Picture retakes are on Friday, October 16! This event is for the following students:
Students who were absent on the original picture day
Students who enrolled after the original picture day and do not have a student ID card
Students who ordered photos and are wanting retakes. Students must bring in old picture packet in order to have retakes done.
Students will be taking photos during their lunches. There are extra photo packets available in the office. Please have your student stop by anytime to pick one up.
Have a question about Kent School District? Want to share feedback or learn more about district priorities?
Join us on Tuesday, October 20, for Community Connect: Chat with the Acting Superintendent, an opportunity for students, families, staff, and community members to engage directly with our Acting Superintendent, Dr. Wade Barringer.
This informal question-and-answer session is designed to encourage open conversation, build stronger connections, and provide a space where every voice is valued.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Northwood Middle School Library
17007 SE 184th St., Renton
Can’t make it on October 20? Find a date that works for you at https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/page/community-connect
Come join the conversation and help us continue working together to support student success.
Today is the last day to purchase a Color Run ticket or make a donation. You can purchase a ticket for your student at this link: https://wa-kent.intouchreceipting.com/ or you can purchase one at Open House tonight! Thank you for supporting our students.
Join us for Open House. Wed, Sept 30, 6-8pm. We look forward to meeting you!
Color run is a week away! Please consider helping Northwood and its student programs! 100% goes to NW students for ASB! Please donate and check out the prizes that your student could earn!
Parents, join us in the library for coffee and a chance to get questions answered, and find out what NW is all about. Please RSVP with the QR code, or Jags and Java RSVP - we look forward to meeting you!
Picture day is Friday, September 11! Order online at mydorian.com anytime before and up to two days after pictures. Picture forms have been sent home with students, but more are available in the office.
Families needing support with school costs - contact our Family Liaison, Chris Tolentino.
Good morning, Jaguar Families!
We are excited to share that student schedules will be live by 3:30 PM today, Tuesday, August 25!
Our counseling team has had to overcome some serious coding glitches that set us back quite a bit last week. They have absolutely, miraculously been grinding away to get classes balanced and schedules in order. We are incredibly grateful for their hard work and dedication!
There may still be some fine-tuning to do. Please do not email or reach out regarding schedule changes at this time. Our counselors will be reviewing all schedules carefully over the next two days and will make adjustments as needed.
We are looking forward to an amazing start to the school year, and we sincerely appreciate your patience, understanding, and grace as we get this ship away from the dock and out to sea! 🚢
A Few Important Reminders
● Rolling Start: Sixth graders arrive at the regular start time. Seventh and eighth graders arrive three hours later.
● Parent Drop-Off & Pick-Up: Please be patient during the first week. We typically see a much greater volume of cars during those first few days, but traffic patterns settle down and things even out quickly.
● School Pictures: September 11
● Open House: September 30, 6:00–8:00 PM
Thank you again for your patience and partnership as we get the year underway. We can’t wait to welcome our Jaguars back!
Go Jaguars! 🐆
Scott Haines
Principal
Northwood Middle School
We are excited to share that student schedules will be live by 3:30 PM today, Tuesday, August 25!
Our counseling team has had to overcome some serious coding glitches that set us back quite a bit last week. They have absolutely, miraculously been grinding away to get classes balanced and schedules in order. We are incredibly grateful for their hard work and dedication!
There may still be some fine-tuning to do. Please do not email or reach out regarding schedule changes at this time. Our counselors will be reviewing all schedules carefully over the next two days and will make adjustments as needed.
We are looking forward to an amazing start to the school year, and we sincerely appreciate your patience, understanding, and grace as we get this ship away from the dock and out to sea! 🚢
A Few Important Reminders
● Rolling Start: Sixth graders arrive at the regular start time. Seventh and eighth graders arrive three hours later.
● Parent Drop-Off & Pick-Up: Please be patient during the first week. We typically see a much greater volume of cars during those first few days, but traffic patterns settle down and things even out quickly.
● School Pictures: September 11
● Open House: September 30, 6:00–8:00 PM
Thank you again for your patience and partnership as we get the year underway. We can’t wait to welcome our Jaguars back!
Go Jaguars! 🐆
Scott Haines
Principal
Northwood Middle School
Aug 20 = New student self-guided tours. Come meet student leaders and check out NW's campus.
☀️ Summer just started... but we're already getting excited for back-to-school! 🎒📚
We're thrilled to announce that FREE school supply kits will be available for Kent School District students to help families get ready for a successful school year!
Each grade-level kit is packed with the supplies students need, including items like notebooks, pencils, crayons or colored pencils, folders, glue sticks, headphones or earbuds, and more.
🎨 Pre-K
🖍️ Crayons, water paints, Play-Doh, and glue sticks.
🍎 Kindergarten & 1st Grade
Primary notebooks, headphones, pencils, crayons, water paints, folders, glue sticks, a pencil pouch, and an eraser.
📓 2nd & 3rd Grade
Composition notebooks, headphones, pencils, crayons, folders, glue sticks, a pencil pouch, and an eraser.
✏️ 4th & 5th Grade
Composition notebooks, headphones, pencils, colored pencils, folders, glue sticks, a pencil pouch, an eraser, and (5th grade) index cards.
🎓 Middle School
Composition notebooks, pencils, colored pencils, folders, highlighters, index cards, a pencil pouch, an eraser, and wired earbuds.
🎒 High School
Composition notebooks, pencils, highlighters, index cards, a pencil pouch, an eraser, and wired earbuds.
💙 We know summer is for making memories, but we're excited to help students head into the new school year feeling confident and prepared!
For more information visit: School Supplies | Kent School District
Kent School District is offering free summer meals for children ages 0–18 through August 8, 2026, at 30 locations across the district. Meals are served only on weekdays, with no service on July 3 and 4 in observance of the holiday. See our summer meals page for more information: https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/page/summer-meals #OneKSD #OneCommunity
8th Grade Promotion Ceremony
When: Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.
Doors open at 10:00 a.m. Families will enter the gym through the doors near the locker rooms located on the parent drop off side of the building. We ask that all families are seated by 10:20 a.m. so the walkway is clear for our 8th grade students to enter and be seated.
Friendly reminder, balloons are not permitted in the building during the assembly, but you are welcome to give them to students after the event. Please keep the balloons in your vehicle until then.
When the assembly is over, students will stack their chair and exit their row. Once all students have completed this process they will be able to join their family. You are welcome to leave campus with your student, however we are not able to locate younger siblings for early dismissal as they will be participating in field day. 8th grade students may not participate in field day when their assembly is done.
Thank you and we look forward to celebrating your scholar with you!
When: Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.
Doors open at 10:00 a.m. Families will enter the gym through the doors near the locker rooms located on the parent drop off side of the building. We ask that all families are seated by 10:20 a.m. so the walkway is clear for our 8th grade students to enter and be seated.
Friendly reminder, balloons are not permitted in the building during the assembly, but you are welcome to give them to students after the event. Please keep the balloons in your vehicle until then.
When the assembly is over, students will stack their chair and exit their row. Once all students have completed this process they will be able to join their family. You are welcome to leave campus with your student, however we are not able to locate younger siblings for early dismissal as they will be participating in field day. 8th grade students may not participate in field day when their assembly is done.
Thank you and we look forward to celebrating your scholar with you!
ASB Among Us event is happening on Wednesday, June 3 from 1:00-3:00 pm. Tickets are $3.00 for students who have ASB and $5.00 for students who do not have ASB. MUST SIGN UP BY JUNE 2ND. No cash payments will be accepted at this time, you must purchase online ahead of time. Purchase tickets here: https://wa-kent.intouchreceipting.com/
Ticket purchasing information:
- You can pay your student's admission online: TouchBase Signin
- Username will be your student's ID #
- Password will be your student's last name (case sensitive - It should be exactly as it shows on Skyward)
- Click on your student's name towards the bottom of the page
- Click on Items at Student's School
- Click on Among Us After School Event 6.3.26 under Categories
Please check your email for more information or contact Amy Campbell (amy.campbell@kent.k12.wa.us) or Margot Munger (margot.munger@kent.k12.wa.us).
Ticket purchasing information:
- You can pay your student's admission online: TouchBase Signin
- Username will be your student's ID #
- Password will be your student's last name (case sensitive - It should be exactly as it shows on Skyward)
- Click on your student's name towards the bottom of the page
- Click on Items at Student's School
- Click on Among Us After School Event 6.3.26 under Categories
Please check your email for more information or contact Amy Campbell (amy.campbell@kent.k12.wa.us) or Margot Munger (margot.munger@kent.k12.wa.us).
Multicultural Family Night
Mark your calendar!
If you are willing to bring food for the potluck, sign up here -https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx...
If you would like to perform, sign up here - https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx...
Mark your calendar!
If you are willing to bring food for the potluck, sign up here -https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx...
If you would like to perform, sign up here - https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx...
Will your student be new to NW next year? Please join us for an informational meeting about things Jag!
Celebrating National Mentoring Month: Highlighting Kent Youth and Family Services 💙
January is National Mentoring Month, and as OneKSD, we are proud to recognize the incredible work of Kent Youth and Family Services. For more than 55 years, KYFS has supported children, youth, and families in our community through professional counseling, education, and a variety of support services.
Their mission—to promote healthy development and help youth and families achieve their goals—reflects values we share as a district: equity, inclusion, partnership, and advocacy. By working together, we can help students thrive and build brighter futures.
We are grateful for partners like Kent Youth and Family Services who strengthen our schools and our community every day.
🏀🤼 Middle School Season 3 begins January 26! Girls Basketball and Wrestling are starting soon. Families who qualify are encouraged to complete the CNEEB Application (Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit) to help reduce or waive sports and activity fees and support student participation this winter. Apply today through the Nutrition section of the Kent School District website.
Final Reminder: OneKSD Art Contest 🎨
There’s still time to participate in the OneKSD Art Contest! We are still accepting digital entries until 11:59 p.m. on January 11.
This is your last chance to showcase your creativity and share what OneKSD means to you through art. We can’t wait to see the inspiring work from our talented students across the district! 💙💛
Don’t miss out—submit your digital entry before the deadline!
Due to possible flooding in the Kent Valley, out of an abundance of caution, all after-school activities are canceled at these schools for Monday, December 15:
East Hill Elementary
Kent Elementary
Meadow Ridge Elementary
Mill Creek Middle School
Neely-O'Brien Elementary
Panther Lake Elementary
River Ridge Elementary
Scenic Hill Elementary
Springbrook Elementary
Due to heavy traffic, school buses in the valley will be late.
The city of Kent confirmed that the messages sent from the National Weather Service and King County were to a broad audience. The city of Kent is working to provide additional communications.
Please know the district is closely monitoring the situation, working with the City of Kent Emergency Operations Center, and keeping the safety of our students and staff as our highest priority.
As always, keep monitoring your communications, be safe and cautious. We will provide updates as more information becomes available. Again, continue to monitor your communications.
