Maker Happenings at K-Lo
The K-Lo community is moving full STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) ahead with interdisciplinary activities in their new Makerspace. These activities are designed to engage K-Lo students in hands-on experiences that foster problem-solving, collaboration, and critical thinking related to solving a developmentally and age appropriate challenges that also align to the standards.
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Fall in the Garden
As the fall garden season is in full-swing and winter is shortly approaching, many classes are getting ready for one of their favorite events of the year: cider pressing! Read more >>
The Wildcat Store is Open for Business
Have your kids mentioned the Wildcat Store or Wildcat Tickets? Have you been wondering what’s that about? This part of our School-Wide Positive Behavioral Intervention System (PBIS). We give out Wildcat tickets for showing Respect, Responsibility, Active Learning, Citizenship, and Safety. Read more >>
Food to Flowers
On Monday, October 27, Kennedy-Longfellow School will launch Food to Flowers, the collection of lunchroom food scraps for curbside pickup. Read more >>
Kindergarten Sibling Registration
Save yourself a trip to the Family Resource Center! If you currently have a child in Kennedy-Longfellow, and also have a child that eligible for Kindergarten next year, you can register for kindergarten here at K-Lo. I have sent home a “Sibling Finder” worksheet. When you return this sheet to Nancy Wyse, we can start an easy process to get your little one all set for school. If you have any questions about this please contact Nancy by email or call 617.349.4865.
Let's Help and Learn from Each Other
Ever feel like you could use some new parenting tricks up your sleeve? Do you have parenting issues or concerns you’d like to discuss with other parents? Or, do you ever feel like you use up all your energy on the kids and have nothing left for yourself? Rolanda Prophete, our School Counselor, is interested in facilitating a parent support group. Topics could include self-care, finding community resources, effective communication with your children, and whatever you’d like to bring to the table! We would like to hear from you about what would work for you. Please take a moment to fill out this survey online. Or, you can contact us. Rolanda Prophete (617.349.6843) or Nancy Wyse (617.349.4865). We would love your input!
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Drop-Off & Pick-Up Reminders
I know that drop-off and pick-ups are very tricky times in a family's day. We have multiple buses that need to park at the curb to allow the children to enter and exit the bus safely, however. This means that we cannot have cars parked in the bus lane first thing in the morning or at the end of the day. This area can be used for "live parking" (which means you can pull-up and stay in the car) but your car should not be left unattended. If you need to come into the school with your child, or come in to meet them, please find a resident parking spot nearby. Every Cambridge resident is eligible to get a Resident parking sticker. Find out more >>
Please let me know if you need more information about this. I realize that this is an inconvenience for people, but we need to ensure that all the children are safe. Thanks in advance for your help!
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