The Coyote Corner
The Start of the 2nd Quarter Edition
Parent Teacher Conferences
October is here and that means that the end of the 1st quarter is upon us! We normally would hold parent teacher conferences with all of our students during the week of October 11th to 14th, but we are doing something a little different this year.
Instead of meeting with every student, we will only be holding meetings with a limited amount of parents. Our teachers will be contacting you individually if they feel it would be beneficial to meet to discuss the progress of your child. If you are not contacted by a teacher but would like to schedule a conference, please contact your child's homeroom teacher and they can set it up for you.
Conferences are scheduled for the week of October 12th to 14th. We will hold conferences before and after school, as well as all day on Thursday the 14th so that we can try to accommodate as many different parent schedules as possible.
Here are a few things to know about conferences:
- Conferences are about the student, so please bring your child with you.
- Conferences are scheduled for about 20 minutes. If you would like more time, please let the teacher know.
- Conferences may be held with one teacher or all of the grade level teachers depending on the grade level
- There is NO SCHOOL on the 14th because of conferences.
- Conference sign ups are being done electronically through Sign Up Genius. Please contact one of your child's teachers for the sign up link if you have not received it yet.
Let's Raise Scholarship Money and Have Some Fun
The fall is season is here and what says fall better than a family pumpkin decorating contest?
We are inviting all of our COYOTE FAMILIES to participate in our pumpkin decorating contest. We would like for you, as a family, to work together and decorate a pumpkin for the contest. The cost is only $5 per pumpkin entered (yes, you can enter more than one) and all of the money goes to the KAMS Scholarship that we award each year to two of our high school students.
Judging for the pumpkins will take place at lunch on October 21st, so pumpkins need to be delivered to school on Wednesday or Thursday morning before 11:00 AM. Bragging rights and a spot in the yearbook is up for grabs for the winning pumpkins as judged by the middle school students.
This is a great opportunity to do a school project with your child and help raise money for a worthy cause at the same time. Last year, we had over 40 pumpkins entered into the contest! We hope that you will get involved with this school event.
Pumpkins will be used as decorations for our Barnyard Bash Outdoor Dance on Thursday night. Students can take home their pumpkins after the dance if they would like. All pumpkins left after the dance will be discarded.
Please email Mr. Victory or call the school with any questions.
Daily School Hours
We open our gates at 7:30 AM for students to come on campus. Unfortunately, we continue to see students getting dropped off after school has started because parents are dropping off their siblings at another campus which doesn't start until 8:00 AM.
We ask that you please drop your middle school student off a little earlier so that they are not late to class each morning. Any students who arrive after 7:45 AM is considered tardy and will need to sign in through the front office before being allowed to go to class.
Our end of day bell rings at 3:15 PM.
The computer lab is open daily from 3:15 PM to 4:00 PM for students who need a quiet place to work on homework or for remote learners who need access to computers for school work.
School Dress Code
If your child comes to school and is not in dress code, we have shorts, shirts, and sweats they can use for the day so that they do not have to call you. Some students do prefer to call home, but all students are given the option of clean clothes for the day.
Looking Ahead
October:
11th - 1st day of 2nd Quarter and Exploratory Classes
12th - KAMS Swim Meet @ 5:00 PM
12th - Parent Teacher Conferences Begin
13th - KAMS Cross Country HOME Meet @ 1:30 PM
13th - Volleyball Home VS ECA @ 4:30 PM
14th - NO SCHOOL for Parent Conferences
18th to 27th - Pumpkin Grams on Sale at Lunch
19th - Bus Evacuation Drills
19th - KAMS Swim Meet @ 5:00 PM
20th - CORE Session #4
20th - City of Kingman Walk Away from Drugs Event
21st - Pumpkin Decorating Contest Judging @ Lunch
21st - Barnyard Bash Outdoor Dance @ 7:00 PM
21st - Patriot's Pen Essays Due
25th - Fire Drill
25th - 6th Grade Recognition Rally @ 2:30 PM
26th - 7th Grade Recognition Rally @ 2:30 PM
27th - Schoolwide Lockdown Drill with KPD
27th -29th - 7th Grade at Catalina Island
28th - Pumpkin Grams Delivered
28th - Schoolwide VIP Event
Kingman Academy Middle School
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Email: tvictory@kaolaz.org
Website: kaolaz.org
Location: 3269 Harrison Street, Kingman, AZ, USA
Phone: 928-692-5265
Facebook: facebook.com/KAMSCoyotes