“An apple for the teacher is really nothing new,
except when you remember, parents are teachers, too!” 

**Happy weekend Birthday to Jaime Bolognone & Beatriz Diaz (9/11)**

Monday, September 12th:
SLC Swimming @ 10:30am
Paraprofessional Meeting @ 2:45pm (Faculty Lounge)

Tuesday, September 13th:
Faculty Meeting @ 2:30pm & 3:30pm (Multipurpose Room)
Click here for the agenda

Wednesday, September 14th:
1/2 Day: Students Dismiss at 10:55am
Lunch on your own 11:00-11:40am
RTI Inservice: 11:45-2:20pm (Multipurpose Room)
ESPED Training @ 12:00pm (Washington School)
DLT Meeting @ 3:45pm (Lincoln Middle School)

Thursday, September 15th:
Happy Birthday Blanche Dougal-Kane & Jessica Bomberg 🙂
Lincoln Investments will be in Faculty Lounge during lunch
Kennedy Singers @ 2:20pm
Vision Committee Meeting @ 2:45pm (Room 132)
CURRICULUM NIGHT 6:30pm-8:00pm

Friday, September 16th:
3rd Grade Field Trip to Schiller Park Library
Happy Birthday Jody Horan (*Have your orange bus kiddos wish Jody a Happy Birthday*) 🙂
5 by Friday!!!!!

Thank you for the hard work you have dedicated towards your presentations and classroom websites for Curriculum Night this Thursday. I look forward to visiting all of your classrooms as you highlight the wonderful programming and educational experiences Kennedy School provides, and I know the parents and families are eager to visit as well. A reminder will be sent home with students on Wednesday, but please try to send home another reminder with your students on Thursday *My favorite: the sentence strip head-band reminder! 🙂 *

Here is an article from Scholastic Instructor magazine that includes 44 tips, activity ideas, and last-minute reminders to guarantee a great back-to-school night!

Have a great week!

“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 4-day week at a glance:

Tuesday, September 6th:
Reading Room Begins!
Technology Committee Meeting @ 2:30pm (Room 202)
Epi Pen Training @ 2:45pm & 3:45pm (Cafeteria)

Wednesday, September 7th:
Evacuation Drill @ 9:30pm (to North Park)
Technology Common Plan
RTI Committee Meeting @ 2:45pm (Room 207)

Thursday, September 8th:
Happy Birthday Bailey Stenzel 🙂
1st Rehearsal for Kennedy Singers
Title I & Internet Safety Meeting 6:00-7:00pm (LMS)

Friday, September 9th:
Happy Birthday Karen Niewinski 🙂
5 by Friday!

Here is a link to a blog that shares some tips on dealing with behavior issues while focusing on the positive. Thanks to Jill for passing it along 🙂

“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.

Have a great week!