Koogler Middle School

Hello Koogler Students and Families, Please remember that Parent Teacher Conferences are next Thursday and Friday. Conferences will be held online only. Conferences will be held online from 1:30pm-7pm on Thursday and 8am-12noon on Friday. To sign up for Conference please go to the student's Tiger Up Time (TUT) Google Classroom and check the stream to sign up. Don't forget there will be early release at 12:15 next Thursday and no school next Friday. We hope to see you in these important online meetings. Thank you, C.V. Koogler Middle School

Important Reminder-No School On Monday 10/18 due to staff professional development day.

KMS Fundraiser Extended! We are extending our World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser until 10/29. Students can still get permission forms, get chocolate, sell chocolate, turn in money, and win prizes! They can pick up permission slips in the office. All money will need to be turned in by 10/29/21.

Great news! The Official AMSD Store is now open! Want to get some great tiger gear AND support your school district? Just follow this link: https://www.aztecschools.com/page/district-store#!/

Hello Students and Families, Due a recent uptick in Covid Positive Cases in the 7th grade, Koogler Administration in cooperation with Aztec Municipal School District Central Office has made the decision to have our 7th Graders learn online for the next week. This will be for 7th grade only for the week 10/11/21. 7th Graders will not come to campus for the week. They will return to campus on Tuesday 10/19/21. While learning remotely all 7th graders should get into every Google classroom at the start of the class hour for a zoom meeting, then be sure to complete all online assignments that are posted in the stream and classwork for the day. Please follow the regular bell schedule, linked here: https://5il.co/zy0j 6th and 8th graders should still be coming to school in person unless you have been notified you are on quarantine. Any student athletes who are not on quarantine may come to athletic practices and events as scheduled. However, those who have been called and told they were on quarantine should remain at home until their quarantine is complete. For questions about quarantine dates please contact the nurse. Impacted areas at C.V. Koogler have been cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized. Please remind your student to log in to their classes, attend zoom meetings so they are not marked absent, complete assignments, and be in contact with their teachers. Any student missing Google Classroom Codes can find them by logging in to PowerSchool and clicking on My Schedule. We apologize for the inconvenience and frustration that this has caused. We hope you are well, and are looking forward to seeing you in our online meetings and back on campus on 10/19/21. Jessica Sledzinski Principal C.V. Koogler Middle School

Due a recent uptick in Covid Positive Cases in the 6th grade, Koogler Administration in cooperation with Aztec Municipal School District Central Office has made the decision to have our 6th Graders learn online for the remainder of this week. This will be for 6th grade only for Tuesday 10/5, Wednesday 10/6, Thursday 10/7 and Friday 10/8. 6th Graders will not come to campus for the week. They will return to campus on Monday 10/11/21. While learning remotely all 6th graders should get into every Google classroom at the start of the class hour for a zoom meeting, then be sure to complete all online assignments that are posted in the stream and classwork for the day. Please follow the regular bell schedule, linked here: https://5il.co/zy0j 7th and 8th graders should still be coming to school in person unless you have been notified you are on quarantine. Any student athletes who are not on quarantine may come to athletic practices and events as scheduled. However, those who have been called and told they were on quarantine should remain at home until their quarantine is complete. For questions about quarantine dates please contact the nurse. Impacted areas at C.V. Koogler have been cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized. Please remind your student to log in to their classes, attend zoom meetings so they are not marked absent, complete assignments, and be in contact with their teachers. Any student missing Google Classroom Codes can find them by logging in to PowerSchool and clicking on My Schedule. We apologize for the inconvenience and frustration that this has caused. We hope you are well, and are looking forward to seeing you in our online meetings and back on campus on 10/11/21.

Aztec Schools food service department will be providing sack lunches on Friday, September 24 for any children wishing to pick up meals. We will be in the AHS student drop off lane from 11:00 to 12:00. Any children are eligible to pick up meals at this site. You do not have to be a student at AHS to pick up meals.

Please see the message below from the NM Public Education Department and NM Department of Health: The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) and the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) are aware that certain individuals are not letting schools know when they test positive for COVID-19, and that individuals are coming to school after testing positive. This includes staff and parents visiting the school or sending their students to school after testing positive. Please be aware that individuals refusing to self-isolate, or refusing to self-isolate their children, following a positive COVID-19 test put the health and safety of others at serious risk. Any such action will be referred to NMDOH and the New Mexico Attorney General for investigation and possible civil and criminal enforcement. Individuals who violate the Public Health Orders or Public Health Act may be subject to a fine of up to $5,000 per violation and up to six (6) months in jail. Please help ensure the health and safety of our students and staff by reporting a refusal to following self-isolation public health orders, by contacting NMDOH at 1-833-551-0518 or by submitting your concern here: https://nmgov.force.com/pedincidentreport/s/

Please see the attached message from Chartwells, our food service partners.

Next week is Start with Hello Week! Monday- Start with hello. Bingo cards will be handed out in TUT. There is a student and staff side of the Bingo Card, Have a person that matches the description in the box sign their name.- a winner for each grade level will receive a prize, Bingo sheet handed in at the end of the week. Tuesday- Random acts of kindness day- Do kind things for others with no expectation of receiving anything in return. Wednesday- Make a new friend day- step outside of your friend circle and make a new friend with someone else, it can be the new kid in school, someone sitting or walking alone, someone you see everyday but don't really talk to, etc. Thursday- Handout compliments like candy day- make someone's day by complimenting them, think of how you feel when someone says they like something you are wearing, your hair, your smile, your work, and so on. Lift others up by pointing out their positive attributes. (keep it school appropriate). Friday- Show your gratitude- thank someone, verbally, with a note, with an email, text etc. Spend your day showing your appreciation for the big and little things that others do.

Children are going to hospitals at an increased rate due to rising COVID-19 transmission from the Delta variant, especially in communities with low vaccination rates. Below is a flyer from the NM DOH containing useful information for parents on steps to keep their student safe. Additionally, the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has information that can be found here on steps you can take to keep your child safe: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/parent-faqs.html

Hello Parents, Please vote for our Parent Advisory Committee Representatives at the link below. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FG3HQDN Thank you, C.V. Koogler Middle School

Students need a Chromebook to take Interim Exams next week. If you haven't already done so, please come by the office to fill out paperwork and pay insurance fees. We can do scholarships/payment plans if you can't afford the fee, but we must have signed paperwork students can get Chromebooks.

The AMSD and Curative still have free COVID Testing available at Fred Cook Stadium. Check out the attached flyer for more information.

Just a reminder that we our partners from Curative are available to help with COVID testing at Fred Cook Stadium.

Koogler School Pictures are Ready to Order Online! Individual Pictures are posted on the Photo-Synthesis Website at https://photo-synthesis.biz/ There is a purple bar that you will click on to go to the photo list, find your SCHOOL, click on it, enter your student ID number, when you click the photo a menu shows up with pricing. After ordering all photos will be mailed. ID Cars will be delivered to the school in approximately 1 week. Make Ups will be at 1 pm on Wednesday 9/15/21. PHOTO-SYNTHESIS 1426 Schofield Lane Farmington, NM 87410 505-327-4686

Important update on COVID testing for this week.

Important clarification from the PED regarding indoor athletics and activities.

Koogler Picture Ordering Information Koogler Picture Day was this morning. The photos will be ready to view and order a few days after the photo session. Individual Pictures will be posted on the Photo-Synthesis Website at https://photo-synthesis.biz/ There is a purple bar that you will click on to go to the photo list, find your SCHOOL, click on it, enter your student ID number, when you click the photo a menu shows up with pricing. After ordering all photos will be mailed. ID Cars will be delivered to the school in approximately 1 week. Retakes/Make Ups will be scheduled in a couple of weeks for anyone who missed, we will let you know the date asap. PHOTO-SYNTHESIS 1426 Schofield Lane Farmington, NM 87410 505-327-4686

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Koogler Picture Day is tomorrow from 8am-10:00am in the wood gym. Classes will be called down by class and all students will have their picture taken. Students will be given information about how to order pictures when they have their picture taken-no money is required ahead of time. AzTech Academy students please come to wood gym at 8. There will be a make up day in the coming weeks for any absent students.