The Kennedy Pride
Back to School News - Creating Leaders in Everyone
Note from the Principal
Hi everyone! We hope you have had a wonderful summer. We have been working hard this summer to get ready for our Kennedy Cubs to return. Our theme this year is Kennedy Elementary "Together and Accountable". We will continue to work together to create Leadership Qualities in all of our students. We will be teaching the seven habits of successful people.
Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, Put First Things First, Think Win Win, Seek First to Understand - Then to be Understood, Synergize, Sharpen the Saw
We will be teaching one habit a month. We believe these seven habits can help our students be successful at school and in their daily lives.
Of course we have so many other lessons to teach and fun activities to be a part of this year. It all kicks off on September 4th. We will see you soon!
Entrance Conferences
Our entrance conference will be September 4th and 5th. All parents have to sign up online for their child's Entrance Conference. Please call if you are having trouble with the process.
Dismissal Procedures
All doors will be locked until 2:30. At this time the teachers will walk the K,1,2 students out of the building. The K,1,2 students will leave the building out of the front doors. The 3,4,5 students will be leaving out of the West Side doors at 2:33. Please do not come in to get the students. We are trying to keep the hallways clear for the students to leave the building in an organized fashion.
PAWS to Read Program
We are excited to continue our "Paws to Read" program again this year. We are asking the students to read 30 Minutes a night to help with improvement in Reading. We will also be holding Kennedy Read Outs again this year in different locations around Mankato.
Big thanks go to Mr. Schirmers and Mr. Belcher
Kindness in Chalk Event - September 25th
Kindness in Chalk Event
On September 25th, we will be doing our annual Kindness in Chalk event. We will take time out of our day to participate in all school act of kindness. From 1:15 to 1:35 all of our students will be spreading kindness by writing positive messages on our school sidewalks for all the people of Kennedy to enjoy.
Come join us in this awesome event to show kindness at Kennedy.
These are some pictures from last year.
Important Dates for September
September:
September
6 First Day of School 8:05 our school day starts
12 PTO Meeting 6:00 pm
18 2hr late start - school starts at 10:05 am - buses run 2 hours late
21 Movie Night (Look for future flyer on our website for more details -
https://app.peachjar.com/flyers/all/schools/92312)
25 Kindness in Chalk at 1:15
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Welcome New Teachers to Kennedy and We Have Some Changes
Ms. Roulliard and Ms. Benson join our Kindergarten Team
Ms. Harper joins our 3rd Grade Team
Ms. Sieberg joins our 4th Grade Team
Ms. Bode joins our 5th Grade Team
Ms. Carlson joins our PhyEd Team
Ms. Wingen is our new Art Teacher
Ms. Wensel is joining our Special Education Resource Team
School Song
School Song
We are Kennedy Black Gold and True
B E S T all the way through
Respect our teachers and classmates too
Prepare for our futures everyday
Proudly we say
We are the Kennedy Cubs
We are Kennedy Black Gold and True
B E S T all the way through
Respect our teachers and classmates too
K E N N E D Y
BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST
We are the Kennedy Cubs