Violation of this rule could result in disciplinary action. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out, hills@unit5.org.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter and for your ongoing efforts in keeping our schools safe and secure.

Respectfully,
Shane Hill, Unit 5 Director of Safety and Security

If you are interested in hosting a student intern for IWU in the Spring 2025 semester, please complete this short form. 

Breanna Schwarz is coordinating an order of Kingsley Spirit Wear bracelets. If you are interested, please let Breanna know. 

From Jennifer O'Brien...

I know some of you have been asking....and I finally have an answer. Our annual flu and COVID vaccine clinic will be held in my office on Tuesday, October 8th, from 7:30-8:30.  There is no sign-up required.  You can walk in anytime.  Please have a copy of the front of your insurance card and the completed registration form when you arrive. Please see clinic flyer for all the details and if anyone has any questions, please let me know!

There are still a few game duty slots open for the girls basketball season. E-mail Kaleigh if one or more of the open dates 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.  

Updates on the remaining construction projects:

1. Greeter's Station: The greeter's station makes its debut on Monday, September 30th. Please keep in mind that this means there will only be two EOPs in the main office at any given time as one will be in the greeter's station at any given time. 

2. Neuman Gym Bleachers: We're now being told that installation will not be completed until the week of October 7th. 

Unit 5 HR will be visiting KJHS on October 2nd from 11am - 1 pm in Main Street Retreat to answer any questions that you have.

Here are this week's instructional technology tips. 

LA teachers, as you work to complete and enter the Writing Benchmark scores into Educlimber, please make sure you are entering the scores under MS AIMSWeb Writing Benchmark (MS Fall Writing Benchmark - AWCWS). Several scores have been entered into the space for the Writing Diagnostic. Thank you 

We have several students that have break passes as a support in their IEP/504 or may be getting a break pass as a Tier 2 intervention. We are working on formalizing the process of issuing and tracking break passes. As soon as that process is formalized, we will let you know. In the meantime, you can see students who have been issued break passes listed on the KJHS Stashboard under "Interventions". 

New SEL Intervention Alert! Lunch Bunch meetings "provide students with a space to both make connections with peers as well as work towards specific social-emotional goals during a regular lunchtime meeting with peers and a caring adult." (Panorama Education)

If you know a student who would benefit from being included in a Lunch Bunch group, please nominate them for consideration using this form. 

If you are leaving campus during your plan period, you need to notify Elisa but you do not need to record it in Tyler. If you are leaving during your lunch period, you do not need to notify Elisa.

From Jennifer Peterson & the Kroeshin' Cancer Benefit Committee...

1. I have encouraged the Drama kiddos to invite staff into their talents for the variety show! You do not have to say yes to them, but we would love to have you on our stage. If you are interested in performing a talent as an individual or group, the variety show is open to all KJ people (past and present!) See the audition flyer for more information and SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION HERE!

2. We will be selling yellow Kroeschin' Cancer shirts (t-shirts, long sleeve, and sweatshirts) for the event, and 100% of the proceeds will go directly to MK! ORDER FORM HERE

3. The Social Committee will be donating a lottery basket for the basket raffle. If you would like to contribute to this, please drop off a lottery ticket of any amount to Anita Holland no later than Friday, October 18th.

Thank you so much to everyone who has worked so hard to make this event a possibility!