👏🏼THANK YOU👏🏼 to all of our bus drivers, cooks, and paras who are delivering supplies and making lunches every day! We appreciate all of your hard work to help keep us connected and healthy. We couldn't do it without you! 💛
TEAM SCHOLAR AWARDS: Congratulations to the Boys Cross Country, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Football, and Volleyball teams for earning the NDHSAA Team Scholar awards! This award is given to teams who maintain an average GPA of 3.2 or above. We are so proud of your hard work! 📚👏🏼🎉
2020 CENSUS: Please click on the link below to complete the U.S. Census 2020 questionnaire if you haven't already! Federal funding is vital to all essential areas of our communities as well as our school! https://my2020census.gov/
WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER: Souris Valley Special Services created a newsletter to give parents tips on how to talk to children about COVID-19. This letter has also been posted on our website on the COVID-19 information page. As always, KPS is here to help with any questions or concerns! 💛
GOLF CLOTHING ORDER DUE APRIL 17TH: Just a reminder that the golf clothing order is due April 17th! Get your orders in before it's too late! https://fancloth.shop/AQHP0
These are the golfers: Ashton Engh, Brandon Barbot, Jacob Livingston, Jack Zimmer, Justin Burud.
When you buy something from the store, please give credit to one of these golfers listed. All orders will be sent to the school. Orders will arrive approximately 2 weeks after our deadline. If people have any questions, please feel free to email mjohnson@mykps.us anytime.
SCIENCE AND SHAKESPEARE: 10th grade students in Mrs. Mibeck and Miss McClure's classes integrated science with poetry and created some awesome websites to show off their work! Great job to the teachers for creating cross-curricular opportunities, and to students for taking the assignment and making it their own! Check out their websites by following this link: https://bit.ly/KPS10thgrade
EASTER BREAK: Just a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on FRIDAY, April 10th and MONDAY, April 13th for Easter break. Lunches and breakfasts will NOT be delivered on those days, but the backpack program food will get sent out today (Thursday). Have a great weekend, Honkers! 🐰
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL RESOURCES: KPS's counseling curriculum is offering up free resources and lessons for parents and teachers to help children cope with the stress of COVID-19. Click this website to check it out! https://www.secondstep.org/covid19support
Let's see your blue today in support of Autism Awareness month, Honkers!
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Kenmare Public School will be joining in with other schools in the area to turn on the football field lights in Kenmare on Friday April 3, from 6:45 to 9:30PM as a way to honor our students, staff, and community members in this time of distance learning while school buildings are closed due to COVID-19 concerns.
These lights are a symbol of hope and an assurance that our students are in our hearts and on our minds.
Honker pride forever! 💛♥️
AUTISM AWARENESS: April is World Autism Month, and we’re inviting everyone at KPS to wear BLUE every Monday in April to show our support! 💙🌀🧢🦋👕
ZOOM EXPECTATIONS: Dear Honker Nation students and parents,
After a staff meeting today, it was decided we should have a set of expectations for both students and teachers for participating in Zoom. Please read and observe these expectations so that we can both work to provide a safe, caring, effective, and equitable learning environment. I also want to say that you ROCK and our teachers ROCK! #honkernation
GOLF CLOTHING ORDER: Check out this link to order from the golf store! https://fancloth.shop/AQHP0
These are the golfers: Ashton Engh, Brandon Barbot, Jacob Livingston, Jack Zimmer, Justin Burud.
When you buy something from the store, please give credit to one of these golfers listed. All orders will be sent to the school. Orders will arrive approximately 2 weeks after our deadline. If people have any questions, please feel free to email mjohnson@mykps.us anytime.
Are you interested in becoming an official for Elem, JH, or HS sports please check out the NDHSAA link below as they are offering FREE Officiating Courses on the NFHS Learning Center until July 1st. Kenmare Public Schools is always looking for sub-varsity officials, clock keepers, line judges, chain gang, and shot-clock workers! If you are interested please contact Mr. Keysor through e-mail kkeysor1@mykps.us
https://ndhsaa.com/news/1693/officiating-courses-available-for-free-through-july-1-on-the-nfhs-learning-center
BOOK RETURN: Needing to return a school library book? Mrs. Froseth has placed a plastic tote underneath the awning near the entrance of the high school. Thanks, Honkers! 📚📖
BLOOD DRIVE: On Thursday, April 2nd from 2:00-6:00 pm, there will be a blood drive at Memorial Hall in Kenmare. Please call Robin James for an appointment at 467-3418 and remember to practice social distancing to keep everyone safe!
WEBSITE UPDATES: KPS is continually updating our website (www.kenmare.k12.nd.us) with new information on distance learning and COVID-19. Our state-approved Distance Learning Plan and addendum is now posted for all to see. Navigate to Distance Learning and see the links under "Resources" on the left hand side, or click "Menu" and click the links underneath the "COVID-19 Info" page. As always, we're here for you if you have questions or concerns. Stay healthy and safe!
Let's show our school spirit with digital dress up days! Each day, we'll post a graphic with the dress up day on it. Then you can post a picture of you or your students in the comments in their outfits to show their Honker pride!
We can't wait to see your smiling faces, Honkers!
KEEPING STUDENTS SAFE: Kenmare Public School uses Bark for Schools to help us monitor school-issued accounts for signs of digital dangers. When potential issues like cyberbullying, suicidal ideation, and threats of violence arise, Bark sends us a notification. Parents and guardians can benefit from receiving these alerts, as well.
Kids use their school-issued accounts both at school and at home, and families are often in a better position to respond to urgent alerts after hours, on weekends, and during breaks. These are times when administration may not be available in the event of an emergency. In the coming days, you will receive an invitation to create your free account for the Bark for Schools Parent Portal. As soon as you opt in, you’ll start receiving after-hours alerts when Bark detects potentially time-sensitive issues.
Bark for Schools is free for both our school and for you. For even greater coverage, you can also sign up for Bark for Families, which monitors texts, chat, email, YouTube, and 30+ social media platforms for potential safety concerns. Kenmare Public School has secured a 20% discount for Bark for Families — you’ll only have to pay $7.20 per month to cover an unlimited number of accounts, devices, and children.
If you have any questions, please contact us by email, phone, or Facebook Messenger. Thank you for your support as we strive to help keep our students safe both online and in real life.
For more information on the Bark Parent Portal, follow this link. https://help.bark.us/en/articles/2670927-faqs-parent-portal
DISTANCE LEARNING INFORMATION: KPS is going digital! In order to abide by Governor Burgum's guidelines, we are setting up digital learning for students. Teachers will be sending information to students through your KPS email or through Remind and Facebook for younger grades.
We've added a new tab to our website (www.kenmare.k12.nd.us) titled "Distance Learning." This tab has tutorials for Zoom and Google Classroom, guides to resources and a document titled "Opportunities for Learning" where all teacher links are housed. Please refer back to this tab on the website (pictured below) because it will continue to be updated as more information is shared.
Again, be sure to fill out the Nutritional Needs Survey if you are in need of meals at this time and contact Dr. Godfrey if you are in need of internet services.
Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions--we can get through this new adventure together!
