Kirkpatrick Connection

Greetings KHMSM Parents!

Our Caregivers look forward to seeing our residents tomorrow. Covid cases have decreased greatly, but we still need your help! Please let us know immediately if your child needs to quarantine due to a positive case in your home or testing positive. Email ahudson@cmsd.k12.ms.us, call, or text back on this newsletter, so we can better serve all students. Attached is information about free testing available at our school, but please submit an excuse and keep all ill students home. Per district policy, we can accept up to 5 parent notes stating the reason for the absence if they did not visit the doctor.

Big Ideas for the Week!

• Spirit Tshirt Order Forms and money are due by Tuesday. You can send then on Monday. If you need a digital option and would like to CashApp please email ahudson@cmsd.k12.ms.us and we will make arrangements for you.
• Reading Roadmap will be held Monday - Thursday evening. Please pick up at 4:30.
• Wellness Wednesday - Medical Attire (Don't forget a coat over the lab coat. It's chilly!) We will have a guest speaker for K-1 students, Kellie Burke from Happy Healthy. 4th graders don't forget your lab coats for your Science presentations.
• It's time for a "Check Up." Join us for a Parent Meeting Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 5pm on School Announcements.

Wish List

• Microban Spray
• Small bottles of water

Please consider contributing to our Donors Choose campaign for a poster printer for our staff and students to improve learning with the help of large visuals. Click below to give or share with others:

https://www.donorschoose.org/project/post-it/6037667/

Special thanks to the following families that donated since our last newsletter:

• Parents of McKenzie Sullinger
• Parents of Vondria Wilson
• Parents of Abee Hudson

Don't forget!

• 60% Day - Wednesday, February 9th
• Progress Reports Distribution - Thursday, February 10th
• President's Day - (School Closed) - Monday, February 21st

Join the CMSD Parent Center in partnership with the Mississippi Dept of Education on Monday, January 31st

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/cmc-pcqh-snf

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 316-536-0702

PIN: ‪728 739 274#

We would love to increase our school spirit by adding multiple Spirit Fridays during each month. Our first design will serve as a fundraiser for our school garden cameras. Please consider purchasing a t-shirt to support these efforts. The t-shirt will be red. Order forms were sent Friday, but are also attached below. Money will be collected between January 31st and February 1st. The prices are below:

YS-YXL $12

Adult Small-XL $14

2X $15

3X $16

4X $17

Our district Reading Fair was held Friday, 1/28. Congratulate all participants and the following residents who placed:

• Division A- Abee Hudson placed 2nd place

  Division B- Morgan Deberry placed 3rd place

  Division C- Zhemariah Burrage place 2nd place

  Division G - Brandon Williams - place 1st place

• Clarksdale's Walmart Pharmacy
• Urgent and Primary Care (Daily Vaccinations)
• Aaron E. Henry Community Health Center (Fridays)

Call and get more information if you are interested. We have had several students receive the Covid-19 vaccine, and so far all have that have shared with us had a good experience. DID YOU KNOW??

Vaccinated students can avoid the 14 day quarantine if they are a close contact. If they have no symptoms and test negative every 3-5 days. Free tests are available at school with parent signed permission slips.

Free Covid-19 testing is available at the school for those with any symptoms if a waiver form has been completed. The procedure is noninvasive and not painful at all. Students say it “tickles” only.

Kirkpatrick welcomes the nationally recognized non-profit organization, Save the Children to our school and school district. Beginning this week we will be accepting 50 students to the In-school Reading Program that uses Accelerated Reader and additional incentives to help foster a love for reading. Additionally, we will be seeking 20 parents will children ages 0-3 to participate in our Early Years Program to learn engaging strategies to prepare children for school. We will also have 65 students participating in the Sponsorship Program to help inform others about the great impact of these programs. Please help us welcome our newest Caregivers: Kimberly Cleark, Shawandra Nawls, and Cassandra Wilson.

Mrs. Sharon Montgomery, District Parent Liaison, is happy to assist with learning projects like the ones listed below. Please don’t hesitate to ask for help with your educational project. Call 662.627.8500 or visit the Central Office at 526 S Choctaw Street for more information.