 Thank you to our amazing custodians for getting our building ready for our students’ return to the building. Great job!
A message from Principal, Amy Miller:
Dear Kilmer Families,
February is Black History Month. This month students will explore a curation of Black Excellence through PAWS Advisory. This inquiry based approach highlights contributions including Philanthropy, Citizenship, Innovation, Fine & Visual Arts, Literature and Sports from the Black community. We are looking forward to this engagement of students and staff in the celebration of Black History Month.
This past Wednesday, we sent out information about the new bell schedule that begins for all students on Tuesday, February 16. The new bell schedule and the lunch schedule can be found here. Additional information is below. We also sent out information specific to returning to in-person instruction or virtual instruction.
As we prepare for students to return to the building, Thursday, February 25 and Friday, February 26 have been identified as teacher preparation days. These days will be asynchronous days for students. All students will be assigned asynchronous work for each of their classes.
Sincerely,
Amy Miller, Principal
School Holiday
All schools and offices will be closed Monday, February 15th for the Presidents Day holiday.
New Bell Schedule Starting Tuesday, February 16
FCPS has changed the middle school bell schedule to 7:30 am to 2:00 pm beginning Tuesday, February 16. Below are the adjusted times for each period. Please note that there are now two lunch periods. Students are assigned either A or B lunch based on their 5th and 6th period teachers.Lunch schedules can be found here.
Return to the Building Timeline
We have a small number of students who returned to the building in February. Most of our students who selected in-person learning will return on the following dates:.
March 2 - Grade 8
March 9 - Grade 7
Students who selected to return to the building will be in-person two days a week and virtual two days a week. Students who selected to be fully virtual for this school year will continue virtual instruction four days a week.. Here is the schedule which is based on each student’s last name.
 Important Note: Thursday, February 25 and Friday, February 26 have been identified as teacher preparation days. These days will be asynchronous days for students. All students will be assigned asynchronous work for each of their classes.
Course Registration Timeline for 2021-2022
 Online Course Requests
2021-2022 Course Registration and Curriculum Resources
Marshall High School Academic Advising Resources and Calendar of Events
Madison High School Academic Advising
Health Screening Commitment Form
As students return to in-person instruction, parents and caregivers are asked to acknowledge a Health Screening Commitment form before their student(s) re-enter school buildings. This document confirms that a parent, caregiver, or guardian will complete a daily health screening and will keep their students home when they are ill. Parents have two options to provide their response, electronically in SIS ParentVUE or via hard copy. All parents can log into SIS Parent Vue to acknowledge and accept the Daily Health Screening Commitment Form. You may have accepted the form already. When you login to ParentVUE, you will be asked to accept the form if you have not done so already. If you do not have a SIS Parent Vue Account, please click here.
Virtual Photo Option
We are partnering with Walsworth, our yearbook publisher, for digital portrait photos to use in the yearbook. All families will receive an email from Walsworth within the next few days with the subject line, “Kilmer - Yearbook Mugshot Capture ” sent from noreply@email.high5.id; please check your spam or junk folders to find the email if you do not see it by the end of next week. You will be able to take a digital photo of your student with either a smart phone or the FCPS provided laptop. If your student had a photo taken in-person with Lifetouch, a digital photo using this link is not recommended.
Please review the photo of your student to ensure that it conforms to the recommendations below.
Kilmer Pantry
Thank you to our community for your continued support of our food pantry. We have several easy ways to donate, if you can help.
Cash Donations:
If you would like to make a cash donation and let the PTA do the shopping for you, please Donate at Pay4School.
Drop Off Locations:
Several of our PTA members will have plastic collection bins at their homes and you can do a contactless drop off any day/time that works for you. Bins are located at: 2311 Malraux Dr. and 9428 Delancey Dr.
If you would like to drop off items at Kilmer, we are collecting donations through a drive-thru collection on Mondays from 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Online Purchases:
You are also invited to donate non-perishable food items by direct shipping from Amazon, Target, Walmart, or wherever you shop (send to the attention of Debra David at Kilmer). The Amazon WishList includes a list of suggested food items to donate.
Food donation requests include:
Rice, beans, canned tuna, shelf-stable milk, wheat flour, corn masa flour, sugar, cooking oil, juice, crackers, raisins, cereal, oatmeal, breakfast bars, microwave popcorn, granola bars, instant individual macaroni and cheese, Ramen noodles, snacks, etc…
Household and personal donation requests include:
Toothpaste, bar soap, dish soap, laundry soap, individually wrapped rolls of paper towels, and small packages of toilet paper.
We are grateful for the support of our Kilmer Community.
If you wish your family to receive food, please contact your child’s counselor.
What’s on the Shelf: News from the Kilmer Library
We want to highlight two upcoming author events of interest!
Join Jason Reynolds and Dr. Ibram Kendi on Wednesday, February 17, 7pm-8pm, as they discuss their collaboration on Stamped: Remix: Racism, Antiracism and You, a young adult adaptation of Dr. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. This FREE virtual event is hosted by Chesterfield County Public Library, but is open to all who register.
Meet award-winning Author Kwame Alexander in a live, virtual event hosted by the Fairfax County Public Library on Monday, February 22, 2:30-3:15pm. FREE, but registration is required! Alexander has written The Crossover (Newbery Medal), Booked, Solo, Rebound, Swing, and more.
Upcoming Kilmer Library Dates:
- Thursday, February 18, 5:00pm-7:00pm: Cougars @ the Curb / Kilmer MS Door #3
- Monday, February 22, 1:00pm-3:30pm: Cougars @ the Curb / Kilmer MS Door #3
Afterschool At a Glance
 As a reminder all students must have a completed Kilmer Middle Afterschool General Registration Form on file to participate. Updates, club descriptions and meeting details are located in the Schoology Afterschool Group (access code 2W54-ZSDS-BKJMV). Individual club enrollment requests, descriptions and the Afterschool Activities Calendar are located under Resources. Contact After School Program Specialist, Kimberly Kardelis with questions.
8th Grade Families - The CPP Application 2021-22 is OPEN!
The College Partnership Program (CPP) is designed to assist students traditionally underrepresented in college in exploring, applying and enrolling in college. In accordance with FCPS’ goal to eliminate gaps in opportunity, access, and achievement for all students, CPP focuses on academic advising, college visits, parent engagement and preparation beyond high school.
- Apply online through FCPS G-Suite account
- Application Deadline: March 19, 2021
- Student Notification: Spring 2021
- Orientation & Induction: Spring 2021
There are 2 Writing Sample Questions in the application:
- If we were to ask your closest friend(s) what your outstanding personal qualities are, what would they say? Why?
- What are your short and/or long-term college and career goals? How or why do you need the College Partnership Program to support your high school journey?
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Factors for Consideration:
- First-generation college student (first in family to attend U.S. institution)
- Demonstrates the ability to achieve & maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5
- Member of a traditionally underrepresented student groups in college
- Demonstrates a willingness to pursue advanced coursework
- Demonstrates leadership in school or community activities
- Demonstrates a desire to attend college
- ANY student can & ALL are welcome to apply
For more information visit the website:
College Partnership Program (CPP)
For help understanding or completing CPP Application:
Kilmer's CPP Advocate
Essay Writing Support Registration Form
*We also have a College & Career Exploration/CPP Google Classroom:Code 6zt7iww
The College Success and Middle School After School Programs will host a virtual Question & Answer session (click the link to register) for families on Mon. March 1st from 5:30- 6:30PM.
CPP supports first-generation college goers (parents did not attend college in the United States) and subgroups that are traditionally underrepresented in higher education (African American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, English learners, students with disabilities or economically disadvantaged students). Please do not assume that a student is ineligible as we will carefully review eligibility during the application reviewing process.
Northrop Grumman E-Week
Virtual Engineers Week (E-Week) celebrates the fun and excitement of engineering with local students, educators and parents. More information and registration details can be found here.
Feb. 22 Engineers Week Kickoff
Presentation from Naia Butler-Craig, an Aerospace Engineering PhD student, NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Fellow and GEM Fellow at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Feb. 23 Northrop Grumman’s Wildlife Challenge—Operation PolarEye
What started as a weekend Hack-A-Thon brought about a global conservation effort. Northrop Grumman's Wildlife Challenge competition had one goal in mind: find a new way to map ice formations in the Arctic, in hopes of tracking polar bear migration patterns without disturbing their natural habitat.
Feb. 24 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Challenge
Learn how Northrop Grumman employees are developing technology solutions for remote oyster reef monitoring.
Feb. 25 Virtual Tour of Northrop Grumman’s Center for Innovative Solutions
Feb. 26 How We Are Going to the Moon – Engineering for the Artemis Mission
Northrop Grumman engineers share details about the Artemis mission and some of the key components they are working on to make this mission a success.
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