Spring Break always arrives at the perfect time of the year! As we head into the final five days of school prior to break, I’m hopeful that students & staff will take full advantage of their time away from Kennedy. For some, it will give them time to recover from feeling under the weather, and for others it is time to spend with family & friends. Regardless of how you plan on spending the break, I hope you soak up every single second and come back re-energized for the home stretch!

Have a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break! Safe travels for those of you who are flying or taking a road trip. We look forward to seeing everyone as we welcome the students back on Monday, April 3rd.

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, March 20th
PARCC Testing Resumes for our 3rd Graders….
2nd Grade Rehearsal @ LMS (9:00am)

Tuesday, March 21st
2nd Grade Music Performance @ LMS (9:00am)
Mentor Meeting @ 3:45pm (Kennedy Project Space)

Wednesday, March 22nd
PreK Field Trip to Field Museum
TECHNOLOGY Common Plan

Thursday, March 23rd
Spirit Assembly @ 9:00am
Kindergarten Information Night @ 6:00pm (Starts in Cafeteria)

Friday, March 24th
Spring Pictures in Gym

03/25 – 04/02 SPRING BREAK
(03/25) Happy Birthday Diane Serio 🙂

04/03 SCHOOL RESUMES

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, March 13th
Book Fair Browse Day (Room 112)
PARCC Testing Begins for 3rd Grade
Yearbook Committee Meeting @ 2:30pm
Talent Show Committee Meeting @ 2:45pm (Room 106)

Tuesday, March 14th
Book Fair Browse Day (Room 112)
Faculty Meeting @ 2:50pm (Presentation Space)

Wednesday, March 15th
Book Fair Buy Day (Room 112)
7th Grade Buddies Visit 2nd Grade (9:00am-9:40am)
SCOTY Awards @ West Leyden (4:00pm)
Board of Education Meeting @ 7:00pm

Thursday, March 16th
Book Fair Buy Day (Room 112)
Talent Show Dress Rehearsal (@ Lincoln Middle School) *Will be streamed live via Google Hangouts On Air — LINK will be emailed to the Kennedy Conference for any classrooms that want to “tune in” on their SMART Panels at any point during the rehearsal. 
Talent Show @ 6:30pm (Lincoln School)

Friday, March 17th 
March Buddy Activity
5 Positive Connections by Friday
Second Grade Music Performance Practice

(03/19) Pancake Breakfast @ LMS (9am-12pm)

Thank you to everyone who helped contribute to the success of Dr. Seuss Night 2017! It was a wonderful evening filled with smiles and and incredible love of reading! Enjoy the photos on the sidebar of the blog, or click this link (All photos can be downloaded).

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, March 6th
Pennies for Patients continues this week
Yearbook Committee Meeting @ 2:30pm

Tuesday, March 7th
Kindergarten & 1st Grade to LMS for Washington Musical (8:45am)
2nd Grade Field Trip to Adler Planetarium (8:30am)

Wednesday, March 8th
2nd & 3rd Grades to LMS for Washington Musical (8:45am)

Thursday, March 9th
Code Red Drill (morning: time unannounced)
Author Visit: Alice McGinty Visits
*Andrew’s Last Day (Student teacher in PE)
Talent Show Practice After School (2:30pm-4:00pm)
PATS Field Trip to Navy Pier (3:45pm-7:45pm)

Friday, March 10th
Kindergarten Field Trip to Field Museum

(03/11) Happy Birthday Erin Moza 🙂

Blog Posts Worth Reading:
Blank Pages #KidsDeserveIt via Todd Nesloney

Pick Your Battles

How to Insert Google Keep Notes into Google Docs via Richard Byrne

The Fear of Sharing via George Couros