Kennedy Family Update

September 16, 2022

From the Principal

Dear Kennedy families,

We happily completed our first full week of school. I am happy to report that after two full cycles of our schedule all kids have transitioned to the school year very well. As a building, we were thrilled to kick off our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration on Thursday. As a way to celebrate our students and families, our students worked in homeroom teams researching and learning new and important information about the different heritages that make up part of our school populations. We also spent time today meeting with each grade level to acknowledge the students' strong start and to remind them of the Kennedy's expectations of behavior. Essentially, we do not expect students to be perfect, but instead learn and grow from mis-steps as well as develop leadership skills. Enjoy the beautiful fall weather!

Be Kind!

Mr. Gildea

New app for Waltham Public Schools

We're thrilled to announce the new app for Waltham PS! It's everything Waltham PS, in your pocket. You can download the app for free on Google Play or Apple App Store.

Google Play

Apple App Store

Watch this video to see how you can get notifications sent right to your phone:

Join us this Saturday morning for Charlas Virtuales!

Charlas Virtuales is for members of the Waltham Public Schools, the community and Latinx parents/guardians with children in the Waltham Public Schools to come together in conversations centered on student academic success and safety.

This year we are focusing our work on four themes:

Health and wellness
Attendance
Navigating our Schools
Unity in the Community

The Student Handbook will anchor many of the conversations and we hope you can compliment the discussions as well throughout the school year.

Our invited guests to open the virtual chats this month are:

September, Saturday, 17
Mayor McCarthy and Principal Darrell Braggs

Saturday, September 24
Dr. Reagan, Superintendent of WPS, and Sarah Kent, Assistant Superintendent of WPS.

The link to the Google Meet is: http://meet.google.com/rgx-mgoe-hfs

Food Assistance

From the Phys. Ed Department

Kennedy Middle School PTO

Welcome To Kennedy Middle School!

The Kennedy Middle School PTO would like to welcome back our returning families and offer a big welcome to our new families!

Your PTO’s main goal is to communicate information to the parents and raise money for activities at Kennedy. PTO funds support field trips, assemblies, Family Night, classroom supplies, and 8th grade celebrations.

The current board members for the 2021-2022 school year are:

Jenafer Priore President

Open Vice President

Open Treasurer

Paula Ridenti Secretary

Open 8th Grade Committee Chair

Our first meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 22nd at 7:00pm in the Kennedy Middle School Library. Please stop by to say hello!

Stay in touch by joining the email list and following Kennedy Middle School PTO on Facebook (be sure to select “Get Notifications”).

Attached is a PTO registration form to fill out and return. You do not have to join the PTO to participate in the email list or access the calendar. Every student who returns the form to the school is entered into a free raffle to win Apple or Starbucks gift cards!! Help your student win a prize and complete the attached form.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the PTO via email (kennedywaltham@gmail.com) or through Facebook.

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