Hello JFK Families!
We had a great week full of exciting activities and events for Read Across America! I wanted to share a quick thank you to our two Literacy Instructional Coaches, Elise Rosengrant and Gina Depuma, for all their hard work and efforts to make this week fun and engaging for our students. In addition, I also wanted to thank the PTO for all their support of the events, including purchasing a craft for each student! At the family literacy night on Wednesday, and also this afternoon at a whole school assembly, a handful of our teachers performed a short play called Cinder-Really!! Thank you to the teachers who performed, it was great and the students seemed to have a great time!!
Attention 5th grade families! The PTO is hard at work on the 5th grade yearbook, and they need your photos by today! Check out the PTO News section for more info on how to easily submit pictures of your child’s time at JFK.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Brennan
Parent Workshop - On Friday, March 10th JFK will host a SEL Parent Workshop from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Come learn about the social emotional tools we use at JFK and how you can use them at home. It is open to the first 60 people who RSVP. See the attached flier for more information.
Instructional Team News - Follow us on Instagram @ TLC_JFK
Conferences - We are pleased to announce our Spring 2023 Elementary Conference Schedule:
Wednesday, March 29th 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 30th1:45-3:45 p.m.
Friday, March 31st 1:45-3:45 p.m.
*Please note that we will have a modified early dismissal time on the conference days to accommodate the conference schedule. Therefore, students will be dismissed on March 29th, March 30th, and March 31st at 1:15pm.
Parents/guardians will once again have the opportunity to select a conference time through My Conference Time. All conferences will be in person unless a parent/guardian requests a Google Meet link directly from the teacher. Spring conference sign up information will be live on our school website from February 27 at 9:00 a.m. through March 27 at 12:00 p.m. If you prefer a virtual session, please contact the teacher to request a Google Meet link to conduct your conference virtually after you have confirmed your conference time through My Conference Time Online Scheduler. We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s learning!
Quick tip: Look for emails from “noreply@myconferencetime.com” when searching email for conference confirmation communications.
Save the Date - Spring Photos will be taken on Wednesday, March 22nd. This is a proof program. No money is due on the day of photography. Please see the attached flier for more details.
Nurse Update - Debbie Tyrrel, RN will be covering for the next few weeks at JFK. She can be reached at dtyrrel@milfordct.gov or dtyrrel@milforded.org. We are also asking that all parents come to the front door to pick up their child when the nurse releases them from school.
Community Connection Center - This week's Community Connection Center's Newsletter (CCC News) has information for PEP's "Toasty Toes Sock Drive", A Bridges Healthcare, "Grief Support" group, FAVOR's Virtual workshop - "How to be your child's best advocate", Summer Camp Registrations & Milford's St. Patrick's Day activities. Each week information about Milford's providers & their programs are listed. And don't forget that the CCC website is also updated with links to community resources. Have a great week!
The CCC honors all family inquiries as private and confidential unless parent permission is given or Connecticut mandated reporting applies.
Kindergarten Registration - We are pleased to announce that Kindergarten Registration for the 2023-2024 school year will take place during February and March. If you have a child who will be starting Kindergarten in the fall, registration information will be posted to the district website www.milforded.org on February 21, 2023. You must register your child for Kindergarten at the school determined by your street address, unless placed by Pupil Personnel Services. School/Street Assignments are available on the district website under “District Information.”
Students must be at least age five (5) on or before December 31, 2023, in order to register for Kindergarten.
Current MPS preschool or Ready To Learn students do not need to complete an online registration packet.
If you need assistance with the registration portal, please contact the main office for your district assigned school. School contact information can be found on the district website under “ Schools.”
We are excited for your children to come to our schools! Fully registered families, please be on the lookout for more information from your school’s Principal about an in person kindergarten event in the spring. In the meantime, click here for a sneak peek of what to expect in Kindergarten! We look forward to welcoming the Class of 2036!
In the Spotlight - Physical Education
Hello JFK Families and Friends!
Somehow we are almost to spring! This year is flying by, probably because we are having so much fun! Right now, we are working on underhand and overhand throwing in PreK-2nd Grade. We are playing games like Oscar the Grouch and Birthday Candle to develop these skills.Grade 3-5 are just beginning their work on hand-eye coordination with stations like rock-climbing, ring toss and javelin throwing. In addition to P.E. the fourth graders are also beginning their health rotation and are learning about decision making.
Hopefully the weather will start to warm up even more soon so we can begin some outdoor activities!
~Ms. Anastasiou~
Electrify Your Symphony - Mark Wood from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra to Perform with Milford Students!Milford Public Schools is excited to host our first ever Electrify Your Strings Concert featuring Mark Wood from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This two day event for students will culminate in a concert at Parsons Auditorium on Friday, March 10 at 7:00. Almost 300 string students in grades 5-12 will perform alongside Mark Wood and every attendee will have the opportunity to attend the meet and greet with Mark immediately following the concert. Tickets can be purchased here for $14. Tickets at the door will be $20. Doors will open at 6:30PM and the event will start promptly at 7:00. We hope to see you there!
Milford United Soccer Club - See the attached flier for more information.
Toasty Toes Sock Drive - Help the Beth-El Center continue to assist our neighbors in beed by donating new socks. See the attached flier for more information.
Free School Breakfast and Lunch - Free school breakfast and lunch at no cost to all students from March 1, 2023, through the remainder of school year (SY) 2022-23.
We are pleased to announce our return to school meals free of charge for all students beginning March 1, 2023 continuing through June 30, 2023. All students are provided with one school breakfast and one school lunch every school day free of charge. Students may purchase “A La Carte” foods separately from school meals such as chips, cookies, water and second meals (variety varies by grade level.)
As you may know, there are a variety of ways for families to arrange payment for a la carte purchases and previously purchased meals:
Titan/My School Lunch: an online payment portal where families can deposit funds for their child’s/ren’s
Checks: Families may choose to submit a check (along with a deposit slip) that will be forwarded to the school cafeteria. Please make checks payable to: Milford School Foodservice.
Cash is not recommended and will only be accepted as a prepayment on account. As we are unable to give change.
Free or Reduced- Price Meal Applications:
Even as our district continues to provide free meals to all students, we still ask families to submit school meal applications because meal applications may be used for providing discounted school fees. In addition, our schools receive important funding and resources based on the number of approved free and reduced applications.
If you have not done so and would like to apply, please complete a Free/Reduced Price Application. Only one application is needed per family; if you have more than one child attending a school in our district, you only need to submit one application for all children.
If you have any questions, please reach out to the food service office at 203-783-3490
Important Dates:
Friday, 3/3 - Deadline for 5th Grade Yearbook photos
Wednesday, 3/8- No School
Wednesday, 3/15 - Early Release - 1:25 PM
Wednesday, March 22 - Picture Day
Tuesday, March 28th - Report Cards Released
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 3/29, 3/30 and 3/31 - Spring Conferences
Some pictures from the week at JFK!
PTO News
We have a lot of fun activities coming up this spring! We will be sending out the calendar of events soon! Stay tuned!
JFK Family Skate Night last week was amazing! Thank you to all who came out and skated with us.It is always so wonderful seeing the kids skating together and helping each other.
DEADLINE is TODAY- Friday, 3/3 - 5th grade Family Yearbook Info
Attention 5th grade families! Each year the PTO purchases a yearbook for every 5th grade student, but we need your help to make it special! Please read this letter for info on our new online option for easily uploading pictures, including a baby picture of your child! We want to see your JFK memories, so get those photos uploaded by TODAY- Friday, March 3rd, so we have time to include them in the final layout!
Calling All Future PTO Leaders!
It’s that time of year, when we start looking ahead to next year’s PTO Board! If you’re interested in being more involved and having a voice in shaping your kid’s JFK experience, this is the perfect opportunity. It’s a time commitment, but less than you probably think. It’s rewarding, but way more than you probably realize. If you’re interested in learning more or chatting with any of this year’s Board members, please reach out at ptojfk@gmail.com. We are also in need of volunteer/s to be our nominating committee this spring to collect and present our nominations for next years Board. Please reach out if interested