Welcome Back!

The 2024-2025 school year is off to a great start. The Kincheloe School Staff is eager to work with you and your children once again. We’re dedicated to helping students become lifelong learners and problem solvers. This newsletter will be sent home each week to help keep you informed, and will also be available on our website. Ask your child to be sure to bring it to you each week to help keep an open line of communication between your home and Kincheloe School.

Our classroom teaching staff welcomes you to Kincheloe:

Kindergarten: Mrs. McDonald

1st Grade: Mrs. Soderbloom and Ms. Piazza

2nd Grade: Mrs. Lillie and Mr. Leazenby

3rd Grade: Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Small

4th Grade: Mrs. Green and Mrs. Slusher

5th Grade: Mrs. Mroczek and Mr. Smith

Resource Room: Mrs. Posey

EL Teacher: Mrs. Horvath

Attendance Policy:

Good attendance is vital to student success. Studies show that students who are frequently absent have lower grades, lower self-esteem, and increased behavior problems. We want to help all of our students to be successful and have set up guidelines for attendance. Students are expected to be in school every day possible, but we realize that there are some reasons for absences. It is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to call by 9:30 am on the day of an absence when a student is absent letting us know the reason for the absence, or you will receive a call. If no call was received, the student must bring a written note from his parent or guardian stating the reason for the absence. A doctor’s note is necessary for illnesses; please turn those notes into the teacher or office after an absence. Automatic calls will begin at 10:30. If you receive a call in error, please call the school in order for us to figure out the situation.

PTO:

We encourage all of our parents to be involved with our PTO. Our meetings are held at 4:00 in our media center. Mrs. Charles has agreed to be the president this year.

Volunteers:

We welcome any and all suggestions and volunteers. You will need to have a volunteer form on file.

Link to volunteer form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEiiL7yRZKrmB0POGTLdqnSQJ2biGsk75HHrMNbsbUSDdyKA/viewform

Schedule of Events

August 30- No School

September 2- No School, Labor Day

Reading is FUNdamental!

During the summer, we ran a program called "Reading is FUNdamental!" This involved students reading stories, expanding their vocabulary by learning new words and their usage, and reinforcing their learning through practice. Additionally, the students participated in fun activities that correlated with the stories they read each day.

Reminders

Reminder: Start time is 8:51 AM and end time is 3:47 PM. When dropping your child off late they must use the front office doors for safety reasons.

Dismissal car riders: To facilitate our line moving along we would like you to load your car on the passenger side next to the sidewalk. Please remember to use the pick up line and not the parking lot, and buckle up for safety.

Students should bring their own refillable water bottle for the school day. Please label all of your students belongings.

All students need to be registered every year: If you still need to register your student for the 2024-25 School Year please click the link: https://www.dowagiacschools.org/o/kes/page/student-registration-kne