JFK Elementary School
October 27, 2023
Hawks’ Herald
SOARing through the Week at JFK
Hello JFK Families!
What an exciting week it’s been for our learning community! We held our Pink Out! On Wednesday and together our learning community raised $443 for Milford’s Get in Touch Foundation in support of breast cancer awareness. Thank you to our staff and families for your generous support. Enjoy the amazing photos below taken around the school on Wednesday.
Today our PTO sponsored our PJ and a Movie day for our school in celebration of meeting our fundraising goal for the Hawk-a-thon. Each grade level enjoyed a break in the day to view a movie together. At the end of this newsletter you will see a few pictures that captured the fun! Naturally, the main event this week that our students are eagerly anticipating is our annual Trunk or Treat! We can’t wait to see everyone this evening at 6pm! It’s bound to be a wonderful evening for the kids! Thank you PTO for making these special events happen this week.
I encourage you to ask your child about “Kindness Notes” that are beginning to spread around our learning community. Anyone can give them out to another person and we hope that it will continue to serve as a reminder of how kind acts spread from one person to another.
Have a wonderful weekend, JFK! I hope to see many of you tonight. Enjoy the time with family and friends and most of all, BE KIND!
Amy E. Rizzo
Amy E. Rizzo, Principal
Follow me on X (formerly Twitter) @JFKPrincipalRIz
Important Dates & Information:
Upcoming Dates to Note:
Trunk or Treat- TONIGHT- 6-7:30pm
October 30 - November 10th - Boys & Girl Scouts Food Drive
October 31st- Halloween Parade 9:15am
November 1st- PTO Meeting 6:30pm
November 3rd - Spirit Day - Hat Day
November 7 - No School for Students
November 10th - Veterans Day
November 13th- World Kindness Day!
November 15th- Early Dismissal (Professional Learning for Staff)
November 16th- Pie Delivery
Food Drive - The Boys and Girl Scouts of CT is hosting a Thanks for Giving Food Drive from October 30th - November 10th. Please consider donating a canned or shelf stable food item to the collection box.
Veterans Day - In recognition of Veterans Day we will be honoring those people in our lives who have served or are actively serving as members of the armed forces. We will hold an in-school assembly on Friday, November 10th.
Complete this Google Form by Friday, November 3rd if your family knows of a veteran who would like to visit JFK when we celebrate Veterans Day on Friday, November 10th. Our PTO is arranging for breakfast to be served beginning at 9am followed by an all-school assembly at 9:45am. Please see the form for additional details. Email or call Mrs. Koosa with any questions. dkoosa@milforded.org or 203-301-5659
We will also create a Wall of Honor to recognize and celebrate the veterans in our lives. Please click on this template to make a copy of the Wall of Honor slide. You and your child(ren) can add a picture and type a brief summary of why that veteran is special to you. Be sure to include your veteran’s name and armed service as well as your student’s name, grade, and room number. Families can honor more than one veteran too! Please send submissions to Mrs. Koosa dkoosa@milforded.org by Friday, November 3rd.
News from the Nurse - For current Illness Guidelines including COVID-19 recommendations please visit the JFK Nurse’s page on MPS website and click on the Illness Guidelines icon to review the current Health Department letter to parents.
Community Connections News - This week's CCC News contains information and links for the Milford's Public Library's News letter, Park & Recreation swim lessons and City Seeds Farmers Markets. Fun for your family can be found by clicking on links for New Haven's Common Grounds, Free Farm Day and a schedule for Milfords Halloween Activities.
Remember that the CCC Website is updated with links to community resources.
Have a Great Weekend!
To locate the CCC’s web page go to Milford’s main page and click on the Menu tab & scroll down under district Information to find the Community Connections Centers!
Mary-Kathryn Williams, Coordinator
Milford Community Connection Centers
203-882-6094
Community Resources Fair:
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Music learning is moving right along here at JFK! We have been working hard the past couple of weeks preparing for our Veterans Day celebration next week! Every student will be singing one of our patriotic songs, to honor our Veteran guests. Ask your child to sing their song for you–it is good practice for them! Beyond our patriotic songs, we are continuing to work on many other aspects of music learning. Grades K and 1 are learning new songs, and have enjoyed playing hand percussion, working on keeping a steady beat. Grade 2 has been using their music reading and ear training in new ways, plotting notes on the staff and playing hand percussion. Grade 3 has begun their study of the orchestral instruments. Ask them how sound is produced on a string instrument! Grade 4 is learning to sing and read all the steps of the scale, and will apply that learning next to writing melodies. Grade 5 is preparing their Winter Concert, which is on Tuesday, Dec 5th, at 6:30pm. Grade 5 families, please watch for a letter to come home next week with all of the concert details. Please reach out if you have any questions. Hope to see you soon!
tvoss@milforded.org
News from the JFK PTO:
Be sure to check out the Newsletter from the JFK PTO this week that includes important information on upcoming events, programming and fundraisers! When you support the PTO you are directly supporting our school community.
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Look at some of the HAWK-SOME learning that happened at JFK this week!
Hawk-a-Thon Reward - Movie & PJ Day was a HUGE success. Thank you to the JFK PTO for everything.
JFK: A Community Where ALL Learners SOAR!