Kendallvue Community Newsletter
December 10-16, 2023
All Students are Curious, Creative, and Confident Learners!
Dear Kendallvue Families,
This week is the last full week of school. We have been fortunate this year with relatively good weather as we have not hit those mornings of below zero yet. Please remember we do not have outside supervision until 7:45am. The school will remain closed to students until that time as kids can come in for breakfast at 7:45am. Remember, breakfast is free for all students. The first bell rings at 7:55am for all students to get to their classrooms.
At Kendallvue, we have a team that monitors attendance and tardies. Currently one fourth of our student body has 15% or more tardies for this current school year. Our expectation is that students are in their seats at 8:05 am ready to learn. We encourage you to have your student walking through the front door by 8:00am in order for them to have time to walk to their class, put their things away and be in their seats at 8:05am. This is important because it is disruptive to the classroom when children are late as the teacher is ready to begin their day and will have to restart with each student coming in late.
This week also marks the time we MAP and DIBELS test for students middle of the year data. We are excited to see our student growth over the last few months. You will see these reports come home in January. We will also kick off our spirit week tomorrow! I cannot wait to see all those spirited holiday socks! Finally, next week is a short two-day week. Our winter performance is Tuesday, December 19th. The kids are sounding great!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I will see you around the school this week!
Cheers,
Bruce Lindsey
Principal
It’s time to enroll, Jeffco!
- Enroll for preschool and Kindergarten for 2024-2025
- Confirm your seat if you are returning to Kendallvue 2024-2025
Spirit Week
December 11- 19
December 19
Winter Music Performance 8:30-9:30
Holiday Parties 10-10:45
Upcoming Events
December 11-19 - Holiday Spirit Week!
December 19 - Winter Music Performance 8:30-9:30, Winter Holiday Parties 10-10:45
December 20 - January 5, 2024 - Winter Break
January 3, 4, 5 - Teacher Work Days
January 8 - Students return
January 15- MLK Jr. Day (No School)
February 7 - Empty Bowls event at Bear Creek HS
February 15 -Spring Conferences (12-4) -Students Released 12:00pm
February 16- No school
February 19- No school
Front Office Updates
Dress warm!
Remember it is getting cold out! Please send your students in appropriate clothes for the weather. We only hold inside recess when the weather feels like 20 degrees or below and depends on precipitation. We determine this throughout the day to make sure students are getting as much outside time as possible.
Milk Caps for MOOLA!
Longmont Dairy milk caps- We have 1600 with a pick up date next week! If anyone has more to turn in by next Tuesday, lets try to get to 2000!!
Kendallvue Giving Tree
Please return wrapped gifts, with the ornaments attached by December 11. Thank you for your generosity.
Enroll Jeffco- for 2024-2025 school year
Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year opens December 5th.
Completing enrollment is not just a task to mark off your to-do list; it's an important step that helps our district plan for next year's staffing, budget, student resources and more. Let us know if you'll be returning next year by visiting www.enrolljeffco.org!
Health room
We need clothing donations- girls & boys pants (ages 7-10) and new underwear size 4T-10.
Here is a link to Kendallvue's School Event Calendar
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I4mKOxMKyL0FOgo2QydXA1eEvodMIL4fMxYgxjJKJJ0/edit?usp=sharing
Library Update
Book fair update:
Our fall Scholastic book fair was a big success with over $8000 in sales! We will use the proceeds to purchase new books and materials for our school library. It was great to see so many families at the fair and we really appreciate your support!
Technology Tip:
Jefferson County Schools provides families with the ability to monitor and control their student’s internet and app activity on district devices at home using the free SecurlyHome app.
Once you create a parent account, you will have a real-time view of your child's activity on their school device. You will also get a weekly email from Securly with a snapshot report of that activity and will be able to check your student’s internet activity anytime during the day.
Keep in mind that no web filter is perfect and there is the risk of inappropriate content making its way through the filter. Securly does catch and filter a majority of traffic categorized as pornography, drugs, and gambling. However, active monitoring while communicating your expectations and boundaries clearly with your children is the best way to keep them safe online. Our hope is that the SecurlyHome app will help you in this process.
For more information, visit our district website page, read the SecurlyHome App Getting Started Guide, or watch this SecurlyHome for Families slide presentation. If you have questions, please contact our TechForEd School Lead, Katiana Brenner, at kbrenner@jeffco.k12.co.us.
Supporting Social-Emotional Learning at Home
02/08/24 6pm-7pm (virtual)
Looking to engage in supporting students’ social and emotional well-being at home? We will explore a variety of strategies they can integrate into your household with learners of all ages. We review a bank of valuable resources parents and caregivers can access for additional information about supporting students’ SEL in intentional ways to build empathy, kindness, and an inclusion mindset.
More PTA Updates
Volunteer Sign-ups:
There are a variety of ways to help the school, dependent upon your time availability and interests. Please consider clicking the links below and finding something you can do! (Thank you!)
- Library weekly support: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4CA5A72FA6F58-44959271-kendallvue#/
- Watch Dogs- https://www.teamkendallvue.com/watch-dogs/
- Staff Lounge treats (monthly): https://signup.com/go/XEbAYoT
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