Thank you for opening up your classrooms to our Kennedy Kubbies and setting the tone for a culture of caring. It’s wonderful to observe classrooms where teachers and students care about learning, each other, and our community. Remember, the first weeks of school set the tone for the entire year. If our students leave school feeling excited about themselves as learners & about you as their teacher, then you’re doing something right! Always remember that our students will meet ANY expectation we set for them, as long as we are firm, fair, and consistent with these expectations and build relationships with our students so that they will want to meet them. The best way to accomplish this positive relationship-building with our students is simply caring deeply about them as learners and as little people–and taking the time to get to know them, in addition to showing them just how much you care.
“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.”
Here’s our 4-day week at a glance:
Monday, September 5th
NO SCHOOL – LABOR DAY
Tuesday, September 6th
Kindergarten Color Days Begin – Red Day
New Teacher Meeting @ 2:50pm (Room D209)
Wednesday, September 7th
Orange Day
CPT Meetings
Thursday, September 8th
Yellow Day
Kennedy Curriculum Night (6:00pm – 7:30pm)
Friday, September 9th
Green Day
5 by Friday! Make 5 positive connections by the end of this week!
More Positive Postcards are in the main office 🙂
(09/10) Washington School Open House
