Week 30: 04/11/22 – 04/15/22

Posted on April 11, 2022 by kennedyelementary

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, April 11th

Tuesday, April 12th
2nd & 3rd Grades to LMS for Matilda Jr. musical (9am-11am)
Talent Show Committee Meeting (Rm D209) @ 2:45pm

Wednesday, April 13th
Happy Birthday, Anita Brugioni 🙂
1/2 Day of School (SIP Agenda Emailed Out)
Spirit Committee Meeting @ 2:30pm

Thursday, April 14th

Friday, April 15th
5 by Friday! Make 5 positive connections with families by Friday!

(04/18) NO SCHOOL

Week 29: 04/04/22 – 04/08/22

Posted on April 5, 2022 by kennedyelementary

Welcome Back!

It is my hope that you all had a restful, relaxing Spring Break. As we enter the final 9 weeks of school, I realize this can be a challenging time for us, as both students & staff get Spring Fever. We have been working hard for 7 months and we’re getting closer to the end of the school year. Now is when we must do our best work. The cliche of “it’s not how you start, but how you finish” is so true! We must finish strong and carry out our momentum until the end of the school year. Keep in mind, the more you stray from your classroom routine/schedule, the more antsy your students will get. If you keep focused, they will follow your lead.

Each and every day our students need us. Remember that you may be the only constant presence in some of our students’ lives. Make a choice each day for your presence to be a positive, constant factor. It is a great opportunity that we have to come to school and have an impact on students’ lives from day to day. We all became educators because we care about kids. When the students feel that their teachers care about them, when they feel safe in our classes, optimal learning will take place.

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, April 4th
Welcome Back!

Tuesday, April 5th
Talent Show Auditions (Presentation Space Upstairs During School Day)

Wednesday, April 6th
CPT Meetings
K/1 TAPS Check-In

Thursday, April 7th
Happy Birthday Beata Dering
Happy Birthday Mirta Cruz
Happy Birthday Paige Manley

Friday, April 8th
Happy Birthday Sharon Muntova

Week 28: 03/21/22 – 03/25/22

Posted on March 20, 2022 by kennedyelementary

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 on April 4th! Let’s have a great spirit week as we have fun learning this last week before Spring Break!

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, March 21st
Project Unify Game @ LMS (3:45pm)
Sports Day!

Tuesday, March 22nd
Tropical Tuesday!

Wednesday, March 23rd
Neon Day
K/1 TAPS Check-In

Thursday, March 24th
Camo Day

Friday, March 25th
Kubbie Spirit Day!
5 Positive Connections by Friday!

Spring Break (03/26-04/03)

03/29 Happy Birthday Eric Humbes

School Resumes April 4th

Week 27: 03/14/22 – 03/18/22

Posted on March 20, 2022 by kennedyelementary

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, March 14th
IAR Testing Continues
1st Day in the New Washington School!

Tuesday, March 15th
Teacher Institute Day <–click for agenda

Wednesday, March 16th
2nd/3rd TAPS Check-In
CPT Meetings
Board of Education Meeting @ 7pm

Thursday, March 17th
New Teacher/Mentor Meeting @ 4pm

Friday, March 18th
5 positive connections by Friday!

(03/20) Happy Birthday Christa Pitts!

Week 26: 03/07/22 – 03/11/22

Posted on March 8, 2022 by kennedyelementary

Here’s our week. at a glance:

Monday, March 7th
IAR Testing Begins

Tuesday, March 8th
Project Unify Game (RESCHEDULED)

Wednesday, March 9th
CPT Meetings
K/1 TAPS Check-In

Thursday, March 10th

Friday, March 11th
Spring Picture Day

Week 25: 02/28/22 – 03/04/22

Posted on February 28, 2022 by kennedyelementary

It’s Seuss Week! While it looks different this year, we’re still going to make it amazing for our students! Thanks to Amanda for putting together our spirit week line-up and sharing Instagram images we can all post & share with parents! Each day, be sure to pick up the giveaways/trinkets in your mailbox to send home with students! Also, remember to sign up to bring your students to the media center and read your students a story in that setting! Amanda will distribute a new Dr. Seuss book to each homebase teacher — raffle it off to a student in your class! And remember to check out last year’s website and share it with families.

Here’s our week at a glance:

Monday, February 28th
Happy Birthday, Alicia Peccatiello 🙂

Tuesday, March 1st
Happy Birthday, Tami Ericksen 🙂
1/2 Day of School (Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences)

Wednesday, March 2nd
Happy Birthday, Bonnie Bricker 🙂
2nd/3rd TAPS Check-In

Thursday, March 3rd
Happy Birthday Natalie Barcas 🙂

Friday, March 4th
PreK Screening (PreK students in session)

Reminders:
IL 5 Essentials Survey should be completed by March 11th
So far, only 20/64 staff members have completed the survey (31% completion rate). Schools need at least a 50% completion rate in order to receive results/a report.

Spring Picture Day = March 11th

IAR Testing Begins March 7th

Institute Day (no school for students) = March 15th