Hello Kennedy Families! The 100th day of school is approaching on Tuesday, January 21, 2025—a milestone in our school year! Our goal is 100% attendance school wide . Students who attend will enjoy a FREE DRESS DOWN DAY as a reward. Let’s make this a special day together. See you there!
Please see family workshops and information.
Join us for a meaningful day of community, celebration, and reflection at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration on Saturday, January 18, 2025!
The event will take place at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
(4615 S. 22nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85040) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Kick-off & March: 9:45 am
The event officially begins with a community march in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Come out to honor his legacy and strengthen community bonds through a day of celebration, education, and inspiration.
We hope to see you there!
Please join us for our family/principal meeting this Friday, January 17th at 8:10am! Help us strengthen our community and make Kennedy the best for our students!
melissa.downs@rsd.k12.az.us
Dear Parents,
Today, Friday, January 10, 2025, John F. Kennedy Academy of Inquiry had a lockdown drill. To ensure a safe learning environment for students and staff members, lockdown drills are common practice. The lockdown drill was at 1:00 and lasted for 23-minutes. Other than this interruption, the school day proceeded normally with minimal disruption to learning. The safety and well-being of students and staff members are our highest priority at John F. Kennedy Academy of Inquiry.
Please contact the school office at 602-232-4220 if you have any questions. Thank you for your cooperation.
I am thrilled to announce Story School for 0-5 year olds and a family member will start on Wednesday, January 22nd at John F. Kennedy’s Family Center. This is an English/Spanish reading program with a teacher from Make Way for Books! Classes will be held Monday + Wednesday from 9-10am. My parents that joined this program at libraries during covid said their kids loved this program. Register today at www.mystoryschool.org/apply. Contact me at Melissa’s.downs@rsd.k12.az.us if you want help registering. makewayforbooks.org/storyschool
Roosevelt’s annual MLK Celebration will be held on Saturday, January 18th, 2025 at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School-4615 S. 22nd St. The community march begins at 9:45. We would love to see you there!
If you would like to volunteer for 2 hour shifts, please email be with your name and what time you would like starting at 7:30-1pm
Our South Side Secret Santas came through again this year and brought 100 gifts to our Kennedy and Greenfield families in need. Our families appreciate you so much!
Each student in Mrs. Czech’s class received a brand new book.
Melissa.Downs@rsd.k12.az.us
Family Center
Our families really enjoyed the Winter Showcase! Thank you to Mr. Yirenchie, Mrs. Hinojos, Mr. Ramos, Mrs. Gracia and Mrs. Metzner for making this a wonderful experience for everyone!
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Hello Kennedy and Greenfield Families and Happy New Year!
If you are on our school’s Facebook or Instagram, please leave a heart for our parents that completed 4 months of English classes going twice a week! I’m sorry I couldn’t take pictures of all participants. We had 2 parents from Kennedy and 5 from Greenfield!
Thank you to Unlimited Potential for their wonderful instructors! Www.unlimitedpotentialaz.org
Good Evening Kennedy Families! Click the link below to access our December/January Family Newsletter and stay updated on all the exciting events and important information this month:
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Hello Kennedy Families,
This is a friendly reminder that school will resume for students on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
We are excited to welcome our students back and look forward to seeing everyone then!
Dear Kennedy Families,
We’re excited to let you know that funnel cake and nachos will be on sale in the Kennedy parking lot today from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. Don’t miss out on these delicious treats! Please note that dismissal is at 1:00 PM.
🔔 REMINDER 🔔
Tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 20, will be an early release day.
Please make arrangements to ensure your students are picked up on time.
We are grateful to the Buffalo Soldiers of America for bringing gifts to our students!
Hello Kennedy Families,
As a friendly reminder, our Winter Showcase is tomorrow ! Join us on Thursday, December 19th, at 5:00 PM in the school cafeteria for an evening filled with holiday cheer. Our talented students have prepared some wonderful songs to celebrate the season, and we’d love to see you there!
1st annual Shop with a Cop event at Target. 2 students from each Roosevelt school were able to attend this event and buy gifts for their family!
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🔔 REMINDER 🔔
There will be no early release tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 18. Schools will follow a full-day schedule.
Friday, Dec. 20 will be an early release day.
Please make arrangements to ensure your students are picked up on time on both days.
C. O Greenfield Academy of Design and Innovation had their STEM Robot Olympics. Thanks to Ms. Pulver, with her amazing teaching and guidance! Our students were able to code the Sphero and Ozobots to follow 5 different programs. Quote from students “This is very fun and we want to code everyday”!
Congratulations to our spelling bee winners! 1st place goes to Alexander, 2nd place to Yariel and 3rd place goes to Dylan.
