The Kenmore Cougar

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The Kenmore Cougar November 2017 Volume 17, No. 3

PTA Hitting its StrideFran Cloe, PTA President

Hablando PrincipalmenteDavid McBride, Principal

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KMS Online Store is OpenCinnamon Melchor, PTA School Supplies

AAA batteriesBean bag chairsClipboardsPencil-tip erasersHealthy snacks for after school

tutoringAll of these — and more — are on teacher wish lists

at the Kenmore Store. Take a look now and get an extra item for a teacher when you next go shopping.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094da9a72aa7f94-kenmore2

Mucho que agradecer porTenemos mucho por lo que estar agradecidos al demostrar One

Community, One Heart incluso en medio de desafíos. El final del primer trimestre de 2017-18 ha visto muchas actividades y experiencias de aprendizaje para nuestros estudiantes, profesores y familias, y quería destacar algunas de ellas para usted.

En primer lugar, hay muchas personas a quienes agradecer por hacer que octubre y el comienzo de noviembre tengan éxito. Reconozco que nuestra escuela es un trabajo en progreso, y tenemos mucho que hacer para hacernos tan exitosos como creo que podemos ser, pero también me siento honrado por el arduo trabajo que mucha gente está haciendo en nombre de Kenmore. Nuestro PTA de Kenmore, el comité de padres hispanos, mae-stros, personal, voluntarios y otros fanáticos de Kenmore se están uniendo para hacer de nuestra escuela un lugar positivo para los estudiantes y las familias.

"Wednesday Moms" recognized Kenmore Manager Mr. Ed Zam-brano for his many kindnesses and support he has offered their group and the school during the Hispanic Festival.

“Faster Than My Teacher!” KMS 5KSylvie Mortimer and Michelle Gillespie, Race Chairs

The Faster than my Teacher Kenmore 5K was a huge success! The fast-est student beat the fastest teacher, and while there were many great races from both groups, the students came out on top. Student Zoe Cachion (HB Woodlawn) took first overall, and Maxwell Gillespie was the first male and the first Kenmore student. Katherine Brennan was the fastest Kenmore girl and the fastest Kenmore teacher was Meg Hunter.

Click here for full results.Thanks to all those who came out to run. The challenge has been made,

can the teachers win the title next year?

Hello Kenmore,Happy November! Three months in and I think we as a PTA

are hitting our stride (that was a 5K joke right there). Atten-dance has been great at both the second Tuesday (English with translation) and the fourth Saturday (Spanish with translation) meetings and we have had different, but no less interesting, speakers at both. The Spirit Gear and School Supply Com-mittees are in full swing and we have the DC United Game, Hispanic Heritage Night, and the Kenmore 5K successfully under our belts. The Grants Committee has completed their fall awards. Thank you to everyone for your hard work and engage-ment. I hope all of you realize how vital you are to a successful year.

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November 2017 The Kenmore Cougar Vol. 17, No. 3

Principal

David McBride(703) 228-6804

[email protected]

Assistant Principal

Angelique Close (703) 228-6805

[email protected]

Assistant Principal

Christine Joy(703) 228-6774

[email protected]

Director, Counseling Services

Louis Villafane(703) 228-6806

[email protected]

KENMORE ADMINISTRATORS

CONTENTSPTA Hitting its Stride . . . . . . . . . . . 1KMS Online Store is Open . . . . . . . 1“Faster Than My Teacher!” KMS 5K . . 1Hablando Principalmente . . . . . . . 1After School Support Center . . . . . . 2KMS Book Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340-Book Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Box Tops for Education . . . . . . . . . 42017-18 PTA Reflections Contest . . . 6KulturelinK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Instagram Account . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Centro de apoyo extraescolar (ASSC) 11Focus News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13KMS STEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Hablando Principalmente . . . . . . . 16Principally Speaking . . . . . . . . . . . 18Counselor's Corner . . . . . . . . . . . 20PTA Hitting its Stride - Continued . . 21PTA Golpeando su Paso . . . . . . . . . 21Kenmore Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

President - Fran [email protected]

Vice President – Colleen [email protected]

Secretary – Veronika [email protected]

Treasurer – Tim [email protected]

Teacher Liaison – Ed [email protected]

KENMORE PTA OFFICERS

After School Support CenterMichelle Van Lare, 8th Grade English

Recently a question arose about the After School Support Center (ASSC). The following answer was sent out to the Yahoo.group.

ASSC is open to any student, and it is drop-in. I can only speak for the 8th grade, but I believe it is the same for each grade. It is held on Mondays, Tues-days, and Thursdays. Each day, a teacher runs it in their room. For 8th Grade, Mondays it is in the Mr. Politzer’s room, on Tuesday in Ms. Hesbrook’s, and on Thursdays, in Ms. Morrison-Lee’s. So, even when the teacher is not on the student’s team, any 8th grade student can stay. It tends to be used heavily at the end of marking periods, as you can imagine! Ms. Parkhurst is available every day except Wednesday for algebra students in room 169.

Students remain with the teacher until they are released for the late buses at 4:15 p.m.

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KMS Book FairHolly Ousley, Kenmore Librarian

Newbery winner and New York Times bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, visited Kenmore again to share his most recent re-lease with Mary Rand Hess, Solo. He was accompanied by musician Randy Preston who sang “Excuse Me” a song composed for the novel.

As with other of Alexander’s award winning books, SOLO is written in verse. Set in the world of music, its main character 17-year-old Blade Morrison grows up in the shadow of his infamous rock star father. Haunted by the memory of his mother, Blade sets upon a journey of self-discovery which leads him to a village in Ghana.

A few lucky students also got a chance to participate and appear in a segment of Mr. Alexander’s new internet show which airs Wednesdays called, bookish.

Connect with Kwame Alexander Twitter: @kwamealexander; Instagram: @kwamealexander; Facebook: @KwameAlexanderBooks;Website: Kwame Alexander TedTalk

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Box Tops for EducationHelen Parkhurst, Math Teacher

40-Book ChallengeRachelle Naab, Editor

I can highly recommend The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani and the two following books A World Without Princes and the Last Ever After. Abbreviated by fans as SGE, Sophia and Agatha are real girls (Readers) kidnapped to the fairy tale world to study at the school of good and evil with the descendants of the stories we all know so very well as their classmates.

The captivating twist to this story like others of its ilk is the author’s interpretation of the much loved tales. Chainani goes one step further by making the premise of fable the question of perspective and motivation in everyone’s tale. He has a quick wit and a great sense of irony. While it is impossible not to admire Agatha, I liked the coven of witches led by Hester much more than anybody else by the third book. I have to admit I do get irked by the one identified fat kid named Dot who makes everything food as a source of humor but Chainani isn’t the first to take this well-worn route. I did find myself humming “Agony” from “Into the Woods” throughout the first book each time the princes were on the page but things got decidedly more complex as the series progress-es. All three stories are lively, good reads and appropriate for KMS students.

Simpler versions of the same type of story would be Michael Buckley’s The Sisters Grimm or Chris Colfer’s the Land of Stories, and a more complex version would be the Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley or the Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart.

Just as a reminder: we are participating in Box Tops for Education. The money collected from this worth-while program is being put into a fund to be used as scholarship money for students who are in need of financial support throughout the year. The program is very simple. If you purchase an item that has the “Box Tops For Education” logo on it, simply clip along the dotted edge of the logo and return these box tops to school. It brings sunshine to my day when the box tops are cut along the dotted edge. Each “Box Top For Education” is worth ten cents. There is a collection box in the main office. You can also put the box tops in Helen Parkhurst’s teacher box in the mailroom.

There are over one hundred participating prod-ucts. These products include General Mills cereals; Betty Crocker; Pillsbury; Ziploc; Kleenex; Pop Secret; to name a few. You may log on to www.boxtops4education.com for more information.

Thanks so much for saving the box tops and participating in such a worthwhile project. The first submission for this year was Nov 1st and we earned $172.70 which is a submission of one thousand seven hundred twenty-seven box tops. Even though I was happy to receive 1,727 box tops, I think we can submit even more with the next submission date (March 30th).

Thanks again to Ms. Bowen and the Life Skills students for the cutting and bundling of the box tops. It is greatly appreciated!

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Thank You for your hard work!

First Name Last NameGeorgina ArguetaJudid BecerraLisa BlackwellGladys BuendiaClaudia CuellarGladys HernandezLizbeth JordanMercedes JuarezKarina LagosSoledad LozaAna MadridMargarita MartinezRoxanda OrdonezRoselia OrnelasNelly OrtegaAda OrtezNorma PacchiMaria ReyesRuth RiveroLuz RodriguezAlba SanchezGriselda SarabiaArminda VargasGraciela VillarroelPoncy VillegasBeatris Ways

President Janeth ValenzuelaVice President Claudia CuellarSecretary Karina LagosTreasurer Georgina ArguetaPTA Liasion Ana Ordonez

Community Liaisons Ruth RiveroGladys Bueno

Hispanic Parents Committee

Volunteers for the Hispanic Heritage Night

Principal McBride recognized for his support of the Hispanic Par-ents committee and the “Wednes-day Moms Group” plus miscel-laneous pictures of the evening's events

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2017-18 PTA Reflections Contest Kate Kerr, PTA Reflections Chair

Congratulations to every student who submit-ted their beautiful work for the PTA Reflections contest and especially to 1st place winners Sophia Lander (Dance Choreography), Hannah Boone (Literature), Tamzin Folz (Photography) and Macy Jordan (Visual Arts), whose entries

have advanced to the Arlington County level of the national contest. Full result details are shown below.

Thank you to parents and teachers for supporting your students in their creative endeavors. A special debt of gratitude is owed to Shauna Dyer, Holly Ousley, Judith Freeman, Michelle Van Lare and Karen Sosnoski for their invaluable support of the program.

Mr. McBride or one of our assistant principals will be rec-ognizing some of the winners during the Principal’s Forum on Friday, Nov 17th.

All the work not being sent to the county will be returned to students during the school day within the next couple of weeks.

We also want to recognize and wholeheartedly thank the talented judges who so kindly and generously volunteered their time and knowledge evaluating Kenmore Middle School student submissions. They are:

Suzy Alden is a performing artist and director in the D.C. area, having most recently performed in shows at Compass Rose The-ater and NextStop Theater Company. Currently, she is directing and choreographing The Wizard of Oz at NextStop Theater. Suzy has many years of dance under her belt – from swing to tap – and loves watching young artists tell stories through movement!

Patricia Fuentes Burns is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in TriQuarterly, Another Chicago Magazine, Quarter After Eight, Phoebe, So to Speak, and elsewhere. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason Univer-sity where she taught writing and literature for several years. She lives in Arlington with her husband and three young daughters.

Cynthia Connolly is a photographer, curator, letterpress printer and artist who lives in Arlington, Virginia. She graduated from both the Corcoran College of Art and Design, and Auburn University’s Rural Studio, worked for Dischord Records and booked an avant-garde performance venue, d.c. space. In 1988 she published Banned in DC: Photos and Anecdotes From the

DC Punk Underground (79–86) through her independent press Sun Dog Propaganda. Internation-ally shown and a prolific artist, her photographic work, postcards and books were exhibited in Beautiful Losers in the United States and Europe from 2004–2009 establishing herself as a pioneer in DIY culture. Reviewed internationally, her photography is

in many private collections, (including her artistic peers such as Michael Stipe, Nick Hornby, Ian Mackaye and Aaron Rose,etc. ) as well as the The J. Paul Getty Museum, Smithsonian Museum of American History and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. For Arling-ton County, she was manager and curator of the Ellipse Arts Cen-ter, Visual Arts Curator of Artisphere and is now Special Projects Curator where she will be launching the Arlington Art Truck in 2018 with a grant recently won by the National Endowment for the Arts. She constantly searches the world both as curator and artist to connect disparate places, people and things.

Colleen Coyne studied Applied Classical Piano at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and was a professional musi-cian in Ireland, both for performance (mandolin) and conducting (musical theatre). Currently, she teaches piano in Arlington, in addition to playing multiple instruments.

Luann Moy retired a few years ago, after 35 years of service, from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), where she was an assistant director and social science analyst. As a retiree, she enjoys volunteering with the Arlington County public schools (APS), reading literary fiction and mysteries, singing in choral groups, and playing tennis. Luann is married to Phil Neel. They have one daughter who graduated from college after attend-ing APS, and currently works for a business technology firm.

Tom O’Day is an Instructor in Television & Multimedia Pro-duction at The Arlington Career Center.

Karen Sosnoski is a writer, documentary filmmaker and APS parent. She is secretary for Arlington SEPTA.

Caty Weaver is a reporter and producer with Voice of America (VOA). VOA is the largest US international broadcaster, pro-viding news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 236.6 million people.

Fred Zeytoonjian is a documentary filmmaker and an avid amateur photographer. He has worked in US politics and govern-ment relations for 25 years and currently manages state and local government affairs for Apple Inc.

Well done again to the following students:

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Category Award Name Artwork Title

DANCECHOREOGRAPHY:Dance Choreography 1st place Sophia Lander WithinLITERATURE:Literature 1st place Hannah Boone Just a girlLiterature 2nd place Katherine Brennan BloomingLiterature 2nd place Marisa Flores Cracked BindingsLiterature 2nd place Trevor Green UnstoppableLiterature 3rd place Tamzin Folz RecklessLiterature 3rd place Alexandra Franck ProsaicLiterature 3rd place Pearson Frank Climbing OutLiterature 3rd place Annabel Rotchford Letting GoLiterature Honorable Mention Isabelle Bristol Charting my courseLiterature Honorable Mention Atalie Dempsey LightLiterature Honorable Mention Meghan Forsythe Different SkiesLiterature Honorable Mention Pearson Frank StrandedLiterature Honorable Mention Piya Geithner MemoirLiterature Honorable Mention Anna Hargett SparksLiterature Honorable Mention Alex Hemel Choose Your own adventure - dog adoptionLiterature Honorable Mention Semira Lewis UnfetteredLiterature Honorable Mention Melinda Montero/Barrera The dark SeaLiterature Honorable Mention Morgann Noble The Rythm of my ExistanceLiterature Honorable Mention Melanie Nunez Glittering ExperiencesLiterature Honorable Mention James Ratcliffe FlightLiterature Honorable Mention Simon Roggen MemoirLiterature Honorable Mention Carolina Smiltneks Snow ShadowLiterature Honorable Mention Ayaan Syed The Life of MeLiterature Honorable Mention Kathleen Ulanday Give and TakeLiterature Honorable Mention Paula Valeska Giron Pacific BlueLiterature Honorable Mention Emily Wasowski MemiorLiterature Honorable Mention Amber Workeman Dreaming a DreamLiterature Particpant Daniel Abaye MovingLiterature Particpant Jessica Antezana Looking for my DestinyLiterature Particpant Luz Arguetas Memoir Literature Particpant Jakob “Jake” Ayers WoodenLiterature Particpant Kristopher Barahona The Big PuzzleLiterature Particpant Julia Beverley Memoir Literature Particpant Vidal Bilich DivorceLiterature Particpant Catia Bonzano Fixing To Put Back TogetherLiterature Participant Cameron Butcher The Fire in meLiterature Participant Mia Cachion Direction FoundLiterature Participant Symon Cater SurgeLiterature Particpant Marian Cespedes My Unforgettable Vacation

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Category Award Name Artwork TitleLiterature Particpant Grace Chen Decoding the VoicesLiterature Particpant Emily Cunningham A Blast Of NoiseLiterature Particpant Mason Cunningham Changing GearsLiterature Participant Emma Deering Memoir Literature Participant Harold Delgado CliffLiterature Participant Alexandra Delint LOST & FOUNDLiterature Particpant Emilie Doty Quiet, But CunningLiterature Particpant Ava Drewer A Blur of ColorsLiterature Particpant Leo Dudley Memoir Literature Particpant Jamaree Dunbar Magnificent LockLiterature Participant Emily Engelken Source to SeaLiterature Particpant Temuulen Enkhtuushim The leadLiterature Particpant Nichole Escobar My Dark WorldLiterature Participant Tania Euceda Love of Dark CoreLiterature Particpant Shodi Farhod The StormLiterature Particpant Ronnie Ferrutino The Light GuideLiterature Particpant Sabrin Gabow Memoir Literature Particpant Ruben Garay Ghost of lost ShadowsLiterature Particpant Hermon Gebreezgi The Weight of the WorldLiterature Particpant Anay Garcia Cruz When Spring Comes AgainLiterature Particpant Maxwell Gillespie Memior Literature Particpant Shira Goldstein MemoirLiterature Particpant Joshua Gravely The beast withinLiterature Particpant Chaimaa Hafid I am LovedLiterature Participant Tyriq Harris-Ford The BoltLiterature Participant Alishaba Hayat DiscreetLiterature Particpant Lelia-Noor Hawkins Colors in the NightLiterature Participant Angely Hernandez BlaséLiterature Particpant Charlotte Holland Wind GliderLiterature Particpant Rayonna Hull DisguisedLiterature Particpant Cole Hundelt The Wolf RiderLiterature Participant Henry Jansen InsecurityLiterature Participant Angel Juarez The Great Blue PlainLiterature Particpant Petras Kebede WinterstormLiterature Particpant McCarley Keish FallLiterature Particpant Madeleine Kenny UnfathomableLiterature Particpant Andrew Kerley FlowingLiterature Particpant Yanson Khuu Face of the NightLiterature Participant Thomas Kirsch Wolves of the SeaLiterature Particpant Zayd Kouar Tales of The MakoLiterature Particpant Thi Ley Dangerously BeautifulLiterature Particpant Liseth Lopez-Salas Twin-SpiritedLiterature Participant Justine Luizaga World of Rage

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Category Award Name Artwork TitleLiterature Participant Benedite Lumonika The Two-sided alexandriteLiterature Participant Fatima Maaizou Black -- Not Just a ColorLiterature Particpant Jose Maldonado Martinez Leo RegemLiterature Participant Denisse Marquez WinterLiterature Particpant Ingrid Martinez Jumping Upon TreesLiterature Participant Hannah McComis Ever-ChangingLiterature Particpant Gavin McLaughlin FloodedLiterature Participant Kier Medina The shadowy figureLiterature Participant Matthew Melendez Howl in the WindLiterature Particpant Nataly Merino Escalera The OwlLiterature Participant Peerless Morgan Whispers in the SnowLiterature Participant Josiah Mou The Ever-Changing RiverLiterature Particpant Ellie Nix Slow but SteadyLiterature Participant Cristel Ortez BreathlessLiterature Particpant William Parker Stripes Behind the BoscageLiterature Particpant Diana Paz A Bright LightLiterature Participant Nazia Pettaway Torturous BeautyLiterature Particpant Max Pollard The LurkerLiterature Particpant Katherine Privado A Spring Within reachLiterature Particpant Md. Nabil Rahman A recipe for successLiterature Participant Vessy Reyes Guess what I amLiterature Particpant Margot Rodriguez BehomothLiterature Particpant Andrew Rogers The Yellow GiantLiterature Participant Derek Rogers The New King of the jungleLiterature Particpant Nabeeha Sabir ApocalypticLiterature Particpant Travis Sagusti Endless BlueLiterature Particpant Kyle Schagrin MemoriesLiterature Particpant Christoph Schoer MetacognitionLiterature Particpant Christopher Segura I am the Wild dogLiterature Particpant Yelitza Sejas My EyesLiterature Particpant Rylie Simmons GrowingLiterature Particpant Brady Sleeth MemoirLiterature Particpant Lauren Smith MemoirLiterature Participant Lexi Spencer Stages of the WorldLiterature Particpant Emma Stevens Sunrise’s RemnantsLiterature Particpant Andrew Tang Entrance to CreationLiterature Particpant Ruth Tekle Flashing LightLiterature Participant Tsion Temesgen TornadoLiterature Particpant Joseph Thach A Surprise In the SteppeLiterature Particpant Thornton Thomas MemiorLiterature Particpant Jaden Tham-Morrobel Eucalyptus DreamLiterature Particpant Arianna Torrez Elegance and Self esteemLiterature Participant Andrew Vaguedard Invisible

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Category Award Name Artwork TitleLiterature Particpant Tonny Vasquez MemiorLiterature Particpant Walter Vega Flores Just UnsolveableLiterature Participant Julissa Villalobos Tidal WaveLiterature Particpant Sarah Yeates PathwaysPHOTOGRAPHY:Photography 1st place Tamzin Folz Almost within reachPhotography 2nd place Tamzin Folz College is Within ReachPhotography 2nd place Tamzin Folz Dreams are within reachPhotography 3rd place Finlay Kerr Making it BigVISUAL ARTS:Visual Arts 1st place Macy Jordan GiantsVisual Arts 2nd place Finlay Kerr Icy AscentVisual Arts 3rd place Kathryn Boerckel Reaching for PeaceVisual Arts 3rd place Carolina Smiltneks Reaching Through the Haze

KulturelinKNancy Birnbaum, President

Please join us at 10:30am on Saturday, Nov 18, in Arlington’s Westover Library to hear about our last trip to France and learn about travelling to France during Spring Break 2018!

Students in grades 6 through 12 are eligible for this trip of a lifetime. Knowledge of French is not required; however, students taking French will have the opportunity to improve their conver-sational skills. This program is a once in a lifetime experience for students to travel with chaperones to France, stay with host families, share their culture, and make lifelong friends. We will travel from March 22 to April 2, 2018. Details on the trip can be found here

Students will be matched with a foreign student with similar hobbies and interests. American students will spend evenings and weekends with their host families and experience the local culture. Chaperones, who can include experienced exchange trip leaders and current/former teachers and administrators, will

accompany the student travellers. This program is a memorable way for students to visit another country and share their own culture. Benefits to students are innumerable, but include: * Building lifelong, international friendships * Improving foreign language skills * Making a difference in the world * Developing a better understanding of another culture * Gaining a new perspective on the world

KulturelinK is an organization whose mission is to foster international understanding and promote inter-cultural learning through student exchange trips of one to two weeks with schools in other countries. Our team is experienced in both international travel and student exchange travel. We have run student ex-changes to both Europe and Latin America. Additional informa-tion on KulturelinK can be found at kulturelink.org. If you’d like more information, please contact us at [email protected] or 571-275-2330. We hope to see you on the 18th!

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APSKENMORE

Instagram AccountRachelle Naab, Editor

Recently Kenmore announced it now has its own instagram account, apskenmore. I found this helpful article on Lifewire by Elise Moreau that succinctly explains what instagram is and how to get started with additional links for those that want to know more.

An Intro to InstagramInstagram is a social networking app made for sharing photos

and videos from a smartphone.Similar to Facebook or Twitter, everyone who creates an Insta-

gram account has a profile and a news feed.When you post a photo or video on Instagram, it will be dis-

played on your profile. Other users who follow you will see your posts in their own feed. Likewise, you’ll see posts from other users whom you choose to follow.

Pretty straight forward, right? It’s like a simplified version of Facebook, with an emphasis on mobile use and visual shar-ing. Just like other social networks, you can interact with other users on Instagram by following them, being followed by them, commenting, liking, tagging and private messaging. You can even save the photos you see on Instagram.

Devices That Work With InstagramInstagram is available for free on iOS and Android devices.It can also be accessed on the web from a computer, but users

can only upload and share photos or videos from their devices.Creating an Account on InstagramBefore you can start using the app, Instagram will ask you to

create a free account.You can sign up via your existing Facebook account or by

email. All you need is a username and a password.You may be asked if you want to follow some friends who are

on Instagram in your Facebook network. You can do this right away or skip through the process and come back to it later.

It’s always a good idea to customize your profile by adding your name, a photo, a short bio and a website link if you have one when you first get on Instagram.

When you start following people and looking for people to fol-

low you back, they’ll want to know who you are and what you’re all about.

Using Instagram as a Social NetworkAs previously mentioned, Instagram is all about visual shar-

ing, so everybody’s main intention is to share and find only the best photos and videos. Every user profile has a “Followers” and “Following” count, which represents how many people they follow and how many other users are follow them.

Every user profile has a button you can tap to follow them. If a user has their profile set to private, they will need to approve your request first.

Keep in mind that when your profile is created and set to public, anyone can find and view your profile, along with all your photos and videos. Learn how to set yours to private if you only want the followers you approve to be able to see your posts.

Interacting on posts is fun and easy. You can double tap any post to “like” it or add a comment at the bottom. You can even click the arrow button to share it with someone via direct mes-sage.

If you want to find or add more friends or interesting accounts to follow, use the search tab (marked by the magnifying glass icon) to browse through tailored posts recommended to you.

You can also use the search bar at the top to look for specific users or hashtags. Full Article

Hace poco surgió una pregunta sobre el Centro de apoyo ex-traescolar (ASSC). La siguiente respuesta fue enviada al Yahoo.group.

ASSC está abierto para cualquier estudiante, y es de acceso directo. Solo puedo hablar para el 8º grado, pero creo que es lo mismo para cada grado. Se lleva a cabo los lunes, martes y jueves. Cada día, un maestro lo ejecuta en su habitación. Para el 8 ° grado, los lunes es en la habitación del Sr. Politzer, el martes en la de la Sra. Hesbrook, y los jueves, en la del Sr. Morrison-Lee. Por lo tanto, incluso cuando el maestro no está en el equipo del alumno, cualquier alumno del octavo grado puede quedarse. ¡Tiende a ser utilizado en gran medida al final de los períodos de marcado, como se puede imaginar! La Sra. Parkhurst está disponible todos los días excepto el miércoles para estudiantes de álgebra en el salón 169.

Los estudiantes permanecen con el maestro hasta que sean liberados para los últimos autobuses a las 4:15 p.m.

Centro de apoyo extraescolar (ASSC)Michelle Van Lare, 8th Grade English

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More 5K Pictures

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Focus NewsShauna Dyer, Kenmore Focus Coordinator

Throughout the first quarter Kenmore students have been actively engaged in many art activities. The music department hosted its annual Fall concert on Oct 11th. Although the weather did not cooperate, music from the chorus, orchestra and band were enjoyed by all. Also in October, Symphonic band students attended a high school football game and performed as part of a pep band. They also attended the APS marching band showcase on Oct 25th at Wakefield High School.

On Oct 26th, theater students dressed in the period of Edgar Allen Poe and read excerpts from his work in the gardens of the Glen Carlyn

library. This has become an annual Fall tradition and was very well received by the community and library patrons.

Theater students will be participating in a pyramid theater program in November at Wakefield and W-L where middle school students will participate in theater workshops presented by the high school students. Chorus students participated in the annual pyramid concert on Thursday, Novem-ber 9th at Washington-Lee High School.

Language arts students have been busy writing this quarter. To provide students with an authentic audience for their writing, the 7th Graders held a gallery walk where students read narratives written by their classmates and provided feedback. Ms. Edward’s 6th grade students created tableaux based on their writing and performed them for fellow students. To perform their tableaux students learned concentration, expression and presentation skills. 7th Graders learned how the elements of art are applied to photography and thought about these as they took pictures to illustrate their writing. The 8th grade hosted a Memoir Fest on November 8th which included an open mic, a gallery walk, an opportunity to write 6-word memoirs and an opportunity post their writing on Instagram.

As usual, there are several upcoming arts events in the month of December. The music department is busy preparing for the winter concert series which will take place the week of December 6-8th. The

chorus will perform on December 6th, the orchestras on December 7th and the bands on December 8th. All the concerts will begin at 7:00 p.m.

There will be a middle school student art show at the Ed Center with an opening reception on Dec 13th and interested theater students will be going to see “Crazy for You” at the Signature Theater on Dec 13th. Mark your calendar and join us for one of these great events.

Former KMS students now attending Wake-field HS greet Mr. Lassell and KMS band members as they set up for the APS Marching Band Showcase.

Painting by Leah Saulnier

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SCHOOLSPIRITTASTESGREAT

Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to

support Kenmore Middle School. Come in to the Chipotle at

3556B Jefferson Street in Falls Church on Wednesday, November 15th between 5:00pm and 9:00pm. Bring in this

flyer, show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you’re

supporting the cause to make sure that 50% of the proceeds

will be donated to Kenmore Middle School.

Online orders will not be included in the fundraiser total. To ensure your purchase is counted in the fundraiser, be sure to

order and pay in-restaurant. Gift card purchases during fundraisers do not count towards total donated sales, but purchases

made with an existing gift card will count.

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The Kenmore STEAM program hosted an Open House on Oct 30th to launch its new STEAM certificate program and inaugurate Kenmore’s new STEAM lab. The certificate program provides an opportunity for students currently in the 6th and 7th grade to earn a STEAM certificate by the end of their 8th grade year at Kenmore. There are multiple ways to enter the program, but all students who participate must take the STEAM foundations class as a 6th or 7th grader. In addition, students at the 7th and 8th grade level must complete a science fair project and complete a project in each of the three pillar areas of the arts, project-based learning and real world ap-plication. A narrated video was created to explain the program. Also, an in-fographic was developed to help explain how to participate in the program. Mrs. Dyer will begin meeting with 7th grade students enrolled in STEAM Foundations this month to determine their level of interest in the program and to help them develop a plan.

Students interested in STEAM, may be interested in participating in a free monthly speaker series aimed at middle school students to help them imagine interesting career options. Check out www.ARLySTEM.org to find out more information.

KMS STEAMShauna Dyer, Kenmore Focus Coordinator

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Hablando Principalmente - ContinuedContinued from page 1

La escuela intermedia es un gran momento de cambio tanto para los estudiantes como para los padres, y cuanto más se unan los adultos que se preocupan por el beneficio de los alumnos, más éxito tendrá una escuela como la nuestra.

Tenemos una de las redes de padres más trabajadoras que he visto en APS. Gracias a la Presidenta de la PTA de Kenmore, Fran Cloe, por el esfuerzo continuo para formar un grupo de PTA activo e inclusivo. El Kenmore PTA 5K fue un evento comunitar-io divertido. Gracias especialmente a Michelle Gillespie, Sylvie Mortimer, Paul Cachion y Lori Engelken por hacer que sea un éxito. Y sí, ¡los estudiantes de Kenmore son más rápidos que sus maestros, o al menos su director!

Gracias a Janeth Valenzuela y al Hispanic Parent Committee por liderar la Celebración de Herencia Hispana para Kenmore y también por apoyar el evento APS Hispanic Heritage Harvesting Dreams. El apoyo de nuestros padres en toda la organización es notable y nos distingue como una escuela inclusiva y colabora-tiva. Nuestro éxito está enraizado el uno en el otro.

Aquí hay algunas breves menciones de lo que ha estado ocur-riendo en Kenmore. El 8 de noviembre, Kenmore 8th Graders participó en Memoir-Fest. Este evento inaugural para celebrar

la escritura de los estudiantes y escuchar sus voces fue dirigido por la Sra. Freeman y el Dr. Van Lare. La tecnología se integró a través de la nueva cuenta de Instagram de Kenmore y el feed de KMS en Twitter. Muchos padres y estudiantes asistieron y dieron su opinión escribiendo notas y dejándolas en el trabajo de los estudiantes. Estoy agradecido por todos los esfuerzos involucra-dos para que este evento ocurra y espero tener más oportunidades para celebrar la autoexpresión de los estudiantes.

El 7 de noviembre durante el día de preparación de calificacio-nes, una delegación de funcionarios chinos visitó Kenmore como parte del programa de intercambio de liderazgo internacional. Supervisor de registro Milagros Martinez, Oficial de recursos escolares Det. Pagan, la subdirectora Angie Close, la subdirectora Christine Joy, el director de servicios de asesoramiento Louis Vil-lafane, y yo pasamos cerca de una hora con el grupo describiendo la preparación para emergencias y las respuestas de la comuni-dad a los desastres. Durante ese tiempo, la Sra. Martínez y Det. Pagan compartió el esfuerzo de Ayuda de Huracanes para Puerto Rico. Describieron sus conexiones personales con la isla y el esfuerzo por crear conciencia sobre cómo ayudar a otras comu-nidades. La comunidad de Kenmore llenó tres camiones durante la recolección y la policía y el fuego del condado de Arlington nos apoyaron. Los estudiantes y padres voluntarios trabajaron du-rante todo el día para cargar los camiones. Gracias a la Profesora de Español Sr. Sanchez y al Profesor de Negocios Sra. Benja-min por ayudarnos con la colección. Si vino a una conferencia, probablemente haya visto el área de preparación de la colección

en el atrio. Fue muy impresionante y creció durante todo el día a medida que los padres y vecinos regresaban para dejar más suministros. Durante la discusión con nuestros visitantes chinos, explicamos cómo APS se prepara para todo tipo de emergencias y cómo las organizaciones locales, como las escuelas, están facultadas para hacer algo en respuesta. Hicimos hincapié en la enseñanza de la empatía y en ayudar a los alumnos a desarrollar una conciencia moral, lo que no es fácil durante la adoles-cencia temprana, para que puedan, a su vez, empoderarse ayudando a los demás. La delegación quedó impresionada con los esfuerzos de Kenmore. También disfrutaron de un recorrido por el edificio y mirando algunas aulas. Comen-taron que su sistema de respuesta a emergencias está más orientado hacia arriba, y retomarían la idea del servicio

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comunitario basado en la escuela y el aprendizaje de servicios como un concepto para compartir con sus contrapartes en China.

El 3 de noviembre recibimos una visita de la Oficina de En-ergía Nuclear del Departamento de Energía de EE. UU. Nuestras clases electivas STEAM de 4 ° período pudieron escuchar acerca de las técnicas modernas para producir electricidad a partir de la energía nuclear. Los avances en tecnología están conduciendo al desarrollo de estaciones de energía desplegables basadas en reactores nucleares de pequeña escala. Para emergencias, como lo que le sucedió a Puerto Rico, es posible que se establezcan pequeñas estaciones de energía temporales para proporcionar alivio hasta que se restablezca la red principal. Nuestros estudi-antes de STEAM hicieron muchas preguntas detalladas. Sabían sobre Chernobyl y otros riesgos asociados con la energía nuclear, y también contrastaron la fisión con la fusión y describieron una visión de la independencia energética. Los funcionarios del Departamento de Energía quedaron impresionados no solo con las preguntas que nuestros estudiantes estaban haciendo sino también con el marco para apoyar a STEAM en Kenmore. Hici-eron una gira por el nuevo laboratorio de fabricación y también el salón de Tech Ed para tener una idea del aprendizaje basado en problemas que las clases, así como la robótica, están tomando con los estudiantes.

El 1 de noviembre, el best seller de New York Times, Kwame Alex-ander, habló a los alumnos de 7º y 8º grados sobre su nuevo libro Solo y también filmó un video promo-cional para su próximo programa basado en la web titulado "Book-ish". Gracias a Kenmore Librarian Ms. Holly Ousely por facilitar la visita. El Sr. Alexander ha trabajado

previamente con Kenmore para ambos comunicados de prensa con ESPN (filmado en Kenmore con nuestros estudiantes para "The Undefeated") y publicaciones de libros (The Crossover). Esperamos con interés el regreso del Sr. Alexander durante su próxima gira por la Costa Este para su nuevo libro. Aprenda más sobre la carrera de Kwame Alexander en http://kwamealexander.com/. Somos autores afortunados como el Sr. Alexander valora-mos nuestros esfuerzos en Kenmore para promover el amor por la lectura y la escritura con todos nuestros estudiantes. Él, como muchos de ustedes, es un mecenas de las artes y reconoce la importancia de las artes en el desarrollo de los jóvenes. También felicitamos al Sr. Alexander por ser el primer receptor del Premio Pat Conroy Legacy. Según Southern Independent Booksellers Associations, este premio reconoce a "escritores que han logrado un impacto duradero en su comunidad literaria, demostrando su apoyo a las librerías independientes, tanto en sus propias comu-nidades como en general, escribiendo que se centra significativa-mente en su lugar de origen, y apoyo de otros escritores, espe-cialmente autores nuevos y emergentes ".

También tuvimos un buen resultado para una tarde abierta STEAM. Los padres y estudiantes salieron a escuchar acerca de cómo Kenmore quiere motivar y honrar a los estudiantes que es-tán tomando un camino STEAM a través de las escuelas interme-dias. Nuestra Coordinadora de Enfoque, Shauna Dyer, presentó las opciones y expectativas del curso para el Certificado STEAM de Kenmore. Este reconocimiento certificaría que los estudiantes han completado tres objetivos principales, o pilares, con respecto al plan de estudios y la instrucción STEAM. Estamos entusi-

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asmados con la forma en que STEAM apoya nuestro enfoque establecido en las artes y la tecnología de las comunicaciones. Estamos trabajando para proporcionar una vía académica clara para nuestros estudiantes que necesitan desafíos y rigor y que están interesados en seguir los cursos de secundaria y universidad de STEAM y sus carreras posteriores.

Finalmente, tenemos nuestra campaña anual de alimentos enlatados Kenmore para noviembre y diciembre. Deje los artículos no perecederos en la escuela para las familias locales. Det. Pagan y yo haremos nuestro viaje anual a la comunidad para entregar cajas de regalo navideñas de puerta en puerta. Este es un proyecto de servicio comunitario que va directamente a las familias necesitadas. Nuestro trabajador social se pone en con-tacto discretamente con las familias que pueden necesitar ayuda. Pedimos permiso para entregarles una caja de regalo, y la respu-esta es abrumadoramente: "¡Sí, gracias!" Hacemos dos distribu-ciones, una para Acción de Gracias y otra para las Vacaciones de Invierno. Las vacaciones pueden ser un momento de ansiedad y para algunas familias en Arlington no tener comidas regula-res proporcionadas por la escuela puede causar angustia. En un condado tan rico en recursos, nadie debería preocuparse por la comida en la casa. Al dejar una caja de regalo, le comunicamos a Kenmore que le importa y nos aseguramos de que las familias tengan cocinas bien surtidas.

Gracias por todo lo que está haciendo para apoyar a Kenmore. Busque nuestra serie de conciertos de invierno en diciembre. También estamos presentando The Nutcracker este año debido a la construcción en la escuela secundaria Thomas Jefferson. Diciembre parece estar ocupado pero prometedor. ¡STEAM Ahead-One Community One Heart!

Principally SpeakingDavid McBride, Principal

So much to be Thankful forWe have much to be thankful for as we dem-

onstrate One Community, One Heart even amidst challenges. The end of the 1st quarter of 2017-18 has seen many activities and learning experiences for our students, faculty, and families, and I wanted to highlight a few of them for you.

First, there are many people to thank for making October and the start of November successful. I recognize our school is a work in progress, and we have much to do to make us as successful as I be-lieve we can be—but I also am humbled by the hard work many folks are doing on behalf of Kenmore. Our Kenmore PTA, Hispanic parent committee, teachers, staff, volunteers, and other Kenmore Fans are all pulling together to make our school a positive place for students and families.

Middle school is a tremendous time of change for both students and parents, and the more that caring adults team together for the benefit of students, the more successful a school like ours can become.

We have one of the hardest working parent networks I have seen in APS. Thank you to Kenmore PTA President Fran Cloe for the ongoing effort to build an inclusive an active PTA group. The Kenmore PTA 5K was a fun community event. Thank you especially to Michelle Gillespie, Sylvie Mortimer, Paul Cachion, and Lori Engelken for making it a success. And yes, Kenmore students are faster than their teachers, or at least their principal!

Thank you to Janeth Valenzuela and the Hispanic Parent Commit-tee for leading the Hispanic Heritage Celebration for

Kenmore and also supporting the APS Hispanic Heritage Har-vesting Dreams event. Our parent support across the organization is notable and distinguishes us as an inclusive and collaborative school. Our success is rooted in one another.

Here are a few brief mentions of what’s been going on at Ken-more. On Nov 8th, Kenmore 8th Graders participated in Memoir-Fest. This inaugural event to celebrate student writing and to hear their voices was led by Ms. Freeman and Dr. Van Lare. Technol-ogy was integrated through Kenmore’s new Instagram account and KMS twitter feed. Many parents and students were in atten-dance and gave feedback by writing notes and leaving them on the students’ work. I am thankful for all of the efforts involved in making this event happen and look forward to more opportunities to celebrate student self expression.

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On Nov 7th during Grade Preparation Day, Kenmore was visited by a delegation of Chinese officials as part of the International Leadership exchange program. Check-in Supervisor Milagros Martinez, School Resources Officer Det. Pagan, Assis-tant Principal Angie Close, Assistant Principal Christine Joy, Director of Counseling Services Louis Villafane, and myself spent about an hour with the group describing emergency preparedness and community responses to disasters. During that time Ms. Martinez and Det. Pagan shared the Hurricane Relief effort for Puerto Rico. They described their personal connections to the island and the effort to raise awareness about how to help other communities. The Kenmore Community filled three trucks during the collection drive and Arlington County Police and Fire supported us. Student and parent volunteers worked through-out the day to load the trucks. Thank you to Spanish Teacher Mr. Sanchez and Business Teacher Ms. Benjamin for also helping with the collection. If you came by for a conference you probably saw the collection staging area in the atrium. It was very impres-sive and grew throughout the day as parents and neighbors came back to drop off more supplies. During the discussion with our Chinese visitors we explained how APS prepares for all types of emergencies and how local organizations, such as schools, are empowered to do something in response. We emphasized teach-ing empathy and helping students develop a moral awareness—which is not easy during early adolescence—so they can, in turn, be empowered by helping others. The delegation was impressed with Kenmore’s efforts. They also enjoyed a tour of the building and looking into a few classrooms. They commented their emer-gency response system is more top down, and they would take back the idea of school-based community service and service learning as a concept to share with their counterparts in China.

On Nov 3rd we had a visit from the Office of Nuclear Energy from the US Department of Energy. Our 4th period STEAM elective classes were able to hear about modern techniques to produce electricity from nuclear power. Advances in technol-ogy are leading to the development of deployable power stations based on small-scale nuclear reactors. For emergencies, such as what has happened to Puerto Rico, it is conceivable that small, temporary power stations could be set up to provide relief until the main grid is restored. Our STEAM students asked many

detailed questions. They knew about Chernobyl and other risks associated with nuclear energy, and they also contrasted fission with fusion and described a vision of energy independence. The officials from the Department of Energy were impressed with not only the questions our students were asking but also the frame-work to support STEAM at Kenmore. They toured both the new Fabrication Lab and also the Tech Ed room to get a sense of the problem-based learning instructional approaches these classes, as well as Robotics, are taking with students.

On Nov 1st New York Times Bestselling Author Kwame Alexander spoke to 7th and 8th Graders about his new book Solo and also filmed a promotional video for his upcoming web-based show entitled “Bookish.” Thank you to Kenmore Librarian Ms. Holly Ousely for facilitating the visit. Mr. Alexander has previously worked with Kenmore for both media releases with ESPN (filmed at Kenmore with our students for “The Unde-feated”) and book releases (The Crossover). We look forward to Mr. Alexander’s return during an upcoming East Coast tour for

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Counselor's Corner Erin Gagen , School Counselor

Arlington Tech is a rigorous, project-based learning, high school program that prepares students to succeed in college and in the workplace through collaborative problem solving.

Upcoming Events:November 14th, 7:00-8:30pm – Arlington Tech Information

Night for Prospective Parents December 11th, 7:00-8:30pm – Arlington Tech Information Night for Prospective Parents January 9th, 2:00-3:00pm – Arlington Tech Information Night for Prospective Parents *Parents of current students and Arlington Tech staff will share their experience of Arlington Tech and be available to answer any questions. This event will be in the commons at the Arling-ton Career Center.

January 6th, 2018, 9:00-11:00am – Arlington Career Center Open House *Take the opportunity to visit the classrooms and talk with the instructors in Arlington Tech and explore our CTE course offer-ings.

Attendance Works! Students:School is your first and most important job. You’re learning

about more than math and reading.You’re learning how show up for school on time every day, so

that when you graduate and get a job, you’ll know how to show up for work on time every day.

• When you’re not here, we notice because we care and we want you to be successful. Students who attend school regularly are more likely to graduate and find good jobs. In fact, a high school graduate makes, on average, $1 million more than a drop-

his new book. Learn more about Kwame Alexander’s career at http://kwamealexander.com/. We are fortunate authors such as Mr. Alexander value our efforts at Kenmore to promote the love of reading and writing with all of our students. He, like many of you, is a patron of the arts and recognizes how important the arts play in the development of young people. We also congratulate Mr. Alexander on being the first recipient of the Pat Conroy Leg-acy Award. According to the Southern Independent Booksellers Associations, this award recognizes “writers who have achieved a lasting impact on their literary community, demonstrating sup-port for independent bookstores, both in their own communities and in general, writing that focuses significantly on their home place, and support of other writers, especially new and emerging authors.”

We also had a nice turn out for an evening STEAM open house. Parents and students came out to hear about how Ken-more wants to motivate and honor students who are taking a STEAM pathway through middle schools. Our Focus Coordina-tor, Shauna Dyer, presented the course options and expectations for the Kenmore STEAM Certificate. This recognition would certify that students had completed three main objectives, or pillars, in regard to STEAM curriculum and instruction. We are excited about how STEAM supports our established focus on the arts and communications technology. We are working to provide a clear academic pathway for our students who need challenge and rigor and who are interested in pursing STEAM high school and college courses and subsequent careers.

Finally, we have our annual Kenmore Canned Food Drive for November and December. Drop off non-perishable items at the school for local families. Det. Pagan and I will make our yearly journey into the community to hand deliver holiday gift boxes door to door. This is a community service project that goes directly to families in need. Our social worker discreetly con-tacts families who may need help. We ask permission to deliver them a gift box, and the response is overwhelmingly, “Yes, thank you!” We do two distributions, one for Thanksgiving and one for the Winter Break. The holidays can be a time of anxiety and for some families in Arlington not having regular meals provided by the school can cause distress. In a county so rich in resources, no one should be worried about food in the house. By dropping off a gift box we communicate Kenmore cares ,and we ensure that families have well-stocked kitchens.

Thank you for all you are doing to support Kenmore. Look for our Winter Concert series in December. We are also hosting The Nutcracker this year due to construction at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. December looks to be busy but promising. Full STEAM Ahead—One Community One Heart!

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out over a lifetime.• A student who misses 10 days or more during a school year

is 20 percent less likely to graduate from high school and 25 percent less likely to ever enroll in college.

• If you think missing a day here or there won’t matter, think again. By missing just one day every two weeks, you would be on track to miss 10 percent of the school year – and that can hap-pen before you know it.

• School only gets harder when you stay home too much. Sometimes it’s tempting to stay home

because you’ve got too much work or you don’t understand what’s going on in class. But missing a day only makes that worse.

• We understand that you will get sick sometimes and need to stay home. The important thing is to get to school as often as possible to help stay on track with assignments.

PTA Hitting its Stride - Con-tinuedContinued from page 1

I am particularly proud of the Community Engagement Committee (CEC) under the leadership of Ryoko Reed. The CEC has been meeting monthly with a diverse group of par-ents and teachers who are interested in improving the inclusivity of the PTA through concrete actions and personal engagement. In the November meeting they decided to research improv-ing communication to all parent groups by seeking text based programs (currently we are heavy on email comms, which don’t reach every family). Another group will research how we can as-sist teachers with fun end-of-year activities for all our sixth and seventh grade students.

Upcoming events are Kenmore Dines Out evening at the Bai-ley’s Crossroads Chipotle, on Wednesday, Nov 15th. Please see the flyer in this newsletter. Longer term we are choosing dates for the Spring Basketball Fundraiser and for our Silent Auction. Fundraising is an important part of what we do, so thank you for the support you have already given and will give in the future.

Hope to see you at a PTA Meeting soon. Tuesday, Nov 14th at 7 pm in the Library (Topic: Instilling Health Behaviors) or Sat-urday, Nov 18th at 10 am in the Library (Topics: Arlington Tech Overview and Academic Planning).

Thanks,Fran

Hola Kenmore,¡Feliz noviembre! Tres meses después y creo que nosotros,

como PTA, estamos avanzando (eso fue un chiste de 5K). La asistencia ha sido excelente tanto en el segundo martes (inglés con traducción) como en el cuarto sábado (español con traduc-ción) y hemos tenido oradores diferentes, pero no menos intere-santes, en ambos. Los comités Spirit Gear y School Supply están en pleno apogeo y tenemos el juego DC United, Hispanic Heri-tage Night y el Kenmore 5K con éxito en nuestros cinturones. El Comité de Becas ha completado sus premios de otoño. Gracias a todos por su arduo trabajo y compromiso. Espero que todos

se den cuenta de lo vital que es para un año exitoso.

Estoy particularmente orgulloso del Comité de Participación Comunitaria (CEC) bajo el liderazgo de Ryoko Reed. El CEC se ha estado reuniendo mensualmente con un grupo diverso de padres y maestros que están interesados en mejorar la inclusión de la PTA a través de ac-ciones concretas y el compromiso personal. En la reunión de noviembre, decidieron investigar sobre la mejora de la comunicación a todos los grupos de padres mediante la búsqueda

de programas basados en texto (actualmente, tenemos muchas comunicaciones por correo electrónico, que no llegan a todas las familias). Otro grupo investigará cómo podemos ayudar a los maestros con actividades divertidas de fin de año para todos nuestros estudiantes de sexto y séptimo grado.

Los próximos eventos son Kenmore Dines Out evening en Bailey’s Crossroads Chipotle, el miércoles 15 de noviembre. Por favor vea el volante en este boletín. A más largo plazo estamos eligiendo fechas para la recaudación de fondos de Spring Basket-ball y para nuestra subasta silenciosa. La recaudación de fondos es una parte importante de lo que hacemos, así que gracias por el apoyo que ya ha brindado y dará en el futuro.

Espero verte en una reunión de PTA pronto. Martes, 14 de noviembre a las 7:00 p.m. en la biblioteca (tema: Instilar compor-tamientos saludables) o el sábado, 18 de noviembre a las 10 a. M. En la biblioteca (Temas: Arlington Tech Overview and Academic Planning).

Gracias,Fran

PTA Golpeando su PasoFran Cloe, PTA President

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Kenmore Calendar

Date Time EventMonday, Nov 13 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Girls’ Ultimate Frisbee vs. GunstonTuesday, Nov 14 All Day APS Junior Honors Band Auditions (6th grade) - Kenmore Middle School, 200 S

Carlin Springs Rd, Arlington, VA 22204, USATuesday, Nov 14 All Day Junior District Orchestra Auditions - Rocky Run Middle School, 4400 Stringfellow

Rd, Chantilly, VA 20151, USATuesday, Nov 14 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Middle School Information SessionTuesday, Nov 14 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Girls’ Basketball vs. Jefferson - Kenmore Middle School, 200 S Carlin Springs Rd,

Arlington, VA 22204, USAWednesday, Nov 15 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Theater Pyramid Day (Wakefield)Wednesday, Nov 15 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. KMS Dines @ Chipotle Bailey’s Crossroads - 3556B Jefferson St., Falls Church,

VAThursday, Nov 16 All Day Make-up Picture DayThursday, Nov 16 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Boys’ Soccer vs. Jefferson

Thursday, Nov 16 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Girls’ Basketball @ Gunston - Gunston Middle School, 2700 S Lang St, Arlington, VA 22206, USA

Friday, Nov 17 7:50 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. Cougar NewsSunday, Nov 19 All Day VJCL Latin Convention (select students)Monday, Nov 20 All Day VJCL Latin Convention (select students)Wednesday, Nov 22 All Day Thanksgiving BreakThursday, Nov 23 All Day Thanksgiving BreakFriday, Nov 24 All Day Thanksgiving BreakSaturday, Nov 25 All Day Thanksgiving BreakSunday, Nov 26 All Day Thanksgiving BreakTuesday, Nov 28 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Boys’ Soccer @ WilliamsburgTuesday, Nov 28 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Girls’ Basketball vs. WilliamsburgWednesday, Nov 29 All Day Make-up Picture DayWednesday, Nov 29 2:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FACS-Manor Care TripThursday, Nov 30 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Theater Arts Trip (Washington-Lee)Thursday, Nov 30 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Girls’ Basketball vs. SwansonThursday, Nov 30 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Boys’ Soccer vs. SwansonFriday, Dec 1 All Day Outdoor Lab (Fliers)Friday, Dec 1 7:55 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. Cougar NewsMonday, Dec 4 All Day Outdoor Lab (Fliers) Monday, Dec 4 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Orchestra Rehearsal (7th and 8th grade)Monday, Dec 4 All Day Outdoor Lab (Fliers) Monday, Dec 4 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Orchestra Rehearsal (7th and 8th grade)Tuesday, Dec 5 All Day Outdoor Lab (Navigators) Tuesday, Dec 5 2:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Orchestra Rehearsal (6th grade)Wednesday, Dec 6 All Day Outdoor Lab (Navigators) Wednesday, Dec 6 12:36 p.m. - 12:46 p.m. Fire DrillWednesday, Dec 6 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Winter Concert-ChorusThursday, Dec 7 All Day Outdoor Lab (Explorers)

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Date Time EventThursday, Dec 7 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Girls’ Basketball @Jefferson - Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 125 S Old Glebe

Rd, Arlington, VA 22204, USAThursday, Dec 7 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Orchestra ConcertFriday, Dec 8 1:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Winter Music AssemblyFriday, Dec 8 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Band ConcertTuesday, Dec 12 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Girls’ Basketball vs. Gunston - Kenmore Middle School, 200 S Carlin Springs Rd,

Arlington, VA 22204, USAWednesday, Dec 13 All Day Early Release (11:50 a.m.)Wednesday, Dec 13 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Crazy for You Performance - Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA

22206, USAThursday, Dec 14 All Day RIF (6th grade/HILT)Thursday, Dec 14 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Girls’ Basketball @WilliamsburgFriday, Dec 15 All Day RIF (6th grade/HILT)Friday, Dec 15 All Day Outdoor Lab (Explorers) Tuesday, Dec 19 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Girls’ Basketball @SwansonFriday, Dec 22 All Day Winter BreakSaturday, Dec 23 All Day Winter BreakSunday, Dec 24 All Day Winter BreakMonday, Dec 25 All Day Winter BreakTuesday, Dec 26 All Day Winter BreakWednesday, Dec 27 All Day Winter BreakThursday, Dec 28 All Day Winter BreakFriday, Dec 29 All Day Winter BreakSaturday, Dec 30 All Day Winter BreakSunday, Dec 31 All Day Winter BreakMonday, Jan 1 2018 All Day Winter Break

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