I don’t think anyone knows the meaning of the phrase “Only so many minutes in a day!” better than someone in education.  There is always something waiting for us. Meetings. Papers. Calls to make. Email to answer. Things to file. Things to look up. Lessons to plan. Committees. Grad classes. Tech tools to figure out. Family. Commitments. PD.   There may be days when we are stretched to the limit, feeling more like some human version of Stretch Armstrong with our arms pulled in different directions, about to break off.   But, at the end of the day, it’s true.  The things that matter?  We make time for them.   Those people that say,  ”Oh, I don’t have time for that…”  Is this an insinuation that some of us just have more time than others?   Time is not something we just ‘have,’ it’s something we make.  It’s something we make when things matter to us. Children matter to us. Remember….what you do each and everyday at Kennedy School is in the best interest of the children we serve.

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, October 1st
Parent Visit Day (9-10am and 1-2pm)
3rd Grade Data Review Meeting with Reading Room (2:35pm)

Tuesday, October 2nd

Wednesday, October 3rd

Thursday, October 4th
Hearing/Vision Screenings
1st Grade (B101, B102, B105) Field Trip to Safety Town *9-11am
SLT (2:45pm – Conference Room)

Friday, October 5th
5 by Friday! Please continue making at least 5 positive connections with students by Friday!
Heaing/Vision Screenings
PreK Screening
1st Grade (B106, B107, B108, B111) Field Trip to Safety Town *9-11am

(10/06) Happy Birthday Anna Gabriel (Green Bus)

(10/08) NO SCHOOL (Columbus Day)

Blog Posts Worth Reading:

10 Core Values for Education – George Couros

Welcoming Students with a Smile – Edutopia

Seesaw October PD in your PJs Schedule

These Calm Down Jars Will Blow Your Mind – We Are Teachers

5 Fantastic Word Cloud Tools

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, September 24th
Happy Birthday Britney Lane 🙂

Tuesday, September 25th
Happy Birthday Marta Ocon 🙂 
2nd Grade Field Trip to Goebbert’s
Faculty Meeting @ 2:50pm (Presentation Space)

Wednesday, September 26th
Happy Birthday Jill Michalski 🙂

Thursday, September 27th

Friday, September 28th
Happy Birthday Gina Cacioppo 🙂
September Spirit Assembly (9-10am)

Blog Posts Worth Reading:
Print Custom Sticky Notes with Google Slides

PDF Candy & PDF Tips for Teachers

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, September 17th
Dentist Visits (Room 135)

Tuesday, September 18th
Dentist Visits (Room 135)
1st SIP Committee Check-In (2:50pm-3:05pm) <—click to see where committees will be meeting. Have you signed up for one yet? ALL staff sign up for ONE committee!

Wednesday, September 19th
Dentist Visits (Room 135)
Happy Birthday Roger Pape 🙂
*Whole School CPT with SPPD: Start in Presentation Space 2:00pm
ABC Parent Group Meeting @ 6pm
Board of Education Meeting @ 7pm

Thursday, September 20th
Happy Birthday Michelle McMorrow 🙂
SLT (2:45pm in Conference Room)
Mentor/Mentee Meeting (3:45pm)*

Friday, September 21st
5 by Friday! Make 5 Positive Connections!

(09/23) Happy Birthday Amanda Quinlan 🙂 

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, September 10th
Reading Room Begins!
AXA Visit during lunch periods in Teacher’s Lounge
RTI Committee Meeting @ 3pm (Upstairs PD Space)

Tuesday, September 11th
Faculty Meeting @ 2:50pm
Technology Committee Meeting @ 3:0pmpm

Wednesday, September 12th
1/2 Day (AM PreK dismisses at 10:30am, K-3 dismisses at 10:55am)
*SIP Agenda <–click here

Thursday, September 13th
PreK Family Field Trip to Brookfield Zoo

Friday, September 14th
Fall Picture Day! <–click for schedule!
5 Positive Connections by Friday!

Blog Posts Worth Checking Out:
How to Create Your Own “Apps” with Google Slides 

The Calm Schools Initiative

Educating the Whole Child: Improving School Climate to Support Student Success

Green Screen Workshop Lessons

Reading Buddies (Edutopia)

“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 3rd
NO SCHOOL – LABOR DAY

Tuesday, September 4th
Scholastic Fall Bookfair – 1st Grade Project Space (all week, through Thursday evening)
Evacuation Drill  – 9am
Flex Groups Starting This Week!
MAP Testing Continues

Wednesday, September 5th

Thursday, September 6th
Reading Room Begins (Drop Off)
SLT Meeting @ 2:45pm – Conference Room
Kennedy Curriculum Night 6:30pm-8:00pm
(check out our collective Pinterest board for ideas!)

*New Idea: Ask parents to write a note of encouragement directly to their child that you can give them when they are having a challenging day!

Friday, September 7th
Reading Room (Drop Off)
GO GOLD for Childhood Cancer Awareness
5 by Friday – Make  5 Positive Connections by each Friday! Remember, positive postcards can be found in the main office! 

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 conferences (Below are the results from the November 2017 parent/teacher conferences).

Let’s have a great week!