Please know that we are all here to support each other and our entire learning community through this difficult time. Please communicate openly if you believe a student may be in need of support, or if you may need anything, as well. As you know, the district will have counselors and extra support available for both staff and students during this difficult period. Our learning community will come together to uplift and support one another.

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, November 18th
DoubleGood Fundraiser (Shop Closes 2:30pm on Friday)

Tuesday, November 19th
DoubleGood Fundraiser
Happy Birthday Shandi & Alissa Hammer 🙂
Kennedy 3rd Grade Clubs (2:30pm-4:00pm)
SEL Committee Meeting @ 2:50pm

Wednesday, November 20th
DoubleGood Fundraiser
CPT Meetings
Board of Education Meeting, 6pm

Thursday, November 21st
DoubleGood Fundraiser
Faculty Thanksgiving Feast in Lounge
Happy Birthday Emily Kronlage 🙂
Reading Room Plan/Progress Monitoring Day
Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast (1:30pm-2:00pm)

Friday, November 22nd
DoubleGood Fundraiser (Shop Closes 2:30pm on Friday)
Reading Room Data Day
Staley the Bear – Bear Down on Bullying Assembly
Happy Birthday Suzanne Scott 🙂

Thanksgiving Break (11/25 – 11/29)
11/30 Happy Birthday Barbara Zawadzka 🙂
12/2 – Full Day Parent/Teacher Conferences
12/3 – School Resumes for Students

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, November 11th
3rd & 4th Grade Veterans Day Performance 9:30am
National School Psychologist Week

Tuesday, November 12th
3rd Grade Clubs (2:30pm-4:00pm)
Yearbook & STEM Club (2:30pm-4:00pm)

Wednesday, November 13th
Grade Level MTSS Meeting – 2nd Grade
Family STEAM Night @ Washington School (6:00pm-7:30pm)

Thursday, November 14th

Friday, November 15th
Happy Birthday Sandy Montes de Oca
Vision & Hearing Screenings for PreK
D81 Holiday Party

**Looking Ahead: DOUBLEGOOD Fundraiser Next Week!

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, November 4th
New Teacher Meeting (3-4pm)
Veterans Visiting 3rd Graders

Tuesday, November 5th
NO SCHOOL – ELECTION DAY

Wednesday, November 6th
CPT Meetings
3rd Grade Team MTSS Meeting

Thursday, November 7th
K-3 Vision & Hearing Screenings (Conference Room)
Happy Birthday Julie Taggart 🙂
3rd to LMS for Veterans Day Rehearsal (9-10:30am)
SLT Meeting @ 2:45pm (Kindergarten Project Space)

Friday, November 8th
Trimester 1 Ends
*Reading Room Plan Day / Progress Monitoring Day
Happy Birthday Maria Rodriguez 🙂
K-3 Vision & Hearing Screenings (Conference Room)
3rd to LMS for Veterans Day Rehearsal (9-10:30am)

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, October 28th
World Occupational Therapy Day
*If any HIP ornaments come in today, bring them to office!
RALLY IN RED

Tuesday, October 29th
Fall Picture Retakes
Happy Birthday Ashley Barrios 🙂
Kennedy MTSS Committee Meeting @ 2:40pm (Conference Room)
TEAM SPORTS DAY

Wednesday, October 30th
Culture/Celebrations Committee Meeting (Rescheduled from last week) 2:50pm
WILD WILD WEST (WEAR WESTERN GEAR OR FLANNEL/PLAID

Thursday, October 31st
Happy Halloween!
Parades @ 8:45am (AM PreK), 9:30am (K-3) and 12:30pm (PM PreK)
SPOOKY KUBBIES: WEAR HALLOWEEN COSTUME OR ORANGE/BLACK

Friday, November 1st
KUBBIE SPIRIT: WEAR KENNEDY KUBBIE BLUE

School? It’s about the kids. Society loves to simplify our jobs. Make it about facts and kids knowing stuff. Make it about graphs and charts that display our school’s weak points. But what aren’t people seeing? The kids.

The kids whose parents no longer live in the home. The kids who get one meal a day, their school lunch. The kids who cry at night because they are the adult in the house. The kids who have amazing potential buried in trying to help raise a younger sibling or who have big struggles caused by the fact that they are caring for themselves. The kids whose parents have a terrible drug problem and are headed to prison. The kids who haven’t lived more than six months in the same place since they were born. The kids who don’t know what Santa visits are like. The ones who don’t have a Crockpot with warm meals filling their house when they hop off the bus.

Every teacher knows a student whose story would break your heart.

A story that would stop you in your tracks.

A story that would remind you what education is about. Education? It’s about the kids.

The charts & graphs in the paper are just numbers. Teachers? We impact lives.
Thank you for all that you do to make an impact on our Kennedy Kubbies each and everyday! They are blessed to have you in their lives.  

Make some AWESOME connections with students today…..let them know you see them!

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, October 21st
Happy Birthday Andy Hohmeier 🙂
1st Grade Field Trip to Safety Town (B107, B108, B111) 8:45am-11:00am

Tuesday, October 22nd
Happy Birthday Jimmy Cahill 🙂
Happy Birthday Michelle Dionido 🙂
Yearbook/STEM Club (1st Grade Project Space) 2:30pm-4:00pm

Wednesday, October 23rd
1st Grade Field Trip to Safety Town (B101, B102, B105, B106) 8:45am-11:00am
Culture/Celebrations Committee Meeting (2:50pm)

Thursday, October 24th
October BUDDY Event

Friday, October 25th
Kennedy Spirit Assembly 9:00am
Trunk or Treat (4:30pm-5:30pm)

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, October 14th
NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, October 15th
Happy Birthday Rose Karas 🙂
Happy Birthday Kirby Meza 🙂

Wednesday, October 16th
Happy Birthday Rosa Worwa 🙂
Board Meeting, 6pm

Thursday, October 17th
The Great Shakeout (Earthquake Drill at 10:17am)
Kindergarten Field Trip to Johansen Farm (9:15am-1:00pm)

Friday, October 18th
Reading Room Plan Day
PreK Student/Parent Workshops

(10/19) Happy Birthday Eva Popowska 🙂

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, October 7th
Wear Pajamas or Cozy Socks
New Teacher Meeting @ 3:00pm (Room E206)

Tuesday, October 8th
Wear Camo!
FIre Marshall Visits D81 – see Melissa’s email to prepare for visit
Bilingual Coordinator Meeting @ 4:00pm

Wednesday, October 9th
Wear Fall Colors!~
Happy Birthday Stephanie Moreno 🙂
ALL HANDS ON DECK for Literacy Night! 6:00pm-7:30pm

Thursday, October 10th
Wear Flannel or Plaid

Friday, October 11th
Wear Football Hat or Jersey
5 by Friday! Make 5 Positive Connections with Families!
PreK Field Trip to Johansen Farm (9:00am-1:30pm)

NO SCHOOL (10/14)

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, September 30th
Happy Birthday Tori Nguyen 🙂

Tuesday, October 1st
Lockdown Drill
SLT Meeting @ 2:45pm (Kindergarten Project Space)
Bilingual Coordinator Meeting @ 4pm (Kennedy Conference Room)

Wednesday, October 2nd
Custodian Appreciation Day 🙂

Thursday, October 3rd
Happy Birthday Brianna Phillips 🙂
Happy Birthday Mary Navas 🙂

Friday, October 4th
PreK Screenings
Reading Room Plan Day

Hope to see you at Literacy Night! It’s not too late to sign up to help! Please contact Amanda Quinlan if you’re able to volunteer 🙂

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, September 23rd
Happy Birthday Amanda Quinlan 🙂
DENTIST Visits (PATS Room)
Author Alex Willan Visits Kennedy School (Upstairs Presentation Space)
New Teacher Meeting (3:00pm) – Room B108

Tuesday, September 24th
DENTIST Visits (PATS Room)
Fire Drill @ 9:30am

Wednesday, September 25th
DENTIST Visits (PATS Room)
Happy Birthday Marta Ocon 🙂

Thursday, September 26th
Equitable Advisors Visit – Meet with Joe Vance, financial professional, about your 403(b) plan.
Additionally, Joe can address any of the following topics, including financial strategies, life insurance, retirement planning, pension questions and 529 college savings plans.

Friday, September 27th
Kennedy Spirit Assembly – 9am
5 by Friday! 🙂 Make 5 positive connections!

(09/28) Happy Birthday Gina Cacioppo 🙂

Each day we choose to bring our best self, ready to learn and provide the best learning experiences for our students!

Learning is what happens when we seek new experiences, try what we have never experienced, or when we fail to accomplish what we set out to do. Doing the same exact thing again and again will not create new learning. BE BOLD! What’s the worst thing that can happen?

**Last Chance to Order Kennedy Spiritwear Online: Click here

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, September 16th
Reading Room & Reading Interventions Begin

Tuesday, September 17th
Faculty Meeting (2:45pm in Upstairs PD Space)

Wednesday, September 18th
1/2 SIP (School Improvement Day)
Agenda Here
Board of Education Meeting, 6pm

Thursday, September 19th
Happy Birthday Alexa Cotton 🙂
TWD (3-5pm at Bub City)

Friday, September 20th
Happy Birthday Michelle McMorrow 🙂
Fall Picture Day <—click for schedule
5 by Friday! Make 5 POSITIVE connections home by the end of the week!