Kate Collins

Join us for the Waynesboro Education Farm Annual Plant Sale! 🌱🌿 Get ready to stock up on vegetable starts, herbs, and perennial fruits to kickstart your garden. Mark your calendars for May 6th-9th from 4-6pm and May 11th from 9am-1pm. Located at the Waynesboro Education Farm at Berkeley Glenn Elementary. Don't miss out on this opportunity to grow your own fresh produce and support local education initiatives!

Good evening! KCMS Badger News, 04/15/24, https://tinyurl.com/4wnwmbtr

Good morning, KCMS Parent and Guardians, Due to the weather the 6th grade Science field trip is cancelled for today. We are in hopes it can rescheduled for another date. Thank you.

Your Voice Matters April 11, 2024 | 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/3Tkin3y Now more than ever, family engagement is important. During this interactive workshop, participants will be empowered to see the value of their expertise and their contribution to family engagement. Attendees will explore their personal definition of family engagement and learn effective approaches to advocating for their children. Practical tips and techniques that can be used right away to sustain strong collaborative relationships with their child’s school will be shared. This workshop will be presented via Zoom. It will not be recorded

Special Education Workshop Series - Spring Fling 2024 PEATC presents this virtual workshop series for parents and professionals who want to learn more about special education in Virginia. Register once to attend some or all of the informative workshops! - https://bit.ly/3TNJ0z5 April 24th – From Referral to Eligibility May 1st – Anatomy of an IEP May 8th – Measurable IEP Goals May 15th – Ins and Outs of IEP Meetings May 22nd – Dispute Resolution Options in Virginia Each workshop will start at 6:30 pm and will last approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. Visit https://peatc.org/events/ to read more about each session.

Good evening! On Monday April 15th we will be taking the 8th graders to visit Waynesboro High School. They will leave KCMS at 8:45 and return at 11. They will have a chance to see the high school, meet the WHS administrators and learn about high school life. Students were given a letter to take home this afternoon about this trip. You do not need to return a form. However, if you do not want your child to attend, please contact Mandy Lancaster in the KCMS counseling office.

Our School Board meets this evening at 7pm at Central Office (301 Pine Avenue in 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

Attention current 7th graders! We now have a new opportunity! We will be offering French for a high school credit next year in 8th grade! If you are interested in changing one of your electives to French, please email one of our school counselors, Mrs. Lancaster, mlancaster@waynesboro.k12.va.us, or Mrs. Fletcher, rfletcher@waynesboro.k12.va.us.

View the Office of Nutrition's updated Wellness Policy Model document for this year. Visit our documents section in the Administration folder or cut an paste this link to view it directly https://5il.co/2hxlq

New student registration for next year is now open! This includes any kindergarten students who did not attend Wayne Hills and also any other students who will be new to Waynesboro Public Schools next year. To register please visit the Waynesboro Public Schools website and click on the enrollment link in the blue bar just below the main images. Please make sure to use the link for the 24/25 school year! Returning students may use that same link and scroll down to the returning students section on that enrollment page.

The Waynesboro School Board will meet on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at Central Office in the Boardroom at 7:00 p.m. There will be a short closed session preceding the meeting beginning at 6:15. 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.

The Central Shenandoah Health District will be holding in-school vaccine clinics for rising 7th and 12th graders within Waynesboro City Public Schools this spring. The types of vaccines available at these clinics are HPV, Meningococcal ACWY, and Tdap. The Code of Virginia requires children entering daycare, public, and private schools to give proof of vaccination before enrolling in school. The vaccines should be given based on the schedule recommended by the CDC, American Academy of Pediatrics, and American Academy of Family Physicians.   The locations and dates of these in-school vaccine clinics are:   Waynesboro High School and Kate Collins Middle School: April 26 These vaccines are available at no cost for those with and without insurance.

Returning student registration begins today for all students currently enrolled in Waynesboro Public Schools. All new student enrollment, including rising kindergarteners not currently enrolled at Wayne Hills will have registration in early April. Please use the Enrollment button in our menu bar to be taken to the PowerSchool registration portal or copy and paste this link https://registration.powerschool.com/family/Login

Special Education Advisory Committee Meeting Monday, March 18th 7:00 pm Central Office Conference Room You may attend in person or through zoom. To request a zoom link, please email lburks@waynesboro.k12.va.us by 4:00 pm on the18th.

We're thrilled to celebrate the incredible success of our recent African-American Read-In event! 📚🎉 A heartfelt thank you to all the amazing participants who made this event truly special: 🌟 Shayleigh Boyd from Wenonah Elementary 🌟 Kweli Williams from Wenonah Elementary 🌟 K. Janelle Nsofor from William Perry Elementary 🌟 London Robinson from Westwood Elementary 🌟 Malania Wade from Berkeley Glenn Elementary 🌟 Jada Culmer from Kate Collins Middle School 🌟 Ellary Bond from Waynesboro High School 🌟 Nabrea Sease-Wisher from Waynesboro High School Your contributions and enthusiasm added so much depth and meaning to our celebration of African-American literature. Your voices resonated with passion and insight, reminding us of the power of storytelling to inspire, educate, and unite us all. 📖✨ A special shoutout to all our attendees, supporters, students from area divisions that participated, keynote speaker Dr. Amy Tillerson-Brown and our partnership with the Charlottesville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority for joining us in this wonderful journey of exploration and appreciation. Let's continue to honor and uplift diverse voices in literature and beyond! 🌟 #AfricanAmericanReadIn #LiteraryCelebration #DiverseVoices #CommunityUnity

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.

The Waynesboro School Board will meet on Tuesday, March 12, 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. You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Mar 12, 2024 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: March 2024 WPS School Board Meeting Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89048001287?pwd=S2NBcnhIUU1INE1obmhTcittazhKdz09 Passcode: 801074

Bus change! The Garden Club will be riding Bus 618 to the farm on Tuesday! Thank you!

We are excited to let you all know that Garden Club will be starting back up this coming Tuesday, March 12th. Students will ride bus 626 from KCMS to the farm at BGES. Students will need to be picked up at 4:45. We will go to the Education Farm every Tuesday after school. We will be busy transporting kale, starting seeds in the greenhouse, and potting up tomato seedlings. Our snack for this first meeting back will be collards and trying some oyster mushrooms. Everyone is welcome to attend our Garden club even if they have never come before. Please pass this along and invite friends to come check it out!

This Friday, March 8th, we will be hosting a 90’s and 2000’s themed dance! 6th grade will be from 4:30-6:00 and 7th/8th grade will be from 6:30-8:00! There will be a Photo Booth, glow in the dark face paint and more! Dress up in your best 90’s -2000’s outfit and come join in the fun!