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Dear KDM Community,

Students began their benchmark assessments with Acadiance Reading. Next week, they will begin iReady Math Diagnostic Assessments. Please know that these assessments guide our instruction and provide insight into student understandings. We appreciate you sending your child in each day well-rested and well-nourished so they can perform at their best! Below is the testing schedule:

• Acadience Reading: January 6th - February 7th

• iReady Math Diagnostic Assessments: January 13th - 17th

• iReady ELA Diagnostic Assessments: January 21st - 24th

I am happy to report that 14 after school clubs are currently running, and they are all full. Stay tuned for updates on their future progress and/or performances, particularly the TREP$ Marketplace and the KDM Talent Show in March!

Looking forward, the Student Council and PTA are hosting a coat drive. From January 20th through January 31st, please bring in gently used coats to help out our neighbors in need! Keep a lookout for the flyer with further details next week. We're excited for this opportunity to serve our community.

KDM has talent, and it's time to show it! Any student interested in performing in this year's KDM Rodeo Show should email their ideas to vandermark8930@optonline.net. Find the details in the 2025 KDM Talent Show Flyer.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thank you,

Brian Rawlins

Principal

"Success is not about being better than the other person. Success is about being a better person than I was the day before." --Anonymous

• SEPAC presents "Anxiety: Warning signs, treatment & ways to support your child" Tuesday, January 14th: We are pleased to invite you to our January SEPAC meeting at Copeland Middle School Library. The meeting will take place on January 14th from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with a committee meeting at 5:30 PM, which everyone is welcome to join. This month, our topic will be presented by Rutgers Clinicians: Cynthia Harvey and Jeannine Burzynski focusing on Anxiety: warning signs, treatment & ways to support your child. We encourage all families to attend. Your presence and active participation in this meeting will not only benefit you as a parent but will also provide valuable information to our Special Education Department on how we can better support the community. We look forward to welcoming you on January 14th at Copeland Middle School! Refreshments will be served!

• Cafeteria Online Orders: Maschio's Food Services would like to remind parents that ordering at least 24 hours ahead ensures that your child will receive the lunch of their choice. When online orders come in the day of, availability is not guaranteed. Here's a link to review how to place orders.

• Safety Alert: If you are dropping off your child in the morning, please do not drop them off in the parking lot and send them unescorted into the building. Either escort your child all the way to the building or follow the procedures of driving through the parent drop-off lane. Please help us keep your children safe.
  
  
• Late Arrivals to School: If your child is late to school due to a medical appointment, please provide a doctor's note so it will be considered an "excused tardy."
  
  

• Parent Pick-Up Procedures: On the days that parents pick their child up from school, we ask that they email their child's teacher and our attendance secretary, Christina Markowitch (cmarkowitch@rocktwp.net) or Jude Wallin (jwallin@rocktwp.net) by 12pm. This ensures that your child is in the appropriate place for dismissal and eliminates confusion. Please use the visitor's spots in the front lot or the parking lot across the street.
  
  

• Genesis Parent Portal: HERE you will find vital information regarding your child’s schedule, teacher’s name, and bus assignments.
  
  

• Communication Framework: Click HERE. In order to ensure that all communications are directed to the right person, please use this framework with regard to all school-related inquiries

"Miss Molloy's 3rd-5th grade P.E. classes have been working on their throwing and communication skills in the game "Battleship". Students worked together with their teams to throw a ball over the net to knock down a pin on their opponents battleship (mat). Each team was assigned a captain.The captain was the only player from the team that had the opportunity to look at their opponents' ships when the teacher yelled "Captain!". The job of the captain was to communicate with their team where their opponents' ships were located. The students learned to communicate using specific directions (back left corner of the gym, there are two pins left on the ship). Overall, the students LOVED this activity!" --Ms. Molloy

Print and Save for your reference! January KDM PTA Calendar--This calendar reflects PTA events and activities. Please refer to the "Upcoming Dates" section below for the full listing of school events.

• January 6th (Monday) - February 7th (Friday): Acadience Reading Benchmark Assessment
  
• January 13th (Monday) - January 17th (Friday): iReady Math Diagnostic Assessment
• January 20th (Monday): Martin Luther King Day-Schools Closed/Staff In-Service
• January 21st (Tuesday) - January 24th (Friday): iReady ELA Diagnostic Assessment