Announcements* Important Dates

KIS Panther Post

Dear Parents and Community,

We had a great last week of the third nine weeks here at KIS. Parents be on the lookout for report cards
next Friday! Also, next week we will be celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week, please read the
information below. I hope that everyone enjoys all of the conference basketball tournaments, Selection
Sunday and has a great weekend.

Thank you,

John Boyer - Principal
Knightstown Intermediate School
Main Office Number 765-345-5455

                                *Announcements*

                                  Important Dates

1. March 1st and March 15th- Shoes 4 Soles
2. March 8th – 12th – CoGat Testing for 5th Grade
3. March 13th – End of the 3rd Nine Weeks
4. March 19th – REPORT CARDS COME HOME
5. March 22nd – April 2nd - Spring Break
6. April 19th – ILEARN Testing Begins

                                    Athletics/ECAs
*Winter Sports have now concluded

* Spring Sport tryouts and information is on the athletic webpage: knighstownathletics.com

Math Bowl - Practices start Thursdays from 3-4 PM in Mr. Pickrell’s room.

                                Avenger Initiative

PHASE 2 – We just finished up our Spaghetti Bridge challenge and students did AMAZING!
We have had so much fun over the last two weeks, planning, building and putting them to the
test. Weights were greatly increased due to the effectiveness of their building methods. Some
bridges were able to hold over 2000 grams!

Mission 4 Spaghetti Bridge
(scores are still being reported and calculated)
4th – Thor – 5 pts
5th – Hulk – 7 pts
6th – Black Panther – 7 pts
7th – Spiderman – 9 pts
8th – Iron Man – 10 pts

4th/5th – minimum weight moved to 300 grams
6th-8th – minimum weight moved to 500 grams

* Congrats to Thor, Hulk, Spiderman, and Iron Man for all earning 60pts and beating our
second villain, Ultron. For doing so, they all earned ice cream at lunch!

Mission #5 & 6 – Over the next two weeks, RTI’s will be putting their basketball knowledge to
the test and try to move their Avenger forward by selecting the correct college basketball
Conference winners and by selecting the correct NCAA teams the following week.

                                        Yearbooks
We have been selling yearbooks here at the school for a couple of weeks now and we will
continue to sell them up until Spring Break. The final date to order one, in person, is next
Friday, March, 19th. Yearbooks will still be availabe to be purchased online at
jostensyearbooks.com through March, 26th.

Random Acts of Kindness Week
Next week we are celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week here at KIS. Each grade level has
picked a local need and is trying to collect supplies to donate. The school will be collecting the
following next week:

4th – school supplies for families in need
5th – stuffed animals for local police/fire departments
6th – 8th – newspapers, old towels, sheets, dog/cat treats, dog/cat toys for the Henry County
Animal Shelter

We are also having dress up days for Random Acts of Kindness Week

Monday – Superhero Day
Tuesday – Hat Day
Wednesday – Pajama Day
Thursday – Career Day
Friday – Red/Black Day

Freshman Scheduling:
      The week has arrived for our 8th graders to meet the KHS staff. Next week, March 8th through
       March 12th Ms. Vischer, KHS Counselor and Mrs. Doubman, KHS Registrar will be here at KIS to

set Freshman schedules. Mrs. Gulley has met with the majority of 8 th graders prior to their visit.
      Mrs. Gulley will finish up meeting with the final 8th graders prior to them meeting with these
      high school staff members next week. Parents please expect a “Freshman Course Request” form
      to come home next week. Your 8th grader will be expected to obtain your parent/guardian
      signature and return this form no later than Friday, March 13th.

Indiana Career Explorer Accounts:
     Mrs. Gulley and Mr. Canary have been busy making sure each 8th grader has created an Indiana
      Career Explorer Account. Please ask your 8th grader about their personal Indiana Career Explorer
      account which can be located at www.indianacareerexplorer.com. Mrs. Gulley has personally
      made sure each 8th grader’s user and password for this account is located on their 4-year high
      school grad plan started.
     Indiana Career Explorer is a website implemented by the State that allows students to begin
      listing their future career thoughts and ideas. Each 8th grader has also taken two career interest
      assessments and the results can be located here.
     Please visit the Indiana Career Explorer website with your 8th grader so they may show you the
      following:
      1. Review the six steps of the “Graduation Promise” which your 8th grader read, understood
            and checked.
      2. Review the high school diploma options (Core 40, Academic Honors and/or Technical
            Honors).
      3. Understand the new “Graduation Pathways” requirements for all classes beginning with the
            class of 2023 and beyond.
      4. Utilize this website for many of your child’s career planning needs in making sure high school
            class electives match such career desires.

High School Four-Year Plan
     Mrs. Gulley has met with most 8th graders to establish a four (4) year Graduation Plan. She will
      finish meeting with all 8th graders by Spring Break. Understand this “Excel” four-year high
      school plan is just that, a plan. It is not set. Its purpose is to simply get students to begin thinking
      about their career objectives to assist them in choosing appropriate high school electives.

Twenty-First Century Scholars:               Current 7th & 8th graders may apply now. Registration must
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occur no later than June 30 of a student’s 8 grade year. Apply online at Scholars.IN.gov or contact
Mrs. Denise Gulley, KIS School Counselor, at 345-5455. This means for this year’s 8th graders the deadline
is June 30, 2021.
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                                          One to One

Please continue to help your student(s) take good care of their assigned chrome books.
       - Keep them in a safe place (make sure they don’t have them in a back pack and toss
       their back pack)
       - Keep them Charged
       - Bring them to each class every day

                                      Parent Portal

Here are the steps for you to access your child’s schedule, grades, attendance, discipline, etc.

    1. Go to our website by typing in the search engine-
Knightstown Intermediate School. You can also type in our website-
https://www.cabeard.k12.in.us/site/default.aspx?DomainID=123

        2. Click on the “Parents” tab on the navigation bar.

        3. Type in your username and password.

4. Now you will be able to view your child’s schedule, grades, attendance, discipline, etc.

If you do not know your username and password, email Karen Meeks at
kmeeks@cabeard.k12.in.us or call the school office at 765-345-5455.

                  Motivational Quote of the Week

“Every task, goal, race, and year comes to an end… therefore, make it a habit to always finish
strong. “ - Gary Blair

“The perfect ending to any day, race or project is to finish strong.” - Gary Blair

           Monthly Character Trait – Compassion

                                   The KIS Motto
This year our motto is:

                                   “Raise the bar… even higher!”