February 28th, 2025
Dear Kenwood Families,
Happy Friday!
As we close out February we welcome families to attend our Black History month assembly scheduled for 1:20pm today. We have a number important events coming up this week including our Read Across America week next week. On Monday, March 3rd, we have our Early Out dismissal at 12:50pm. We recently celebrated our Star Students for the month of February. Kenwood Star students were recognized for being respectful and caring, demonstrating hard work, and showing what they know in their academics. The Star students for the month of February are:
Teacher | Grade | Star Students for February |
Mrs. Dunford | Kindergarten | Jaxon Golding & Gahel Rojas Gonzalez |
Mrs. Kirby | Kindergarten | Milo Wondra & Nora Hudson |
Ms. Yoo | Kindergarten | Kyrie Anglin-Hill & Wenona Clem |
Mrs. Shungu | Kindergarten | Exi Lucas & Alaya Maroof |
Mrs. Donovan | 1st Grade | Britton Williams & Saori Shimokawa |
Ms. Lauren | 1st Grade | Atalissa Bird & Rose Weese |
Mr. O'Donnell | 1st Grade | Jazlynn Rhodes |
Ms. Jo | 1st Grade | Andy Tran |
Mrs. Benton | 2nd Grade | Martin Head |
Mrs. Geraldi | 2nd Grade | Abigail Tipton |
Mrs. Norcross | 2nd Grade | Malakai Hudson & Sayed Abdulellah |
Mr. Acampora | 2nd Grade | Mandie Daugherty & Zoey Sutrisno |
Mrs. Sullivan | 2nd Grade | Prisha Dey |
Mr. Norcross | 3rd Grade | Isaiah Johnson |
Mrs. Abbott | 3rd Grade | Karleigh Daniels & Sam Hall |
Mrs. Frisbie | 3rd Grade | Sophia Albarracin & Charlie Zych |
Mrs. Leverenz | 3rd Grade | Allaiah Williams |
Mrs. Xu | 3rd Grade | Duncan Weldon |
Ms. Laby | 3rd Grade | Cherish Cox-Counce & Debella Campbell |
Mr. Bicknell | 4th Grade | Nathan Fox |
Mr. Dreste | 4th Grade | Tessa Widdicks & Helena Swiatek |
Mrs. Cervantes | 4th Grade | Braylon Utley |
Mrs. Lehr and Mrs. Denzer | 4th Grade | Sa'nai Russell |
Ms. Livengood and Mrs. Thomas | 4th Grade | Heaven Burns |
Mrs. Hopper | 5th Grade | Lily Hickenbottom |
Mrs. Markus | 5th Grade | Andy Nham, Kendrick Green, Raikeem Williams |
Ms. Yasunaga | 5th Grade | Gabriel Chaney |
PTA Double Good Fundraiser
Our PTA Fundraiser is finishing up. Prices for Signature Bags (5 cups each) start at $11, and Curated Collections at $31. The popcorn is delicious and award-winning! The Double Good app is available for free on iOS and Android.
Illinois Science Assessment (5th grade)
Next week, our 5th grade students will be taking the Illinois Science Assessment to assess their understanding of science. The results of these tests are shared in the Fall along with the Illinois Assessment of Readiness assessments. To help our students do their best on this assessment, please help our students by getting to school on time.
Beginning February 18th until March 28th, students, parents and teachers across Illinois will have an opportunity to participate in the twelfth annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of our school. As a parent/guardian, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about Kenwood. For a more detailed overview of the 5 Essentials survey please see the link above. You can access the parent portion of the survey at the following web address.
https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/login/
Scholastic Book Fair
Our next Scholastic book fair is approaching soon and will take place during parent teacher conferences. The book fair will be held in the cafeteria as follows:
Thursday, March 13th, 3-7pm
Friday, March 14th, 8-11am
You can also shop our book fair online starting on Monday, March 10th. Here is our book fair website: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/kenwoodelementaryschool7
All purchases made during the book fair benefit our school. We hope to see you at the fair!
Student Registration 25-26
Kindergarten registration will close May 1, 2025 (notification May 9th via School messenger). New Student (1st-11th grade) registration will close on May 30, 2025 (notification June 6th via School messenger). Returning families will need to have their registration finalized by May 30, 2025. If you need assistance, our staff is ready to help. Please email us at u4studentassignment@u4sd.org.
Have a great weekend,
Sincerely,
Dr. Trevor Nadrozny
Principal