Kennedy Middle School Updates

June 25, 2018

"Friends, sun, sand, and sea, that sounds like a summer to me."

CALENDAR-2018

Click here to visit the Current News page of the KMS website with more details of upcoming events and dates.

What do you want? What do you need? Please take our quick survey!

The Town of Natick Community Service Department

Our department wants to understand what you want us to do more of, and what you want our priorities to be. Please help! Take this anonymous, three-minute survey and share it with friends and neighbors. The survey is for all ages, incomes, and kinds of residents.

The Community Service Department includes Recreation and Parks, Council on Aging, Veteran’s Services, Human Services, and the Natick Community Organic Farm. Our job is to respond to the needs, interests, and quality of life issues of all who call Natick home.

Thank you for your help!

And here's the link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/natickneeds

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.

Enjoy! Link: KMS Guidance Website - Advice for Parents

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

Natick High School Varsity Dance Team Tryout

Follow this link for information.

Natick Summer Academics:

Registration for Natick Summer Academics is filling up quickly! This program runs at Natick High School from 8:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. for the following weeks throughout the summer.

2018 Program Dates:

Week 1: July 2-July 6 (off Wed. July 4)

Week 2: July 9-July 13

Week 3: July 16-July 20

Week 4: July 23-July 27

Week 5: July 30-August 3

Click on this link to register for the following programs:

Enrichment Classes (Rising K-8): July 2-August 3

Students can sign up for four classes daily. Each class costs $50 to attend. Click on the brochure below to see the classes that are available.

Enrichment Brochure

Land and Sea Robotics (Rising Grades 5-8): July 2-July 13 (Two-week program)

Early bird pricing (before May 1): $350

After May 1: $375

Middle School Band Clinic (Rising Grades 6-9): July 23-27

Early bird pricing (before May 1): $180

After May 1: $200

Just Sing! Middle School Chorus Program (Rising Grades 6-9): July 16-20 (new program this year led by the Middle School Chorus Teachers)

Early bird pricing (before May 1): $160

After May 1: $180

NHS Tough Clinic (Rising Grades 9-12): June 25-August 10 (every Mon., Wed., Fri., 6:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.)

Early bird pricing (before May 1): $85

After May 1: $100

NHS Show Choir Experience (Rising Grades 9-recent NHS graduates): July 9-13 (new program this year led by NHS Chorus Teacher Kate Burns)

Show Choir Experience Flyer

Early bird pricing (before May 1): $180

After May 1: $200

Contact Dan Hausermann, Director, at dhausermann@natickps.org with questions.

Natick Novas - Robotics Team

This summer, the Natick Novas will again be competing in the Middle School Zero Robotics competition ( http://zerorobotics.mit.edu ). Zero Robotics is a 5-week program that introduces middle school students to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) by allowing them to collaboratively write code for an MIT space SPHERE (Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellite). A live-feed sponsored by NASA will allow us to watch the best code from each state, hopefully ours, compete on the International Space Station in August. More details can be found on our team's website: https://sites.google.com/site/naticknovas/ or by contacting us at the e-mail address below. Please register as soon as possible to guarantee a spot on the team for your son(s) and/or daughter(s).

Go Novas,

Larry & Ella Lesher

Natick Novas Instructors

NatickNovas@gmail.com

Middle School 1:1 Chromebook Program

for Students entering Grades 7-8

2018-2019

We are now accepting payments for the 1:1 Chromebook Program for students entering grades 7-8 next year. The deadline for all payments is June 30, 2018 .

Middle School: The Chromebook annual fee is $50 and must be made prior to students receiving a school-issued Chromebook when school is back in session this Fall. Chromebook Fee Form

Payments: The deadline for all payments is June 30, 2018, and can be made in either of the following ways:

Online: http://myschoolbucks.com with no other paperwork required.

Mail: Please mail a check payable to Natick Public Schools and the appropriate fee form(s) to Wilson Middle School, Attn: Annual Laptop/Chromebook Fee.

Please note: For families with multiple students in the Chromebook program, we have established a family cap of $175 per family per year. If your family qualifies for the family cap, a manual check must be submitted as our online payment option only charges the standard annual fees.

Attached is a presentation about our 1:1 program and details about the Chromebooks. It provides information about the security infrastructure, internet filters, caring and handling expectations, etc. We highly recommend reviewing it with your child and contacting us with any questions or concerns.

Please click on this link to view the presentation.

Click here for access to the Natick Public Schools website that has more information and resources.

Sincerely,

Andrew Zitoli

Attention Class of 2022

Letter from Mr. Harrigan and Sign up for Student Orientation:

Please click here for the information.

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Summer Volunteer Opportunity For Rising 9th Graders:

The Natick Integrated Summer Program is looking for rising 9th graders who would be interested in volunteering this summer during their summer program. This is a great opportunity to complete part of the community service requirement at NHS. Click here for the application and directions . Please return to the Office of Student Services at Town Hall, 13 East St as soon as possible.

Natick SEPAC:

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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BOKS at Kennedy

BOKS At Kennedy runs every Monday and Wednesday morning from 2/5/18-6/6/18 (7:05-7:35). We are a small group that gets moving in the morning with the hopes of SPARKing our learning potential, making friends and having fun. If your son or daughter would like to join us please use the attached registration link to get signed up and we will see you Monday February 5th. If you have any questions or concerns please email Heather Chase at: hbchase@yahoo.com

BOKS | Give kids a great start

Help set your kids up for success by giving them a body and brain boost with the BOKS before-school physical act...

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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.

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