Kent Falcons News

Kent Principal Grant Althouse

Greetings Kent Middle School Families,

All School Read – We started our 2022 All School Read this morning after recess, when advisory groups came together to begin our reading of Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Sparked A Revolution. Over the next eight school days we will meet together daily to share in the reading of Rolling Warrior, leading up to our visit with author and ability rights activist Judy Heumann on Friday, October 28. For students and families who have an interest to further investigate events, places, people, and philosophies around the ability rights movement, please feel free to access our Kent 2022 All School Read Extension and Read-Alike activities, with over 70 additional titles, videos, and podcasts to further yours and your child’s education on this important topic.

Thank you to the students and families who were able to attend our Crip Camp movie screening last Friday. Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to raise a portion of the funds needed to support our author visit with Judy Heumann on October 28!

Halloween – On Monday, October 31 we will hold a Halloween Parade at Kent, for students and staff who participate in this fall tradition. Our parade this year will return to the gym during an extended Monday recess on October 31, and students are invited to participate by parading with peers in their grade level. For children who prefer to not dress up, we have a large spectator section for our parade, and for students who do not celebrate Halloween, the library will be open for games, reading, and videos. If your child is planning to come to school in costume, please make sure your student understands the following expectations for Halloween costumes at Kent.

  • Costumes must not interfere with school participation, including PE and typical classroom activities.
  • Costumes may not feature any type of weapon (gun, sword, spear, etc.), silly string, or references to drugs/alcohol.
  • Costumes shall be culturally sensitive and not negatively represent any race, religion, or gender.

If your child chooses to participate this year, thank you in advance for helping your student to prepare for a fun, joyful, and respectful Halloween, 2022!

Aeries Student and Family Portal – We continue to endure a glitch in the Aeries Student Information System grading platform, which may incorrectly indicate that a student assignment is "missing," when the teacher has marked that assignment as complete. We continue to work closely with Aeries to address this frustrating issue, and have been informed that Aeries programers are in the testing phase for a fix to this glitch. In the interim, we have asked that teachers hold on entering current assignments into the system in order to avoid additional confusion. We are hopeful to be back online with entering assignments into Aeries as soon as possible this week, and will alert families when this issue has been resolved. I sincerely apologize for this interruption in feedback regarding progress with your child’s work at school, and expect to resolve this issue this week.

Let’s have a great week ahead!

Grant Althouse
Kent Principal
galthouse@kentfieldschools.org

Kent Cross Country 8th Grade 10-14-2022

Congratulations Kent Cross Country!

Our Kent Falcons had their best showing yet in last week’s cross country meet at Miller Creek Middle School.

  • Annaliese Horn finished first among all 8th grade girls, and Joe Joost finished first among all 6th grade boys.
  • Cole Robertson finished fourth among 7th grade boys
  • Arya Malladi came in fifth among 6th grade girls.
  • 6th grader Makaio Blickman finished seventh and showed commendable sportsmanship after receiving interference from another competitor. We expect sportsmanship in all our races, and our Kent team has never let us down.

October Principal’s Coffee

We will hold a special Principal’s Coffee on Friday morning, October 28 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. to meet Judy Heumann, and to discuss our Kent 2022 All School Read! We welcome parents and families to read the book as well, in fact Rolling Warrior is the young readers’ edition of the book Being Heumann, which may be more appealing to parents/guardians.

Fall Athletics News & Schedules

Attention all 6th and 7th grade parents! We are looking for great coaches to guide our 6th and 7th grade boys basketball teams this winter. The season runs from the first week of January to mid-March. There is one practice a week and one game a week. An optional stipend is available upon request!

Kent basketball tryouts will be held during the week on November 14-18. All interested players should sign up in room 30 and listen to the broadcast for further updates.


Schedules

Cross Country: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45- 4:45 p.m.

Flag Football: Mondays and Thursdays, 3:45-4:45 p.m.; games until 5 p.m. (download schedule)

6th Volleyball: practice on Wednesdays from 2-3 p.m. (download schedule)

7th Volleyball: practice Wednesdays from 5-6 p.m. (download schedule)

8th Volleyball: practice on Wednesdays from 4-5 p.m. (download schedule)

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Upcoming Dates

2022-2023 Kent Bell Schedule

Tuesday, October 18:

  • 7th Grade Volleyball vs. Miller Creek, 4:45-5:45 p.m.
  • Cross Country Meet at China Camp - Miwok Meadows, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, October 19: Kent ELAC meeting, Kent Library, 4:45-6 p.m.

Thursday, October 20:

  • Flag Football at Davidson, 4-5 p.m.
  • 8th Grade Volleyball at Mill Valley, 4:45-5:45 p.m.

Friday, October 28: Kent Principal Coffee, 8:45-10 a.m., Kent Library, special visit from the All School Read author Judy Heumann