Attention KCSD Families,
We want to strongly encourage all of our families to ensure their contact information. This is going to be very important as we are moving to a new, more robust, notification system. This new notification system will not require any sign up, opting-in, or extra work on our families. All we need is for families to sign into their Infinite Campus accounts and make sure all of their contact information is entered correctly.
Disclaimer: We will be sending out a Test Message with this new system at 4:00pm this afternoon. If you do not receive this message, check your Infinite Campus account contact information. If you are having any issues with Infinite Campus, contact ICHelp@kcsd.k12.ia.us
We are excited to announce we have launched a brand new app to accompany our new website (knoxville.k12.ia.us)! There are many great features to this new app that make it quick and easy to find the information you need. Some of our favorite features include; the updated building-specific lunch menus and building-specific calendars and events! Download the app from the links below, or search "Knoxville CSD IA" in your App Store to check it out for yourself.
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/knoxville-csd-ia/id1659112486
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.knoxvilleia
The KCSD School Board will hold its regular meeting tonight at 5:30 pm in the Board Room at the KCSD District Office (418 S Park Lane Drive). Members of the community are invited to attend to learn more about the latest news from the district. Agendas, Minutes, and information for all School Board Meetings can be found here: https://www.knoxville.k12.ia.us/page/school-board
2 Hour Delay for KCSD on Thursday Jan. 19, 2023
📣📣 Calling all parents of 3 and 4 year olds 📣📣
West Elementary will be hosting a Preschool Information Night on Monday, February 6th at 5:00pm in the West Cafeteria!! Come learn all about Preschool at KCSD!
Students must be 3 or 4 on or by September 15, 2023
Preschoolers in Mr. Murphy's class have been working on their creativity and math skills recently as they created this awesome quilt!! This is such a great project!! Way to go preschoolers!! 🐾🐾
Our boys basketball team lost against a good Clarke team this past Friday night, 72-55. Our guys competed hard; it just wasn't our night.
Here is an excerpt from an email we received this morning from a Clarke parent: "I am......a parent of one of the (Clarke) basketball boys. I wanted to commend your Boys Basketball team for what happened AFTER the game. I saw a few of them bring out garbage bags so I paid a little extra attention.....What I saw was your boys showing respect for our gym by cleaning BOTH sides of the bleachers......Please let those players and parents know it did not go unnoticed. And THANK YOU for teaching these kids a lifelong lesson of respect, doing the right thing, and lending a hand when needed. I am sure our custodians appreciated it as well."
🚨🚨 Reminder 🚨🚨
No School Monday, January 16th for Staff Professional Development
Tonight the Boys and Girls Basketball teams travel south to Osceola to take on the Clarke Indians! Let's pack the gym to support these teams tonight! If you can't make it, tune in here: https://www.youtube.com/@clarkecsd4996
Lots of KHS students in action today across a couple activities! The Band is over in Indianola today for the Simpson College Honor Band. That gets started at 9:00 am this morning. Then later tonight, both JV and Varsity Boys Wrestling teams take the long trip to Centerville to take on Centerville and Chariton in a Double Dual! Best of luck to all the Panthers in action tonight!!
The Basketball teams take over home court again! Both teams will take on the Pella Christian Eagles tonight in a non-conference matchup! Get out and support these great teams as they come off big conference wins over Albia on Friday night!
Watch live here: https://www.facebook.com/GoSCCTV
Last Friday, KMS students earned the experience of having a hypnotist, H3 Hypnosis from Knoxville, come and put on a show for each grade level. This was such a fun way to celebrate students' hard work and success with PBIS goals. After the show, students received a message from the previous speaker, Joe Beckman. Joe kicked off the next initiative at KMS, the 10/5 rule. Any time a member of KMS, student or staff, is within 10 feet of another person, they must be acknowledged with a wave, head nod, etc. If they are within 5 feet, they must be acknowledged with a "Hello", "How are you?" etc. What a great way to kick off 2023!
❗️ Attention 8th Grade Families ❗️
January 18th from 5:30-7:30 families are invited to come make plans for their 8th Graders as they prepare for High School. The meeting will take place in the KMS Cafeteria, 413 Willetts Drive.
Plans: Review the purpose of the 4-year academic plan/schedule; Review your student's tentative 4-year plan with counselors (bring your students iPad); Approve your student's tentative 4-year plan.
Refreshments will be provided!
As we went into break Mrs. A Rankin's class received some super cool Christmas glasses! Check out these awesome 5th graders!
Right before break students in Mrs. Cook's Kindergarten class were given some super cool socks as a gift to head into Winter Break. How cool are these students and their cool socks?!?! 🐾 🔥 🐾 🔥
Tonight both the Boys and Girls Wrestling teams take to the mat! The Boys team will head down to Albia for a Double Dual with Albia, Cardinal, and EBF. Matches begin at 5:30 pm and can be viewed online at: http://albia.tv/ . The Girls team (Pella) will travel to Nevada for a tournament, and can be viewed online at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGzu5PxyXjc
Let's go Panthers!
Panther Nation, check out the events happening this week! Make sure to spend some time this week getting out and supporting our Panthers!! Don't forget, we come back to school this Thursday. We can't wait to see everyone again!
Tonight the KHS Boys Wrestling Team heads up to Ballard for a JV/Varsity Dual! This is your last chance to see these wrestlers in action in 2022! Can't make the trip to Ballard, tune in live here: https://www.youtube.com/@BallardNetwork
Tonight come out to the KHS Gym to watch the Panthers Girls Basketball teams take on the Pella Dutch! JV1 begins at 6:00, and Varsity will follow around 7:00!
Live Stream: https://youtu.be/sdVeDTQjT90
On Friday, Mrs. Loeding's class gave one final presentation on their class pet Hiccup, a bearded dragon. Parents were invited into the school to listen to the presentation. These students have done such a great job researching and presenting on Hiccup!
