Cougar Connect
Week of May 16, 2022
Absences
Reminder, families have the choice of calling in their student absences.
This will allow parents to report an absence without having to call the office each morning.
Principal Message Week of May 16th
Kennedy Families,
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Great job - we have finished two weeks of testing and are returning to a regular schedule this week. This week we will be having students' make-up assessments as well as the 8th grade science assessment, which they will be taking in their science classes.
Thank you to all the community members and staff that helped us host our first school dance last Friday night! It was a fun, safe evening with over 250 students participating.
Also, thank you to the families that joined us for Principal's Coffee last Thursday. Check out the the slide deck (Link)
Lastly, the end of the third trimester is fast approaching. Please remind your students to check in with their teachers if they have work to complete.
We have 4 weeks left in the 2021-22 school year. Let's finish strong!
Below is the "Principal Update" for the week of May 16th.
Let's have a great week everyone!
Nick Fanourgiakis
Principal
Kennedy Middle School
650482-2409- EX 3111
CASSPP / SBAC Assessment
State Testing Continued
State testing is almost complete at Kennedy school. Please remind students to have their chromebooks fully charged.Scheduled assessment snap hot:
- May 16th -May 20th Students needing to finish or complete an assessment twill be pulled to finish assessment in the Kennedy library
- May 17th-19th 8th grade students will be completing state science assessment in their science classes
Color Run
The Kennedy Color Run is this Friday, May 20th at the end of the day.
The Kennedy Color Run is sponsored by our PTO, and it is an awesome fundraising opportunity for our school.
Please use this link to find out more information about the Color Run and donation opportunities. We encourage students to get pledges. The more money a student raises in pledges, the more raffle tickets they earn and the more they increase their odds of winning a prize.The student who raises the most in pledges will win a $50 Target gift card; the next highest earner will win a $25 Target gift card. (Link)
Students interested in participating will be registered before school, at recess, and at lunch on Friday, May 20th. As part of their registration, students will receive a Color Run shirt and sunglasses. Participating is completely voluntary and any student that doesn't want to participate doesn't have to. Students may also choose to run and avoid the areas where color will be thrown. To see what the Kennedy Color Run will look like, watch this video from our 2019 Color Run: Video
Listed below is the Color Run schedule:
1:50 - All 6th grade students
2:10 - All 7th Grade students
2:30 - All 8th grade students
Raffle from 2:50-3:05
The Color Run photo booth will be available for all students during the Color Run.
As a parent, if you know that your student doesn't want to participate or you do not want them to, please complete this form. (Link)
Open House May 24th
Families are encouraged to come to school and visit your students classes. Staff will be available to answer questions and show off some student work.
Hope to see you then.
*Masking is highly recommended as COVID is still a concern
7th Grade Students trip for 8th grade
Thank you to all the families that were able to join us to hear about a trip to Yosemite national park next October 30-November 4th.
Below is the slide deck of information shared with families.
Slide Deck (link)
If you interested please complete this application as Yosemite needs to know how many families are interested.
Application in English (Link)
Application in Spanish (Link)
We are also scheduling another meeting for our Spanish speaking families Monday 5/15 at 5:30 pm. (link)
Contact information for trip organizer:
Michele Talvin: kennedyyosemitetrip@gmail.com
Parent Volunteers
As we get closer to the end of the school year we will need parent volunteers for various functions and activities. Some of these functions and activities include school dances, field day and 8th grade graduation activities.
If you are interested in being cleared to help on site, please use this link and get cleared (link). You can also reach out to Jennifer Nichols at the district office for support 650 482-2249
COVID-19 update and Testing
- Testing schedule next week Tuesday between 10:00 am -11:30 am and Thursday from 1:30 - 3:45 pm. Please sign up when you receive the district notification (District link goes out every Friday)
PTO News May 16th
Click on link to see PTO news for the week of May 16th.
- Also remember Final PTO Meeting will be May 31st from 7-8:30 pm right after SSC.
8th Grade Student Corner
https://www.smore.com/e7ns1 English
https://www.smore.com/kt1zw Spanish
Woodside Information:
Woodside High School still has 20 spaces remaining in their Summer Compass program. If any student going to Woodside wants to join this program which begins Tuesday, June 14, at 8:30 AM at Woodside us this link
The program goes for 18 days.
Sequoia Dance information:
Are you going to Sequoia and you love to dance and perform? Tryouts for the 22-23 Sequoia Dance Team will be held Monday, May 16 - Thursday, May 19, 2022 4:30-6:30 in the Sequoia dance studio. Parent information meeting is on Thursday, May 12 at 6pm in the studio. Don’t miss the chance to perform at school rallies, football games, basketball games, community events and more! Email Miggy at sequoiadancecoach@gmail.com for more information.
Kennedy Dance Photos
May / June Calendar
- May 16th-20th 6-8 State testing Make-ups
- May 20th Color Run
- May 24th Minimum day 2:05 dismissal
- May 24th Open House 6:00 pm -7:15 pm Open
- May 27th 8th grade Great America trip
- May 30th No School
- May Week of 31st Chromebook collection
- May 31st Last Site Council / ELAC and PTO Meeting
- June 2nd Field Day
- June 6th-9th Superminimum day dismissal 12:06
- June 9th Last Day of School
- June 9th 8th grade Graduation / Dance 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Kennedy Middle School Redwood City
Email: nfanourgiakis@rcsdk8.net
Website: https://www.rcsdk8.net/kennedy
Location: Kennedy Middle School, Goodwin Avenue, Redwood City, CA, USA
Phone: 650-482-2409
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kennedymiddleschool/