Upcoming Events
11/23/2009
- Bearden
- Board of Education Midmonth Work Session11/24/2009
- Blue & Gold Game
- YOKE ClubKMS Announcements
Yearbook Orders - UPDATE
We will begin taking yearbook orders at school on November 18, 2009. Orders will be collected at the concession stand from 8:00-8:30.
We can only accept CHECKS, MONEY ORDERS, or CASHIERS CHECKS, absolutely NO CASH will be accepted!
Please make checks payable to "Karns Middle School".
In-school Orders will be taken on the following days:
Wednesday, Nov.18
Friday, Nov. 20
Monday, Nov. 23
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Friday, Dec. 4
Tuesday, Dec. 8
Thursday, Dec. 10
Monday, Dec. 14
Wednesday, Dec. 16
Wednesday, December 16, will be the last day that yearbook orders will be taken at school. However, we will continue to take online orders through February, or until we run out of yearbooks.
ONLINE ordering is NOW OPEN!!
To order your yearbook online go to:
www.myyear.com
The fee for an online order is $1.85+tax.
(This fee is charged by the “MyYear.com” not Karns Middle School)
Be one of the FIRST to order your 2009-2010 yearbook!!
We have a limited number of books available, so be sure to order yours now!!
Yearbooks will be delivered in May.
If you have any questions, please see Ms. Harrison
The cost of the Yearbook is $38.00. (Tax included)
We can only accept CHECKS, MONEY ORDERS, or CASHIERS CHECKS, absolutely NO CASH will be accepted!
Please make checks payable to "Karns Middle School".
In-school Orders will be taken on the following days:
Wednesday, Nov.18
Friday, Nov. 20
Monday, Nov. 23
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Friday, Dec. 4
Tuesday, Dec. 8
Thursday, Dec. 10
Monday, Dec. 14
Wednesday, Dec. 16
Wednesday, December 16, will be the last day that yearbook orders will be taken at school. However, we will continue to take online orders through February, or until we run out of yearbooks.
ONLINE ordering is NOW OPEN!!
To order your yearbook online go to:
www.myyear.com
The fee for an online order is $1.85+tax.
(This fee is charged by the “MyYear.com” not Karns Middle School)
Be one of the FIRST to order your 2009-2010 yearbook!!
We have a limited number of books available, so be sure to order yours now!!
Yearbooks will be delivered in May.
If you have any questions, please see Ms. Harrison
Summer Opportunities
Summer/Spring Opportunities for Gifted Youth – Vanderbilt programs for the young seeks to identify and aid academically gifted youth from diverse educational, racial and economic backgrounds by providing academic challenges and enrichment opportunities for this special population and those who work with them. They accept standardized achievement tests for acceptance. The SAVY programs use the TCAP for eligibility and the WAVU and VSA programs use the ACT or SAT scores. Each of the programs has a fee to participate.
SAVY – Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young
Weekend courses meet for six Saturdays in a row in the fall and spring semesters. The Spring 2010 course will be Creative Writing or What are the Odds? (The latter is a program where students play and analyze games using mathematical equations to determine the fairness of the game.)
SAVY – Summer Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young
Weekday courses meet five days in a row, for one or two weeks, in the summer. For more information, please call Susan Nalls in the School Counseling office at 539-7732 ext. 352 or request information at pty.vanderbilt.edu
WAVU – Weekend Academy at Vanderbilt University
Intended for students in grades 7-10, these fast-paced, residential programs last one weekend and are taught by Vanderbilt faculty. For more information, please call Susan Nalls in the School Counseling office at 539-7732 ext. 352 or request information at pty.vanderbilt.edu
VSA – Vanderbilt Summer Academy
Intended for students entering grades 8-12, this residential program is for gifted students with exceptional ACT or SAT scores. This residential program offers a full catalog of topics taught by Vanderbilt faculty and a roster of social and cultural activities. For more information, please call Susan Nalls in the School Counseling office at 539-7732 ext. 352 or request information at pty.vanderbilt.edu
SAVY – Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young
Weekend courses meet for six Saturdays in a row in the fall and spring semesters. The Spring 2010 course will be Creative Writing or What are the Odds? (The latter is a program where students play and analyze games using mathematical equations to determine the fairness of the game.)
SAVY – Summer Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young
Weekday courses meet five days in a row, for one or two weeks, in the summer. For more information, please call Susan Nalls in the School Counseling office at 539-7732 ext. 352 or request information at pty.vanderbilt.edu
WAVU – Weekend Academy at Vanderbilt University
Intended for students in grades 7-10, these fast-paced, residential programs last one weekend and are taught by Vanderbilt faculty. For more information, please call Susan Nalls in the School Counseling office at 539-7732 ext. 352 or request information at pty.vanderbilt.edu
VSA – Vanderbilt Summer Academy
Intended for students entering grades 8-12, this residential program is for gifted students with exceptional ACT or SAT scores. This residential program offers a full catalog of topics taught by Vanderbilt faculty and a roster of social and cultural activities. For more information, please call Susan Nalls in the School Counseling office at 539-7732 ext. 352 or request information at pty.vanderbilt.edu
Calling All Parents!
The annual Karns Middle School Career Fair for 8th grade students will be held on December 1st, from 8:30-11:45 a.m. If you are interested in sharing your career or occupation with our 8th grade students on this day, we would love to have you! Please call Susan Nalls in the counseling department at 539-7732 ext. 352 for more information.
KMS Tutoring Opportunities
What do you need help with? Our teachers offer both early morning and after school opportunities for tutoring in the following areas:
Math
Algebra
Reading
Homework
Project Completion
Organizational Skills
Check out our KMS Tutoring Opportunities webpage for more information.
Message from the Principal:
We would like to introduce you to our new Karns Middle School newsletter, “The Beaver Bulletin.” I hope that this will be a quick and easy way to keep you informed of the events that are happening at school. The parent-school partnership is such an important part of your child’s school success, so I encourage you to continue to be involved in your child’s school. The entire staff at Karns Middle School will continue to set high standards for all students to achieve. In support of this vision, our theme for the year is “Every Student, Every Chance, Every Day!”
If you have an email address on file, you should have already received the Beaver Bulletin, but if you have not, we would like to invite you to subscribe. To subscribe to our newsletter please follow these instructions:
For Parents & Students:
Click on you "My Personal Settings" link
Click on the "Notifications" tab
Click on the "Edit Newsletter Subscriptions" link
Choose the newsletter(s) that you would like to subscribe to and enter your email address.
For Parents ONLY:
If you would like your email address to be added to your child's records, please use our "Contact Us" form.
Please include ALL of the following information:
Child's full Name
Your full Name
Child's Homeroom Teacher's Name
If you have an email address on file, you should have already received the Beaver Bulletin, but if you have not, we would like to invite you to subscribe. To subscribe to our newsletter please follow these instructions:
For Parents & Students:
Click on you "My Personal Settings" link
Click on the "Notifications" tab
Click on the "Edit Newsletter Subscriptions" link
Choose the newsletter(s) that you would like to subscribe to and enter your email address.
For Parents ONLY:
If you would like your email address to be added to your child's records, please use our "Contact Us" form.
Please include ALL of the following information:
Child's full Name
Your full Name
Child's Homeroom Teacher's Name
**FOR PARENTS ONLY**
To add/change your email address on the school website account, please use our "Contact Us" form.
Please include the full name of your child and your full name in the request.
Please double check that the email address your are providing has been typed correctly.
Please include the full name of your child and your full name in the request.
Please double check that the email address your are providing has been typed correctly.
Please allow up to one week for the changes to take place on schoolwebsites...
