Kate Collins

Good morning! Please note that on September 3, 2024, Bus 678 will be running 25 minutes late in the morning for Berkeley Glenn, KCMS, and WHS. Additionally, Bus 618 will also be 25 minutes late this morning for KCMS and WHS. Thank you for your understanding, and have a great Tuesday!

Open gym for any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade girls wanting to play basketball this winter will be meeting from 3:30-5pm Mondays and Thursdays in the upper gym. The first open gym will be Thursday, September 5th. You must have an updated VHSL sports physical to participate. If you have any questions, please contact KCMS athletic director, Julie Stevens at jstevens@waynesboro.k12.va.us

Picture Day for Kate Collins students is Thursday, September 5th, 2024! Students will take their pictures during their first period elective. More information to come about how to order pictures through our photography company Queen City Photography. 🙂

Good evening! Please see KCMS Badger News, 8/30/24, for information on Clubs and activities that are starting! Great opportunities to get involved! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gUejTMa2lrAm-Ee4eagvu1c15VqQxWAJSucLzcUPXMw/pub

As we approach the Labor Day weekend, we want to extend our warmest wishes to you and your family. Please note that all schools will be closed on Monday, September 2nd, in observance of the holiday. We also want to inform you that the Virginia Department of Health has provided our school division with COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at no cost. Next week, each student and staff member will receive a box containing two tests to take home. If you or your child experiences any symptoms of COVID-19 we strongly encourage you to use these tests. Symptoms of COVID-19 include: • Fever or chills • Cough • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing • Sore throat • Congestion or runny nose • Fatigue • Muscle or body aches • Headache • Nausea or vomiting • Diarrhea Please remember to report any positive test results to your child's school nurse. Wishing you all a safe and enjoyable Labor Day weekend.

Waynesboro Education Farm's gourd tunnel. Click link for video: https://www.newsleader.com/videos/news/2024/08/21/waynesboro-education-farms-gourd-tunnel/74894891007/

Waynesboro cross country teams have solid showing at Ragged Mountain Valley Cup. Click link to read full article: https://newsvirginian.com/sports/high-school/waynesboro-cross-country-teams-have-solid-showing-at-ragged-mountain-valley-cup/article_d7c858dc-5fc5-11ef-abea-73cf42548368.html#tracking-source=mp-homepage

📚 Waynesboro Public Schools, the Kiwanis Club of Waynesboro, and Raising Resources for Readers invite you to a special community screening of The Right to Read 🎥. Join us on Thursday, September 12th, at Kate Collins Middle School. Don’t miss this important event focused on literacy and the right to education. See you there! #WPSstrong

🎉 Join Us! African-American Heritage and Multicultural Festival 📅 September 21-22, 2024 📍 Gypsy Hill Park Bandstand, Staunton, VA Come celebrate the rich diversity of our community at the African-American Heritage and Multicultural Festival! 🌍🎶 Enjoy a weekend filled with music, food, art, and cultural performances that honor and showcase the many cultures that make our community vibrant and unique. Waynesboro Public Schools Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is proud to co-sponsor this event, and we invite you to be part of the celebration! 🔗 To learn more and explore how you can participate, visit: https://www.ci.staunton.va.us/departments/parks-recreation/african-american-heritage-and-multicultural-festival. Let's come together to celebrate, connect, and create lasting memories. See you there! ✨

Good afternoon! Below you will find a link to our first KCMS Badger News for this year! https://tinyurl.com/yh3xbh92

Our School Board meets on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at 7pm at Central Office (301 Pine Avenue, Waynesboro). If you can't join us in person, you can livestream the meeting by using this Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89048001287?pwd=S2NBcnhIUU1INE1obmhTcittazhKdz09

Good evening, KCMS! We are looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! Please remember car riders come to the lower entrance. Breakfast and lunch are no cost for students. The student handbook will be posted on our website tomorrow. A quick reference is provided below. Please review the information with your student this week. Go Badgers! https://tinyurl.com/297zaz4a

The Waynesboro School Board will meet on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at Central Office in the Boardroom at 7:00 p.m. To access the agenda for the meeting please use the link below: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/waynesboro/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=D2GMFT5AB6AA Click "View the Agenda" from the center of the page to view the full agenda.

KCMS Back to School Open House, 6:30-8:30 this evening! Come and visit your teachers and classrooms. Paper copies of schedules will be in the gym, if needed. Transportation information will be available in the cafeteria. Registration/parent portal help in Room 513. We are looking forward to seeing you!

🚌 All Aboard for a New School Year! 🚌 At our recent convocation, our amazing staff had a blast! 🚍🎈 What a great way to kick off the new school year with smiles, laughter, and team spirit. We're ready to take this school year on a fantastic journey together, creating life-changing experiences for our students. Here's to a year full of creativity, engagement, and success! 🌟

🌟 Welcoming Staff Back for a New School Year! 🌟 We had an incredible start to the new school year with our recent convocation, welcoming our dedicated staff back! Our guest speaker, Dave Burgess, brought the energy and inspiration we needed to kick off the year. Dave Burgess is a New York Times Best-Selling author of "Teach Like A PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator" and co-author of "P is for PIRATE: Inspirational ABC's for Educators." He is renowned for his creative, entertaining, and outrageously energetic style. Dave empowered our teachers to embrace the mighty purpose of being an educator and sparked them to design classes that are life-changing experiences for students. We're excited to see the amazing impact this inspiration will have on our classrooms this year! Here's to a fantastic school year ahead! 🌟

🌟SAW Style Clothing Closet 👖🩳👚 A new and gently used FREE clothing event. Friday August 2, 2024 12:00-6:00 Wilson Middle School

📢 Meet Our New Staff! 📢 We're excited to introduce our amazing new staff for the upcoming school year! Get to know them by checking out our Padlet, where you'll find fun facts, photos, and more about each of our new staff members. Click the link to explore and give our new teachers a warm welcome: https://padlet.com/rbarber22/2024-25-new-teacher-introduction-vbnc7o56zxpw40mp We're thrilled to have such talented and passionate educators join the Waynesboro Public Schools family! 🌟

New Staff Orientation Highlights: Door Prizes! 🎉 A big thank you to our community partners who generously contributed to the door prizes for our new teachers! Seeing the excitement as our new staff held up their freebies was a true highlight of our orientation. Here's a list of our amazing contributors: Zeus Theatre: One ticket for every new teacher! The Barn Restaurant: One token for a free 3-piece chicken meal for each new teacher! Ryan Burks - ReMax Fishin' Pig DCCU Green Valley Book Fair New Valley Church Wayne Theatre Smooth Athletics And a special thank you to our internal contributors: Kendra Jones Carter, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: DEI Starter Kit Basket Leola Burks, Director of Special Education: Classroom Fidget Basket Jenn Sturm, Director of Elementary Education and Eva Alba, Instruction Secretary: Classroom library sets and math manipulative sets We appreciate all the support from our community and team to make our new staff feel welcomed and valued. Here's to a fantastic school year ahead! 🌟

🌟 Highlight of New Staff Orientation: Student Panel 🌟 The highlight of our New Staff Orientation was undoubtedly the student panel! Our new professional staff had the incredible opportunity to hear directly from our students about what helps them be successful in school. Listening to our students' insights and experiences was inspiring and invaluable for our new staff members. We're excited to see the positive impact this will have on our classrooms! Welcome to our new staff, and thank you to our amazing students for sharing your voices! 🌟 #