Tiger Times

We have a variety of temperatures in the building and outside each day. If your child is cold, please encourage them to bring a jacket or sweatshirt. We need to leave blankets at home! Having blankets on bags, chairs, and the floor is a safety concern.

It's time to launch our first on-going behavior incentive—The Roar Store! This is a weekly opportunity to honor our PAWS Star of the Week and keep reminding all students about our positive behavior expectations. During the week, teachers decide who will receive their Roar Store ticket for best representing the PAWS expectations in action. Teachers give the ticket to its recipient on Thursday. Friday morning, the Roar Store ticket holders can stop by the Roar Store in the main hallway to select their prize.

FAQs

Q. What is in the Roar Store?

A. Chips, water, treats, fidgets, Gatorades, fun stationary, and other prizes!

Q. If my student is absent or tardy on Friday, how can they spend their Roar Store ticket?

A. Tickets can be spent the week they are received or the following week. Tickets expire after two weeks. The Roar Store is only open during arrival.

DON'T FORGET! Our first whole-school incentive will be Pops in the "Park" on Oct. 4th. To receive their ice pop, students must meet these criteria:

• No office referrals from 9/3-10/3
• No more than 3 minor write ups 9/3-10/3

This week, we were excited to welcome almost a thousand students to Kiser! It was wonderful watching them meet new friends, get to know their teachers, and start learning new things!

Our students use the EL curriculum in their ELA classes. In the coming weeks, classes will be working on their first novel study units of the year! 6th grade is reading Percy Jackson, 7th grade is reading A Long Walk to Water, and 8th grade is reading The Summer of the Mariposas. For information about the curriculum, please check out the materials for families on the EL website.

Math classes use the Open Up curriculum along with supplemental materials. Students will be receiving their first unit workbooks soon! You can also access all the student and family materials online using the links below. When you or your student needs even more help, check out Mr. Morgan's Math Help for videos explaining the strategies.

Math 6 Family Materials: Math 6 students are working on area and surface area! See what they can tell you about tiling the plane and parallelograms.

Math 7 Family Materials: Math 7 students are working on scale drawings. See if they can tell you what a scale factor is. Look at a map together. Can they tell you what the scale factor is?

Math 8 Family Materials: Math 8 students are working on transformations on a coordinate plane. Ask them about reflections, rotations, and translations--which one means to flip a shape?

Math 1 Family Materials: Math 1 students are working on sequencing and learning some new math vocabulary. See if they can describe a recursive equation to you. How does a recursive equation help us figure out sequences?

Math 2 Family Materials: Math 2 students are exploring transformations and symmetries. See if they can use that review to answer these questions: Can you draw a quadrilateral that has only one line of symmetry? Can you draw a polygon that has three lines of symmetry?

This year, North Carolina is implementing updated Science standards for middle grades. If you would like to look at what concepts are covered in each grade level, check out the links below!

6th Grade Science

7th Grade Science

8th Grade Science

In social studies, students in 6th grade learn all about ancient civilizations. In 7th grade, they study world history events. In 8th grade, students focus on American history.

Students will be issued their school Chromebooks in the coming weeks. Students will be allowed to take their Chromebooks home. All students are issued a Chromebook and a charger. Please help us reinforce with your student the importance of taking care of these items. Remember the following expectations about Chromebooks:

• Bring your device each day fully charged
• Only use your device when instructed to do so and in the way you are supposed to
• Keep your device in your bag during all transitions so it isn't dropped or damaged
• Devices must be put away in the cafeteria and at PA Time to avoid damage
• If your device is damaged or lost, report it to Ms. Wasserman immediately

8th Grade families, this is a reminder that your student has brought home a packet for our OBX trip this March 26-28, 2025. You may start returning the forms anytime to their homeroom teacher. Payment may be done on K12 (fee charged), or you may send in cash/check with your student. If you choose to follow the payment plan, the $65 deposit is due Oct. 11.

Thank you to everyone who turned out for the first meeting! If you are interested in learning more about the Vietnam trip, please RSVP for the meeting using the links below!

Vietnam (Summer 2026)

Thurs. Oct. 3 @5:30pm in the Kiser Media Center

RSVP: https://bit.ly/4d0lW7n

If you student is interested in learning more about the different High School Options/Choices such as Early/Middle College, Weaver Academy, IB Program or GCS Signature Academies (ie: Aviation, Cyber Security, etc.), please see important information below:

• High School Options/Choice Window for Application – October 9 through November 22
• GCS Fall Choice Showcase – October 16 at the Greensboro Coliseum 5:30-8:00pm
• Notification Date for Acceptances – January 31
• Accept/Decline Date – February 7
• 8th Grade Student Info Sessions – Friday, September 27 or Friday, October 4 during lunch, students should sign up using the link on Mrs. Ingram’s Counseling Canvas page, under Announcements
• 8th Grade Parent Info Session – Tuesday, October 1 at 6:00pm in the Kiser Media Center

Any questions, please contact Mrs. Ingram (ingramk2@gcsnc.com)

Please join Mrs. Ingram (8th Grade Counselor) for the Class of 2029 8th Grade Remind App to keep up to date with all things 8th Grade!

Cantrell’s team – Text @bhdkc3 to 81010

Myers’ team – Text @727ga26 to 81010

Whiteheart’s team – Text @a674b29 to 81010

ASL Club 9/16 (Moore)

Student Council 9/16 (Johnson)

Chess Club 9/18 (Media Center)

Kiser Kingdom 9/19 (Capehart)

Battle of the Books 9/25 (Wasserman)

Do you have a student athlete interested in participating in sports this year? Go ahead and be ready when that season starts by creating your Dragonfly account and uploading your child's physical form now! Per GCS policy, all students must have a physical form on file before they can participate in workouts, tryouts, practices, or games. Questions? See the athletics page of the website for the forms and details.

This week, our Tigers traveled to Southeast to take on the Other Conaway’s SE Falcons. The volleyball team took 4 out of 4 games to complete the sweep. The Tiger boys soccer team scored at will beating the Falcons by a score of 7-1.

Our cross country team traveled to Summerfield Charter to run in an invitational. Our Girls team brought home a 2nd place trophy.

The football team played a scrimmage against Lincoln this week, and we can't wait to see them in action in their first game next week! Our cheerleaders also performed in a showcase for the Kiser community on Monday!

Visit the Athletics page of the Kiser website for new information throughout the seasons!

In the coming weeks, we will launch our Roar Store incentive. Every week, each teacher will select a PAWS All-Star from among their students. This PAWS exemplar will receive a ticket to spend at the Roar Store on a treat of their choosing. To help us make this incentive possible, we need donations and volunteers! If you are interested in helping, please contact Dr. Bocci at boccim@gcsnc.com. The more we can stock the store, the more PAWS All-Stars we can recognize each week!

Showing appreciation to the Kiser teachers and staff just got easier! Help us keep Mrs. Parker's candy bowl full for those hard days. The teachers love to pop in for a sugar boost. Click this link to ship a bag of candy (or two) directly to Kiser. When you check out items you are sending to Kiser, the option for the school address will be the second choice. Thank you for your donation!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/22E7X4Y0CL3IC?ref_=wl_share

Kiser's clothes closet is pretty well supplied, thanks to merging items from Swann with Kiser's. However, we are in need of black leggings (all sizes). Clean leggings are our most often needed item, so they go quickly. If you are able to help, contact Dr. Bocci at boccim@gcsnc.com or drop items off in the front office!

We would love to interact with you and share information on our social media sites! If you use Instagram, be sure to follow us on our page at kiser_tigers

We would love to have as many families as possible join our Kiser PTA this year! If you are interested in joining us, please use the QR code to register. Please also complete the PTA form here to let us know more about you! 2024-2025 Kiser Middle School PTA Interest Form

Dragonfly (Athletics)

GCS Family Handbook

GCS Family Technology Toolkit

K12 Payment Center

PowerSchool Parent Portal

School Mint

Transportation Information

Sept. 25 and 26 NWEA Fall Testing

Sept. 26 7th Grade Immunization Deadline to Avoid Exclusion from School

Sept. 26 Interim Reports Go Home

Sept. 27 Picture Day

Oct. 1 @ 6pm in Media Center--8th Grade Parent Info Session about High School Choices

Oct. 4 Popsicle PAWS Incentive Day

Oct. 8 SBLT Meeting

Oct. 18 Teacher Workday, No School for Students

Oct. 18 Tiger Tailgate Family Event