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. Â
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)
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)
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!
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?
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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!
“An apple for the teacher is really nothing new, except when you remember, parents are teachers, too!”
Thank you for the hard work you have dedicated towards your presentations and classroom websites for Curriculum Night this Thursday. I look forward to visiting all of your classrooms as you highlight the wonderful programming and educational experiences Kennedy School provides, and I know the parents and families are eager to visit as well. Another reminder will be sent home with students this week, but please try to send home another reminder with your students on Thursday *My favorite: The sentence strip head-band reminder!Â
“What makes a good school has very little to do with how rich or poor the students are, or the type of curriculum that’s taught. It has very little to do with the special programs, expansive playing fields, snappy uniforms, or whether the school is wired to the Internet. What makes a good school, whether it’s public or private, religious or nonreligious, charter or non-charter, is a feeling. A feeling shared by the entire staff that their particular school is special. The feeling that their school really belongs to them.” (Manna, 1999).
At Kennedy School, each member of our team has a distinctive character that cares deeply about each and every one of our Kennedy Kubbies. Your unique attributes and talents contribute to the feeling people get when they enter this building. As a result, our children will remember you long after they leave Kennedy.
“Schools are not buildings, curriculums, and machines. Schools are relationships and interactions among people.”
I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing and enjoyable weekend with friends and family. Here’s our week at a glance:
Monday, September 2nd NO SCHOOL – Labor Day
Tuesday, September 3rd Kindergarten Color Days Begin !
SLT Meeting @ 2:45pm (Kindergarten Project Space) New Teacher Meeting @ 3:00pm (in Room E212) – Curriculum Night Check-In
Wednesday, September 4th Early Release – CPT Meetings
Thursday, September 5th Kennedy Curriculum Night (6:00pm-7:30pm)
Friday, September 6th Happy Birthday Emily Aylesworth 🙂 5 by Friday – Make  5 Positive Connections by each Friday! Remember, positive postcards can be found in the main office!Â
The start of the school year is the best time to begin building positive relationships with our families, too! I encourage you to meet our goal of 5 positive contacts by Friday over the next few weeks (phone calls, post cards, notes home, etc). Let’s remember….. our goal is to ensure that 100% of our parents experience communication/contact with their child’s teacher prior to the November Parent/Teacher conferences!
The first full week of the 24-25 school year (for you) is behind you! Technically the first 2 days with students. Thank you for your patience, grace, understanding, flexibility and perseverance!
Thank you for spending time making connections with your students, and doing everything in your power to make sure they feel safe, loved, and excited to come back each day. Thank you for supporting your families, and easing their worries! Thank you for being kind to one another and helping each other! We are all in this together, and I’m hopeful we will always continue to support one another.
Donna, Kim and I believe in each and every one of you and know you are exactly where you are meant to be …. Please know you are VALUED and APPRECIATED! Each day you have the amazing opportunity to make a POSITIVE IMPACT on our Kennedy Kubbies! Thank you for always treating them with love, modeling flexibility, challenging them to be thinkers and problem-solvers, and nurturing their growth as students and little humans.
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Here’s our week at a glance:
Monday, August 26th First Day of Pre School! ALL HANDS ON DECK for their arrivals (8:25am and 12:10pm) and dismissals (10:50am and 2:35pm) STEM/Media begins this week! New Teacher Meeting (2:45pm in Room B102) Happy Birthday Carmet Gonzalez 🙂
