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8th Grade Dance
Friday May 18th, 2012 from 6:30 – 8:30
KMS Cafeteria

The 8th Grade Dance is fast approaching and we would like you to know what is expected in terms of attendance, attire, and behavior. A letter with all the details of the dance was given to students to take home on March 22nd.

• Students must be in attendance the entire school day in order to attend the dance that evening.
• Attire for the dance:
Boys: dress pants, shirt and tie or casual pants and a nice shirt. No tuxes please.
Girls: a dress, skirt, or pants outfit
NO STRAPLESS DRESSES
Dress straps must be a minimum of 1 ½ inches wide. The length of the dress must be longer than the finger tip of the hand as the student places her arm and hand at her side.
• The school dress code is still in effect (page 11 in the student planner).
• No limos, horse drawn carriages, etc. This is not prom – please save that for the high school years.
• The dance is for 8th grade Kesling students only. There is no charge to attend.
• There will be a local photographer at the dance to take pictures. Picture envelopes will be handed out about a week prior to the dance.

Proper school behavior is expected from students to be eligible to attend the dance. We will closely monitor student behavior in the weeks prior to the dance. The following misbehaviors will exclude a student from the dance:
• any out-of-school suspensions (OSS)
• two or more ISS placements and/or teacher detentions**
**this means any combination of 2 = two ISS; two teacher detentions; or 1 ISS + 1 teacher detention
• a new or secondary placement into Project ED
The behavior policy includes the time period beginning on Monday March 26th, 2012, until the day of the dance. Students will be monitored and notified if they are not allowed to attend the dance.
 

March 26, 2012

Dear Parents/Guardians,

It is hard to believe that we just began the fourth grading period. We have had an awesome school year. Attached you will find your child’s third grading period report card. Please review the report card and make a plan with your child on how they can improve their academic performance the fourth grading period. For those students who are achieving at the desired level of performance, take time to celebrate that success. I also wanted to remind parents about some tools that will help your child be successful at school. These tools are as follows:

• Parent Access  Continue to Periodically Check your Child’s Grades.
• Teacher Web Pages  All teachers starting the fourth grading period are required to have an assignment sheet posted daily listing what was done in each class each day. There are two different formats that teachers can implement. One is weekly and the other is daily; however, both convey the same message. Each will provide the following information: In Class, Notes, Homework and Announcements. This should help parents help each child be more successful in school.

I also wanted to remind parents that the The Multiple Choice section of ISTEP+ testing will take place starting April 30, 2012 and the test will be given online. Parents, you can help your child and see what the test will look like by going to http://learnoas.ctb.com/ISTEP/ and click on grade 6, 7, or 8. A prompt will ask for a username and password, you will not need one. Just simply click on “Login” to begin.

Finally, I have attached a few handouts regarding how parents can help their children with standardized testing and understanding your middle grader. Hopefully, you will find these resources beneficial.

Please do not hesitate to contact me by phone (219) 362-7507 or by e-mail bwilmsen@lpcsc.k12.in.us, if you have any questions regarding testing or questions in general regarding your child’s education at Kesling Middle School. Thank you for all that you do to help your child be successful in school.

Respectfully,

Bill Wilmsen

Bill Wilmsen
Principal, Kesling Middle School
 

Attached is the DARE Club meeting dates and times for the 2011-2012 School Year.

Help Earn Money for Kesling Middle School While you SHOP!!!!

It’s that Easy! Just purchase one of the $5 pre-loaded cards for $5.00
(The $5.00 on the card is ready for you to start shopping with!)

Here’s how it works…..

• Before you start shopping, take that card to any service desk at any Kroger and add any amount above the $5.00 already on the card.
• Then you do your shopping whether it is for groceries, pharmacy or gas, and pay with the card you just loaded.
• You can put up to $500.00 on each card, and be set for the month.
• The great part is that 5% of your purchases will go back to Kesling PTSA to use towards student programs and incentives.
• Ask your friends, family and neighbors if they would like to participate in this fundraiser…just buy them the $5.00 card.
• Turn in the slip to the principal’s office and within one week we will get you the card(s) that were ordered or you can pick them up in the principal’s office.
• The Kroger Cards can also be purchased during Parent Teacher Conferences in the front lobby.
• Please have all forms and money turned in by Oct. 31st (Make checks payable to Kesling Middle School.)

Dear Kesling Parents,

The Kesling online event calendar provided by DynaCal is used to communicate school, athletic events, announcements, updates and more. There is a feature in the DynaCal system called My DynaCal. This feature offers instant communication by sending you emails and/or mobile phone text messages* in case of cancellation, postponement, or rescheduling of an event.
 

My DynaCal is easy and simple to set up. As an attachment at the bottom of this letter you can find more details about DynaCal and how to setup the My DynaCal feature.
 

By setting up a My DynaCal profile you will be able to:
• Enter your contact information
• Select which types/categories of events you would like to receive notifications about
• Create customized views of school events, based on what your children are involved
• Create multiple calendar views based on each child’s involvement
• Share those calendar views via email with anyone that would like your child’s schedule
 

You can access My DynaCal at www.dynacal.com/lpcsc .  We hope you find this information helpful and the service beneficial to keep you informed. 
 

Sincerely,
Bill Wilmsen
Principal, Kesling Middle School

*Mobile carrier charges may apply for text message alerts. Be sure to verify your text message options and rates on your mobile plan.
 

Instructions for My DynaCal