September 14, 2018

“A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.”


September Dates:

9/19 - No School, Yom Kippur
9/26 - Early Release, Professional Development

October

2-Gr 7/8 Open House 6:30 p.m.
3-Gr 5/6 Open House 6:30 p.m.
KMS Clubs and Activities

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Beach Bash Party run by PTO on Friday 9/21

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Natick Public Schools is looking for a Nurse

Please click on the link if you are interested!


Please click here for the September edition of the middle years newsletter.
DROP OFF AND PICKUP AT KENNEDY

Parents please stay in the car loading and unloading zone. Only busses are allowed in the lane closest to the school. Please stay in a single file.
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*****Late busses will begin running on September 11. Beginning next week all riders must have a bus pass*****

EZSE Account Verification for your Family

In June all families were notified to log in to EZSchoolEnroll (EZSE) to verify your accounts. If you haven't verified your account yet, please do so now so that you can complete your annual forms as noted below.

Action Required:  Forms are now ready for updating in EZSE.  That's right...no more filling out all those opening day forms. You will see your students and each one will have been assigned a set of forms that all begin with the phrase  Annual  to be completed and submitted to the school for approval a.s.a.p. As forms are completed, they disappear from your dashboard.  Complete only these forms and not any form that has the acronym NSR as part of the form name.



Hello Kennedy Families! Please take time to check out the guidance newsletter posted on our website in the 'Advice for Parents' section. There is information about your child's transition to the next grade level and we think you will find it helpful in supporting your middle school child.  

- Mrs. Morin, Mr. Heller & Mrs. MacDonald


Spark Kindness

SPARK Kindness 2018-19 Fall/ Winter
Resilient Parent Speaker Series:


Please click here for the information.




Natick SEPAC:

SEPAC Meeting:  Meet the SEPAC Liaisons and Fall Planning
Tuesday, September 11 2018, 7 pm, Natick Town Hall 3rd Floor
Please join Natick Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) for their first business meeting of the school year. Great opportunity to meet the SEPAC Liaisons and learn more about the exciting events being planned by SEPAC.

The  Natick Special Education Parent Advisory Council  (SEPAC) is a volunteer organization of parents and caregivers dedicated to building a network for families whose children receive or are requesting support services through an IEP/504. SEPAC provides a parent’s perspective of information, organizes events and collaborates with school administration. Whether your child is already receiving support or you are trying to determine if your child needs services, we are here to provide a parent’s perspective and connections. Visit  www.sepacnatick.org  or email  naticksepac@gmail.com  to get added to the SEPAC email list.




Natick SEPAC: Get Involved by becoming a 2018-2019 School Liaisons!
If your child has a 504 or IEP please consider volunteering for Natick SEPAC . No experience necessary!!  You don't need to know all the answers, just be willing to ask questions.  Natick SEPAC volunteers work together to help answer questions and a majority of communication is done via email or phone. Time commitment can be as much or as little as you can provide.  We welcome and encourage having more than one representative at each school.    As a SEPAC School Liaison you will:
·          Act as liaison between school and SEPAC
·          Connect with school’s PTO and share SEPAC info
·          Build awareness about SEPAC at his/her school
·          Attend SEPAC meetings and provide parent feedback to SEPAC Board

The  Natick Special Education Parent Advisory Council  (SEPAC) is an all-volunteer organization of parents and caregivers of children receiving support services in the Natick public schools and private school settings. We are dedicated in building a network for families whose children are receiving support services through an IEP/504 as well as for families considering requesting an IEP/504 evaluation.   SEPAC provides a parents perspective of information, support and recommendations. If interested or for more information, please reach out by May 11 to naticksepac@gmail.com or visit our website at:  http://www.sepacnatick.org/connect-with-us
 
 
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Our mission at the John F. Kennedy Middle School is to provide a safe and healthy learning community that fosters respect and promotes intellectual, social, and emotional growth. We engage and challenge our students while valuing their individual strengths.