 Ms. Jones welcomed Dr. Joe Pesce, an astrophysicist who specializes in galaxies and black holes, to her office hours to present to her classes. An out of this world experience to hear him speak.
From the Principal's Desk:
May 15, 2020
Dear Kilmer Families,
We were happy to connect with several families during our Virtual Parent Coffee on Friday, May 15. The virtual parent coffee focused on organization and study skill strategies in the Distance Learning Environment and additional Distance Learning opportunities. We will have the second session of our virtual parent coffee on Monday, May 18 at 3:00. This virtual parent coffee will cover the same content as the Friday session. We will resend the link on Monday morning. The sessions are also recorded and posted on our website.
Please encourage your student to visit the Kilmer Library website (https://www.kilmerlibrary.org/), the Health & PE Department website (https://www.kilmerlibrary.org/wellness.html), and the Afterschool Activities Google Classroom (https://kilmerms.fcps.edu/announcements/after-school-google-classroom) for additional opportunities.
The process for student locker item pick-up will start this coming week. Each family will receive an email through e-notify letting them know the specific date and time to come to Kilmer for the curbside pick-up. This process will take several days. Families should receive their e-notify email letting them know their date for pick-up no later than Wednesday, May 20th.
Sincerely,
Amy Miller
Principal
4th quarter grading
- Teachers will be providing feedback such as comments on quality of work and guidance for improvement.
- Assignment “marks” will be entered into the gradebook and will be: Proficient, Attempted, Not Attempted
- This data will be considered to positively influence the final course grade.
- Students and families will be able to see “marks” in SIS.
- All students will receive a No Mark “NM” as their fourth quarter grade. NM will be added to Teacher Gradebooks this Monday, May 18th. The NM fourth quarter grade will be visible in the gradebook module in SIS ParentVue and StudentVue.
Distance learning continues be a new experience for everyone. All students are encouraged to reach out to their teachers and school counselors when they have questions throughout the rest of the school year. The virtual office hours will be a great time to connect with individual questions. Additional information about how the final course grade will be calculated will be shared at a later date.
ESOL Online Summer Program
Dear Parents/Guardians, Please consider having your child(ren) participate in our ESOL online summer school program. More details, see attached flyers. Have your child(ren) join us online this summer to practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking in English. All Middle School and High School English Learners (levels 1-4) are invited to participate!
This free program is called ESOL Language and Literacy Connections and is three weeks long. Classes will meet from June 22-July 14, 2020. Each day, your child(ren) will participate in one hour of online learning with a teacher and one hour of independent work. You can choose a class in the morning or in the evening. Morning: 10:30am-11:30am or Evening: 7:00pm-8:00pm
We hope to see your child(ren) there!
Amharic Arabic Chinese Farsi Korean Spanish Urdu Vietnamese
To register, please contact your child(ren)’s ESOL teacher or Susanne Ehsani, ESOL Department Chair, sehsani@fcps.edu
Parent Coffee
 We will be offering a virtual Parent Coffee on Monday, May 18 at 3:00 PM. During this time, our school counselors will share helpful tips on organization and study skill strategies in the Distance Learning Environment. We will also hear from our Librarians, PE Teachers, and our After-School Specialist to learn about additional Distance Learning opportunities.
We will send the Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Link via e-notify Monday morning. Please note each session has a maximum of 250 participants. Both Coffees will cover the same information. Please plan to participate in only one session. We will also record the sessions and post them on the Kilmer website.
New Yearbook Spread
During this unprecedented time, Kilmer’s yearbook staff wants to document what the Kilmer community has been doing to stay positive during school closing. We will be creating a spread that includes photos and stories of what students, parents, and staff have been doing during their quarantine to stay busy, connect with others, and stay active. Please send pictures and stories to pmprevost@fcps.edu of you connecting through social media (tiktok, facetime, etc.), creating art projects, baking/cooking at home, spending time with family, taking walks, virtual learning, playing games, etc. Please write a caption of who is in the picture and what you are doing. Thank you!
Afterschool in the Distance Learning World
The Middle School After-School Specialists have put together a number of virtual after-school activities in Google Classrooms to engage you in the arts, music, STEM, physical fitness, cooking, games, puzzles, literature, and more – things you can do by yourself or with a group of your classmates. There will be a variety of activities (topics) to choose from in the "Classwork" tab. We hope you enjoy this site, and feel free to access any and all of it to help you pass the time actively during this time of social distancing. Kilmer Afterschool Google Classroom Code: y2amdrr
Afterschool @Home Clubs Begin Next Week
In order to be added to the roster & join session(s) use the KMS Afterschool @Home Clubs Registration Form
Model United Nations -Tuesday 2:00-3:00PM
Dungeons & Dragons - Thursday 2:30-3:30PM
Afterschool is now on IG @kilmerafterschool
If you have questions or ideas for other activities Email or Schedule A Virtual Meeting with Kimberly Kardelis, After-School Program Specialist. We will continue to create and add content in Google Classroom.
Yearbook
There is still time to purchase your copy of Kilmer’s 2019/2020 yearbook. They are $40 online and can be purchased through this link: shorturl.at/egoS3. At this time, all yearbooks must be purchased through the online portal. Information on how the yearbooks will be distributed this year will be coming in the next couple of weeks. Right now, due to building closures, delivery of the yearbooks will be sometime this summer. Stay tuned for opportunities to send in your photos of stay at home life.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, May 18 - Asynchronous Day
Monday, May 18 - Parent Coffee, 3pm
Tuesday, May 19- Asynchronous Day and Teacher Office Hours
Wednesday, May 20 - Virtual Classes, Periods 1, 3, PAWS, 7
Thursday, May 21 - Asynchronous Day and Teacher Office Hours
Friday, May 22 - Virtual Classes, Periods 2, 4, 6, 8
Monday, May 25 - No School, Memorial Day
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