Hello JFK Families!
Hawk-a-thon was amazing! The teachers and students did a great job running/walking laps and also cheering on other classrooms and grade levels!! The PTO had a great idea of providing us (Mrs. Kirby, Mrs. Fuller, and me) with 3 costumes (rock, paper, scissors) to wear throughout the event. Any time a student saw us in the hallway, the classroom, or on the field, they could ask us to play. I think I broke a record for the number of Rock-Paper-Scissors games played in one day! It really added to the fun of the day! The students seemed to have so much fun today, please ask them all about it! We had a large group of parent volunteers to help cheer our students on today, it was great to have your help! Thank you! I also wanted to say thank you to all our families for all your support as well!
Our PTO has been working closely with the school to introduce our new Hawk mascot! We wanted our students to have the opportunity to help name this new hawk. They have been doing a great job coming up with creative names! We are in the process of finalizing the naming process and we are looking forward to naming our new hawk next week!
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Brennan
Picture Day - Picture day is this Tuesday, October 18th. This year we will be working with Robert Taylor Photography. Please read through the following information below. Individual as well as class pictures will be taken on this day.
Attached is the pricing information and instructions. The school prepay link is open until October 25th. If there are siblings in the same school, then you may enter the next child's name after placing the first child's package in the cart.
Also note, Robert Taylor offers the 3rd child free package for the same school. You may prepay the first and second child's orders in the school's prepay. Email the studio at roberttaylorphotostudio@gmail.com with the 3rd child's name, school and what package was ordered for the other siblings. This is a special only available thru the end of the prepay period and at the same school. The prepay pin is jfks22.
Here is the link but it is also listed on the pricing form above.
https://www.theimageconnection.com/Preorder/StudioStart?studioID=01600
Community Connection Center - This week's Community Connection Center's Newsletter (CCC News) has great information! You can still register for programs & complete our survey! Each week information about Milford's providers & their programs are listed . You will also find family friendly activities & places to visit. And don't forget that the CCC website is also updated with links to community resources. Have a great weekend!
Mary-Kathryn Williams, Coordinator
Community Connection Center
Fall Conferences: Conference sign ups close on Monday morning at 9 am. If you haven’t signed up for conferences yet, there is still time to do so. The Fall 2022 Elementary Conference Schedule:
Wednesday, October 19th 1:45-3:45 p.m.
Thursday, October 20th 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Friday, October 21st 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 October 19th, 20th, and October 21st 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. Fall conference sign up information will be live on our school website from Friday, October 7th, at 9:00 a.m. through Monday, October 17th, 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 communication.
Specialist Spotlight - PE
Hello JFK Families and Friends!
We have had an exciting and educational start to the school year in Physical Education! Pre-K, kindergarten, first and second grade are learning about personal space. We are listening to personal space songs and stories and practicing moving in personal space while playing transformers! In third, fourth and fifth grade we are working on fitness. We are learning about cardiovascular endurance with tag games and cardio desk drumming, muscular endurance with interval training and muscular endurance challenges and flexibility with static and dynamic stretching. We will be working toward taking the CT physical fitness test this winter which includes push-ups, curl-ups, the sit and reach and the PACER tests. Each of these targets one of our three components of fitness.
Thank you all for being aware of what day your student has P.E. on so they come with sneakers! As the weather gets colder, you may want to send your student to school in boots, be sure to pack their sneakers in their backpacks on P.E. days!
Thank you!
Ms. Anastasiou
Important Dates:
Tuesday, October 18 - School Pictures
October 19 - 21 - Parent Conferences/Scholastic Book Fair
Friday, October 21 - Trunk or Treat
Friday, Oct. 21st - Deadline for Pie Sale
Friday, Oct. 28th - Rain date: Trunk or Treat
Some pictures from the week at JFK - Stay tuned on Monday for Hawk-A-Thon pictures.
Hawk-a-Thon was AMAZING!
Thank you to our JFK Hawk community for making this year’s Hawk-a-thon such a tremendous success! We had a blast cheering kids on as they ran in the Fun Run, and watching them all meet our new Hawk! We will have final fundraising totals and raffle prize winners to announce next week - plus with all your generosity, we will have even more amazing activities to share in the coming months! Great work, JFK!!
Trunk or Treat is Next Week!
Trunk or Treat is a fun chance for all JFK families to dress up and go “trick or treating” around the school parking lot! Families volunteer to decorate the trunks of their cars and hand out candy. It’s happening on Friday, 10/21 from 6-7:30 in the JFK front parking lot! (rain date is 10/28). Check out the flyer with more details! If you want to decorate your trunk, click here to sign up! We’ve started taking candy donations on Monday to feed our Candy Monster in front of the school! Also, if you are not doing a trunk and have time to volunteer, please sign up here!
Book Fair is BACK IN PERSON!
Wednesday, October 19 - Friday, October 21, our kiddos will be able to shop the fair with their class. If you would like to volunteer, please use this link to sign up. Flyers will be sent home with your students on Monday. If you would like to shop online or set up an ewallet, please visit our Scholastic Book Fair page here.
Two Hour Power Hour Challenge!
There are absolutely NO volunteer requirements for joining the PTO! However, if you join and volunteer for 2 hours at some point during the year, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a super fun family adventure limo ride with free ice cream! Lots of great chances to earn hours this month!
Lyman Pie & Cookie Dough Fundraiser - Orders due by Friday 10/21
LAST CALL for pie and cookies - all orders are due by next Friday 10/21! If you have not yet set up your personalized shopping page click on this link https://my.mcmfundraising.com/signup/DY4A to create an account.
All frozen pies and cookie dough orders that you sell must be picked up and distributed by you as the seller on 11/17. For friends and family that are not local, there are great non-perishable options under "Simply Shipped". You can also choose to "donate a pie" to Milford's Beth-El Food Bank for Thanksgiving. Please help us reach our goals by sharing your links again this week! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Liz liz.shipman@gmail.com, Jen jlconroy23@gmail.com or ptojfk@gmail.com
After school theater with Pantochino Productions:
Our next rehearsal will take place Monday, Oct 17th 3:45-5PM for grade 3-5 participants ONLY. Please make sure your child has their script and PLEASE try to secure it in a 3-prong folder or binder with their name on it. The directors have requested that students start coming to rehearsal having memorized most of the lines that we have practiced to date. We appreciate your help in reminding them to review their parts this weekend! Any questions please email liz.shipman@gmail.com
Attention 5th grade families
We would like to be able to reach out to 5th grade families directly throughout the year to gather information for the yearbook (pictures, memories etc ) as well as the end of year celebration planning opportunities. If you have a 5th grader, please complete this form as soon as possible to avoid missing out on our important communications about your child's final year at JFK!