December 12, 2025 - Gold Day |
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PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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Please remind your student(s) to dress appropriately. We have seen a lot of students come in wearing only sweatshirts or sweaters. There will be another fire drill this month and we want our students to be safe and warm. |
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2025 Holiday Help for KM Families |
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Please consider helping some of our KM families in need this holiday season.
SIGN UP HERE!
GIFT CARDS can be dropped off at the KMMS office. Please do not wrap.
GIFT ITEMS should be wrapped and labeled as indicated so they get to the correct recipient.
Including a gift receipt (items) or activation receipt (gift cards) is greatly appreciated!
Please deliver or ship all items to Kettle Moraine Middle School (301 E. Ottawa Avenue, Dousman, WI 53118) by Thursday, December 18th.
For questions contact Brenda Johansen at brenda.johansen@me.com
*** If you are a family who is struggling financially and have not been invited to participate in this year's gift drive, and you are not receiving gifts from the Christmas Clearing Council, please reach out to Christina Cowan: cowanc@kmsd.edu ***
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Laser Locker Holiday Store Hours |
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CLOSED WEEK OF DECEMBER 8th – 12th
Tuesday, Dec. 16: Noon – 4:00pm
Wednesday, Dec. 17: 10:00am – 2:00pm LASER LOCKER EARLY HOURS!!
Thursday, Dec. 18: 2:00pm – 4:00pm LASER LOCKER SANTA SAVINGS!
Friday, Dec. 19: Noon – 4:00pm
Tuesday, Dec. 23: Noon – 3:00pm
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How Can I Get Involved at KMMS? |
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We are looking for volunteers to help plan and execute some of our exciting events throughout the year. This is a great way to get involved, meet new parents and give back to our KMMS Community! Feel free to talk to a friend and sign up together! We have room for anyone interested in helping! Please review the available slots below and click here to see the sign up genius. Thank you! |
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Dine for Dollars on December 18th |
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This Saturday, the team will head to Waukesha North High School to participate in the Tim Poulson Invitational. Come cheer on your middle school wrestling team as they compete for the team title at this weekend's tournament. |
36th Annual Young Author's Art Book |
Parents and students, please use this link to submit your work for the 36th edition of the online book: Art of Writing. The deadline is Monday, December 22, 11:59pm. |
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Attention Student Ambassadors, please meet Mrs. Cowan in the front foyer promptly at 1:55PM today for a group picture. Please wear your Ambassador T-shirt. Teachers - please excuse the Ambassadors for the first few minutes of class. |
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Do you like writing and reading? Do you enjoy talking about your favorite books with friends? Do you love to play strategy games?
If you said yes to any of these questions, consider joining Book Club! In this club, we focus on building our literary skills and connecting with our peers while also having fun and entertaining games to play each week.
Our next meeting will be Thursday, December 18th at 2:15 in the library. This meeting is a Christmas event, so come for some holiday fun!
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Students! Please be sure to reboot and update your Chromebooks at least weekly! This is a simple process of restarting your device.
Update and reboot helps with a number of issues that we have been experiencing such as Read180 and other online tools working slowly or failing.
Please remember to restart or reset your computers weekly!!!
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Our next Best Buddies activity will be on Wednesday, December 17th from 2:45 - 3:30. Please meet in the 7 Inspire Area. Please see Mrs. Suvaka or Mrs. Daley with any questions. Hope to see you all there! |
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The Student Senate Invites you to Participate in a Spirit Week for Christmas! |
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Bring Your Lost and Found Items Home for the Holidays |
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Water bottles, jackets and shoes, OH MY! Please stop by the Lost and Found and claim what’s yours. For smaller items (jewelry, ear pods, etc.), please visit the front desk. All items will be donated after Monday, December 22nd. |
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Applications for the Matilda Jr crew are now open. There are opportunities for both backstage crew as well as artistic crew. If you are interested in participating you can apply via the Google form found in the daily announcements doc. In addition to the form, all students must pick up a student recommendation form from the choir room (rm 111). Students will ask a teacher to fill out the recommendation form on their behalf. Applications will close on December 12th. See Ms. Milton in with any questions.
Apply for stage crew here!
Find the student recommendation form here
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ART CLUB!!!
Interested in joining the Art Club? Art club is a fun time to practice your craft, stretch your creativity and make some new connections. Any questions, see Mr. Langenecker in the art room. Meetings: January 6, 20, Feb. 3, 17, March 3, 17, April 7, 21, May 5, 19
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LEARNING LAB!!!
The Learning Lab is on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:45 - 4:00 in the library. All students not going to the Learning Lab must have rides arriving prior to 3pm. Only those students may wait in the vestibule just inside the front doors.
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STEM FORWARD CLUB!!!
Today, the STEM Forward Club will have a "bonus" building session for anyone from STEM Forward who wants to build! Please contact Mrs. Olson for more information.
If you would like more information about the STEM Forward Club, please contact Mrs. Olson in the Computer Science room.
Future Meetings: December 16, January 13, 27, February 10, 24, March 10, 24, April 14, 28, May 12
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NATIONAL HISTORY CLUB
The National History Day club is a great way to make friends, and explore history through your own interests. If you are interested, or have any questions, you can ask Mr. Harrison. Meetings take place on Wednesdays in Mr. Harrison's room, 601, directly after school until 4:00.
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LUNCH BUNCH
Love reading? Join us in the library on Fridays after lunch instead of heading to recess! Just grab a purple pass from the office, bring your favorite book, and enjoy some quiet reading time in the library.
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STUDENT SENATE
The Student Senate meets in Mrs. McCaffery’s room from 2:45 - 4:00.
Future meetings:
January 13, 1/21, 2/3, 2/18, 3/18, 3/18, 4/14,4/22, 5/12, 5/20
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Bacon Cheeseburger
Seasoned Curly Fries
Candied Carrot Coins
Diced Peaches
Assorted Milk
FEATURE STATION: Nacho Bar |
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Friday, 12/12
Ella E
Lily G-T
Saturday, 12/13
Wyatt B
Owen W
Sunday, 12/14
Courtney B
Mrs. Lopata
Ms. Tolle
Mrs. Fritsch
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It's a great day... to be a LASER! |
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