KFMS has the best support staff! These ladies help the school run smoothly each and everyday. They are responsible for additional help in the classrooms, maintaining peace and safety on the playground, pulling students from class for small or individual work, making sure students get across the street in a safe manner, and any other job that needs an extra hand. They spend intentional time building relationships with all of the students by getting to know them on a personal level and have even been known to support the students at afterschool events! KFMS students are very lucky! Please help us thank them for their dedication!
Who really runs KFMS? Hang out for a couple of days and you'll know it's the secretaries! Stephanie and Jamie know it all and do it all! They make sure that the school runs smoothly and that all feel welcome. Please make sure to thank them for their kindness and everything that they do for the staff, students, and community the next time you stop by!
Students at KFMS spend two days a week in a 30-minute Advisory class. Teachers use the Character Strong curriculum to lead students through social and emotional topics. Today students in different grade levels spoke about stress, gratitude, emotions, items that are important to them and experiences in their lives where they had to persevere to learn something new. This week’s student Character Dare is to give an indirect compliment. This would be telling your teacher that they noticed how they had helped their friend learn something new. Try this out in your life and increase your compliments of those around you!
KFMS held their first assembly of 2024. We welcomed Sean Kelly as one of our new School Security Officers and students got to play dodgeball with their teachers. The sixth grade students won the class yell with “2030” as the loudest chant in the gym! Do you remember your class chant?
KFMS Students spent the last hour of the 2023 school year in activities throughout the building. They got to choose from BINGO, a Photo Booth, Spikeball, Christmas Treats, movies, Cornhole, art activities, hula hoop, board games, Twister, and card games. We hope that everyone has a great break from school.
KFMS held their December Assembly where they acknowledged Wrestling, Girls' Basketball, Trap Shooting, and Robotics. Students and teachers participated in a relay race and the KFHS Cheerleaders performed a routine and taught us some cheers.
Christmas PJ Day @ KFMS. We started our "Pjs Everyday" one day early! Today is our last day of school in 2023. We'll be back Tuesday, January 2nd. Enjoy the winter break!
KFMS Winter Dance - 7th and 8th grade. Lots of fun!
KFMS Winter Dance!! 5th and 6th grade students had a great time! Only one more day until break!
Kids dressed up in their Christmas gear for one of the last days of school at KFMS.
KFMS Girls Basketball finished up their season with winning both games against Chewelah. Thank you to coaches, Liz Braden and Tyler Edwards, for an amazing season.
Dr. Maria Fox, DMD held a fall art contest for KFMS art students. Winning students received a gift card.
Dr. Fox sent Mrs. Walker an email extending her heartfelt congratulations on the coloring contest.
It was truly an amazing job well done! The chosen coloring pages were fantastic, capturing the essence of autumn perfectly. The contest allowed all students to participate and showcased their creativity. It was very difficult to choose a specific winner as all were done so well.
The winners are:
5th grade Tripp Johnson
6th grade Piper Richartz
7th grade Avery Tobias
8th grade Meikah Holland
Mr. Ballance's science classes are programming Sphero Robots to travel through Whoville to sweep all the presents out and ruin Christmas. They have spent this week learning how to program their robot with the iPad. They use the Sphero App and problem solve with partners on how to write a program to move through the maze.
KFMS wrestlers have been very competitive in all of their meets this year. This last week our team of 22 wrestlers hosted a home meet and the gym was packed with spectators! We are very proud of the entire team! Thank you to coaches, Steve Kenney and AJ Howard for their hard work and dedication to the Bulldogs!
Mrs. Phillips' 6th grade classes finished up their coordinates and graphing unit with some Battleship games. The students completed a worksheet to set up their battleship locations and then mapped the coordinates on the graph. Students were fully engaged in this lesson! When was the last time you played Battleship?
The community based middle school robotic teams, Robopups and Robodogs, both advanced to the state completion held at EWU in January. The Ronopups won the robot game with the highest score and the Robodogs won the Grand Champion award. Thanks again to volunteer coaches, Mike Rubin and Glenn Hume! Go Bulldogs!
8th grade band students showcased their new musical skills at Mr. Scarborough's Winter Music Concert. They started with some beginner band songs and ended with Holiday music. The "Holiday Sampler" took all of the skills that they had been working on and combined it into their first challenging tune. Thank you Mr. Scharbrough and students for a fun evening filled with music!
KFMS PE has been playing a new game called "Nitro Ball". It is a fun variation of Volleyball where the net is lower, the ball has to bounce off the floor and everyone gets an opportunity to spike the ball.
Art students at KFMS are in the middle of a cartoon unit where they got to choose a cartoon character and the medium to create 3D images. Students were able to use chalk pastels, oil pastels, watercolor, crayons, colored pencils, and sharpies. Which is your favorite cartoon character?
The Kettle Falls Developmental Preschool is located behind the middle school in the beautifully remodeled blue building. Mrs Burke and Ms. Cousins, assisted by numerous high school teacher assistants, and school specialists serve up to ten students, four days a week. Students learn the expectations of school while they build their academics and social skills through play, crafts, singing, and fun!
