What an incredible, energy-filled week we had at Reed! We celebrated National Kindness Day with spirited dress-up days for Kindness Week and proudly honored our Veterans.
Our fifth-grade students participated in a special, personalized presentation and learning experience, and CAST set up a touching display featuring photos sent in by students and staff of family members who are currently serving or have served.
To keep the kindness momentum going, we handed out tons of special "pink spots" throughout the week to recognize students showing extraordinary kindness and going above and beyond! Each day, lucky pink spots were drawn, and those standout students received a Cafe Rio gift card to celebrate their hard work and great character.
We also had a huge week of academic momentum as we kicked off our second trimester! It is so inspiring to watch our Cheetahs take ownership of their growth, and we are excited for another fantastic week of learning before we head into Thanksgiving Break (November 23–27).
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AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) helps students build strong organization, critical thinking, and study h
habits that set them up for long-term success.
Based on the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) strategies for supporting growth at home, here are practical ways you can keep those habits strong going into the holiday season:
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Maintain Organization Routines: Keep up the weekly habit of checking binders and planners together before heading into breaks. Clean out old loose papers so your student starts the upcoming term fresh.
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Encourage Goal Setting & Reflection: Help your student set small, realistic goals for the holiday period (e.g., reading 20 minutes a day or completing any holiday assignments early) and take time to reflect on and celebrate their effort.
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Ask Open-Ended Questions: Use holiday downtime or travel to prompt deeper thinking. Instead of giving quick answers, ask open questions like "How did you arrive at that answer?" or "What strategy can you try next?"
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Practice Active Reading: Encourage active reading habits with leisure books, holiday stories, or articles by asking them to "mark the text"—underlining key ideas, circling unfamiliar words, or jotting down thoughts and questions.
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Promote Self-Advocacy: Encourage your student to write down any questions about their upcoming schoolwork or project deadlines so they can practice asking their teacher directly before or right after the break.
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Academic Continuity: Every lesson builds on the previous one. Missing days creates gaps in foundational math, reading, and writing skills, making it harder to keep up with classwork.
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Social Connections: Being in school consistently helps students build strong friendships, practice teamwork, and feel a sense of belonging in their school community.
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Building Lifelong Habits: Regular attendance instills accountability, time management, and routine—skills that benefit students well into their future education and careers.
How Missed Days Accumulate:
Absences often add up faster than realized, even when spread out over the school year:
Absences: 1 day every 2 weeks
Total Per Year Impact Level: 18 days total
Absences: 2 days per month
Impact: 10% of the school year
Tardy: 10 minutes late daily
Impact: 30 hours
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1. Daily Preventive Health Habits
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Hand Hygiene: Teach children to wash their hands thoroughly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially before eating and after recess or using the restroom.
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Well-Checks: Keep up to date with routine wellness visits.
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Sleep & Hydration: Set consistent bedtime routines to ensure kids get 9–11 hours of sleep, and send them to school with a reusable water bottle.
2. Morning & Evening Routines
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Prep the Night Before: Lay out clothes, pack backpacks, and organize homework before bed to prevent morning chaos and avoid tardiness.
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Consistent Bedtimes: Keep bedtime schedules uniform—even on weekends and right before holiday breaks—so children adjust easily on school mornings.
3. Navigating Illness ("When to Stay Home vs. When to Go")
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Keep Home If: The child has a fever (over 100°F/37.8°C), vomiting, diarrhea, or a severe contagious illness. They should stay home until symptom-free without medication for 24 hours.
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Send to School If: The child has mild sniffling, a minor cold without a fever, or morning fatigue.
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Communicate Early: If your child must stay home, notify the school office promptly and request work from the teacher so they do not fall behind.
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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:
- 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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Dear Families,
We have some exciting news to share! Our school has the chance to be featured as the 103.5 KISS FM Classroom of the Week!
If selected, our winning classroom will receive a special pizza party to celebrate their hard work and school spirit.
We would love your help to make this happen! Please take a moment to nominate your child's class by visiting the 103.5 KISS FM website. A quick nomination from a parent makes a huge difference and gives our students a wonderful opportunity to be recognized.
Thank you for your support and enthusiasm! Let's get our classrooms nominated and aim for that pizza party!
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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: Harvest Crunch 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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