Kennedy Families,
Re-Enroll for school year 2025-2026 today !
Good evening Kennedy Families!
Don't forget to re-enroll your child today for the 2025-2026 school year!
Let’s make sure all our students are set for the upcoming year.
Stop by the front office for assistance.
I would like to thank my Cougars in Action Team from C.O Greenfield for reading to our Kinders!
#Academy #Reading #Cougars #Elementary #johnfkennedycolts #Kindergarten
Good Evening Kennedy Families! Click the link below to access our April Family Newsletter and stay updated on all the exciting events and important information this month:
https://secure.smore.com/n/2kj1rc
Cesar Chavez Day on Monday. No school March 31st.
South Mountain Community College Storytellers, Carly Davis and Gloria Scheeland told several animal stories to our 2nd graders! They also had a fantastic way of breaking down the parts of a story for our students to easily remember.
Our Cougar Reader Leaders were here to get ideas on how to make story time more interesting.
#southmountain #johnfkennedycollts #elementary #academy #smccstorytellinginstitute
Free CPR class in Spanish at Irene Lopez 4610 S. 12th St.
Over the next month, our 3rd–8th graders will complete the Arizona State Standardized tests. Below is the testing window for each exam. Your child's school will communicate specific dates.
🔭 Science: March 24-27 (5th and 8th grade only)
✍️ Writing: April 3 and 4
📖 Reading: April 7-11
📐 Math: April 14-17
🗣️ Oral Reading Fluency: April 1-4 (3rd grade only)
Please help us set them up for success by ensuring they are well-rested and at school on time on testing days.
If you have any questions, please contact your school.
Together, we are building a culture of performance.
Amazing FREE opportunity for Kennedy and Greenfield families! (Tickets are usually $17-$23 each visit) Scan code to register.
Arizona Science Center is offering 1,000 FREE Program Passes for students and family members (up to 4) to visit the Science Center on a recurring basis between March 1 - June 30, 2025, to participate in specially designed workshops and explore the Center. The workshops begin at 9:30 am on selected Saturdays.
I've included the workshop schedule below.
We are excited to provide this amazing opportunity for students and families to engage in hands-on STEM activities together while extending learning outside of the regular school day.
ADE Program Pass Schedule
DATE
THEME
DESCRIPTION
March 29
Sphero Mazes
Learn all about coding with Sphero robots. Create a unique maze and challenge your classmates to direct their robots through it.
April 12
Geology Rocks
Observe real rocks and minerals and test their hardness on the Mohs hardness scale. Plus, learn about Arizona’s unique relationship with rocks by forming a mining company that digs for copper and other minerals.
April 26
Monster Manual
Learn how DNA serves as an instruction manual for our bodies while extracting real DNA from a strawberry and decoding the DNA of a “monster”.
May 3
Roller Coasters
Explore the concepts of gravity, motion, and energy while completing roller coaster design challenges.
May 17
Awesome Anatomy: Squid Dissection
Work in small groups to learn proper dissection techniques and etiquette to explore the anatomy of a squid!
May 31
Ocean Rescue
Learn about real-world chemistry as you investigate the relationship between pH and coral reefs. Plus, learn how to help our water systems by building a water filter to clean polluted water!
June 14
3-2-1 Lift Off
Ready for launch! Design, build, and test your own rockets using a specially engineered stomp rocket launch pad.
June 28
Incredible Inventions
Learn about simple machines, forces, and the engineering design process as your team works together to build a ramp that will slow down a bouncy ball as it rolls to the end.
Sunday, March 23rd at 9am at Chaparral Park- 5401 N. Hayden Park in Scottsdale 85250.
Come join us for our third annual Loving Library event at Chaparral Park for a fun-filled event that combines fitness, literacy and mental health!
Lace up your sneakers and get ready to stroll, walk, jog, or run for a good cause. Paces for Pages is all about promoting our mission of kids helping kids and cultivating the future generation of philanthropic leaders. Whether you’re a bookworm or a fitness enthusiast, this event is perfect for everyone. There will be activities, bounce house, music, and Kona Ice. This event is only FREE to Kennedy Families because of our partnership with them. They have donated hundreds of books and other items to our Family Center. Tickets are $50 for everyone else, which helps them donate more books! Please let me know if you think you are coming so I can reserve your spot. melissa.downs@rsd.k12.az.us
Last day for Read Across America!
Please leave a heart for our amazing Greenfield Cougars in Action (CIA) Kennedy Reading Group. CIA comes to Kennedy 1-2 times a week to read and engage with our Kennedy Colts.
#readacrossamerica #academy #middleschool #leadership #cougars #education
Thank you Mrs. Hinojos, our awesome librarian for always making reading fun!
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Kennedy students participated in Read Across America with guest readers DL White, Terri Jackson and Portia White Buze. Our student’s impressed our guests with their enthusiasm and they want to come back and read another time!
#Dr.seuss, #readacrossamerica #community #southmountain #librarian
Thank you to Kelly from the Helios Foundation for coming to read to our students for Read Across America! Kelly made it fun and they enjoyed the interaction.
“Reading on grade level by the end of 3rd grade matters.
Reading proficient 3rd graders are more likely to enroll in rigorous courses, graduate high school and pursue a postsecondary degree” Helios Foundation
#academy #Southmountain #community
#helioseducationfoundation
Next week is Spirit Week along with Early release on March 5-7th.
March 10-14th is SPRING BREAK!
📣 Reinventing Roosevelt Community Update 📣
📅 March 3
🕘 9 a.m. or 🕠 5:30 p.m.
🛜 https://zoom.us/j/741989868
Join either session and hear about:
🏗️ Repurposing of Buildings
💲 Financial Update
✏️ Academic Programs
🚀 Showcase Recap
🏫 Campus Combination
🛠️ Facilities Status
🚍 Transportation Routes
Ms. Jeanette Robinson drove from Sun City to volunteer to read to Ms. Culpepper’s class about Ruby Bridges for Black History Month. She also brought them coloring pages, colored pencils and books for the whole class! Let’s leave her a heart for gratitude.
Good Evening Kennedy Families! Click the link below to access our March Family Newsletter and stay updated on all the exciting events and important information this month: https://secure.smore.com/n/wzcgyv
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held Wednesday, March 5th – Friday, March 7th. School will have early release on these days. This is a great opportunity to speak with your child’s teacher about their progress and goals. Sign up today to schedule your meeting!
Feb. 27th 9-11am
Register to save your spot for IEP class (Individualized Education Plan) special education process
IEP English RSVP Link:
https://raisingspecialkids.org/event/iep-training-2025-0327/
IEP Spanish RSVP Link:
https://raisingspecialkids.org/es/event/entrenamiento-del-iep-2025-0327/
Feb. 27 1-2pm Free Adult class-Better Money Habits in English and Spanish
🔔 Public Notice 🔔
This is to give notice that a Quorum of the Governing Board might attend the Jesse Owens 5K Fun Run/Walk and the RSD Track Championship on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.
View the full notice: https://5il.co/38a8l
Dated this Feb. 20, 2025.
Dr. Ashley Hodge
President - 2025
Dr. Megan Frankiewicz
Vice President - 2025