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Assistant Principal's Message
Hello Kenmore Colt Families and Friends,
Welcome to Spring in the Pacific Northwest! As the weather (hopefully) improves we want to renew our partnership with our parents to help all our students have a successful ending to the school year. Here are a few reminders about behavior. Please remind your student that from the first bell of the day to the last bell of the day, all personal devices should be stowed in a backpack or a locker. We have seen an increase in cell phone violations lately. Another reminder is situational awareness. We often conference with students about whether it is the right time and place for certain behaviors and language. We want to keep the focus on our pillars and learning up through the end of the year.
As we work to partner and communicate with you about your student, multiple staff members have shared with me that they have either phoned or emailed a parent/guardian and not got any sort of response. We would love to have dialogue with you to team to support your student’s positive behavior and academic progress. Please call back or respond to the email. Let us know the best way to work with you and your student. We have such a great community - let’s make it even better! Thank you for all your support,
We’re looking for parent volunteers to assist with Track and Field practices. No experience is needed—we just need extra hands to help the coaches.
- When: Mondays & Thursdays
- Time: 2:35 PM – 4:10 PM
If you can help out (even just one day a week), please email rbragg@nsd.org or call 425-408-6404. Thanks for supporting our students!
Sincerely,
Jen Hernandez
Dates to Remember
- 05.25: NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
- 05.13: Honor Society Ceremony
- 05.28: Season 4 Sports END
- 06.03-06.12 - Yearbook Sales
- 06.03: Band Concert @6:30pm KMS Gym
- 06.10: Orchestra & Choir Concert @6:30 KMS Gym
- 06.05: Spirit Assembly - PM
- 06.16: Colt Day 1:00PM
- 06.17: LAST DAY of School! (8:00AM-10:30AM)
Kitchen Table and Clubs
KITCHEN TABLE
Offered every Tuesday and Thursday in Room 206 after last period (2:36pm). Many KMS teachers will be present to provide assistance with a wide-range of academic subjects. All students should pre-arrange to be promptly picked up by 4:10pm in the front of the school.
Students are not permitted to actively use their phones during Kitchen Table but can use them to communicate with families at the start and at the end of our meetings. Snacks are provided!
NOTE: Non-walking/bike-riding KMS students must show a note or email/text message to a Kitchen Table supervisor if they are exiting our session before 4:10pm. Students are not permitted to exit Kitchen Table early and remain on campus unsupervised.
D&D CLUB
D&D - Sign ups are closed for this session.
ART CLUB
Watch the colt slides for the next sign up.
GAME CLUB
Game Club -Thursdays after school in the Library.
CODING CLUB
Coding Club with UW Bothell - Thursdays in Room 249. For all levels, UW students assist.
- Starts May 5th thru June 2nd. 2:35pm-4:00pm
- Students watch the colt slides for sign up information!
NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY
Thank you to all who applied to join or renew their memberships! All who met the deadline and successfully completed the application will learn their status via school and parent email over early-Spring Break (if not sooner!) and receive directions for next steps!
DEBATE CLUB
Watch for updates from Mr. Razem! All competitions are done for the year.
DRAMA CLUB
Info coming for the last drama opportunity of this year.
News from the Nurse
Health Update: Flu season is still upon us. The typical peak time for Influenza in our area is January-March, but it can extend through April and May. Please keep your child home with a fever over 100.0. Students must be fever free without medications, and no diarrhea/vomiting for 24 hours before returning to school. If you are concerned with a viral illness, please consider wearing a mask and practice frequent handwashing.
NSD website link, When to Stay home:
Thank you,
Nurse Beckie
Season 4 Sports
SEASON 4 SPORTS PAYMENTS ARE DUE!
All sport fees are now due. As a reminder, an ASB Card $40 fee is required in addition to the $200 Sports Fee when participating. NOTE: Your fees/fines must be paid in order to participate in a match/meet.
Please don't let the cost of sports be the reason your student is not participating. We do have some scholarships available. Reach out to your counselor or talk to Ms. Bragg.
Counseling News
SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
FOR CURRENT 6TH AND 7TH GRADERS:
- ACCELERATED MATH IN SUMMER SCHOOL INFORMATION
- If your student is interested in taking an online accelerated math class this summer, information can be found here:
- NSD Summer School Website Link
- Summer Accelerated Math Information Link
REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!
Remember summer accelerated math is totally voluntary. If you have any questions, ask your student’s counselor.
FOR CURRENT 8TH GRADERS:
- WANIC SUMMER COURSES
- WANIC stands for the Washington Network for Innovative Careers, a regional skill center cooperative in Northeast King County, Washington, providing specialized, hands-on career technical education (CTE). Typically for high school juniors and seniors, but summer programs are accessible for incoming 9th graders.
Check it out for more information:
Save the Day: Viking Exploration Day
Thursday, April 23rd from 5-6pm is Viking Exploration Day for rising 9th graders!
If you (or your child) is planning to attend Inglemoor High School next year, we would like to welcome you on campus on April 23rd! During this event, we will be hosting student-led tours of campus, informational booths for club and sports offerings at IHS, and a sneak peek into construction progress for the new building set to open in the fall of 2027!
You are also welcome to stay and watch our Unified Club Basketball Tournament in the gym, which starts at 6pm. We are looking forward to welcoming you all to Inglemoor High School!
Go Vikings!
Innovation Lab High School
Innovation Lab High School’s Pancakes with the Principal on April 16
As a reminder, enrollment is open for all Northshore School District choice schools and programs, including Innovation Lab High School (ILHS). All families and students who would like to learn more about Northshore’s small, student-centered high school where curiosity and passion guide each student’s experience are welcome to attend Innovation Lab’s Pancakes with the Principal on Thursday, April 16 from 5:30-7 p.m. Come have a pancake dinner at ILHS, meet your future classmates, make a shirt, have a fun night of games and crafts, and learn about Innovation Lab’s unique programs and project-based learning. Learn more and RSVP.
Message from the Attendance Secretary
We’ve all been there. Lovely spring finally emerges after a long, dark winter; the weather gets nicer and it feels harder and harder to motivate students to show up to school. The Spring Slide is here: a decrease in student attendance in the spring semester.
When a school has very high levels of absenteeism, it creates high levels of churn, and it disrupts the learning for students who are regularly in school, because teachers are almost constantly reteaching content missed by the students who are absent.
While all absences matter, spring absences are more impactful than fall absences because of the increased rigor in those spring lessons. Building and expanding upon the groundwork done in the fall, missed lessons in the spring means losing more substantial learning opportunities.
- Student attendance is closely linked to academic success. We ask that parents try to schedule family vacations, as well as planned medical and dental appointments around the school calendar. Attendance Counts! All day, every school day!
Library News
Congratulations to our Annual Bookmark Contest Winners! It is always a joy to see what students create, and this year was especially impressive. The seven bookmarks shown below were the top vote getters, and were printed and distributed to students this week. Thank you to all of our participants, we appreciate you!
Volunteer Opportunities
POPCORN FRIDAY
Help us keep the Popcorn Friday tradition popping! 🍿 This is a year-long favorite for the kids, but we need a steady team of parent volunteers to make it happen. Without enough help, we may have to cancel some dates—and we’d hate for the kids to miss out!
Please take a quick look at the schedule and grab a spot (or two!) HERE.
Even an hour of your time makes a huge difference. Thanks for helping us keep the snacks—and the kids—happy!
KMS LUNCH VOLUNTEERS
Are you able to help out on campus? We are looking for more volunteers at lunch time or before school, if you are interested in helping please contact Joey Robertson (jrobertson@nsd.org) or Jennifer Hernandez (jhernandez@nsd.org). Most volunteers do one day a week. Invite a friend to join you! All volunteers are required to fill out the NSD volunteer form online before volunteering at school. SIGN UP LINK
Make sure your volunteer status is up to date. NSD volunteer info found HERE.
Login Assistance
PARENT LOGIN INFORMATION:
- TOUCHBASE (Online Payments for sports/yearbooks/ASB card/fees/fines) - https://wa-northshore.intouchreceipting.com/
- PARENTVUE (Student Info/Contact Info/Grades) – https://wa-nor-psv.edupoint.com/
- PARENT SQUARE: (School/ District Communications platform) - www.parentsquare.com
- FINAL FORMS (Sports Registration) - https://northshore-wa.finalforms.com/
- LINQ Connect (ADD funds to student lunch account) - https://linqconnect.com/
- SCHOOLOGY (Students' class assignments) https://app.schoology.com/login
- FREE & REDUCED APPLICATION/FEE WAIVER LINK Page - Fill out the Online Application for free and reduced meals AND fill out the Fee Waiver form. - https://www.nsd.org/schools/get-started/food-services/free-and-reduced-price-breakfast-lunch
KMS PTSA News
8TH GRADE PARTY
- When: Thursday, June 11th 6-8pm (check-in 5:30pm)
- Where: Elevated Sportz Trampoline Park, 18311 Bothell Everett Hwy #140, Bothell
- Why: Let's celebrate our amazing 8th graders as they finish their middle school journey
Important info:
Tickets are NOW ON SALE! Follow this LINK to purchase your tickets and receive early bird pricing ($35). Ticket prices will increase closer to the event. Tickets include entrance into the facility, grip socks, food, drinks, arcade cards and more! Be sure to sign the waiver when purchasing tickets.
Interested in volunteering? Sign up HERE
If you have any questions, please email Patti at eightgradeparty@kenmoreptsa.org
STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK: MAY 4-8
We will be providing grab & go snacks on Tuesday, May 5th and a Taco lunch on Thursday, May 7th to celebrate our wonderful KMS staff!
Grab & Go donations can be dropped off on Monday, May 4th
Lunch donations can be dropped off on Thursday, May 7th by 10:30am
Can't get to school to donate, but want to show your appreciation to the staff? Make a monetary donation here and we will use the money to purchase items for the week!
Thank you for helping us recognize and appreciate our KMS staff members!
NOMINATIONS FOR 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR
The Nominating Committee is looking for volunteers for the 2026-27 Executive Board. If you are interested in a position, you can nominate yourself or someone else using this FORM
Is the Executive Board not the right fit but you are interesting in getting involved in another way? We are also looking for volunteers for other board and committee positions. Please go to our website to look at all of our information: KENMORE PTSA. For questions, please contact Patti Foster at treasurer@kenmoreptsa.org.
APRIL DINE OUT BENEFITTING 8TH GRADE PARTY AND THE PTSA!
- Where: Canyon Park Mod Pizza
- Address: 22833 Bothell Everett Hwy, Ste. 161, Bothell
- When: Tuesday, April 21st
- Fundraiser Code: MODGIVES25
These activities are not sponsored nor endorsed by the Northshore School District or any of its schools. The district assumes no responsibility for the conduct during or the safety of the activities. Northshore School District shall be held harmless from any cause of action, claim, or petition filed in any court or administrative tribunal arising out of the distribution of these materials including attorney's fees and judgment or awards.