Hello JFK Families,
We conducted our routine fire drill today under the direction of the Milford Fire Department. Students did a great job exiting the building quickly and safely while following all of our protocols and procedures! Thank you to our classroom teachers for all their work reinforcing these expectations in their classrooms.
Report cards will be available for parents to review next Friday, December 17th. This is a great opportunity to see your child’s progress thus far this year. Communication is very important to us at JFK. Please remember, you can reach out to your child’s teacher at any time to discuss their progress, share a positive experience, ask a question, or inform us of a concern. Thank you for your continued partnership!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our PTO fundraiser at Pop's Family Restaurant on Wednesday! 20% of the proceeds will be donated to Milford Food 2 Kids to help feed families in our community this holiday season. Thank you all for your generosity!
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Brennan
COVID Vaccine upload
Parents may voluntarily provide a copy of their child’s COVID immunization card now by uploading it using our secure form here. This information will only be accessible by school nurses and school administration solely for the purpose of contact tracing and quarantining.
Martin Luther King Essay Contest
MPS invites all students to participate in Senator Chris Murphy’s annual essay contest. More information is here. Any questions, please contact Kay Munoz at MLK_Essay@murphy.senate.gov.
Attendance
If your child is out don’t forget to complete the form on PowerSchool and send a follow up note, email or doctor note to excuse the absence.
Lost & Found
There is a LARGE amount of lost and found. Please have your child stop down and look if they are missing something. Lost & found can be located near Mr. Kee’s desk. Pictures are being posted on the PTO Facebook page too!
Water Bottles Reminder
Please remember to send in a reusable water bottle with your child. They have access to our water stations and can refill as necessary throughout the day.
Community Connection Center
In this week's CCC Newsletter you will find information about How to Care for your Christmas Tree, Open enrollment for Access Health Connecticut, The Family Leave Act & special activities for your family to enjoy! Click here for this week's CCC Newsletter! And don't forget that the CCC website is also updated with links to community resources. Have a great weekend!
District Communications
If you haven’t already, please take a moment to review the district’s COVID-19 Prevention Strategies Letter.
And a reminder as we move into the winter season. Please review the MPS Snow days Communication
Attached please find the December Community Tech Tip focusing on Home Internet Safety and Safeguards.
Specialist Spotlight - STEM
Science at JFK has been a great adventure over the last few weeks! We've finished our first science unit with all 6 of our grades, and we are looking forward to jumping into unit 2 after the break! Our photos this week feature some third grade work in which they created structures to live in different climates. They did a great job of including features to combat the dangers of their climates, like pipe cleaner fans for our hot climates, and campfires for our freezing climates. We will also be able to engage every class with an activity to make instant snow! The PTO was generous enough to purchase a kit for every student at JFK and students have been cycling through the Lab to explore it. Finally, I'm looking forward to starting unit two with our JFK scientists when we return from our break! If you have any science questions, feel free to reach out to me at zsabo@milforded.org.
Important Dates:
Friday, December 17th - Families access report cards in Powerschool
Wednesday, December 22nd - regular school day
Thursday, December 23rd - Friday, December 31st - No School: Winter Break
PTO News
Frosty Fest
JFK PTO is participating in the Milford Prevention Council’s 2nd annual Frosty Fest now through January! Milford’s downtown green is decorated with “snowpeople” sponsored by Milford businesses and families. We created our own JFK PTO snowman to be part of the festive display and support this great cause. We encourage you to grab your family and take a walk around the Green to check out all the great snowpeople. Snap a picture with the JFK PTO snowman (located around 155 Broad Street) and share it on our Facebook page, tag us on social #milfordjfkpto or email it to us by December 31st and you will be entered to win a prize! There will also be a chance to VOTE for your favorite snowman but the details are not released by the organizer yet, stay tuned! Thank you to our awesomely creative PTO member Stacey Stevens and her family for creating our JFK snowman - we appreciate your time and effort! Proceeds from Frosty Fest will benefit Milford Prevention Council’s substance use prevention and mental health awareness programming for our local youth.
Teacher Gift ideas
We are all grateful for the hard work and dedication of our JFK teachers and staff! Gifts are never required, but if you’re planning to get a gift card for a teacher or staff member this year, we can help! Send us an email with the teacher/staff member name and we’ll send you information on their favorites, if we have it. Email us at ptojfk@gmail.com
Save the date - Virtual Party Bingo
JFK PTO will be hosting a virtual Party Bingo night on Friday, January 21st at 6:30PM. Registration links will be shared the first week of January. Save the date to join us for a fun night of kids party games and a chance to win some prizes too! This event is FREE and open to all JFK families!
Look at some of the great learning that happened at JFK this week!
