May/June 2024
Notes from Kelly Middle School
Track and Field Meets continue May 2 and May 7 and May 16
Nearly ninety student athletes are participating in our 2024 season with a dual meet against Madison Middle School at the North Eugene HS Track on Thursday May 2. Sub-district meet will be held on Tuesday May 7 at Churchill High School. Athletes who qualify for the district track meet will represent Kelly on Thursday May 16 at Willamette High School.
The May 2 meet begins at 3:30 and both the sub-district and the district middle school track meets will begin at Noon. Make plans to come on out and support YOUR Kelly students. Go PILOTS!
Grade 6 Forest Field Day Trips May 6 and May 10
Sixth-grade science students will be visiting the Forest Learning Center with Grade 6 teachers on this annual field trip. Information has been communicated through Grade 6 science classes and students will attend one (1) of the two scheduled field trips. Please communicate with your student’s 6th grade science teacher for questions about your specific student and their scheduled trip.
Kelly Middle School Oregon State Assessment Testing Scheduled for May 13-15
The Oregon Department of Education supports schools to administer annual tests in Math, English Language Arts and Grade 8 Science. These tests are used for schools to improve instruction rather than provide individual learning progress reporting for individual students. Each of those days are regular attendance days for students of any family who opts-out of OSAS testing.
Paradise Shaved Ice FUNDRAISER at Kelly MS on Wednesday May 22 1:30-3:00 pm
Thank you to the parent council for planning our fundraising events this year. We will finish this year’s fundraising efforts with Paradise Shaved Ice on campus for students and community members to enjoy a cold, sweet treat.
Kelly Middle Site Council meets Thursday May 23 from 3:45-5:00 pm
Thank you to this year’s Site Council for supporting our school and our programs.
Our final meeting for 2023-24 will be held immediately after school in the Kelly Library.
No School for Students Memorial Day Monday May 27
Federal Holiday. School is closed.
Grade 7 Wildlife Safari Field Trip Friday May 31
Thanks to our Grade 7 team of teachers for planning a field trip to Wildlife Safari for our Grade 7 students this year. The 7th grade team is getting ready for our field trip to Wildlife Safari on the 31st. This trip is tied to the 7th grade curriculum in Science, Social Studies and Language Arts and we look forward to having all students participate in a fun day. If your student has not yet turned in their permission slip please remind them to do as soon as possible!
To see the full info sheet in English and Spanish, click here
Grade 8 End-of-the-Year Field trip planned for June 4 at Camp Harlow
Our Grade 8 teaching team along with some of our grade 8 parents have been working to schedule a special field trip for this year’s Grade 8 students. We are finalizing plans this week for a June 4 end-of-the year field trip to visit Camp Harlow for swimming, zipline, go-carts and MORE! A message about this activity will be sent directly to Grade 8 families via Parent Square before the end of next week regarding details for this EXCITING trip!
Hoping for a SUNNY day on June 4, 2024.
Spring BAND Concert June 4 at 7:00 pm
Our Kelly Middle School Band program will offer a FREE concert for the community on Thursday June 4 at 7:00 pm in the small gym. Eryne Ige’s students have been making excellent progress with musicianship. You are warmly invited to attend our end-of-the-year concert. See you there.
Grade 8 Promotion Ceremony June 13 at 6:00 pm
Please join us in the Outer Gym for our annual 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony on Thursday June 13 from 6:00-7:00 pm. We will recognize the Class of 2028 moving on to high school after completing the middle-level grades. This is not a graduation ceremony. The promotion will recognize each Grade 8 student by name and include Band performances and student speakers. The ceremony usually runs less than an hour.
8th Grade Celebration funds used for 8th Grade Field Trip
The funds allocated for our annual 8th Grade celebration immediately following the 8th grade promotion ceremony were used to partially pay for our June 4, Grade 8 field trip. We will not be offering an event for students following our 8th grade promotion ceremony described in the item above.
LAST School Day for all students June 14, 2024
Friday June 14 is the last day of the academic year for each and every student grades 6-8. In past years, many Grade 8 families have chosen to allow individual students to not attend on the day following the Grade 8 Promotion ceremony. It is always the parent choice regarding student attendance, any given day. It’s a school day and all students are welcome to attend or not attend according to family preferences and plans.
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