Cougar Paw Prints 3/24

We are one week into the 4th quarter and students are busy learning and growing. Thank you for your continued support and for choosing Kellond every day. Prek - 2nd graders are sharpening their math and reading skills and 3rd - 5th graders are preparing for the big state test.

The sooner you complete your 24/25 SY registration the better! Please go to the ParentVUE website and register for Kellond by March 8th to secure your spot at Kellond.

It is time once again for our annual School Quality Survey.

If you have not already completed this survey, we hope that you will take a few minutes to provide us with your thoughts by completing this electronic survey. Please fill out a separate survey for each one of your children who attend a TUSD school. We greatly appreciate your support and look forward to continuing to serve you and all our TUSD Families. Thank you!

School Quality Survey (English version)

With Spring Break right around the corner, we are starting to plan for the big state test. It is very important that our students try their best on this test and show off everything they have learned. As you may know, their performance determines our state letter grade. Please find the balance of talking to your student about their performance while easing any test anxiety they might have. As always, make sure they go to bed on time, get a good night's sleep, eat breakfast that morning, and come to school on time.

T. 3/26: 5th grade Science Part 1

W. 3/27: 5th grade Science Part 2

TH. 3/28: 5th grade Science Part 3

T. 4/2: 3rd - 5th grade Writing

T. 4/9: 3rd - 5th grade ELA Part 1

TH. 4/11: 3rd - 5th grade ELA Part 2

T. 4/16: 3rd - 5th grade Math Part 1

TH. 4/18: 3rd - 5th grade Math Part 2

To give our students a little boost on the state test and let them know we are thinking of them, we are making good luck cards. Students will receive them on the first day of the ELA test, 4/9. We are encouraging parents/guardians to write a personalized message to your student to include on the card. We will have them in the front office if you would like to hand write the message yourself. Or, click here and fill out the form and we will write the message for you.

We continue to have adults parking illegally to drop off and pick up their students. This includes leaving their car in the fire lane, in the accessible spots, and even in the middle of the lane in the parking lot. Even though it may be inconvenient for you, you must park your car in a legal parking space. If you refuse to follow the parking regulations, and continue to leave your parked car in the fire lane or the accessible spots, or if you are hostile and aggressive to the staff when you are asked to move your illegally parked car, the consequences could range from your license plate getting reported to you being trespassed from the campus. I truly do not want to do that. So please please park legally.

We realize that families are already starting to plan for promotion and need to know that dates. Kinder promotion will be Wednesday, 5/22 at 10am in the cafeteria. Space and seating will be limited. 5th grade promotion will be Thursday, 5/23 at 10am in the center courtyard.

We are changing how the sock hop runs this year and we need help with the planning and setting up of various areas so that everything flows smoothly! We have volunteers for the day of to help running games, we need volunteers for the behind the scenes work! Please contact Kellond PTO by email to sign up.

Areas of need are:

• GAMES (planning, building, arranging/setting-up)
  
• ADMISSIONS (strategizing a smooth admissions process to eliminate long lines to get in, helping man the admission tables)
  
• CAR SHOW (contacting car owners, organizing voting materials, arranging participants, planning the trophy)
  
• DECORATIONS (inside cafeteria/ out in courtyard decoration planning and set up)
  
• FOOD TRUCKS (contacting, planning where they'll set up and coordinating set up on the day of event)
  

• 3/29: Spring Holiday - No School
• 4/4: PTO Meeting
• 4/19: Sock Hop
• 5/2: PTO Meeting
• 5/7: STEAM Night
• 5/9: Fine Arts Night
• 5/22: Kinder Promotion
• 5/23: 5th grade Promotion

The locally owned coffee cart will be in the south parking lot on Wednesday, 3/27. Please park, buy yourself a cup of coffee and say hi to us.