Hello JFK Families!
It was a very exciting week at JFK!! Our staff selected and recognized some members of our learning community who make JFK a great place to learn and grow!! Please join me in congratulating our Teacher, Paraprofessional, and Parent of the Year! See below!!
I hope everyone has a great, long Spring Break!!!
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Brennan
Teacher of the Year - Ms. Alicia Curria - Grade 4
Paraprofessional of the Year - Ms. Laurie Quinn
Parent of the Year - Ms. Kate Aldrich
MPS Budget Announcement - We are pleased to announce a new 'MPS Budget Central' page is now live! This page includes all of the information available connected to our 2023-24 Budget cycle. Click below to get started! https://www.milforded.org/o/mps/page/budget-central-202324
Kindergarten Registration -For our incoming Kindergarten families who are fully registered or currently in a MPS preschool program, be on the lookout for an email on our Kickoff to Kindergarten school visits in May. If your child is eligible for Kindergarten but you have not yet registered, please click the link to register and be included in this Kickoff to Kindergarten experience.
Author/Poet Visit to JFK - Darren Sardelli, an author and poet will be coming to JFK School on Friday, April 21st. We are very excited to meet Mr. Sardelli and hear some of his great poetry! Here is a poem from Mr. Sardelli.
Check out his website! https://laughalotpoetry.com/author-visits
Picture Information - The personality proof cards from picture day have arrived. Please see the attached flier with further details.
Important information for Grade 5 Students - Please see the attached letter in reference to the music selections for next year. This needs to be completed by Thursday, April 6th. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your child's music teacher or building administrator.
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.
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
Community Connection Center - This week's Community Connection Center's Newsletter (CCC News) has information for (PEP) UCONN's People Empowering People's Free Fun Family events. Join other parents for the "April Trash Pick Up" & or the "Kindness Rock workshop".
There are links for Milford's Rec. April's programs and Milford's Food Pantries. The Trowbridge Environmental Center is hosting a free "Kid Birding Lesson & Walk" . Remember that the CCC website is updated with links to community resources. Have a great spring break!
The CCC honors all family inquiries as private and confidential unless parent permission is given or Connecticut mandated reporting applies.
Spelling Bee - On Thursday, April 6th , we had our 5th grade Spelling Bee! Congratulations to Kailea Morgenweck from Ms. Stuart’s class! She will be representing our school at the CItywide Spelling Bee on April 26th at City Hall! Max Jessee from Ms. Romano’s class was the alternate.
In the Spotlight - Media
Did you watch the NCAA tournament this year? Just as we were rooting on UConn from our homes, the students were cheering for their favorite picture books in the Library Media Center! "Book Madness" was a district-wide literature appreciation event; we could see how the brackets from across the district were shaping up as we participated in similar lessons and makerspace activities. At the time of this writing, JFK's final match is too close to call!
I'd like to personally thank the PTO for putting on another successful book fair! It made the kids so happy; I've heard many glowing book reviews in the days since! Thank you for all you do on behalf of our children!
Wishing you a happy and healthy vacation with lots of good family time! As always, reach out if you need anything!
Important Dates:
Thursday 4/6 - Free Books for Break coming home
Monday, April 10 - Friday April 14 - No School - Spring Recess
Tuesday 4/18 - 5th Grade Tile Making for Campus Kindness Project
Wednesday, April 19 - Career Day
Friday 4/21 - All school assembly - Laugh A Lot Poetry
Friday 4/21 - Spring Dance! 6-8pm @ JFK gym
Yoga Night - 5:30 - 6:15 PM
Saturday 6/10 - Mark Your Calendars - JFK @ The Yard Goats
Some pictures from the week at JFK!
Check out our Spring Events Calendar for all the exciting things we’ve got planned!
Books for Break coming home today!
Today each class will be visiting the “Books for Break” store set-up at JFK! Every student gets to choose a free book to take home and keep. A special thanks to Ms. Soder for helping curate the book selection for each grade level! The PTO is using the profits earned from previous Book Fairs to purchase all the books, so be sure to check those backpacks!
Announcing this Year’s Campus Kindness Project!
The PTO is sponsoring a new 6'x8' mosaic mural in the hallway just inside the front entrance at JFK. The design is being created with Ben’s Bells, a national organization dedicated to encouraging kindness among individuals and communities. The mosaic is made of small tiles of various colors in a design that
captures the JFK Hawk spirit. The process will have multiple steps, so all JFK students will be able to participate and leave their own kind mark on our school.
The first step is creating all the tiles used in the design. We are offering all 5th graders the opportunity to help shape and cut out these tiles on Tuesday, April 18th from 4-530pm. (If we need more volunteers, we will open the invitation up to other grades). For more information and to RSVP for tile making, please see the attached flyer and return the attached permission slip.
More information will be coming soon about the next steps in the process for all students and parents to participate! Please email ptojfk@gmail.com with any questions!
Mark Your Calendars - It’s Spring Dance Time - 4/21!
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 - 6/10!
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! If you need a paper copy of the flyer, email us at ptojfk@gmail.com
Help Us Celebrate our JFK Teachers and Staff!
In early May, we’ll celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week with a number of fun activities for all our JFK staff. The PTO is making things even easier on families this year and asking for gift card donations (around $10!). Rather than purchasing individual gifts for all your child’s teachers, you can simply donate a gift card, and we’ll take care of the rest! If you do send one in, please send it in a sealed envelope with “JFK PTO” written on the outside. You can email ptojfk@gmail.com with any questions, and thank you!