John F. Kennedy Academy of Inquiry -

Hello Kennedy Families! Thursday, Oct. 31, is FREE DRESS day! Your child can wear regular clothes or a costume (optional). If they dress up, please no masks, fake blood, or toy weapons. Have questions? Call the office! Let’s have a fun, safe day together!

John F. Kennedy Families, The safety and security of students is highest priority at John F. Kennedy. For this reason, we wanted to communicate that a safety concern in our neighborhood. Yesterday, while walking home from school, three students were allegedly approached by two suspicious individuals in a blue Jeep or pick-up truck and attempted to lure them into the vehicle. This happened at approximately 10th Street and Fremont. Upon learning of the incident, we contacted Phoenix PD and have requested an increased police presence at this time. In addition, we have additional staff monitoring the area of campus closest to where this took place during student arrival and dismissal. We encourage all students to report suspicious activity to trusted adults or proper authorities. In addition, we ask adults share the information quickly as well. Timely reporting supports safety throughout our community. This is a good time to remind your children about personal safety. Here are some important tips you may speak with your children about: • Ask your children to alert a trusted adult about any suspicious activity. • Have students travel to and from school or to the bus stop with a friend or parent – establish a buddy system. • Speak to your child about not talking to strangers, accepting rides or anything from people they don’t know. • Reassure your child that our schools are safe; teachers and administrators will be reinforcing safety on each campus. Thanks for partnering with us to ensure safety is a priority at our schools.

John F. Kennedy and Greenfield will be hosting a FALL Festival on Friday, October 25, 2024, from 4-6 PM at Greenfield’s campus. Join us for a night of FOOD, FUN, and FESTIVITIES! All students must be with an adult.Costumes are allowed, and we’re accepting candy donations at our campus! See you there!

Families and students-Please join us for our Fall Festival combining C.O Greenfield and John F. Kennedy! Campesina radio station will be here bringing us the music! This festival will include a Costume Contest and Pumpkin carving contest, please be here by 5pm to be judged. All must be school appropriate. For the Pumpkin contest, please bring it already carved, competitions will be divided by K-4th grade and 5-8th grade-so please let your child be creative. Kona and Ice, Funnel Cake and Bucky Burgers will be in the back of school in the bus area. Teachers will have games and will be passing out candy! We will have family education stations from Bullying Prevention, ASU, Ocotillo Library, Unlimited Potential etc. Event will be at C.O Greenfield. We can’t wait to see you and we would love to see the whole family dress up!

📢  RSD Community 📢  Join the upcoming Governing Board Study Session. 🗓  Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. 📍 6000 S 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85042 🖥️  https://zoom.us/j/741989868 The Governing Board will study financial information regarding the district's structural financial deficit as they consider the best way to leverage limited resources to maximize student success. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or community member, your voice matters! Come get involved and be informed.

Fall Break October 7-11th. Enjoy your time off!

Here are 2 resources for Christmas gifts if you are in need this year. 1) I can sign you up for Christmas Angels until Oct. 15th. You will need to have access to your email to register your children 12 and under with me in person. 2) Toys for Tots in now open to register kids 13 and under. https://phoenix-az.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/local-toy-request-single-form.aspx melissa.downs@rsd.k12.az.us

📢 Attention RSD Community 📢 Today is our Governing Board Meeting 🗓 Oct. 1, at 6 p.m. 📍 6000 S 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85042 🖥️ https://zoom.us/j/741989868

Families, Did you know that only 2 absences a month can add up to missing 10% of the school year? That is 10% of all of the learning at their grade level. Please help your students achieve all they can by getting them to school every day as long as they are not sick. Thank you for supporting learning!

Spirit Week

Good Evening Kennedy Families, Join us on September 26, 2024 from 4:00 to 5:30 for a night filled with fun activities to help boost literacy at home! 📖✨ What to Expect: *Engaging literacy activities for the whole family *A review of schoolwide data and our reading & intervention curriculum *A special 3rd grade meeting to discuss the upcoming AASA test and what you need to know 🎉 Bonus: The class with the highest attendance will win FREE DRESS DOWN! 🎉 We can’t wait to see you there! Together, let’s build a love of reading! 💙

We would like to thank Kiran Shah, Hetal Desai and their wonderful organization for donating school supplies! Please click their link for more information: Https://srlcusa.org/back-to-school/ Donations went to C. O Greenfield Academy of Design and Innovation, John F. Kennedy Academy of Inquiry, Ed and Verna Pastor, TG Barr and PL Julian schools. Thank you to all of our volunteers and students that made this possible! Melissa.downs@rsd.k12.az.us

Please leave a heart for our wonderful families that have put in a lot of hours making this beautiful poster board to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage month!

Kennedy Families, The City of Phoenix Project Planning Department will be conducting a site visit on Vineyard Road between 7th and 16th street on Tuesday, September 17th from 7:30 am - 9:30 am. They will be on Vineyard to examine and inventory conditions and infrastructure.

We will have free Nutrition classes offered by an instructor from the University of Arizona! Any family member of Roosevelt can attend. These classes will start on September 19th at 8:30am and be held at C. O Greenfield Academy of Design and innovation. melissa.downs@rsd.k12.az.us

Hello Kennedy Families! I am the Family Education and Engagement Coordinator. We will be having Parent/Guardian/Caregiver meetings once a month to make stronger connections with each other and to hear celebrations and concerns. Our first meeting (Cafecito) is Friday September 13th at 8:10am at Kennedy. Come in and have a cup of coffee and cookies! I am at Kennedy on Monday’s and Friday’s and at Greenfield on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s. melissa.downs@rsd.k12.az.us

Dear Roosevelt School District Parent(s)/Guardian(s), The safety of our students and staff is always our priority. We want to inform you that we have been made aware of messages that are circulating nationally among students through text message and social media that is threatening in nature. Similar messages and social media posts have recently been reported in districts across the country. We are aware of a few of our students who reported receiving messages. However, there have been no confirmed threats against any of our schools. We take all reports and concerns very seriously. We are in communication with Phoenix Police regarding this matter and they indicated that there is no imminent threat towards any of our schools. We are sharing this information with you in case your child hears about this or receives the message. We want to remind everyone that we take all threats seriously. We encourage parents and guardians to have open conversations with their children about the severity of making or sharing threats. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and we remain fully committed to maintaining a secure and supportive environment for all. Should you or your child ever have concerns or learn of information you think is relevant to school safety, please contact your school’s front office and law enforcement. Support from our counselors and social workers is always available for students who may have concerns. Thank you for your support and understanding, Roosevelt School District

We have a part time job opening for a crosswalk position serving the Kennedy and Greenfield school community. The job involves 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon, Monday through Friday. Clock the link below to apply! https://jobs.rsd66.org/crossing-guard-part-time/job/28126347

Hello Kennedy Families, We have a part time job opening for a crosswalk position serving the Kennedy and Greenfield school community. The job involves 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon, Monday through Friday. If you're interested, call 602-232-4220 and ask for Ms. Collazo to schedule an interview.

Happy Friday! Have a great 3 day weekend! Here are 2 links for resources if you qualify that include assistance with utilities, rent, clothing, AHCCCS, SNAP https://es.211arizona.org/ https://justaskmia.org/ Mountain Park Health Center