KELLOGGSVILLER O C K E T E E RRocket Pride

Volume 45 No. 4 March/April 2015http://www.kvilleps.org

2015-2016 Kindergarten Round-UpIf your child will be in a Kelloggsville

kindergarten next year, please plan on attending our Kindergarten Round-up on April 16 at East Elementary at 6:00 p.m. Please note that the age requirement for incoming kindergarten students has changed this year - your child must be 5 years of age by September 1, 2015. If your child will turn 5 years of age on or after September 1, 2015, but before December 1, 2015, a waiver must be signed by the parent in order for the child to be enrolled in kindergarten. If you have questions, please call East Kelloggsville Elementary at 532-1580. �

Rodeo de Kindergarten 2015—2016Si su niño va a atender kindergarten en nuestro distrito de

Kelloggsville, les invitamos a que venga a nuestro rodeo de kindergarten el 16 de abril a las 6:00p.m.

Por favor tome en cuenta que la edad de poder ser elegible para inscribirse al kindergarten ha cambiando. Su niño tiene que tener 5 años el 1 de septiembre 2015. Si su niño va a cumplir 5 años entre el 1 de septiembre

y el 1 de diciembre, un permiso firmado por los padres para poder inscribir al niño al kindergarten es necesario. Si tiene cualquier pregunta, por favor llame a la primaria East, 532-1580.

Si necesita ayuda en espanol, por favor llame a la Senora Virginia al numero 570-2926. �

STRONG COMMUNITYOn Tuesday, Feb. 24 the residents of Kelloggsville showed

overwhelming Rocket Pride by voting in support of a 33.9 million bond. As Board members, we thank you for wanting to strengthen the community by investing in Kelloggsville Public Schools. Soon we will all begin seeing changes taking place around the district as a phased in plan of projects begin. Taking that first important step was voting yes and as a Board we are committed to keeping the community informed along the way. It truly is a great day to be a Rocket! �

Important DatesMarch 17 Elementary Conferences 4:30 – 8:00 p.m.March 25 Elementary Conferences 4:30 – 8:00 p.m.March 27 PTG Carnival @ Middle School 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. April 1 3rd Marking Period EndsApril 2 No School – Spring Break, Staff report for Records/PDApril 3 – 10 No School – Spring BreakApril 13 4th Marking Period Begins School of Choice Application Opens

Are you a Rocket? If not, it’s a great time to become one! School of Choice applications for the 2015-16 school year will be available April 13-May 29, 2015 for students who would

like to attend Kelloggsville Schools but do not reside within the Kelloggsville district. Parents can apply by requesting an application from the Kelloggsville Central Office during the application period or by calling Beth Postma at 538-7460 for more information. �

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BUILDING NEWSKELLOGGSvILLE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER

Summer ChildcareThink Summer!! Not sure what to do with the kids this summer?

The Kelloggsville Childcare Program has an awesome summer program that runs from June 15 to August 28. We offer a variety of fun activities and field trips every week! Breakfast & lunch are included! For more information about our program and our rates, please call Joyce or Tammie @ 532-1577. �

Math DayIn order for parents to be able to help their child learn important

math concepts, they need to know how they are taught. So we invited parents to join us for Math Day, where both parents and students had fun playing games like “Don’t Capture the Tens”, “Hide Out”, “Number Squeeze” and “Dice Battle”. Thanks to all the parents that attended! �

EAST ELEMENTARY

Five Star First GradersHave you ever heard the story, Snow Dog, Go Dog? Well,

according to 1st grader, Gabbie Hull, you should! Gabbie highly recommends this book to her classmates giving it a rating of 5 out of 5 stars! Natileigh Merchant agrees this book is pretty good considering she gave it 4 out of 5 stars. However, she thinks her classmates would enjoy The Greatest Snowman in the World even more!

First graders are building their vocabulary, increasing their comprehension, and strengthening their critical listening skills by listening to quality literature on CD players purchased with funds from the Kelloggsville Education Foundation. Students have daily opportunities to listen, critique, review and recom-mend various kinds of stories to each other. Not only are they enjoying listening to different kind of books, but are becoming more fluent readers in the process!

Thanks to Kelloggsville Education Foundation for supporting literacy in the first grade classroom. �

100 Days at EastRecently the students at East Kelloggsville celebrated the 100th

day of school! The day started off with an assembly where the students counted to 100 by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s. Students also became more physically fit by doing 100 exercises. After the assembly, the students went back to their classrooms and continued the 100 day fun by doing activities related to the magical number of 100! �

WEST ELEMENTARY

SOUTHEAST ELEMENTARY

Student Achievementat Southeast

A total of 168 fourth and fifth graders were presented a Certificate of Achievement at the February 9 Board of Education Meeting. These students showed a year’s growth in a half year’s time on either Reading or Math, or on BOTH Reading and Math on the MAP test (Measures of Academic Progress). All the students at Southeast take a computer test in Math and

Reading right away in September. After those tests are completed, the computer testing program gives each student a score to strive for to make a year’s growth by the end of the year. They take the same two tests again in January, and if they hit their target score at that time, we recognized them at a Board Meeting. Many, many parents came that evening to show their support to the school and their child. Congratulations to all the students, we are so very proud. �

West Celebrates WritingMrs. Schmier’s second grade class had an author’s celebration on Fri-

day, January 23. Mrs. Schmier’s students had a chance to share their books with students from other classes as well as a few parents and staff. �

Healthy EducationLessons from the YMCA

Ms. Megan Hainer who was an educator at the YMCA, came to Southeast Elementary for six weeks to teach lessons on a weekly basis to five classes. Mrs. Hainer started each lesson by having the students move their bodies for at least five minutes. She taught the students about food groups, why they are important, and how food makes our body work. After instruction, she always had students complete a related activity and gave them a recipe to add to their student created recipe book! To close the session each week, the students were treated to a nutritious snack. This was a great opportunity and the students truly appreciated it and had fun learning about healthy choices. Mrs. Flak’s 4th grade class are shown doubling up their bands for greater resistance. �

Immigration Issues and Rights

100 DaysMrs. Wilhelm’s class is celebrating the 100th day of school by

working hard as a class to read 100 books in one day. �

This month’s Coffee with Our Community featured Michael Gardiner, Grand Rapids lawyer. He spoke about immigration issues and rights. We thank him for coming to Southeast and sharing his expertise! �

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Career DayStudents at KMS participated in the annual Career Day in

partnership with Junior Achievement on January 22. Students rotated by grade levels to hear 5 different speakers talk about their careers and their life journeys. Speakers included a hair salon owner, a probation officer, a US boxing champion, the Mayor of Kentwood, a parks and rec department programmer, several local business people, and more. The speakers shared inspiring stories of overcoming hurdles in their own lives and also emphasized the importance of education, hard work, building relationships, and perseverance. We are grateful to the speakers who took time to come and share with our students! �

Spelling BeeThe final school-wide spelling bee was held on January 8 with

fifteen students who qualified by winning their classroom and grade-level bees in December. The students spelled words and also had to know definitions for the vocabulary rounds. The two students who will represent KMS at the regional bee in February are sixth-grader Wendy Nguyen, who was the school champion, and seventh-grader India Cage, who was runner-up. Congratulations and best of luck at the regional bee! �

Science ExplorationStudents and their families took part in hands on science activities at the Middle School’s Rocket Family Night held January 21. Everyone

had a fun and educational experience exploring a variety of science topics from all areas of science including Life Science, Energy, Chemistry, Physical Science and Engineering. Students were able to design loop planes and paper rockets, as well as make windmills and rainbow pies. There were stations set up to explore magnets, try snap circuit boards, make animal tracks in sand, and use microscopes. �

Senior Center On Thursday, February 12,

Kelloggsville Middle School student council members went to Elmcroft Senior Living center to make Valentine’s Day cards and to sit and chat with the residents. �

HIGH SCHOOL

Kelloggsville Public Schools would like to welcome Officer Armstrong of the Wyoming Police Department. Officer Armstrong will be working with the district as a Community Resource Officer. She has an office at the high school and is available on a daily basis. Officer Armstrong can be contacted at 532-1570 or email at aarmstrong@kvilleps.org. �

ART: THE UNIvERSAL LANGUAGEThu Nguyen speaks Art! She came from Vietnam to better herself

and live with family. She came to the United States one year ago speaking very little English and wanting to embrace education. Her work ethic is impeccable and her English is improving with every experience!

We have many students like Thu who have come from foreign lands including Vietnam, Mexico, Burma, China, and Bosnia. Over 20 countries are represented here at Kelloggsville!

I have been honored to speak their language: ART! When teaching students Art, visual demonstrations, hands on participation, and opportunities to make connections to the arts and other academic subjects help students learn. Art fosters cross-cultural understanding and allows students the ability to express ideas in a safe environment where self-expression is encouraged! �

Middle SchoolCongratulations to 7th Graders Arrenda Brigance, Emily Schwartz

and Kevin Ton and 8th Graders Olivia Moubray and Hannah Williams in being selected to the MSBOA District Ten Middle School Honors Bands. These students were selected to be a part of a group made up of the best players from different schools to have two rehearsals and then perform with guest conductors. It is a big honor and they represented Kelloggsville Middle School very well. �

High SchoolCongratulations to Ashely Duong, Thomas Evans, Kiara Glekler,

Chantal Lopez, Wesley Luna, Devon McAllister and Danira Stanojevic for earning a First Division Rating at the MSBOA District Solo and Ensemble and moving on to the State Level competition in March. Kelloggsville had a total of 31 students participate this year giving them their biggest total yet. Nineteen of our 31 students received a Second Division Rating (runner up to State qualifying) as well.

Please do not miss our annual Spring awards concerts in May! The High School Symphonic Band will be Tuesday, May 5th and the Middle School Bands will perform on Wednesday, May 20th. Both concerts are at 7 pm at the High School. For more information on these and other events, please go to www.kelloggsvillebands.com. �

BAND

START YOUR DAY RIGHT WITH BREAKFAST!! Mornings can be really crazy! The alarm

doesn’t go off, the kids don’t want to get up, there’s no time to eat breakfast before the bus comes or they’re just not ready to eat. Maybe your teenager grabs a can of soda and a candy bar on the way to school. If this sounds like your house, we have good news for you!!

Breakfast is available FREE at school!! For ALL students!! Take advantage of this option to ensure your child eats a nutritious breakfast. Recent studies show a link between nutrition and learning. A nutritious breakfast helps students be more alert so they can actively participate in class. Breakfast has vitamins and nutrients for a strong and healthy body.

So take advantage of this opportunity to start the day on the right foot. Encourage them to eat breakfast. Your child will find breakfast at school provides not only a nutritious meal but also a relaxed atmosphere for socializing with friends and siblings. �

WELCOME OFFICER ARMSTRONG!

NON-PROFIT ORG.CAR-RT PRESORT

PAIDGRAND RAPIDS MI

PERMIT No. 174

Kelloggsville Public Schools242 52nd Street SEGrand Rapids, MI 49548

http://www.kvilleps.org

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENTKelloggsville Public Schools is an equal opportunity institution. Kelloggsville Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, or physical/mental disability in its educational programing, enrollment, employment, or contraction. The coordinator for the Title IX is S. Gunn and T. Savage, and age discrimination acts is S. Wright @ 538-7460.

Kelloggsville Education Foundation

Annual Golf OutingFriday, June 19

10:00 a.m. Shotgun StartMaple Hill Golf Course (New Venue)

5555 Ivanrest SW

$60 per person includes:18 Holes, Cart, Lunch Buffet & Prizes

Registration forms will be available at all buildings in April. For more information call 616-538-7460

We are about to enter the tornado season. Please read and keep the following Kelloggsville policy on tornado procedures.

TORNADO WATCH (severe weather conditions with tornado conditions present)

1. Students will not be sent home early.2. Students will remain in session with necessary precautions.3. Students will be sent home at regular dismissal times.TORNADO WARNING (immediate danger of a tornado)1. Students will not be sent home.

2. Students will be kept in designated safety areas until an all clear is given.

GENERAL INFORMATION• At no time will students be sent home early during the regular

school day. Parents may pick up their children by making prior arrangements with the principal.

• Parents should not call the school inquiring about tornado pro- cedures during the period of a tornado “Watch” or “Warning”.

• Parents should have a plan for their children when no one will be home upon their arrival from school. �

Tornado Weather

Save the Date

ROCKET FAMILY NIGHTSKelloggsville’s Rocket Family Nights were once again a success! The Middle School hosted

an event in January, and then on February 18, the same evening as secondary parent/teacher conferences, the High School’s event was held. Rocket Family nights are free and open to the community! Families and community members are given an opportunity to visit the building hosting the event, enjoy a free dinner and then participate in optional learning activities, or in the case of the recent High School’s event, enjoy student showcases of classroom projects and fine arts performances. Thank you to all who came out and participated!

Stay Connected!Kelloggsville Public Schools is on Facebook

and Twitter. Stay connected and up to date on events and district information. On Facebook, you can access information for the district by doing a basic Facebook search, or by using the link on the homepage of the district website: www.kvilleps.org. Our Twitter handle is @KelloggsvillePS. �