Dear Parents,

Please see below for important information.

• KMS UpSTANDers
• Veterans Day Celebration
• Jingle Bell Alley Craft Show
• Kenston Academic Academy (KAA)
• Cold Weather Ready
• Family Ties Night
• Washington D.C.Trip Payment Reminder

Sincerely,

Adam Fender

KMS UpSTANDers

What is an UpSTANDer? - An “upstander” is a person who acts to make positive change! 



Congratulations to this week's winners!

8th Grade

Zoey Murtha - Freedom Team 

George Huang - Independence Team

Team Patriot

Sidney Richardson - 8th Grade

VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION

Kenston Middle School will celebrate Veterans Day on Friday, November 10, 2023 with an all-school assembly to honor invited guests, and all of our nation’s military veterans. Our guest speaker will be former US Army Special Operations Officer Ryan Walters, who served active duty in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland, and also a Kenston Middle School parent. 

Students have been asked to wear the following colors by

grade, in honor of our veterans:

6th Grade - Red

7th Grade - White

8th Grade Blue

JINGLE BELL ALLEY CRAFT SHOW

KENSTON ACADEMIC ACADEMY

Kenston Academic Academy is open to all students who need help completing daily assignments, catching up on absence work or assistance with organizational skills. To sign up, forms are available on the Kenston Middle School Guidance page for parents, or students may be signed up by teacher recommendation. A parent(s) signature is necessary on the KAA referral form and should be returned to the student’s appropriate guidance counselor. Click here for more details.

Kenston Academic Academy (KAA)

meets Wednesday and Thursday from 2:30-3:15 PM

in the Flight Deck

COLD WEATHER READY!

Please note that we will continue going outside for connections sessions during the Fall and Winter months. As the weather gets colder, it is a good idea to remind your student about appropriate clothing choices, and that a hat and gloves may be good things to keep in their lockers. We want to make sure that students have the appropriate attire as the weather gets colder.

FAMILY TIES NIGHT

WASHINGTON D.C. PAYMENT REMINDER

The first payment deadline is quickly approaching. Many payments have already been received, but if you have not made a payment yet, the due date for the 1st payment is NOVEMBER 10, 2023.

Payment schedule:

You may make a full payment ($603) on/before November 10th

or you may choose to break the full payment up into 3 smaller payments.  

$201 due November 10

$201 due January 12

$201 due February 23

Payments can be made via Infinite Campus (choose "school store" from the menu on the left-hand side of the screen. Then click "KMS" and scroll down until you find the Washington DC payment options). Payments can also be made by check (made out to KBOE with your child's full name in the memo line) or you may send in cash in a clearly labeled envelope. All payments can be given to Mrs. Sedmak, Mr. Fromwiller, Mr. Rellinger, or Mrs. McHugh.  

*If you have applied for financial aid, you should have received an email from Mrs. Sedmak last week. The deadline for applications is November 10th. You should hear a final answer on the amount that you will owe for the trip closer to Thanksgiving (or shortly thereafter).  

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Sedmak or Mr. Fromwiller!