We still have about 30 seats available for summer camp. If you student would like to attend please complete this form. *We will likely need to use a lottery system to fill the remaining seats based on high interest.
To View the ceremony: https://www.facebook.com/KorematsuMiddleSchoolPTSA
First of all, a reminder that this event is for students only. There will be no family audience at the school. The only way for non-students to view the event will be online at https://www.facebook.com/KorematsuMiddleSchoolPTSA. We will send a link on Monday at which you can view the event at your 8th grader’s scheduled time on Tuesday.
Schedule. Please note that the rehearsal start time is intentionally scheduled 30 minutes before the program will begin, to allow families to get home to view it online. Please note which event you signed up for (they were listed as 9:00, 11:30, and 2:00 on Eventbrite)
Event #1:
Drop-off: 8:45-9amRehearsal: 9:00-9:30Promotion event: 9:30-10:30Pickup: 10:30-10:45 on Norvell Street.
Event #2:Drop-off: 11:15-11:30amRehearsal: 11:30-12:00Promotion event: 12:00-1:00Pickup: 1:00-1:15 on Norvell Street.
Event #3:Drop-off: 1:45-2pmRehearsal: 2:00-2:30pmPromotion event: 2:30-3:30Pickup: 3:30-3:45 on Norvell Street.
Students are welcome to ride their bikes to the ceremony and are asked to please lock them up at the lower racks by the dance studio or the racks by the band room, not in front of the school, so that the flow of people into the front gate will not be affected.
Dress code: info can be found in the document linked below, but a mask is required by all attendees.
Photo/ video consent:
As a reminder, by signing your student up for the in-person event, you are consenting to have the student’s likeness (from a distance) and name (read aloud) appear on a Facebook live streamed event at https://www.facebook.com/KorematsuMiddleSchoolPTSA. If you have concerns with this or need to opt out, you can contact Mr. Burnham right away.
Notes about attire/dress code, drop-off location, and additional COVID-related safety precautions can be found here.
This Monday, May 10th, there is no school for students. Tuesday we will operate our modified schedule with all classes scheduled. Teachers should notify students if the class will be asynchronous or synchronous. The modified schedule can be found here.
As we continue with our Spring in-person learning we now turn to finalizing our summer program. Korematsu will be offering a summer program to students who have struggled with distance learning over the past year. Engagement, attendance and academic performance are determining factors. We will be able to serve about 190 students. Our plan is to serve about 80 rising 6th graders from our feeder schools. The rest of the students will be currently enrolled Korematsu 7th graders. Families with students who qualify based on our prioritization matrix will be contacted by Korematsu staff in the coming weeks.
Finally, the deadline to purchase yearbooks is May 28th. Please know that yearbooks will not arrive until summer. We will contact each family who ordered a yearbook when they arrive. Here is the link to purchase.
Dear Parents:
If you are wondering why algebra and geometry are no longer offered in middle school, here is an amazing explanation from Mr. Pang, Calculus teacher at ECHS. Recorded at Korematsu PTSA Meeting September 15, 2020.
Thanks,
Sherrod
After a long week of work scheduling and assigning cohorts and hubs with equity as the focus we have finalized our Spring opening. Students who will be participating in our cohorts and hubs have been contacted by KMS staff. If you have not been contacted we currently do not have space. We continue to look for educators to open hubs, and if space becomes available we will reach out based on our prioritization list.
For students participating in our Spring here is the orientation video:
Key Forms and Documents:
Click here to sign up for COVID testing at KMS provided by WCCUSD.
Slide Deck
Hello Korematsu Families –
Our PE teachers are available to work with 30 students each in the afternoons Monday through Thursday. These hubs will begin at 1:00PM and run until 3:00PM. All three of our PE and Dance teachers will participate. We will pair students with their current teacher for these hubs.
We are excited to offer this opportunity for students to get outside, exercise, and safely connect with one another. We will follow all COVID guidelines to ensure the safety of our staff and students. Students will not be using the locker room and should come to school dressed for exercise. This survey will be available for 24hrs so we ask that you complete it as soon as possible if your child is interested in participating.
Por favor, tóme un momento y complete la encuesta para centros de clases de educación física. La encuesta se encuentra en nuestro sitio de internet korematsumiddleschool.org.
Nuestros profesores de educación física están disponibles para trabajar con 30 estudiantes por las tardes de lunes a jueves. Estos centros comenzarán a la 1:00 hasta las 3:00 de la tarde. Los tres profesores de Educación Física y baile participaran en estos centros. Emparejaremos a los estudiantes con su profesor actual para estos centros.
Estamos emocionados de ofrecer esta oportunidad para que los estudiantes salgan, hagan ejercicio y se conecten de forma segura entre sí. Seguiremos todas las directivas de COVID para garantizar la seguridad de nuestro personal y estudiantes. Los estudiantes no usarán los casilleros del gimnasio deberán venir a la escuela vestidos para hacer ejercicio. Esta encuesta estará disponible durante 24 horas, por lo que le pedimos que la complete lo antes posible si su hijo está interesado en participar.
Hello Korematsu Families –
I hope everyone is doing well. I wanted to provide a little clarification regarding our return to in-person learning survey. It is important to note that this plan is voluntary for both students and teachers. Please remember that our core mode of instruction is still distance learning.
Here is a little more information about what we can offer:
1. Intervention cohorts for up to 10 students (offered M,T,W from either 8-10AM or 2-4PM) are designed to support the students most in need of in-person support. These cohorts will be staffed by an educator. Students have been identified for intervention cohorts through a series of metrics. Students and families will be contacted by Korematsu staff and offered this option. If we have available spaces student will be offered an intervention cohort based on the prioritization matrix and family request.
2. Academic hubs are supported by classroom teachers. These hubs are offered M,T,W from 10 AM – 12:25 PM. Academic hubs can have up to 15 students. Each teacher will also be assigned a support aide to help facilitate the hubs. We will do our best to assign students to one of their teachers, but cannot guarantee this. The academic hubs will be “room and zoom”. Teachers and students will still attend their regular classes via zoom and google, but in the classroom and under the care and support of a teacher and support staff. We will also offer an afternoon outdoor hub for band and PE.
Most families who want to return to in-person learning will choose the academic hub option. Students that have had struggles with engagement, internet and tech issues, and academic challenges may select the Intervention cohort. There have been some questions about students changing classes. Currently we have very limited capacity and cannot support class changes. Students who sign up for the academic hub will be with 2 adults and a stable cohort of students. And again all of our offerings and available spaces are determined by the number of staff who volunteer to participate.
I hope this helps a little. You can complete the survey again if this changes your selection.
Counselors have begun visiting classes at our 6th grade feeder elementary schools. Here is the a slide deck with a video that is/will be presented. Counselors will also walk students through their course selection.
If you have further questions contact the main office. (510) 231-1449