posted Feb 21, 2012 9:12 AM by Kilmer PTA
AP and IB presentations were made at the last PTA Meeting. If you were unable to attend, please find the presentations attached. |
posted Feb 1, 2012 4:50 PM by Kilmer PTA
Congratulations to the Kilmer Teams for placing 4th, 6th, and 7th overall with 26 competing teams at the Fairfax Invitational on January 28. Kilmer students received medals for the following events: 1st place: Mystery Architecture(Green), Water Quality(Green), Mission Possible(Green), Write It Do It(Yellow) 2nd place: Metric Mastery(Yellow) 3rd place: Anatomy(Red), Dynamic Planet(Yellow), Metric Mastery(Red) 4th place: Disease Detectives(Green), Anatomy(Green), Mousetrap Vehicle(Red) 5th place: Meteorology(Yellow), Awesome Aquifers(Yellow), Microbe Mission(Yellow), Water Quality(Yellow), Storm The Castle(Yellow) 6th place: Road Scholar(Green), Meteorology(Green), Rocks & Minerals(Green)
Congratulations to all 45 students who participated in the Fairfax Science Olympiad Invitational: Nicole Shumaker, Sandy Ng, Peter Rohrer, Raymond Lee,Victoria Yang, Shreya Bhatia,Teja Vayuvegula, Krishna Vemulapalli, Aly Luckett, Katrina White, Jordan Ganley, Andy Zhao, Francis Chen, Kevin Shen, Michael Ning, Hayun Chong, Thea Prevalsky, Keerthi Puvvada, Nakul Dar, Ryan Gottwald, Jake Cui, Sophia Wu, Jay Swarup, Akshat Kumar, Akshay Kumar, Quianna Dang, Sieun Lee, Joyce Tian, Kunal Shroff, Nikhil Sakhamuri, Ravi Kodali, Pallavi Bhave, Kiersten Paul, Coco Strassberg, Kevin Lin, Kendy Li, Jodie Lee, Ellison Kang, Anna Park, John Han, Abby McShane, Olivia Marcantonio, Katheryn Barnhart, Siri Doddi, and Shweta Watwe. Thank you to all of the students for their team work and commitment. Congratulations on great results! |
posted Feb 1, 2012 4:47 PM by Kilmer PTA
I NEED YOUR HELP! Please consider writing to your school board member TODAY to help move the Real Food For Kids initiative forward. Timing is VITAL, as they are considering the motion this Thursday. You may use the sample letter below. Please personalize, as desired. You can find your school board member's email address with the link below. If you know any parent that has dealt with allergy issues, special needs, health issues, dietary concerns, please pass this on. If you are outside of our school district, but know concerned parents who want healthier options for their kids, please pass on this message. If you live in our county and know other friends, family, neighbors, please pass this on. If you have not yet signed our petition, please click here. For more information, please see our website at www.realfoodforkids.org.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Together we can make this happen.
Dear ___________________________ (insert School Board member name here):
(click here for a link to your school board member:http://www.fcps.edu/schlbd/members/bdmembers.shtml)
I am writing to ask you to support the Real Food For Kids healthy school food initiative. I understand that Fairfax County meets/exceeds the guidelines set forth by the USDA, but schools are still permitted to serve highly processed foods. I would like to send my children to school each day knowing that they are receiving foods that are free of artificial additives, preservatives, dyes, HFCS and other excess sugars, hydrogenated oils, and flavor enhancers such as MSG. I am in favor of more fresh fruits and vegetables, too.
With the high rate of obesity and diabetes that is affecting school children, the timing is very important. We need to start the change now, in line with other school districts around the country.
Fairfax County is a noted school district nationally. We should be at the forefront of this movement, and ensure our children have healthy, nutritious meals that help them maximize their academic achievement and attention during the school day.
Please consider voting to support the Real Food For Kids proposal. |
posted Jan 23, 2012 10:42 AM by Kilmer PTA
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Kilmer Middle School is going to offer an after school conditioning/running program starting March 1. Darrell General, Head coach for Marshall High School Cross Country and Distance Running teams will be the trainer. Coach General is a two time Marine Corps Marathon winner and has many other running accomplishments. Participants will develop focus, discipline, good running technique, proper stretches and warm-up exercises as well as build strength and endurance. This is a great pre-season program for any sport! Click here for the flyer with additional information and the registration form. |
posted Nov 17, 2011 7:07 AM by Kilmer PTA
Great Opportunity From Sports Authority Tysons Corner. Saturday, Nov 19, Marshall Appreciation Day at Sports Authority. Attached find a 20% discount coupon, for your purchasing pleasure. Share this coupon with neighbors and friends... |
posted Nov 2, 2011 2:41 PM by Kilmer PTA
We're appreciating our FABULOUS Kilmer teachers a little differently this year. Instead of having a full week of craziness in May, we're trying to do something special each month for our staff. In September we did a Back to School Lunch. In November we are planning a Soup -n- Salad Luncheon. We need your help to make it a success. Please sign up to bring either a salad or dessert on November 15th (by 9:30 am) to the teacher's lounge. We understand for some of you this is logistically impossible so we are happily accepting cash donations to help pay for the soup, beverages, etc. If you've already signed up for an account than all you have to do is click on Donations - Teacher Appreciation and make your donation. Thanks in advance to everyone who helps make our staff realize how appreciated they truly are on November 15! |
posted Oct 29, 2011 6:50 AM by Kilmer PTA
FUN OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVICE HOURS:
Does your 8th grader need service hours?? Join Dr. Tisseront's Halloween Candy Buy Back Event on Monday Nov 7th in Reston - we need some dancers!!!! Simply learn a couple of dance moves, then show up on Monday Nov 7th at 3:20 for an awesome impromptu 3 minute dance party!!
WHERE: Tisseront Orthodontics, 11720 Plaza America Drive, Reston, VA 20190-WE WILL MEET INSIDE THE LOBBY OF THE BUILDING. WHEN: Monday Nov 7 at 3:20pm SONG: LMFAO Party Rock Anthem
Show up in the LOBBY of building 11720 - this is a SURPRISE FOR DR. TISSERONT and others, so please meet in the LOBBY!!!
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posted Oct 26, 2011 11:27 AM by Kilmer PTA
Coming home on Oct. 26th - the much anticipated Kilmer Student Directory!!! If you have joined the PTA and/or made a donation to the PTA your student will be receiving his/her Student Directory in their PAWS class. Before emailing us that you didn't' receive your directory please do two things. First, check your student's back pack. We make no promises that your kids will remember to pass along the directory to you. If it's not there, find a copy of your cancelled check or your P4SSO receipt. Then please email Dianne Gurdak at dsgurdak@positek.net and we'll check to see if a directory was sent home with your child. If you donated a total of $100 your Kilmer grocery bag will also be coming home today. Use them next time you shop at Giant and earn us Bonus Bucks!!! Finally, if you ordered a magnet online and haven't received it yet, it should also be coming home today. Again, let Dianne Gurdak know if any of these items are missing. Thank you to everyone who has joined the PTA and/or donated! We really need the other 775 of you to join and donate so we can make our revenue goals and get that lap top cart NOW while our kids still have an entire school year to take advantage of it. |
posted Oct 26, 2011 11:25 AM by Kilmer PTA
WANTED: Parents that are interested in working one-one one with ESOL students during PAWS. Commitment: once a week. No second language knowledge required, but if parents know Arabic, Korean, Spanish, German, or Italian, that would be a benefit. Contact Courtney Lesson if you are interested at 703-846-8800, celesson@fcps.edu . |
posted Oct 26, 2011 11:23 AM by Kilmer PTA
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Thank you to those that were able to join us for the PTA meeting last Wednesday night. It was very enlightening to hear the viewpoints of each of the seven candidates running for the three Member-At-Large positions. For the many of you that were not able to attend the meeting, I hope you will find other venues to hear the candidates speak. The election on November 8th is HUGE! At least 6 members - which is one half - of the board member positions will turnover this year. Our Providence District Representative - Patty Reed - is running unopposed. But you do have a chance to influence the three Member-At-Large seats. Please vote on November 8 and let your voice be heard. |
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