EAST DETROIT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Kelly Crusader News
KELLY NEWSLETTER
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K E L L Y
C R U S A D E R
N E W S
Mr. Matthew M. Karaffa, Principal
O C T O B E R
2 0 1 4
Mrs. Jodi Pirog, Assistant Principal
Mission Statement
Mission
Statement
We, the Kelly Community, work together to provide
a safe
environment where opportunities exist for all to
We, the Kelly
Community,
work
together
to
provide
a safecontributing
environmentmembers
where opportunities
learn, develop positive behaviors, and become
of society exist for all to
learn, develop positive behaviors, and become contributing members of society
Mark Your
Calendar
Mark Your
Calendar
Oct 1
Pupil Count Day
Oct 2
Gleaners Food Bank
Oct 3
Progress Reports Home
October Early Release
15
10:50 Dismissal
Oct 28
8 am
Breakfast with the
Principal at KMS
Oct 29
8 am
Breakfast with the
Principal at Kelly ALP
October Picture Make Up Day
30
Nov 4
Election Day—No School
Nov 7
End of 1st Marking Period
Nov 13
Half Day
10:30 Dismissal
Report Cards Given Out at
Parent Teacher
Conferences 12:15-2:00
and 6:00—8:30
Nov
26-28
Thanksgiving Recess
Dec 12
Progress Reports Home
Dec 22- No School
Jan 2
Holiday Break
Thank you to all the parents, students, and family members who
attended our Meet the Teacher Night on September 4th.
Progress Reports
Progress Reports were carried home with students on Friday,
October 3rd. Please discuss this report with your son/
daughter. If you have any questions or concerns regarding
the Progress Reports, contact their teacher or counselor.
Report Cards
Principal’s
welcome
The first marking period ends Friday,
November
7. Your
students’ report cards may be picked up at Parent/Teacher
Conferences on Thursday, November 13th. Conference times
are 12:15 to 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Those report
cards that are not picked up at conferences will be carried
home with students on Friday, November 14th.
New at KMS
Breakfast with the Principal
Kelly Main –October 28
Kelly ALP—October 29
8:00—9:00 a.m.
Parents and guardians of Kelly and
Kelly ALP students are invited to attend
our first monthly Breakfast with the
Principal.
We hope you will plan on meeting each
month with Mr. Karaffa, Mrs. Pirog
and/or Mr. Burton to find out what’s
happening at Kelly and Kelly ALP.
Main Office
586-533-3600
Fax
586-533-3609
Attendance 586-533-3601
Diane Currier, Counselor
586-533-3603
Last Names A-K
Deborah Baird, Counselor
586-533-3602
Last Names L-Z
Advanced Learning Program
(ALP)
586-533-3650
Attendance 586-533-3651
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Kelly Vision
Statement
Kelly Crusaders
will be respectful,
responsible and
ready to meet the
challenges of
tomorrow.
Redeem and Recycle
Beliefs Statement
We believe that our
students will be:
Respectful
Responsible and
Ready to meet the
challenges of
tomorrow.
The only person
who is educated
is the one who
has learned how
to learn and
change.
Abitibi Recycling
The Kelly Green Team
invites you to join them in
their effort to improve the
environment and earn
money for the school at
the same time. Please
deposit your newspapers,
magazines, catalogs, mail,
office paper, and school
paper in the green and
yellow bin in front of the
school.
Target Take
Charge of
Education
Office Depot 5%
Back to School
Program
Target donates 1%
of purchases made
using a Target
VISA or Target
Guest Card to
Kelly Middle
School. Please ask
your cashier how
you can participate.
Kelly receives 5%
credit for school
supplies if you
mention Kelly’s ID
#70049885.
If you choose to
purchase any of your
supplies at Office
Depot, please be sure
to mention our
school.
Parent Portal
Newsletter and District Info
Parents have access to grade and
attendance information through
Power School Parent Portal.
Kelly’s newsletter as well as district
information can be found at:
www.eastdetroit.org
Register for Parent Portal in the
office.
Printed copies of the newsletter are
available in the office.
Things You Need to Know
If your child is absent, it
is your responsibility to
call and report their
absence.
Call 586-533-3601 to
report an absence at
KMS or 586-533-3651
for ALP.
KELLY
Kelly receives school
equipment and/or cash
for recycled print cartridges and used cell
phones. Drop your
cartridges and
unwanted phones off
in the front office.
Internet Connections
Attendance Line
Carl Rogers
Funding Factory
CRUSADER NEWS
Homework
Homework information
may be available at
http://
kellyms.weebly.com.
Parents may call the
office to request
homework after 3
consecutive days of
absence.
Phone Use
Students should not use the
office phone to make plans for
going home. These plans
should be clear to your child
before coming to school.
School phones should be used
for school related calls.
KELLY
CRUSADER NEWS
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PBIS
Positive Behavior Intervention and Support is a system that
rewards students for being Responsible, Respectful and Ready for
school. Watch for coming PBIS events.
Market Day Fundraiser
Every month the Kelly will be
participating in the Market Day
grocery fundraising program. The
school will receive a 10% profit of
our total sales.
Order forms are typically due on the
2nd or 3rd Tuesday of each month;
while online orders are due the
following Friday.
How to Sign Up for Mrs.
Pirog’s Kelly School
Announcements:
To receive text message
reminders:
Send a text to this number:
858-943-4380
Text this message: @kellysch
To receive email messages:
Send an email to:
[email protected]
Leave the message blank.
Online orders can be placed at
www.marketday.com
Account Number 28600.
Cash, check, money orders or
Bridge Cards are due on pick up
day.
Questions? Please call the
office at:
586-533-3600.
Pick up day is the Thursday after
orders are placed. Order forms are
available in the main office.
PTSO Page
We are looking for parents
who would be interested in
participating in and/or leading
our Kelly PTSO (Parent
Teacher Student
Organization).
Please call the office if you
would like to be part of this
wonderful group.
Box Tops for
Education
Please check your grocery
items for Box Tops for
Education and send them in
to Kelly or Kelly ALP.
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Kelly Sports Page
Congratulations Lady Crusaders!
Congratulations to the following girls who made the Volleyball Teams! Each girl worked extremely hard during tryouts to earn a
spot on one of the teams.
Game Schedule
Lady Crusaders:
7th Grade
Laura Boik
Jayla Granger
DaJanique Harris
Mattison Hinton
Angel Johnson
Kristinna King
Shanice Mathews
Alexis Mitchell
Timari Pettway
Asha Stevens
8th Grade
Destiny Crockett
Albrie Fletcher
Nila Intravia
Kayla Jeffries
Kirsten McDonald
Gabriel Naylor
Kaylyn Pendleton
Jamia Smith
Janiya Smith
Karah Tanski
Tiana Tyler
Valerie Ward
Chee Xiong
Come support your team!
10-2-14
10-7-14
10-9-14
10-14-14
10-16-14
10-20-14
10-21-14
10-23-14
Football
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
Wolfe
Lincoln
Chatterton
Page
Warren Woods
Pierce
Wolfe
Lincoln
Game Schedule
10-7-14
10-14-14
10-21-14
10-28-14
Kelly’s Football team is off to a
great start!
Come cheer our team to victory!
Kaevonne Armstrong
Daniel Banks
Warren Biggs
Dontaye Bradley
Qulante Britton
Christopher BurnettJohnson
DaVon Butler
Austin Chang
Rayviente Crockett
Demetrius Crowell
Kurahn Davis
Dylan Dean
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Away
Home
Jaionte Denham
Amaju Dozier
Chaveis Edmonds
Kyle Ford
Jemichael Forte
Dominick Fusto
Dontavius Greer
Patrick Hang
Jeffery Helferich
Brent Hildebrand
Latanious Horton
Melvin Howard
Kwacy Hunter
Ryan Jenkins
Cedric Johnson
Lucas Kavanaugh
Joel Knighton
Jacob Koivula
Keegan Koivula
Anthony Kyles
Kevion Marshall
Russell May
Elijah McCord
Christopher Meeks
Joshua Moceri
Dequandre Morris
Home
Away
Home
Away
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
Terrence Norwood
Anthony Owens
Qujuan Pippins
John Podsiadlik
Dancaille Robinson
Jeffrey Rudolph
Caleb Rupersburg
Cleophus Rutledge
Kavone Sanders
Dominic Thomas
Jayden Tillman
Christopher Underwood
Ian Walter
Roseville
Wilkinson
Chatterton
New Haven
Mikail Washington
Quaran Whitsell
Jahari Wilder
Darin Williams
David Williams
JaQues Williams
Keymani Williams
Andrew Young
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