Garden News: Volunteer with your child's class to help press apple cider in the school garden!
During CitySprouts' Annual Cider Pressing we introduce children and teachers to the school garden by setting up an apple press and teaching kids how to make cider. We would love parent/guardian volunteers to help set up, do a little crowd control, and clean up afterwards. Come enjoy fresh cider and see how much the kids love being outside in the garden. We will press cider at Kennedy Longfellow on October 30, 31, and November 2.
If interested, contact Andrea Locke at [email protected] for more information.
Greeting from the Family Liaison
Fall is zipping by! Our kindergarteners have been apple picking, the 4th graders are well into their swimming unit for gym and we are almost to our second Community Playdate. We have a lot going for the rest of October: a Movie Night, Community School Halloween party and a Cradles to Crayons Kidpack sign-up at this month’s K-Lo Market. We are officially in full swing! We hope to see you for some or all of these events.
As always, if you have questions or concerns please feel to contact me at [email protected] or 617.349.4865.
Save the Date: Family Fun Fest
is November 15th
November 15 | 5:30-7:30PM
We wanted to start the fun early this year….Family Fun Fest is happening in the fall! Family Fun Fest is an evening of games, movement and activities for the whole family to enjoy together (with the teachers too!). It’s a great night and we don’t want anyone to miss it, so mark your calendars:
Community Conversations:
Sister to Sister
Come join us for a lively Community Conversation Exploring Health Issues Affecting Black Women with Health Care Experts of Color. Please add your voice to our ongoing conversation on black women's, family and community health and help us build a vibrant and dynamic health community.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Upcoming Conversations
11/11/18: Combatting Loneliness: Is Technology Getting
In the Way?
12/9/18: Tools For Living Your Best Life: Goal Setting, Strategies and Connection
1/13/19: Topics in Gynecology: Health South of the Border
Looking forward to learning together!
Sarah Button, RN
School Nurse
Kennedy Community School
Halloween Party
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | 6-7:30PM
Please join our friends in the Kennedy Community School for their annual HALLOWEEN Party! There will be games and crafts, a costume parade and entertainment from Malik the Magic Guy! The kids can show off their costumes and see all their school friends. It’s scheduled the day BEFORE Halloween so it doesn’t interfere with Trick or Treating.
National School Lunch Week
National School Lunch Week was October 15th – 19th! This is the first year Cambridge Public Schools participated, and we loved to show students there is ‘Lots 2 Love’ about school meals! 30 million students enjoy healthy lunches every school day in the U.S. We had lucky tray giveaways, cultural meals, and special guest servers that week. Students showed their love on Friday with a heart-colored or –themed shirt, and earned a fun sticker!
Counselor Tip
During our Parent Chat group a couple parents mentioned
that it would be helpful to learn some of the language and strategies that we use here at Kennedy-Longfellow for Social Emotional Learning (SEL). We teach kids self-regulation and social skills along with their academic learning. In each newsletter we are going to start having tips from one of our Social Workers, Rolanda Prophete and Natalie Lang. This
will help you use some of the same language and techniques that we use.
This quick tip is from Ms. Prophete:
There are so many strategies that we use to help kids practice belly breathing. Here is one that kids (especially younger ones enjoy.)
Smelling pizza: Have children stack their hands on top of each other. Imagine smelling fresh hot pizza that you are waiting to eat. Take a deep breath to smell the pizza and exhale by bringing your lips together to blow on the pizza to cool it off so that you may eat the pizza. Try this exercise
5 times.
Join the Kennedy-Longfellow School Council
Would you like to have voice in the future of the Kennedy-Longfellow? Join the K-Lo School Council! The School Council is a group of K-Lo teachers, parents, and community members that meets with Principal Gerber to discuss policy and programming. Having input from our families is essential! The group meets only one evening per month from 5:30-7PM. Please let us know in advance if you need childcare at [email protected] or 617.349.4865.
The dates for the year are below:
October 16th
November 28th
December 12th
January 16th
February 13th
March 13th
April 10th
May 8th
KLO Did You Know?
Are you interested in volunteering in your children’s classrooms? All you need to do to help in in the classroom, or chaperone field trips, is to fill out a CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) form and provide a copy of your ID. This is a legal requirement to work around children. You can ask a teacher or ask our clerk, Iris Contreras, in the main office.
Speaking of Iris, did you know she speaks fluent Spanish? ?If you are more comfortable in Spanish than English, please feel free to call or email her. 617.349.6841 or [email protected].
Hablando de Iris, ¿sabías que habla español con fluidez? Si se siente más cómodo en español que en inglés, no dude en llamarla o enviarla por correo electrónico. 617.349.6841 o [email protected].
Math Facts
Our Math Coach, Karla Anderson, has a bunch of great resources to share.
You can access them here.
You can find this Math Coach's Corner on each grade's academic page at the bottom.
Additionally, you can find a lot of information at
these sites:
1) Our Math in Focus curriculum by going to Think Central. Username: Student ID and Password: math123
2) Our math intervention by going to Symphony Math.
Username: Student ID and Password: abc123
3) Fact fluency practice by going to xTraMath.
Username: Child's first name and Password is last four digits of their child's Student ID
4) Mental math and number sense support by going to
Greg Tang Math Games
Other District Events
STEAM it Up!
Thursday October 25
Free Districtwide Event at RAUC
Have you ever wanted to hack electronics? Maybe you’d like to create and launch a zipline car? Is biotech your thing? Are you a middle school parent who would like to learn more about our 6-8 Math and Science curriculum? If this sounds like fun and you’d like to spend some great family time eating pizza and learning together, come to the STEAM It Up! event at Rindge Avenue Upper School gym! If you’d like to be a parent volunteer to help out at the event with food, various tables, etc please let Taraneh Ahmadi ([email protected]) know by October 19.
Mental Health Awareness Night
Parents, guardians, youth workers, teens who work with youth, and anyone else who has love and investment for our youth to please join us at Rindge Avenue Upper Campus (RAUC) on Friday Night, 10/26 at 7PM for a Mental Health Awareness Night. There will be free food!
Currently we have two amazing guest speakers: Alice Cohen, CPS Social and Emotional Learning Lead Teacher, will be talking about attachment and self regulation in adolescence. Building competency and independence while maintaining family relationships. She will talk about making meaning of behavior, keeping relational lines open, dealing with our own worries while parenting, and what to do if sudden concerning changes occur. David G. Stewart, PhD., ABPP, Chief of Psychology Department of Psychiatry from Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School will present on adolescent substance as well as emotional and behavioral problems in adolescents.
Cambridge Flu Clinics
The flu (influenza) can be a serious illness. The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from influenza is for all adults and children over 6 months old to get a flu shot every year. Cambridge Public Health is offering free flu shots at:
- Kennedy-Longfellow School - Wednesday, October 24 from 5:30 - 7:30PM in the cafeteria
- Peabody School - Wednesday, November 7 from 5:30 - 7:30PM in the gym.
There is no charge, but please bring your health insurance card if possible. For more information and the full list of flu clinics, visit our website or call the recorded flu clinic info line, 617.665.3855.
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UPCOMING KLO EVENTS
Friends of K-Lo
Movie Night
October 19 | 6:30 - 9PM
Early Release Day - JK-5 and Upper Schools
October 24
Kennedy Community School Halloween Party
October 30 | 6 - 7:30PM
KLO Market
October 31 | 2:30 - 4PM
Early Release Day
November 1
IN OUR DISTRICT & COMMUNITY
Immigration Legal Screening Clinics - FREE!
This FREE monthly clinic offers participants a consultation with an immigration attorney and the chance to learn more about how immigration law affects them and their families.
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MOBILE APP
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2018-19 DHSP SCHOOL YEAR RESOURCE GUIDE
The new guide is now available via Find It Cambridge! Take a look >>
THREE-YEAR-OLD LOTTERY
Do you have a child born between April 1, 2015 and August 21, 2016? If so, you may be interested in applying for the CPS
3-Year-Old Lottery. Learn more >>
HEALTHY SNACK OF THE WEEK
Here's Cambridge in Motion's healthy snack of the week suggestion:
carrot and pepper slices with hummus.
FIND IT CAMBRIDGE
Looking for things to do in Cambridge? Then take a peek at Find It Cambridge!
www.finditcambridge.org
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158 Spring St.
Cambridge, MA 02141
617.349.6841
Fax: 617.349.3242
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