Hello JFK Families!
This week’s assembly was awesome for our K-2 students, and we’re looking forward to next week’s assembly for grades 3-5! Thank you to our amazing PTO for always providing our students with wonderful programming!
We are looking forward to conferences next week. If you have not had the opportunity to sign up for conferences yet, please see the link below to schedule a time with your child’s teacher. We can’t wait to see you!!
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Brennan
Picture Information - The personality proof cards from picture day will be shipped to the school shortly. Please see the attached flier with further details.
Career Day Information - We are so excited to have our second annual, first in person, Career Day this year! Please see the attached flier for more details about how your family or friends can get involved in this event.
Scholastic Book Fair - The JFK Spring Scholastic Book Fair is Wednesday, March 29 - Friday, March 31. Students will shop the fair with their class and families are welcome to shop during conference times. If you would like to volunteer to help students shop, please use this link to sign up. If you are interested in learning how to run the book fair, please reach out to Jen Conroy at jlconroy23@gmail.com. Thank you for your continued support in helping bring books to all our students.
YMCA News - Healthy Kids Day is coming up. Please join them on Saturday, April 29 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. See the attached flier for more information.
Instructional Team News - See all the great learning that is happening at JFK brought to you by the JFK Instructional Team. Follow us on Instagram @ TLC_JFK
Conferences - It’s not too late to sign up for a conference. Conferences will take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next week with a modified dismissal time of 1:15 PM. Use the link to sign up: https://www.myconferencetime.com/jfkmilford
Community Connection Center - This week's Community Connection Center's Newsletter (CCC News) has links for Milford Public Library's "Early Intervention For Autism: Sign & Supports", and Sen. Maroney's presentation of the CT State budget. There are links to childcare for April's spring break and Ct Audubon Society's summer program too.
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.
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The CCC honors all family inquiries as private and confidential unless parent permission is given or Connecticut mandated reporting applies.
In the Spotlight - Music
Greetings from the music room at JFK! I hope you all are enjoying the increasing signs of spring. Our K and grade 1 students continue to learn new songs, rhymes, and movement to help them to be ‘tuneful, artful, and beautiful’. They will also soon explore music from “Carnival of the Animals”, a work by Saint-Saens. Grade 2 will take a deep dive into “Peter and the Wolf”, by Prokofiev, which will introduce them to some of the instruments in the orchestra. Grade 3 is working hard at playing the recorder! They have learned the three notes played by the left hand, and are improving every day. Some have asked me where they can get one for home; I shared a link in my Google Classroom for your convenience. Grade 4 has been learning about choral singing, and is practicing songs in preparation for our Spring Performance on Wednesday, May 10, at 6:30pm! (More on that soon.) In grade 5, the students are nearing the end of their group composition projects, and will have their in-class performance in two weeks.
I hope you all enjoy the upcoming April break, and seek opportunities to explore music together! Feel free to reach out to me with any music questions at tvoss@milforded.org
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!
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.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, March 28th - Report Cards Released
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 3/29, 3/30 and 3/31 - Spring Conferences/Book Fair and Early Release at 1:15PM
Friday 3/31 - 3-5 Assembly “CT Legends and Lore”
Friday 3/31 - Grown-Ups Night Out @ Liberty Rock Tavern 6-8pm
Friday, April 7 - No School- Good Friday
Monday, April 10 - Friday April 14 - No School - Spring Recess
Wednesday, April 19 - Career Day
Friday 4/21 - Spring Dance! 6-8pm @ JFK gym
Some pictures from the week at JFK!
Check out our new Spring Events Calendar for all the exciting things we’ve got planned!
Calling All JFK Grown-Ups - Next Friday 3/31!
Mark your calendars and hire the babysitter, because we’re having a night out for all the adults in our JFK community! It’ll be next Friday, 3/31 from 6-8pm at Liberty Rock Tavern. This is a great chance to meet and hangout with other JFK families without having to keep one eye on the littles. Hope to see you there!
March Assembly Success!
This week the K-2 kids were treated to a performance by Will Parker titled “What do you do with the mad you feel?” and the early reviews say it was awesome! Next week, the 3-5th graders will learn about “CT Legends and Lore” from Carol Glynn, which promises to be just as fun! Both are through Connecticut’s Arts for Learning program and are made possible by your PTO donations, so Thank You, JFK families!
Next Week is the Spring Book Fair!
It’s time for the spring Scholastic Book Fair! Students will shop with their class during their assigned times next Weds-Friday. Check out the flyer for more info. There are 3 ways to pay this year - you can send in cash, or check payable to "JFK PTO" in an envelope with your child's name clearly marked, or you can set-up an account on the JFK Scholastic Book Fair website, www.scholastic.com/bf/JFK. If you would like to volunteer to help out during the day, please use this link to sign up. Let’s get reading!
Calling All Future PTO Leaders!
If you’re interested in helping to shape your kid’s JFK experience, the PTO needs you! We have open Board positions for next year that are adaptable to your schedule and availability. If you’re interested in learning more, please reach out to Sandie DiNicola at Sandie.dinicola@gmail.com.
Mark Your Calendars - It’s Spring Dance Time!
We’re excited to announce that the JFK Spring Dance is coming on Friday, April 21st from 6-8pm in the JFK gym! See the flyer for more info. The planning committee is hard at work putting all the details together, and they are looking for donations to be raffled off during the event. If you are interested in donating, please email Stacy Stevens at stacey619@gmail.com.
Mark Your Calendars for the Yard Goats!
We are so excited to be hosting a JFK families night at the Hartford Yard Goats baseball game on Saturday, June 10th! Game time is 6:10pm, and we’ve got a group of tickets reserved, so we’ll all be together. Check out the flyer for more information on how to get your tickets today!