Good Evening Konnoak Middle School families, faculty and staff. This is principal Gantt with your weekly message, so, here we go! We want to thank all of our community partners such as Main Street Family Care, Communities for Public Schools and so many others that have given so much to our school already this year. It truly takes a village and our village is constantly growing. What else do we need? We need you as a partner too! We need you as parents and guardians to be very involved in how your scholar is doing in school. We need you contacting the school and letting us know of absences and why. We need you to monitor your child’s grades and behavior. We need you to come and volunteer in the building and the classroom. We need YOU! You are the biggest influence on the long term success of your child. We need you to become involved in every way! If you want your child to be successful, you must be involved and we SO welcome all the involvement you are willing to give. Help us help your child! We are a partnership together. Attendance is so very important and our school has the most chronic absenteeism in the district. That is not something to be proud of. That means scholars at our school miss the most days of school out of any school in the district. We need your help! Please send your scholar to school each day ready to learn. It’s the law. That simple act controls how much he/she learns and grows in the school year. To encourage scholars to come, we have an ice cream party incentive as a nest competition. Let’s come everyday ready to learn. We will soon have giveaways for parents with scholars with the most improved attendance as well. Stay tuned! We have our first semester fundraiser and we are selling World’s Finest chocolate. There are so many prizes from money, parties and gift cards that scholars can get for selling chocolate. The sale starts on next Wednesday 9/18 and runs for a month. We have a goal of selling 400 boxes. What is important is that you sign on as an involved parent for your family to sell chocolate. Then you have to return the money the very next day after selling the box. Then, get another box. If we sell those boxes we will raise over $10,000 for our scholars! We need your help! Don’t forget that the School Health Alliance mobile is here every first and third Tuesday from 8-3 pm. That means they are here next week in the back of the school. They serve adults and children of Winston-Salem. If you have a non-urgent health need, come by and sign up for services. The information is on our website. Here are the games of the week! Monday we have soccer with a home game at Glenn vs Northwest. Our guys are doing a great job and have won their first 2 games. Tuesday we have flag football at the Fulton YMCA field 2. Wednesday soccer home at Glenn vs Clemmons and Cross Country is away at Hanes. Thursday is flag football @ Fulton YMCA field 3. Well, that is all for this week and I think that was enough. This is principal Gantt signing off from the home of the Owls where we are going all the way up by creating access to success. Take care.

Buenas noches, familias, profesores y personal de la escuela secundaria Konnoak. Esta es la directora Gantt con su mensaje semanal, así que ¡aquí vamos! ¿Alguien necesita un corte de pelo gratis? Los cortes para Konnoak se realizarán el miércoles de esta semana de 9 a 1. Esta es una oportunidad para un corte de pelo gratuito para su estudiante que asiste a la escuela secundaria Konnoak. Los servicios se otorgan por orden de llegada y requieren un permiso para un corte de pelo gratuito. Se enviaron hojas de permiso a casa y también tenemos algunas en la oficina principal. Aproveche este gran servicio el miércoles de 9 a 1. También puedes ver el folleto en nuestra web. La asistencia es muy importante y nuestra escuela tiene el ausentismo más crónico del distrito. Eso no es algo de lo que estar orgulloso. Eso significa que los estudiantes de nuestra escuela pierden la mayor cantidad de días de clases que cualquier otra escuela del distrito. ¡Necesitamos tu ayuda! Por favor envíe a su estudiante a la escuela todos los días listo para aprender. Es la ley. Ese simple acto controla cuánto aprende y crece durante el año escolar. Para animar a los estudiantes a venir, tenemos un incentivo para una fiesta de helados como competencia de nido. Vengamos todos los días listos para aprender. Pronto también tendremos obsequios para los padres de los estudiantes con mayor asistencia. ¡Manténganse al tanto! Con respecto a los cambios de horario, no se realizarán más cambios de horario hasta potencialmente el próximo semestre. Todas las clases ahora son definitivas. Gracias. No olvide que el móvil de School Health Alliance está aquí cada primer y tercer martes de 8 a 3 p.m. Eso significa que mañana estarán aquí en la parte trasera de la escuela. Atiende a adultos y niños de Winston-Salem. Si tiene una necesidad de salud que no es urgente, acérquese e inscríbase para recibir servicios. La información está en nuestra web. ¡El atletismo comienza esta semana! ¡Aquí están los juegos de la semana! El martes tenemos un partido de fútbol en casa en Glenn High School contra Mineral Springs. El fútbol del miércoles será en Atkins vs. WS Prep y Cross Country en Southeast. Bueno, eso es todo por esta semana y creo que fue suficiente. Esta es la directora Gantt despidiéndose desde el hogar de los Búhos, donde vamos a llegar hasta el final creando acceso al éxito. Cuidanse.

Good Evening Konnoak Middle School families, faculty and staff. This is principal Gantt with your weekly message, so, here we go! Anyone need a free haircut? Cuts for Konnoak will take place on Wednesday of this week from 9-1. This is an opportunity for a free haircut for your scholar that attends Konnoak Middle School. The services are first come first serve and require a permission slip for a free haircut. Permission slips were sent home and we also have some in the front office. Please take advantage of this great service on Wednesday from 9-1. You can also see the flyer on our website. Attendance is so very important and our school has the most chronic absenteeism in the district. That is not something to be proud of. That means scholars at our school miss the most days of school out of any school in the district. We need your help! Please send your scholar to school each day ready to learn. It’s the law. That simple act controls how much he/she learns and grows in the school year. To encourage scholars to come, we have an ice cream party incentive as a nest competition. Let’s come everyday ready to learn. We will soon have giveaways for parents with scholars with the most improved attendance as well. Stay tuned! Regarding schedule changes, there will be no more schedule changes made until potentially next semester. All classes are now final. Thank you. Don’t forget that the School Health Alliance mobile is here every first and third Tuesday from 8-3 pm. That means they are here tomorrow in the back of the school. They serve adults and children of Winston-Salem. If you have a non-urgent health need, come by and sign up for services. The information is on our website. Athletics start this week! Here are the games of the week! Tuesday we have a home soccer match at Glenn High School vs Mineral Springs. Wednesday soccer is away at Atkins vs. WS Prep and Cross Country is away at Southeast. Well, that is all for this week and I think that was enough. This is principal Gantt signing off from the home of the Owls where we are going all the way up by creating access to success. Take care.

Good Evening KMS families, faculty and staff. This is a reminder that picture day is tomorrow for all scholars, consultants and coaches. Please come dressed for your photo op! We cannot wait to see your smiling faces! Staff please wear staff shirts and professional pants for staff photo.

8/18/24 Buenas noches, familias, profesores y personal de la escuela secundaria Konnoak. Este es la directora Gantt con su mensaje semanal. ¡Así que vayamos directo al grano! Tuvimos una maravillosa primera semana de clases y nos quedan 5 días menos y nos quedan 175 días maravillosos más. Los primeros 5 días los dedicamos a conocer a nuestros estudiantes. La próxima semana comienza nuestra primera semana de instrucción. Esta semana, los estudiantes aprenderán sobre el contenido y los estándares que los maestros han planeado para lograr la excelencia en el aula. Tendremos nuestra reunión de apertura para padres de Título I este jueves 22 de agosto de 2024 de 6:00 p.m. a 6:30. Ven y conoce qué fondos tenemos y cómo los utilizamos. También conocerá nuestro compromiso con usted, la comunidad a la que servimos. Una vez más, será el jueves a las 6:00 pm. Por favor ingrese por la parte trasera de la escuela. Este año tendremos la School Health Alliance patrocinada por Atrium Health en nuestra escuela dos días a la semana. Los servicios que ofrecen son exámenes físicos de bienestar infantil, evaluaciones de salud de Carolina del Norte, exámenes físicos para deportes, atención de lesiones y enfermedades menores, nutrición, exámenes de visión y audición y asesoramiento sobre salud mental. Estarán aquí el primer y tercer martes de cada mes de 8 a 3 pm en la parte trasera de la escuela. Puede llamar al 336.407.9561 o visitar www.shaforsyth.com o escanear el código QR en nuestro sitio web para programar una cita o hacer una pregunta. Utilice este valioso servicio. Por otra parte, quiero recordarles que este año haremos una entrada segura para cada día del año escolar. También les recordamos que no se deben utilizar teléfonos celulares durante la jornada escolar. Si ingresan al edificio, se les debe apagar y guardar. ¡Los académicos han estado haciendo un gran trabajo con la nueva política de telefonía celular! Estamos muy orgullosos de ellos. A los estudiantes también les ha ido muy bien manteniendo las capuchas puestas mientras están en el edificio. Estamos orgullosos de nuestros estudiantes. Una última cosa es que el día de la fotografía es el 28 de septiembre. Eso es el próximo miércoles. Se han enviado formularios con fotografías a las familias. Si necesita otro formulario, venga a la oficina principal. Bueno, ¡eso es todo por esta semana! Espero verlos el jueves en nuestra reunión de apertura para padres. Esta es la directora Gantt despidiéndose desde la casa de los tecolotes, donde estamos sentando las bases creando acceso para el éxito. Cuidanse .

Good Evening Konnoak Middle School families, faculty and staff. This is Principal Gantt with your weekly message. So let’s get right to it! We had a wonderful first week of school and we are 5 days down with 175 more wonderful days to go. The first 5 days we spent getting to know our scholars. This coming week starts our first week of instruction. This week, scholars will be learning about the content and standards teachers have planned for excellence in the classroom. We will have our Title I Parent Opening Meeting on this Thursday, Aug 22, 2024 at 6:00 pm until 6:30. Come out and learn about what funding we have and how we use it. You will also learn about our commitment to you, the community we serve. Once again that is Thursday at 6:00 pm. Please enter from the rear of the school. This year we will have the School Health Alliance Sponsored by Atrium Health at our school two days a week. The services they offer are Well-Child Physicals, NC Health Assessments, Sports Physicals, Minor Illness and Injury Care, Nutrition, Vision and Hearing Screenings and Mental Health Counseling. They will be here the first and third Tuesday of each month from 8-3 pm in the rear of the school. You can call 336.407.9561 or visit www.shaforsyth.com or scan the QR code on our website to schedule and appointment or ask a question. Please use this valuable service. On another note, I want to remind you that we are doing safe entry this year for each day of the school year. We also remind you that cell phones are not to be used during the school day. If they enter the building, they are to be powered off and put away. Scholars have been doing a great job with the new cell phone policy! We are so proud of them. Scholars have also been doing great with keeping hoods down while in the building as well. We are proud of our scholars. One last thing is that picture day is on Sept 28th. That is next Wednesday. Picture forms have been sent home to families. If you need another form, come by the front office. Well, that is it for this week! I hope to see you on Thursday for our Parent Opening Meeting. This is Principal Gantt signing off from the home of the Owls where we are laying the foundation by creating access for success.

Buenas noches, familias, profesores y personal de la escuela secundaria Konnoak. Este es la directora Gantt con su mensaje semanal. Mañana es el primer día de clases y estamos encantados de ver a su estudiante unirse a los pasillos del éxito. Esperamos verlos a todos a las 7:25 ya que el día escolar comienza a las 7:25 y termina a las 2:00. Tengan paciencia con el transporte durante estas primeras semanas mientras los conductores de autobuses conocen las rutas y a los estudiantes en esas rutas. Si tiene alguna inquietud importante sobre el transporte, llame a la escuela o visítenos y haremos todo lo posible para ayudarlo o indicarle la dirección correcta. Sólo como recordatorio para todos, no se permiten teléfonos celulares durante el día escolar. Si su estudiante trae un teléfono, debe estar apagado y guardado durante TODO el horario escolar. Una vez más, no se permiten teléfonos durante el día escolar para los estudiantes. También somos un ambiente libre de gorras que sigue el código de vestimenta de WSFCS para todos los estudiantes. No se permitirá el uso de capuchas en la cabeza durante el día junto con otros sombreros o gorros. No se permite nada en la cabeza excepto anteojos. Queremos que el primer día sea fantástico para todos nuestros estudiantes, profesores y personal. Insto a todos a que duerman bien por la noche y vengan a la escuela mañana listos para rockear y aprender nuevas personas, rutinas y expectativas a medida que aprendemos a ELEVARNOS. Aquí la directora Gantt se despide y recuerde: ¡estamos ELEVADOS al crear acceso al éxito! Cuidanse

Good Evening Konnoak Middle School families, faculty and staff. This is Principal Gantt with your weekly message. Tomorrow is the first day of school and we are thrilled to see your scholar join the hallways of success. We look forward to seeing everyone by 7:25 as the school day starts at 7:25 and is over at 2:00. Please bear with transportation this first couple of weeks as bus drivers get to know routes and scholars on those routes. If you have any major transportation concerns, please call the school or visit and we can do our best to help you or point you in the right direction. Just as a reminder to everyone, cell phones are not allowed during the school day. If your scholar brings a phone, it must be powered off and put away during ALL school hours. Once again, phones are not allowed during the school day at all for scholars. Also we are a hood free environment which follows the WSFCS dress code for all scholars. Hoods will not be permitted to be worn on the head during the day along with any other hats or beanies. Nothing on the head is permitted other than eyeglasses. We want the first day to be great for all our scholars and our faculty and staff. I urge everyone to get a good night’s sleep and come to school tomorrow ready to rock and roll learning new people, routines and expectations as we learn to SOAR. This is principal Gantt signing off and remember, we are SOARing by creating access to success! Take care.

Good Evening Wonderful Konnoak Middle School families, faculty and staff. Yes, we are no longer Philo-Hill Magnet Academy, we are Konnoak Middle School. This is Principal Gantt with an important message: We have been laying the foundation all summer for a great school year for our owls. We cannot wait to see you at 6th grade orientation which will take place on THIS coming Wednesday, August 7 from 8:30 until noon. Bus requests were to take place over the summer so if you did not request one, you will need to provide transportation. We want to see all of our 6th graders on that day. Please call and let us know you will be in attendance so we can prepare for you! Parents are welcome with scholars!! Our Konnoak Middle School Open House will take place on Wednesday as well from 4-6 pm. Come out and meet your teachers and our wonderful faculty and staff, receive your schedule and hear about new things going on this year for Konnoak Middle School. We will have music and Kona Ice for all to enjoy while we set this year off with a bang. That is once again, August 7th from 4-6pm. We look forward to seeing you there! This is principal Gantt signing off but hoping to see you soon as we Hoot and Holler all year long, laying the foundation to go all the way up as we create access to success. Take care

Buenas Tardes Maravillosa familias, facultad y personal de la secundaria de Konnoak. Si, ya no somos Philo-Hill Magnet Academy, ahora somos Konnoak Middle School. Esta es la directora Gantt con un mensaje importante. Hemos estado sentando las bases durante todo el verano para un gran año escolar para nuestros búhos. Estamos ansiosos por verlos en la orientación de sexto grado que se llevará a cabo ESTE próximo miércoles 7 de agosto desde las 8:30 hasta el mediodía. Las solicitudes de autobús se realizarán durante el verano, por lo que si no solicitó uno, deberá proporcionar transporte. Queremos ver a todos nuestros estudiantes de sexto grado ese día. ¡Llámenos y avísenos que asistirá para que podamos prepararnos para usted! ¡¡Los padres son bienvenidos con los estudiantes!! Nuestra jornada de puertas abiertas de la escuela secundaria Konnoak también se llevará a cabo el miércoles de 4 a 7 pm. Venga y conozca a sus maestros y a nuestro maravilloso cuerpo docente y personal, reciba su horario y entérese de las novedades que sucederán este año en la Escuela Secundaria Konnoak. Tendremos música y Kona Ice para que todos disfruten mientras comenzamos este año con fuerza. Eso es una vez más, el 7 de agosto de 4 a 7 p.m. Esperamos verlos allí! Soy la directora Gantt, quien se despide, pero esperamos verlos pronto mientras gritamos y gritamos durante todo el año, sentando las bases para llegar hasta el final.

Good Evening Wonderful Konnoak Middle School families, faculty and staff. Yes, we are no longer Philo-Hill Magnet Academy, we are Konnoak Middle School. This is Principal Gantt with an important messge. We have been laying the foundation all summer for a great school year for our owls. We cannot wait to see you at 6th grade orientation which will take place on THIS coming Wednesday, August 7 from 8:30 until noon. Bus requests were to take place over the summer so if you did not request one, you will need to provide transportation. We want to see all of our 6th graders on that day. Please call and let us know you will be in attendance so we can prepare for you! Parents are welcome with scholars!! Our Konnoak Middle School Open House will take place on Wednesday as well from 4-7 pm. Come out and meet your teachers and our wonderful faculty and staff, receive your schedule and hear about new things going on this year for Konnoak Middle School. We will have music and Kona Ice for all to enjoy while we set this year off with a bang. That is once again, August 7th from 4-7pm. We look forward to seeing you there! This is principal Gantt signing off but hoping to see you soon as we Hoot and Holler all year long, laying the foundation to go all the way up! Take care

It's almost time to start our first year at Konnoak Middle School! Here are some important dates to mark on your calendar!

Philo-Hill Chorus Teacher Anna Wade Honored By NC Symphony With Musicians Award Philo-Hill Magnet Academy recently held its spring chorus concert “Shine Like Stars”. The students were amazing and a lot of the credit for that goes, deservedly so, to second-year Chorus Teacher Anna Wade. WS/FCS Cable 2 Photojournalist Kevin Wrenn shares how the North Carolina Symphony surprised and honored Ms. Wade with a special award at the end of the performance. https://bit.ly/4aLORu3 @philohillmagnetacademy @WSFCSArts #wsfcs #ArtsEd

Philo-Hill Chorus Teacher Anna Wade Honored By NC Symphony With Musicians Award Philo-Hill Magnet Academy recently held its spring chorus concert “Shine Like Stars”. The students were amazing and a lot of the credit for that goes, deservedly so, to second-year Chorus Teacher Anna Wade. WS/FCS Cable 2 Photojournalist Kevin Wrenn shares how the North Carolina Symphony surprised and honored Ms. Wade with a special award at the end of the performance. https://bit.ly/4aLORu3 @philohillmagnetacademy @WSFCSArts #wsfcs #ArtsEd