FRIDAY KNIGHT LIVE KELLOGG MIDDLE SCHOOL BI-MONTHLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 16, 2016 Dear Kellogg Families- Thank you to everyone who has sent in flour, canned goods, and gift cards this month in support of our Shoreline Holiday Baskets and Teen Gift Drive. Your generosity fits perfectly with our theme for December, which is Giving Selflessly. Watching our stage fill up with donated goods has been a daily reminder for us all of how we can work together to help out each other and our community. As Knights, we have also focused attention on the giving of our time, energy, thanks, goods, and spirit and how we can all have a positive impact on the life of those around us. I hope that your holiday season is full of this spirit of giving and gratitude. Winter break is a great time for your student and family to rest, relax and recharge. This change of pace allows everyone to reflect on the year so far and come back in January ready to finish off the semester strong. We also have a few important events coming up in January, so please mark your calendars and save these dates: January 10th: 6-7pm – Superintendent Rebecca Miner will be coming to Kellogg for her Informational Bond Presentation. Please come learn about the important upcoming bond for Shoreline Schools and have the opportunity to discuss the details of the bond. January 12th: 6-8pm – Celebration of Cultures Potluck with student performances and special guests, Banda Vagos. This will be a wonderful community event to celebrate our diverse cultures and take the time to connect with each other. More details will be sent out to families after the break. Hope to see you there! We wish you and your family a wonderful Winter break and holiday season. Happy New Year! FROM OUR ATTENDANCE/ATHLETICS SECRETARY: ATTENDANCE - A little reminder about the attendance policy at Kellogg. Students are expected to attend all regularly scheduled classes and assemblies. Students must remain on school grounds and in assigned supervised areas for the duration of the school day unless officially excused by the attendance office. Good school attendance improves academic achievement, classroom and school climate. Under the laws of the State of Washington and policies of the Shoreline School District School Board, all student absences and tardies are illegal except for the following: • Illness of the student • Death in the immediate family • Quarantine • Exceptionally urgent reasons • Religious Observances • Request by a parent for a student absence, providing such absence does not adversely affect the student’s educational progress. It is the responsibility of parents to inform the school when their child has an absence or a tardy. Please call the attendance line or email the attendance secretary by 9AM if your student is absent for the day. TARDY/LATE ARRIVAL Students who arrive up to ten minutes late to school go directly to their first class of the day where they will be marked tardy. After the first ten minutes of school, students are to report to the attendance office and receive a pass to class indicating if the tardy is excused or the late arrival is an unexcused absence. EARLY DISMISSAL If it is necessary for a student to leave school before the end of the day, s/he is required to bring a written request to the attendance office before first period. You may also call or email the attendance line. Please keep in mind, it takes time for a student to gather their belongings and get to the office so we suggest you call ahead so we can have your student in the office at the appropriate time. Students must be MET IN THE OFFICE AND SIGNED out by the parent/guardian or emergency contacts. HELPFUL NUMBERS TO KEEP ON HAND: * MAIN NUMBER 206.393.4783 * ATTENDANCE LINE: 206.393.4781 (Direct Line – Leave a Clear Message) * FAX 206.393.4780 Who can pick up your student? Remember on your emergency information form you are asked to give us your emergency contacts? These contacts are the only people other than guardians that can pick up your student at school for an early dismissal, appointment, emergency, disaster, etc. Also, if your student has a sibling that might need to pick them up, they must also be included on the emergency contact list as well. We also will ask for id at the time of pick-up to verify who you are. We do all of this for the safety of our students and we appreciate your support to ensure that this happens. As always, come by and update any information as needed – we are here to help! J From Nurse Kelley When to keep your child home from school: • FEVER of at least 100 º F as read under arm (axillary temp.) using a digital thermometer accompanied by one or more of the following: Diarrhea or vomiting Earache Headache Signs of irritability or confusion Sore throat Rash Fatigue that limits participation in daily activities • VOMITING: 2 or more occasions within the past 2 hours • DIARRHEA: 3 or more watery stools within the past 24 hours or any bloody stool • RASH (especially with fever or itching) • EYE DISCHARGE OR CONJUNCTIVITIS (PINKEYE): until clear or until 24 hours of antibiotic treatment • SICK APPEARANCE, NOT FEELING WELL, AND/OR NOT ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES • OPEN OR OOZING SORES, unless properly covered and 24 hours has passed since starting antibiotic treatment, if antibiotic treatment is necessary. Students should be fever-free without fever reducing medication and no vomiting/diarrhea for 24 hours before returning to school. Please remember ALL medication, prescription AND over-the-counter, can only be given at school with a licensed healthcare provider’s medication order. If you would like for your student to have medication at school please have their health provider fill out and sign a “Permission to Administer Medication Form” which can be picked up in the main office or downloaded and printed from on our website here: http://www.shorelineschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=14&DomainID=813&PageID=1048&ModuleIn stanceID=824&ViewID=1e008a8a-8e8a-4ca0-9472-a8f4a723a4a7&IsMoreExpandedView=True Information regarding Mumps in King County can be found on our school district website: http://www.shorelineschools.org UPDATED CANVAS INFORMATION IMPORTANT CHANGES IN COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS (CHANGES IN RED) Counselor Assignments by student last name: 7th grade A-Hoe: Marie Hurtado, 393-4786 Hof-Z: Vollie Berry, 393-4793 8th grade A-Tra: Lori Hopfe, 393-4787 Tu-Z: Marie Hurtado, 393-4786 AVID: Vollie Berry, 393-4793 All Staff Email: [email protected] CALENDAR OF EVENTS: DECEMBER 12/1 - KMS BOYS BASKETBALL HOME GAME - KMS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ EISENHOWER 12/2 - SHORECREST BOYS BASKETBALL (KELLOGG KNIGHTS NIGHT) 12/5 - NO SCHOOL/ NON-STUDENT DAY 12/8 - KMS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL HOME GAME - KMS BOY BASKETBALL AWAY GAME @ OLYMPIC VIEW MIDDLE 12/12 - KMS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL HOME GAME - KMS BOYS BASKETBALL GAME AWAY @ GATEWAY MIDDLE - KMS JAZZ BAND CONCERT @ 7PM 12/15 - KMS BASKETBALL HOME GAME - KMS VOLLEYBALL GAME AWAY @ HARBOUR POINTE MIDDLE 12/21-1/3 - NO SCHOOL/ WINTER BREAK PTSA TRIVIA NIGHT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SPRING PLEASE STAY TUNNED FOR DETAILS! Season 2 Game Schedules Sno-King Middle School League TH TH 2016-17 7 & 8 GRADE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 College Place @ Kellogg (8/7) Kellogg @ Harbour Pointe (7/8) Dismissal 2:25 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 Kellogg @ Meadowdale (8/7) Explorer @ Kellogg (7/8) Dismissal 2:35 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 Kellogg @ Eisenhower (8/7) Kellogg @ Voyager (7/8) Dismissal 2:35 Dismissal 2:35 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 MONDAY, JANUARY 9 Olympic View @ Kellogg (7/8) Brier Terrace @ Kellogg (8/7) MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 THURSDAY, JANUARY 12 Gateway @ Kellogg (7/8) Kellogg @ Einstein (8/7) Dismissal 2:35 Games Start at: 3:45 PM First Possible Turn-out: November 7, 2016 Driving Directions: Meadowdale Middle School (6500 168th SW, Lynnwood) I-5 North, Exit #181, turn left (N). turn left onto 168 SW, cross Highway 99. Continue west on 168 SW, past Beverly Elementary and Meadowdale High School. Turn right at the light at the “Y”. School is on the left. Eisenhower Middle School (Eisenhower Middle School, 10200 25th Avenue Southeast, Everett) From I-5, take exit 189 (Bothell-Everett Highway) and stay in the right lane. Turn right (south) at the signal at the end of the exit, and then turn left at the signal, on to 100th Street. Turn right at the signal at 25th Ave., which leads directly into the school. Harbour Pointe (5000 Harbour Pointe Blvd, Mukilteo) I-5, Exit #182. Go west on SR 525 which turns into Mukilteo Speedway. Turn left at the fifth light onto Harbour Pointe Blvd. School is down the hill on the left, just past the fire station. Voyager Middle School (11711 4th Ave W, Everett) I-5 North, Exit #186. Go west over freeway, right on 4th W. School is on right just north of Mariner High School. Einstein Middle School (19343 3rd Ave NW, Shoreline) I-5, Exit #177. Go west on 205th, cross Aurora (Hwy. 99) and turn left on Fremont (first left after Aurora). Turn right 195th (2nd 4-way stop sign). Turn left on 3rd Ave NW(flashing red light); school on right. 10/20/16 Sno-King Middle School League TH TH 2016-17 7 & 8 GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 Kellogg @ College Place (8/7) Harbour Pointe @ Kellogg (7/8) Dismissal 2:25 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 Meadowdale @ Kellogg (8/7) Kellogg @ Explorer (8/7) Dismissal 2:25 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 Eisenhower @ Kellogg (8/7) Voyager @ Kellogg (8/7) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 MONDAY, JANUARY 9 Kellogg @ Olympic View (7/8) Kellogg @ Brier Terrace (8/7) Dismissal 2:35 Dismissal 2:35 MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 THURSDAY, JANUARY 12 Kellogg @ Gateway (7/8) Einstein @ Kellogg (8/7) Dismissal 2:35 Games Start at: 3:45 PM First Possible Turn-out: November 7, 2016 Driving Directions: College Place Middle School (7501 208th SW, Lynnwood) I-5, Exit #179.