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Check the website calendar for the most up to date information. February 21 AVID High School Family Night (5:30 pm) February 22 Orchestra Pre-UIL Concert (6:00 pm) Boys B Basketball vs. Covington (7th Home) February 28 NAEP Testing March 2 PTA Meeting Band Pre-UIL Concert (6:00 pm) March 3 Spring Fling March 9 Guitar Concert (5:30 pm) March 13-17 Spring Break KBTV NEWS Kealing Broadcast Television is a student developed news program that airs every Tuesday through Advisory. Take a look at the videos to keep up with what's newsworthy at Kealing. Check out the broadcasts. They will post weekly in the Student Life section of the Kealing website. Thanks to our growing list of Kealing PTA Business Supporters! PRINCIPAL’S LIST ($1000-1999) Texas Art Portraits HONOR ROLL ($500-999) Austin Boxing Babes Charm School Vintage GasPedal Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects Mueller Olive Garden Snarf’s Sandwiches SCHOLAR ($250-499) Code Studio Coco Paloma Desserts FOLIO Communications Group Human Financial Slavonk & Hortus Terraria Click here to find out more about the Kealing Business Supporters Program! | NAEP Testing - February 28, 2017 Your 8th grade student may be selected to take a mathematics or reading assessment. The assessment also asks students questions about their daily routine and their educational experiences. For example, students are asked if there is a computer at home and about the amount of reading they do. Student responses are anonymous, and they provide context and meaning to the assessment results. Please visit http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/booklets.asp to review sample questions. The assessment takes about 90 to 120 minutes for most students. The results are completely confidential (in accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347). The information collected is used for statistical purposes only. Your child’s grades will not be affected. Students may be excused for any reason, are not required to complete the assessment, and may skip any question. There is no need to study in preparation for NAEP, but please encourage your child to do their best. A brochure that explains what participation in NAEP means for you and your child is available here. Contact Roxane Lopez at 512-414-2444 or at roxane.lopez@austinisd.org if you have any questions. No Mathcounts This Week Choice Sheets Are Coming! Coding Workshop 2/16 or 2/21 2.45 - 4.15pm Room 235 Kealing Middle School is partnering with CodeWizardsHQ to offer a coding workshop to interested students. During this 90-minute session, students learn to code in HTML/CSS and use it to build a fun web comic. No prior coding experience is needed. Limited seats - registration is limited to only 24 students per session and on a first come basis. To find out more details and to register, go to - http://www.codewizardshq.com/codingworkshop/ Model UN Staffing Change Mr. Williams will be on leave for the remainder of the school year. John Hutka is an experienced assistant principal and will be joining us in Mr. Williams' absence. Mr. Hutka's information will be posted online after his Tuesday start. You may contact him with questions and concerns regarding 8th grade students. 8th Grade Parents - Mark Your Calendars!
HIGH SCHOOL CHOICE SHEETS/4 YEAR PLANS Every 8th grader is required, by the district, to complete a choice sheet/four year plan/endorsement selection with their zoned high school. Each school will send counselors who will explain and assist students in completing their choice sheet/four year plan online. The students will also complete a hard copy version which they are required to get signed by a parent/guardian and return to Ms. Lopez, the 8th grade counselor. Please try to ensure that your student is present to meet with their zoned school. Schools who are already scheduled are listed below. If a student is accepted into a specialized program at a high school, like LASA, they will complete the four year plan at a date determined by the program; but they are still encouraged to complete the zoned school’s four year plan. If your school is not scheduled yet, there will be communication sent out when their date is confirmed.
HIGH SCHOOL EVENING EXPOS Anderson – February 1st @ 5:30-7:30pm McCallum- February 28th@ 6:30-9:30pm Please visit the Kealing Guidance Website at kmsguidance.weebly.com for continued updates.
Gifted and Talented Nomination The window for GT parent and teacher nominations is now open. AISD screens students for the GT program using a multi-criteria approach to selection. GT identification is based upon data collected from academic tests, parent and teacher observation surveys, student surveys, and student portfolio work samples. If you would like to nominate your child for GT screening, please complete the parent nomination form and return it to the Program Office by February 10. Nomination forms can be found outside the Main Office. For digital nomination forms or additional information, please contact Lyra Swinney via email at lyra.swinney@austinisd.org or by phone at (512) 841-7746. | PTA ANNOUNCEMENTS Kealing Center Stage Kealing Center Stage is looking for sponsors to help make this event a great success! Kealing Center Stage is the major annual fundraising event to support Kealing Middle School and its teachers – and a fun filled night of food, live music, and silent and live auctions. This year’s event will take place at Spiderhouse Ballroom on April 8th from 6:30-10 PM. 3 Reasons to become a sponsor of Kealing Center Stage TODAY:
Your Kealing Center Stage Team March for Education
Spirit Wear Sales Spirit Wear Sales! PTA will be selling spirit wear to students on Thursday, February 2 and Friday, February 3, in the cafeteria during all lunches. PTA will accept cash or check. You can check out the new styles and also order and pay online at www.kealingpta.org/store. Zip Hoodies $25 T-shirts $15 Baseball shirts $20 Kealing stickers/magnets $3 Kealing Center Stage Mark your calendars for the evening of April 8th for Kealing Center Stage, the Kealing PTA’s largest fundraiser of the year. Kealing Center Stage is a fun-packed evening for parents, teachers, and staff, with food, live music, a silent auction, and more. Planning is under way now for this big event, and tickets will go on sale in February. This event depends on the generous support of parents, local businesses, and friends of the school. There are several ways you can help support this important event today:
Shadow Wranglers Needed
Shadowing starts next week and we still need a few more volunteers. Please consider helping out if you can. Slots are about 45 minutes long and your help is greatly needed. Thank you to those who have already signed up. In case you haven't, here's the information again.. From 1/30/17 - 2/28/17 prospective Kealing students will shadow current students to learn about the magnet program. Parents are needed in the mornings from 6:55 - 7:45 and afternoons from 2:15 - 3:00 to help greet, check in and check out shadowing students. You can sign up once or several times to do this quick and easy, but important job.
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