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KELLOGG FAMILY NEWS | LATE SUMMER EDITION
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About these dates . . .
Check your Skyward credentials now so you are not scrambling on Monday, August 16. You will need your Skyward username and password to access your child's schedule.
Tuesday, August 24 (grades 7-8)
Wednesday, August 25 (grade 6 & special programs)
We will be hosting Open House on this date, but based on increasing COVID infection rates, we are making changes to the plan! We will share full details in next Friday's newsletters, but in the meantime plan on being able to
- pick-up a hard copy of student schedule
- get school picture taken
- drop off things in locker
- walk through the building to practice the schedule
- drop off meds, immunization records or other health forms
- pick-up information on PTSA, community ed, SNS & more!
- get a COVID vaccination (students & families)
We do NOT anticipate teachers being present in classrooms. We are restructuring this event to ensure families only spend about 15 minutes in the building on a self-guided tour in effort to mitigate risk to staff, students and families. More details to come.
Meet Me in the Middle
Meet Me in the Middle is a program designed to help ensure a calm and supportive orientation experience for all students new to RPS middle schools. Students new to middle school will meet teachers, learn the lunch and locker routines and navigate the building and transportation with fewer peers in attendance. This is our way of creating a safe, welcoming and successful middle school foundation.
Monday, August 30 - Meet Me in the Middle
- All 6th grade students
- 7th & 8th graders that have not yet attended their RPS middle school in person
Tuesday, August 31 - First Day of Middle School (all RPS middle schoolers)
FREE MEALS
ALL students are eligible to receive FREE BREAKFAST & LUNCH for school year 2021-2022.
- Free and reduced meal applications will need to be completed by families to support your school’s funding, scholarship eligibility and fee waivers.
- This year breakfast and lunch are free for ALL students. Those who elect to bring a meal from home and who would like to have milk with their meal are able to purchase milk at school for $.45/carton. Free meal benefits do not apply to individual milk.
- SNS plans to bring ala carte (snack) options back beginning Tuesday, September 7th. Students will need to have money in their accounts to purchase ala carte options.
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21-22 Grading & Conference Dates
Quarter 1
- By Oct 1 – Progress Reports emailed home by individual teachers
- Oct 14 – Parent-Teacher Conferences (more details will be provided in September)
- Oct 19 – Parent-Teacher Conferences (more details will be provided in September)
- Nov 4 – Last day of Q1
- Nov 5 – Q1 Work day (no school for students)
- Nov 10 – Q1 Report Cards posted in Skyward
Quarter 2
- By Dec 10 – Progress Reports emailed home by individual teachers
- Jan 20 – Last day of Q2
- Jan 21 – Q2 Work day (no school for students)
- Jan 26 – Q2 Report Cards posted in Skyward
Quarter 3
- By Feb 25 – Progress Reports emailed home by individual teachers
- Mar 3 – Parent-Teacher Conferences (more details will be provided in February)
- Mar 24 – Last day of Q3
- Mar 25 – Q3 Work day (no school for students)
- Mar 25 – Q3 Report Cards posted in Skyward
Quarter 4
- By May 6 – Progress Reports emailed home by individual teachers
- Jun 3 – Last day of Q4
- Jun 6 – Q4 Work day (no school for students)
- Jun 6 – Q4 Report Cards posted in Skyward
- Jun 8 – Final Report Cards mailed home
- Grades can be monitored on Skyward throughout the quarter.
- We recommend signing up for Parent Summaries via Google Classroom, too. You should receive an invite the first couple days of school inviting you to join. Once you join, you will receive updates for all of your child's classes.
- To see your child's full Google Classroom, have your child share their username and password\, then log in as your child.
- In addition to the Progress Reports, teachers will send email notifications for students that are not passing a class two weeks prior to the end of the grading period.
21-22 Testing Dates
FastBridge
Screening assessment; 15-25 minutes per test given fall, winter & spring.
- Reading 9/13-9/17, 1/24-1/28, 5/9-5/13
- Math 9/20-9/24, 1/31-2/4, 5/16-5/20
MCA
Comprehensive state assessment; 1-3 hours per test, given in the spring.
- Reading 4/11-4/15
- Math 4/18-4/22
- Science 4/6-4/8
- MTAS 3/14-4/22
ACCESS
English Learner assessment; 3-4 hours given late winter.
- EL 2/21-3/4
Dates may change slightly. Regular newsletters will provide reminders closer to test dates.
Kellogg Theater
(repeat)
Auditions for Kellogg’s fall play, “Into the Woods Jr.” will take place August 31, September 1st, and September 2nd right after school each day. Tuesday, August 31 will be Singing Auditions, Wednesday, September 1 will be Speaking Auditions, and Thursday, September 2 will be Callback Auditions.
The play will be performed the week of November 15th. Daytime performances will be for student audiences only. Public performances will take place Thursday and Friday evening starting at 7:00pm.
There is a $20 activity fee for all students cast in the play.
Any questions can be emailed to Poppy Lear at kalear@rochesterschools.org.
SUMMER CONNECTIONS
Administration
Angi McAndrews, Principal
507-328-5817 anmcandrews@rochesterschools.org
Mike Widman, Assistant Principal
507-328-5815 miwidman@rochesterschools.org
Teri Linander, Assistant Principal
507-328-5816 telinander@rochesterschools.org
Office Staff
Robyn Davis, Office Manager
507-328-5801 rodavis@rochesterschools.org
Lydia Ewing-Green, Registrar & Attendance
507-328-5810 lyewinggreen@rochesterschools.org
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Kellogg Middle School
Email: anmcandrews@rochester.k12.mn.us
Website: www.kellogg.rochester.k12.mn.us
Location: 503 17th St NE, Rochester, MN, USA
Phone: 507-328-5800
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Kellogg.Middle.School/
Twitter: @KelloggMiddle