KFMS held their annual food drive last month. Every year the ASB challenges the advisory classes to follow Martin Luther King, Jr’s example of serving others and bring in “heavy” food. Mrs. Phillips’ 6th grade advisory class won the competition with donating 138 pounds of food! KFMS donated 593 pounds of food overall to the Community Chest. What is your favorite act of service to others?
The KFMS Community Based Robotics teams did great this weekend. The RoboPups brought home the Robot Design award and won the robot game with a score of 345. The RoboDogs brought home the Motivate Award and came in 3rd in the robot game with a score of 300. We’re super proud of all the hard work they did and all they’ve accomplished.
Kettle Falls School District has two certified First Aid/CPR trainers that are able to keep our staff and coaches up to date on their safety. Brayden Flugel and Shai Ah Loo traveled to the ESD in Spokane to be trained by Don Ebert, the region’s trainer. After Don observed them teaching, they were certified and able to teach on their own. Thank you Brayden and Shai for your service to our district!
KFMS classes are keeping busy inside during this cold and wet weather. Mr. Kroiss keeps the kids moving through games like Rock, Paper, Scissors and Lightning. Rock, Paper, Scissors is modified and you must jump to form the item. Lightning is an age old game at KFMS. I’m sure many of you played it under the direction of Mr. Fred!
KFMS Boys’ Basketball held their first competition last week. The JV team played very hard against St. George and only lost by a couple baskets. The Varsity team won with a very impressive lead. Please come join us cheer them on! Call the office for the home game schedule! Go Bulldogs!
KF RoboDogs are getting ready for their next competition at EWU at the end of January. One of their contests is an Innovation Project which includes a presentation in front of judges. The team invited their principal, Mrs. Vining, to give them feedback on their presentation. This team earned their way to the EWU competition through their excellent performance last fall at the regional competition. We wish the RoboDogs luck at their next event!
What do you do for outdoor recess when it’s below zero outside? You come in and play card games and hang out with your friends! KFMS students had a great time inside this week during the freezing weather!
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.
