Here is the schedule for the first week. We are spending extra time in homeroom to build community. Let’s Go Phoenix!
Walkthrough registration will take place on the Korematsu Main Quad August 10th, 11th, and 12th, from 9AM – 12PM. Parents and guardians will fill out forms, get necessary materials, and pick up preliminary class schedules. Students are encouraged to attend. This year we will be taking school photos during the walkthrough.
Walkthrough should take approximately 1 ½ hours. If you cannot come at the designated time, try to come at one of the other times. If you will be on vacation, please contact the school office. Our goal is to have all students registered and with textbooks before the first day of school.
Orientation Schedule:
Tuesday August 10th
9:00 AM – 7th grade (A – H) – 10:00 AM – 7th grade (I – Q) – 11:00 AM – 7th Grade R – Z)
Wednesday August 11th
9:00 AM – 8th grade (A – H) – 10:00 AM – 8th grade (I – Q)11:00 AM – 8th Grade R – Z)
Thursday August 12th
9:00AM 0 12:00PM – Make Up Day (All Grades)
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.
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.
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