MAP Testing Begins tomorrow for grades 3-8!
To jump start the excitement, Friday afternoon we honored the students that earned proficient or advanced achievement levels during Spring 2021 with a medal ceremony. We are so proud of our students and their hard work! All of our students worked so hard and do so well! Check out the district Facebook page for pictures of our awardees.
For some of our families, this is their first time taking the MAP test. Here's some tips to help your student ease into the week:
Encourage your child to do their best. We know that each child has their own abilities, strengths, and areas of struggle. Each child's best may look different.
Get a good night sleep. We know that it is ball season, longer sunny days, and so many many activities, but it is crucial for our students preparation that they get a good night sleep everyday but especially the next two weeks. Every student will not be testing every day but the school will be testing for the next two weeks as a whole.
Eating a good breakfast sets your child up for the energy they need to thrive. If your family doesn't have time in the morning, the district continues to have free lunch and breakfast. Please take advantage of it while it's available. Having a grumbly tummy is hard to concentrate with.
For any students that do not have their headphones at school, please bring them. Students will need headphones for the test.
Parents we need your help. It is important for the classrooms that students arrive on time before the bell (7:55 am). If your child is eating a school breakfast please arrive in time before that so that they didn't eat and be in their classroom by 755.
We appreciate the team effort that allows our school to continue their academic success every day not just during testing. Thank you!!! Good luck to our Falcons testing over the next two weeks!! We are proud of all of your hard work every day! 💙💙
This semester we are taking time to "spotlight" our amazing group of faculty and staff! I am a little bit behind, so we will be sharing a couple of our fantastic employees per week.
Up this week: Mrs. Kristy Pobst
To help share the spotlight on them, feel free to share a favorite memory, thought, or just a shout-out to them in the social media comments.
Thank you Mrs. Pobst for all you do to help our students learn and grow!
This semester we are taking time to "spotlight" our amazing group of faculty and staff! I am a little bit behind, so we will be sharing a couple of our fantastic employees per week.
Up this week: Mrs. Crystal Bentley
To help share the spotlight on them, feel free to share a favorite memory, thought, or just a shout-out to them in the social media comments.
Thank you Mrs. Bentley for all you do to help our students learn and grow!
Good morning all!
We hope all are on their way to a wonderful Easter weekend. Just a friendly reminder Kelso C-7 School WILL BE IN SESSION on Monday, April 18th as a make up day. Sorry for any confusion; I had items scheduled ahead of time before the make up day was scheduled.
Happy Easter all!!!
This semester we are taking time to "spotlight" our amazing group of faculty and staff! I am a little bit behind, so we will be sharing a couple of our fantastic employees per week.
Up this week: Mrs. Taylor Long
To help share the spotlight on them, feel free to share a favorite memory, thought, or just a shout-out to them in the social media comments. Thank you Mrs. Long for all you do to help our students learn and grow!
Just a friendly reminder we are dismissing at 2:00 pm today.
There is some uncertainty of the arrival of the storms. If you feel that picking up your child prior to the 2 pm time is best, we understand. We understand that everyone has to do what they feel is best within their schedule to keep their family safe.
If the storm would move in prior to the 2 pm dismissal and there is an active tornado warning during dismissal, we will hold students in the building. If a family is in the parking lot during a dismissal with a warning, please come to the far door for shelter.
Stay safe all!
Tonight's Board Meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 19th at 6 pm.
Good morning all!
As the weather moves in we will continue to watch the timing of it. Right now there is a window between 3 and 4 PM that the storms are expected to hit our area. This creates a problem of dismissal and buses being on the road during the peak of the storm.
To make sure all of our school family makes it home safely Kelso C7 will be dismissing at 2 PM today. Buses will run at that time. This ensures that not only our students but your families and faculty families make it to the safety of our homes and security of one another.
There will be no after school care.
Prayers for safety for all of our school family today.
The Kelso C-7 Board of Education for their regular monthly meeting tonight at 6:00 pm.
Inclement Weather Wednesday 4/13
Looking ahead to tomorrow we are in an elevated risk for inclement weather.
To ensure all of our families make it home safely there will be no afterschool care tomorrow (4/13) or after school activities, i.e. after school detentions.
In the case of hard rain during dismissal, we will revert back to a single car line dismissal, not walking kids through the parking lot but walking them out a couple families at a time as cars pull up.
If the area is under a tornado warning at the time of dismissal, we will not dismiss students at 3:10. We will hold all in the storm shelters at the far into the building. If you find yourself in the parking lot at the time of a tornado warning come to the far door for shelter inside the building.
We pray all the preparation is for nothing, but in the case of an event, we want to ensure we do all we can for the safety of our school family. Stay safe all!
This semester we are taking time to "spotlight" our amazing group of faculty and staff! I am a little bit behind, so we will be sharing a couple of our fantastic employees per week.
Up this week: Mrs. Michaella Gantz
To help share the spotlight on them, feel free to share a favorite memory, thought, or just a shout-out to them in the social media comments.
Thank you Mrs. Gantz for all you do to help our students learn and grow!
This semester we are taking time to "spotlight" our amazing group of faculty and staff! I am a little bit behind, so we will be sharing a couple of our fantastic employees per week.
Up this week: Mrs. Jaime Burger
To help share the spotlight on them, feel free to share a favorite memory, thought, or just a shout-out to them in the social media comments.
Thank you Mrs. Burger for all you do to help our students learn and grow!
Good morning Kelso C7 family. There is no school today. We have essential parts of the building with no power that need repair.
There is no AMI. We will make this day up at the end of the year.
Thanks for your understanding.
SPRING PICTURES
Get ready to say cheese! Tomorrow is spring picture day! Cheekwood will be at Kelso C-7 to take individual pictures, girls' basketball, and class pictures first thing in the morning!
Weather Update:
We will dismiss at 1:30 pm today. We believe that this will allow of our families to make it home safety. This does include no After School Care today.
If you feel that picking your child up before the that time, please know we understand. If there is a change of after school arrangements, please call the office immediately. We are glad to help.
Thanks for understanding as we work to keep our school family safe.
Today is the day!!! The dirt crews are on site ready to start phase II!!
Drum roll please....Book Fair sales have been tallied....
Total Sales $3,149.97
Scholastic Dollars (Profit) $1,197.42
AMAZING! All profits go directly back into the school library and books throughout the school. Thank you all who supported the book fair!! We are so grateful for each of you!
Coming soon....Coin war winner and totals!
Menu Change
There will be a menu change today for lunch. Hotdogs, Caesar salad, corn, and fruit will be served.
We look forward to celebrating and wrapping up our literacy week with pajama day today! We will see everybody in a little bit.
School Carnival is tonight!! 5-7 pm at the District
Food, games, book fair, and prizes!! It is all the makings of a family night of fun and celebrating Literacy Week!
We hope to see you there!
Kelso C-7 Families,
This morning we received a phone call from the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, asking us to bring all students inside the building for preventative measures. There was an incident unfolding in the area, and for the protection of our children, we were asked to bring all students inside until further notice. This incident did not involve any of our students or families, and we were provided this information so that we could keep students safe during this time. We did have students outside at recess, so we quickly brought them in with the help of several of our staff.
We placed the school on a soft lockdown, with all outside doors locked and closed and students remaining inside the building. Students were allowed to continue on with their regular day, and were not confined to their classrooms.
About 30 minutes later, the Sheriff’s Department called back to tell us that we could resume our day as normal. We lifted the soft lockdown and students were allowed to go outside.
As always, we are thankful for the preventative measures and quick thinking of our local authorities, as well as our staff. If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school.