December 6th
Important Information:
December 3rd
Important Information:
- Kinard students! Today is RESTART Friday during ELO! It is important for your laptop to be restarted here at school so that it can connect to the server and do a refresh. Make plans today during your ELO class to restart your laptop. Your laptop will thank you!
December 2nd
Clubs:
- Science Fair Club meets today at 3:15 in room 315.
- Study Club meets today at 3:15 in room 308.
- FCT/FCA will meet tomorrow morning in room 300 at 7:30.
- NJHS meets tomorrow morning in the media center at 7:30.
Menu:
- Today for lunch we are serving beef and bean burrito, buffalo chicken salad or spicy chicken sandwich. Tomorrow for breakfast we will serve mini pancakes.
December 1st
Important Information:
- Attention GT students: we will be starting our small group ALP introductory meetings this week. If you receive a GT pass during 7th or 8th period, please carefully read the time and location and do your best to be on time. If you are unable to attend, please let Mrs. Smith know.
November 30th
Important Information:
- Attention GT students: we will be starting our small group ALP introductory meetings this week. If you receive a GT pass during 7th or 8th period, please carefully read the time and location and do your best to be prompt. If you are unable to attend, please let Mrs. Smith know.
Clubs:
- Math Counts meets in the media center today from 3:15-4:15.
- Fly tying club meets in Mr. Lardner’s room today from 3:20-4.
Menu:
November 29th
Important Information:
- As the end of the semester approaches, you will likely have some upcoming formatives and summative assessments. And grades will be finalized at the end of the semester. What are you working on now and how are you planning ahead to ensure a successful end of the semester in all your classes?
November 15th
Important Information:
- Congratulations to our OUTSTANDING Lego Robotics teams! On Saturday all four teams won awards and two qualify to attend the state championship!
Here are the teams and awards:
Team Kinard Lego Leaders, 3rd place, Robot Design
Team Compact Cargo, 2nd place, Core Values
Team Colorado Constructors, 1st place, Core Values, Qualified for state!
Team Kinard Kruisers, Qualified for State!
Excellence in the Arts
At Kinard, we are committed to a well-balanced curriculum that fosters a healthy whole child experience. Our encore courses in the arts continue to produce quality results. In 2015, all three of the music programs at Kinard were invited to perform at the Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA) Conference in late January 2016. This unique opportunity to showcase the incredible talent, dedication, and hard work of our Band, Orchestra, and Choir students is a huge honor.
Professional Learning Community at Work
All Things PLC
Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School is one of three Colorado schools to be recognized by Solution Tree for its quality and success in creating a professional learning community (PLC). Kinard was first recognized as a national model for professional learning communities in 2012, and that status was reaffirmed in 2015 by allthingsplc.org. Click here to view Kinard's school profile on the All Things PLC website.
National Core Knowledge
National Core Knowledge Visitation Site
Kinard was recently selected as a national visitation school by the Core Knowledge Foundation. The school is one of only 24 schools among the over 1200 schools nationwide using the Core Knowledge Curriculum to make a list of schools that is recommended to be visited by other schools that are considering implementing the Core Knowledge Curriculum. Kinard is one of only two schools in the state of Colorado to be given this distinction, and the only middle school in Colorado to make the list.