The Virtual Access

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Fall Break with their family. It was beautiful weather here in East Tennessee and you can definitely feel Fall in the air.

Coupon Book Winners

Thank you everyone for helping sell coupon books to raise money for our school. The funds will be used to continue to support our virtual students and provide rewards for things like grades, attendance, and academic growth. We would like to recognize the following top sellers.

TOP KCS VES SELLER - BRYSON CORNETT

TOP SELLERS BY GRADE:

1st Grade - BRYSON CORNETT

2nd Grade - JAYDEN BARBARO

3rd Grade - JAXTON TENNANT

4th Grade - ASHTON BURLESON

5th Grade - BRYSEN PATTERSON & ALLISON PENDLETON (BOTH SOLD 4)

Top Homeroom Sales

1st Place - Charcee Day's Class

2nd Place - Trisha Boehm's Class

End of the 1st Nine Weeks

We have finished the first nine weeks of school and appreciate everyone's hard work to make it a great start to the school year. Please continue to help support your student by making sure they are attending school every day and submitting all of their assignments. This is a great way to ensure success for your child!

New Assistant Principal

Mr. Brewer has recently accepted a different position in our district. We were sad to see him go, but wish him the best. We would like to extend a warm welcome to Shane Waters, who will be serving as the assistant principal with KCS Virtual Elementary. Ms. Waters comes to us from John Sevier Elementary School in Maryville, Tennessee. She will be with us part-time and with another elementary school the other part of the time.

Contacting Your Child's Teacher

Communication with your child's teacher is important and helps to ensure you are working as a team. Teachers will respond to messages in a timely manner. If a message is received after a teacher's contract hours, they will respond the next business day. As a reminder, one of our school expectations is to reach out to your child's teacher via Dojo or email if you have questions or concerns. Parents should not be on camera to ask questions during lessons, due to the disruption this causes in the learning environment. Thank you so much for your cooperation!

We are so excited to offer a variety of clubs for our students to join. We hope your child will find something that interests them and become a member. This is a great way to make new friends, learn about something new or continue with some things that interest them.

Below is a link for you to view a google doc to see club schedules, descriptions, and links to sign up students. Some clubs are specific to certain grade levels and there are some clubs for any/all grade levels. Please read each club's information to see if it fits your child's interest, and date availability. Your child can sign up for one club or one each day depending on what you would like.

Once you click the active link to sign up for a club, the sponsor of that club will receive your information. Students will be invited to join our KCVES Clubs Canvas Page (remind them to accept the invite this week). This is where they will find more club information, can go to their club page and will be able to find the TEAMS meeting link to join in on the virtual club fun.

Clubs will meet after school Monday-Thursday. Clubs have different days and times, but most are between 2:45-3:30. We look forward to seeing your child in one of our KCVES Clubs this week!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sDzpI7SWBazLZoQqg8aHogIq1cPCNCt2kwXa-sZ8M80/view?usp=sharing

Is your student a future scientist or engineer? Does your student love science experiments? Does your student love a challenge?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then your student may be a great candidate for our Science Olympiad Team.

Elementary Science Olympiad events take advantage of the natural curiosity of each child and allow for in-depth hands-on experiences.

The intent of this club will be to prepare for the competition which will take place in May. We will have an inner club competition at the end of April or early May. This will be an all-virtual event. It is usually an in-person event held on a Saturday, but there may be a virtual component to the competition. We will provide students with competition materials if they are competing. Students do not have to compete to be a part of the club. Some materials may be required for normal club meetings.

Mrs. Noe and Mrs. Hutchinson invite all interested 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to attend the Science Olympiad Meeting on Thursday, October 21 from 2:50-3:20. The meeting will be presented through Microsoft Teams.

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZjU2ZGIwYWMtYzA5OS00YmJkLWJiM2EtOGFiZGY0NjAxNDRk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22a2c165ce-3db2-4317-b742-8b26460ec108%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%226509cc11-5187-4768-8b83-8303589213fa%22%7d

On Friday, October 29th we will be holding an optional after-school fun science event called "Science is a Scream". Several of our 5th-grade students will be helping lead science activities that students and families can participate in. Students are permitted to dress in costumes for this virtual event. Remember that all costumes must be school-appropriate. Think fun and festive, not creepy or scary! Below is a list of some of the different sessions being offered and supplies students would need if they wanted to do the activities at home.

Please be watching for an email next week with more information and directions about this event.

Dancing Gummy Worms

3-4 Gummy worms

Baking Soda

Vinegar

1 Cup of Warm Water

Clear Cup or Jar

Scissors

Mrs. Noe's Mad Science Potion

1 pack of Active Dry Yeast

Dish Soap

Food Coloring

3% Hydrogen peroxide

Warm Water

Food Coloring

Container for the mess

Magic Ghost Balloon

Balloons

Baking Soda

Vinegar

Water

Cheap Empty Water bottle

Hand Soap Slime

Handsoap

Cornstarch

Oil

Food coloring

Pumpkin Catapult

8 popsicle sticks

Spoon

3 Rubber bands

Mellowcreme pumpkins or Gumdrops

Optical Illusion

An index card with a pumpkin drawn on one side and a face on the other

Or a printed copy of the Halloween Printable

Pencil

Tape

Apple Volcano

Apple with the center cut out. Do not cut all the way through.

Baking Soda

Vinegar

A container to catch the mess

Skittles Pumpkin

Skittles

Glass, ceramic, or plastic plate

Warm water

Pumpkin Tower Competition

Who can build the tallest standing pumpkin tower in 15 minutes?

Mellowcreme Pumpkins or Gumdrops

Toothpicks

Measuring tape or yardstick

Disappearing Monsters

Cheap circle coffee filter (Not the cone filters)

Washable Markers

Cup of water

Medicine dropper

Container for the mess

Candy Corn Stacking Challenge

Who can build the largest corn cob of candy corn in 15 minutes?

A bag of candy corn

A timer

Measuring tape or yardstick

Becoming a parent observer in Canvas is a great way to be able to monitor your student's work submissions as well as see your child's growth. I am providing a link below for how to become a Canvas observer.

Canvas Observer Directions

Interested families will only need to sign up each virtual learner one time; there is no requirement to sign up weekly. Pickups will be on the same schedule as last school year—Mondays and Wednesdays, both 9-10 AM. Due to a smaller enrollment size, there are a reduced number of pick-up locations throughout the district. To learn more about food pick-up locations and/or to sign up please click here.

The vision of KCS Virtual Elementary School is to grow students academically, socially, and emotionally, to give all students an opportunity to take ownership, and to succeed now and in the future by breaking down traditional education barriers through technology.

Instagram @KCS_Virtual

Email: jennifer.garrett@knoxschools.org
Website: https://www.knoxschools.org/Page/24026
Location: 600 North Chilhowee Drive, Knoxville, TN, USA
Phone: (865) 622-3902
Twitter: @KCS_Virtual