Congratulations on the completion of the 2020-2021 school year! 
No matter where you are today, be proud of what you’ve accomplished. Please accept our thanks for all the wonderful experiences you provided the children this year and your incredible FLEXIBILITY as we navigated each and every change this school year brought us.

Thank you for always making our Kubbies feel loved, safe, happy and for nurturing their growth. Thank you for being that constant source of LOVE and SUPPORT, even during these very scary, uncertain times. We are confident the children will never forget how you made them feel. They will never forget this time of their lives.

We look forward to our continued work together next year and we are confident that our collective staff will continue to keep our eyes on the children and support each other….we WILL get through this TOGETHER and be STRONGER as a result of our experiences.Have a wonderful summer. Enjoy your time with those you love. You certainly deserve it!

The 20-21 school year — love it, hate it or indifferent to it — should provide us with some critical reflection opportunities. If we’re only using our own experiences to reflect, we’re missing out on hearing students’ voices. What has their experience been like being back in the building? Students provide some of the most insightful observations we need to grow as educators. The questions below are perfect for the last week of school — or generate your own! But before the week is over, I encourage you to engage with your students and get some feedback on what they liked/disliked about being back in the building post-pandemic!

When you were remote learning from home, what did you miss most about being at Kennedy?
What was the hardest thing about remote learning?
What was your favorite thing about remote learning?
What’s your favorite thing about being back in the building?
What new COVID “rules” do you like and want to stay when school resumes in August?
What COVID “rules” do you not like and wish would go away in August?

Keep in mind, the end of the year is not always happy for some of our students, whose only security and love comes from US. Thank you in advance for loving the students and reassuring them that we love them and can’t wait to see them again soon!

For those of you moving on to new adventures, remember that you’re only as good as your last exit…….and for those of us returning, know that students remember the educators that we are the last week of school…..so let’s make sure they remember the best of what we have to offer!!!!!

Here’s our FINAL week at a glance for the 20-21 school year:

Monday, May 24th
V – Video Day
8th Grade Graduation (6:00pm & 7:30pm) Congrats to our 8th grade graduates!

Tuesday, May 25th
W – Walk Day
Fly Up Day @ Kennedy (1:30pm)

Wednesday, May 26th
X – eXchange Day
Last Day for PreK Students (regular day)

Thursday, May 27th
Y – Year End Cleaning
Kindergarten Graduation Celebrations (8:30am, 9:15am, and 10:00am)
PreK Screenings

Friday, May 28th
Z – Zoom Out Day
PreK Screenings
Last Day of School for K-3 Students
1/2 Day: Dismissal at 10:55am
Kindergarten Screenings (afternoon)
Happy Birthday Jaime Takagi 🙂

(05/30) Happy Birthday Tanya Disheva 🙂
(05/31) NO SCHOOL: MEMORIAL DAY

Monday, June 1st
Teacher Institute Day –
PreK Screenings