Next week is Kindness Week, and Friday, November 13th is World Kindness Day! We invite all students to participate in our Kindness Spirit Week as we highlight acts of kindness across our school.
Special "orange spots" will be given to students who show kindness and demonstrate the true meaning of being a Cheetah. We will hold daily drawings from Tuesday through Friday for those who have earned orange spots.
Thank you for helping us make Kindness Week a success!
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Honoring Our Veterans
As Veterans Day approaches, our school community would love to recognize and honor the family members and friends who have served.
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Families: Please fill out our [Veterans Day Google Form] to submit your Veteran's information. You can also send photos of your loved one directly to your child’s teacher or to Mrs. Holmes at mpholmes@kunaschools.org. (If you received the flyer sent home, you can also scan the QR code to access the form!)
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Staff: We want to honor you and your loved ones, too! Please fill out the google form as well to submit your information and photos.
Note on Photos: High-resolution scans work best.
Deadline: Please complete all form submissions and email photos by Wednesday, November 4.
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Dear Cheetah Families,
Our school is sponsoring a basket for the upcoming Kuna Education Foundation fundraiser, supporting local teachers and classrooms! The funds are used to grant scholarships to KSD staff who submit grant applications for materials to enhance the learning experience for students in their classrooms and for the monthly Bridge Grant awarded to teachers.
Reed's theme: Sensational Sweets!
We need your help—please consider donating an item that fits the theme.
Contributions are due any time NOVEMBER 5 - NOVEMBER 13
Drop-off: REED ELEMENTARY
Baskets will then be auctioned off online November 27 through December 5.
Tax-deductible receipts are available from KEF. You may contact Mary Stewart ( kunaeducationfoundation@gmail.com) for more information on KEF or to request the receipt for your donation. Your contribution is greatly appreciated!
Thank you for supporting our school and teachers!
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Starting next Friday, November 13, we are kicking off our monthly Hat Day Fundraisers to support our 4th-grade students!
On the second Friday of each month (November through March), students are invited to wear their favorite hat to school by bringing a small donation. All money raised will directly help offset the cost of Wagons Ho, a fabulous, hands-on experience that all of our 4th graders get to participate in each year.
Hat Day Schedule:
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Friday, November 13 (First Hat Day!)
- Friday, December 11
- Friday, January 8
- Friday, February 12
- Friday, March 12
Thank you so much for your support in helping make this memorable tradition affordable for all of our 4th-grade families. Dust off those fun hats and get ready for next Friday!
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This is the week to buy your button! Choose one, or collect them all!
Our annual button sale will run November 4 – November 13:
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Before School: Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
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After School: Wednesdays (November 4 & November 11), 1:35 PM – 1:50 PM
Buttons are $1 each. Show your Cheetah Pride and support our 5th-grade end-of-year celebration!
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AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) helps students build strong organization, critical thinking, and study habits that set them up for long-term success. Here are simple ways you can support your child's growth at home:
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Build Organization Routines: Check your child's binder and planner together each week. Encourage them to keep papers organized by subject and clean out old or unnecessary loose sheets regularly.
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Ask Open-Ended Questions: Instead of giving quick answers during homework, ask questions that prompt deeper thinking, such as "How did you arrive at that answer?" or "What strategy can you try next?"
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Practice Active Reading: Encourage your child to "mark the text" when reading at home by underlining key ideas, circling unfamiliar words, and writing thoughts or questions in the margins.
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Encourage Self-Advocacy: Guide your child to write down questions they have about their work and practice asking their teacher for help directly.
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Set & Reflect on Goals: Help your child set small, realistic goals for the week (e.g., reading 20 minutes a day or completing homework on time) and celebrate their effort and progress.
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Mayor Stear would like to invite your students to participate in the 2026 Candy Canes with the Mayor Postcard Design Contest.
About the Contest
The winning postcard will be part of the Postcard Writing Station at our annual Candy Canes with the Mayor event on December 11, 2026.
All entries will be displayed at Kuna City Hall during the month of December.
Winning postcard will be printed and available for anyone wanting to send a postcard using the City Hall Santa Mailbox.
Rules
Submissions will be accepted from any student who is in the 1st through 5th grade and living or going to school in Kuna.
Design must be on the submission page provided.
Please include Student’s Name, Grade, School, Parent’s Name and Contact Information with the submission.
Only one submission per student.
Submission Deadline
Please have all submissions entered by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 20, 2026.
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This week marks the start of the Fit-For-Fun fitness program for our students to exercise and earn a Free Wahooz pass.
Students are encouraged to establish an exercise routine and fill in their stars on the Colored Exercise Log.
Stars are colored for every 20 minutes of out-of-school activity, up to 2 stars a day!
Fit for Fun Logs are due December 11th to the classroom teacher. Please encourage your students to get out there and be active!
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- Safety of your child(ren) is our priority. Please pick up and drop off your child in the designated areas.
- Be patient, especially as we start the school year and the pick/up drop off routines are new to many families. We will have staff to support you and others outside.
- Give yourself extra time to safely drop off/pick up.
- Be patient with other parents/guardians in the drop off/pick up line.
- No drop off/pick up in the bus lane.
- Do not park in the drop off/pick up lane. If you need to park, use a designated parking spot.
- Drop off may begin no earlier than 8:30am.
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Pull forward as far as you can. Discuss with your child(ren) the type of car (color, make, model) you will be in at pick up.
- Use designated cross walks to access the parking lot or sidewalks.
- Call the office by 2:00pm if there will be a change in the way your child will normally go home so the teacher can be made aware. (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) Notify the office of changes by 12:00 PM on Wednesdays.
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November 13: Fundraiser Hat Day! Wear your hat for $1 (Supports Wagons Ho)
November 19: School Store
November 19: Popcorn Day
November 23-27: Thanksgiving Break, No School
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To help keep all students, families, and staff safe, we ask that no motorized bikes, scooters, segways, or similar devices be used on campus. Additionally, all bikes and scooters must be walked—not ridden—while on school grounds, including sidewalks, pick-up/drop-off areas, and blacktops. For safety reasons, skateboards, rollerblades, and similar items are not permitted on campus during school hours. Thank you for supporting a safe and welcoming environment for everyone! |
Wednesdays are early release days. This means your students will be dismissed at 1:30 PM EVERY Wednesday. We thank you in advance for planning accordingly for pick up.
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- Safety of your child(ren) is our priority. Please pick up and drop off your child in the designated areas.
- NO drop-off/pick-up in the bus lane.
- No traffic or parking allowed in the bus lane.
- Please pull forward as far as you can. Students will use the sidewalks to get to the building/playground at the beginning of the day and again to get to you car at the end of the day.
- If you plan to walk up to pick up your students, please park in a parking spot in the parking lot and use crosswalks.
- Drop off may begin no earlier than 8:30 AM.
- Use designated cross walks to access the parking lot or playgrounds.
- Be patient, especially as we start the school year and the pick up/drop off routine are new to many families.
- Call the office by 2:00 PM if there will be a change in the way your child will normally go home so the teacher can be made aware of the change in plans.
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Reed is a learning zone. We strive to have uninterrupted instruction time and we want kids to be able to play with each other.
For that reason, we have any students with cell phones turn them off/silence and leave them in their backpacks during the school day (except for medical uses). Smart watches can be used as watches or tools (example: the calculator function), but not as a cell phone (example: texting).
If a student is using their phone or smart watch while on campus, we have them bring it to the office for the rest of the day. If they do it a second time, we have them bring it to the office and keep it there for a parent to pick up.
Please help us protect instruction and social interaction time for our Cheetahs!
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Michele Moore, Principal
mlmoore@kunaschools.org
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Kaitlyn Loveland, Vice Principal
kmloveland@kunaschools.org
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If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.
- (208) 955-0275
- https://reed.kunaschools.org/
- 1670 Linder Road, Kuna ID 83634
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