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February 3 PTO Meeting 6-7pm in the Café or on Zoom

February 4 Parent Teacher Conferences Night 1

February 6 Movie Night! (rescheduled from 1/31) 6-8pm

February 6 Extended Deadline for WLMS Reservation Admission (5th Grade Families)

February 9 Cooking With Kenwood Virtual Cooking Class 6-7pm

February 12 Parent Teacher Conferences Night 2

February 13 Friendship Day Festivities

February 16 NO SCHOOL President's Day

February 17 NO SCHOOL PD Day

February 28 Kenwood Night at the Columbus Blue Jackets Game

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In honor of Black History Month, the Ohio Statehouse will host a series of free programs every Tuesday at noon from February 3 through February 24 in the Statehouse Atrium. Presented in collaboration with cultural and educational organizations, the series features performances and presentations highlighting Black history, culture, and community. All events will be livestreamed on OhioChannel.org.

Check out Columbus Metropolitan Library and The Ohio History Center for more Black History Month events!

One of the most direct and sustainable ways you can support the Black community is by shopping local, Black-owned businesses. Click below for a list of businesses of all kinds (this list is regularly updated).

Students may not use cell phones or other two-way devices (smart watches) while at school. If devices are brought to school, they must be left in backpacks or lockers (4th & 5th grade) for the entire school day. If your student doesn't feel well they need to get a pass to the office and speak to Nurse Jodi, who will then contact you. Thank you for helping to reinforce this district-wide policy with your student(s).

Please keep your child home if they have a fever, are vomiting, have diarrhea, a contagious illness like strep throat, or exhibit other significant symptoms. They should only return to school after being fever-free for 24 hours without medication and symptoms have subsided. If unsure, contact Nurse Jodi to discuss your child's specific situation at jvanzile@columbus.k12.oh.us If your child has been diagnosed with influenza A or B, please inform Nurse Jodi.

Make sure your students have gloves, hats and heavy winter coats for school. Even if they don't necessarily need them during their morning routine, stick them in pockets or backpacks. It's also a good idea to write names on tags if you can. We send students outside for recess as often as possible and they will also be outside for dismissal, dress them warm! If your student is in need of any cold weather items please contact our school counselor, Norma Ortega at nortega7812@columbus.k12.oh.us or Elise Beck at ebeck@columbus.k12.oh.us

It's a good idea to have a back up set of clothing to be kept in your student's cubby/locker or backpack. Students use them after accidents, spills, falls on the playground in water/mud/snow, all types of reasons. We do have some clothing available in the office but are completely out of pants. Additionally if you have any pants sizes XS-XL that your children may have outgrown, we will gladly take them. Especially boys or unisex styles (solid grey/black/blue). Merci!

Toys and personal items often become lost or damaged here at school. We encourage students to keep toys at home. If your student's teacher allows for such items to be brought into the classroom please realize there is a risk in doing so.

Feel free to send Mme Ortega a note, draw her a picture or send her a treat (gluten free) to thank her for all of her hard work and dedication to our students. She makes Kenwood a better place and we're lucky to have her 💙

PTO has partnered with the Columbus Blue Jackets to donate a portion of tickets sales from select games back to the school. Specially priced tickets will be available for 4 games. Share with family and friends to purchase discounted tickets and support our school! Link below.

Pay $12 for 36 cards with your student's school photo on one side and assorted Valentine designs on the other. Each student has a personalized code to order, you can pay with cash, check or online. Email PTO President, Meredith Hunt at kenwoodptopresident@gmail.com to get yours! 💗

School Choice Lottery: For parents/guardians of KG-12th grade students wishing to apply to attend a school other than the school assigned.

• Elementary School Lottery Applications: On-time lottery applications accepted via the Parent Portal for the lottery draw Monday, February 2, 2026 through Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Late applications are added to the bottom of the waitlist in the date/time order of receipt. The last date for the acceptance of late lottery applications for students who completed the 2025-2026 school year with CCS is August 14, 2026. New students enrolling into Columbus City Schools can submit a lottery application for two weeks after their enrollment date until December 4, 2026.
  
• High School & Middle School Lottery Applications: Accepted via the Parent Portal for the lottery draw Monday, February 2, 2026 through Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Late applications are added to the bottom of the waitlist in the date/time order of receipt. The last date for the acceptance of late lottery applications for students who completed the 2025-26 school year with CCS is August 14, 2026. New students enrolling into Columbus City Schools can submit a lottery application for two weeks after their enrollment date until December 4, 2026.

Reservation Admissions: For students who currently attend a school that is eligible to reserve a seat in the next school with the same programming. Reservation applications will be available on January 5, 2026 and must be submitted by January 30, 2026 (EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 6) via the School Choice link in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal.

Request to Return to Home School: For students attending a school in Columbus City Schools that is not their school of address. The request will be available for submission beginning on January 5, 2026.

Selective Admissions: For students who meet specific criteria. Applications available to eligible students Wednesday, January 7, 2026 with a submission deadline of Friday, January 30, 2026. Applications must be submitted via the Parent Portal.

Inter-District Open (IOE) Enrollment: For students living outside of the Columbus City Schools boundaries and wish to attend a school in the CCS District. IOE application deadlines follow the same deadlines as the School Choice Lottery.

Airforce Junior ROTC: For students entering 9th-12th grade who want to join the Airforce Junior ROTC on the campus of Fort Hayes HS. Students who are accepted to Fort Hayes through the Junior ROTC lottery, must adhere to all ROTC guidelines. Students who are accepted to Fort Hayes through the Junior ROTC lottery will be returned to their school of address should a decision be made that drops ROTC from the student's schedule. Accepted via the Parent Portal Monday, February 2, 2026 through Friday, March 20, 2026.

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Join CCS at the Columbus Main Library on Saturday, February 8th from 10am-1pm for the Summer Opportunities & Engagement Fair. More than 50 community partners will be there with information about summer camps, jobs, internships, and more!

Western Governors University (WGU) and Columbus City Schools would like to recognize outstanding teachers and staff. WGU will be providing a special surprise for those selected.

Parents, students, fellow educators, administrators, and community members can nominate a teacher or staff member. Honorees will be selected based on their demonstrated impact in and beyond the classroom.

We are looking for volunteers to help complete teacher projects (copying, cutting, laminating, etc) on Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30! This is a great opportunity to get to know your school and to support our busy teachers. All volunteers are required to complete some paperwork their first time in the building each school year. Don't forget to bring along a photo ID. Please sign up using the link below. Thank you in advance, looking forward to seeing you here!

Lost & Found is located in the cafeteria. Caregivers are able to check for their student's belongings when there are no students in the cafeteria (usually 9:15am-11:20am & 1pm-3pm). PTO Vice President, Francine Files sorts and photographs items each Thursday (click below to see the pictures). If you see something that belongs to you, reach out to Francine at kenwoodptovicepres@gmail.com or see her weekly Lost & Found posts on the Kenwood Friends & Families Facebook Page.

FreshTrak Food Resource Database

Feeding America

Cap 4 Kids Local Walk In Food Pantry List

• Columbus Winter Warming Centers – Interactive Map
• Columbus Winter Warming Centers – PDF
• Clothing, Hygiene Items, and Home Goods Resource List
• Utility & Housing Payment Assistance Programs
• Best Gas Prices in Columbus
• Free Home Weatherization for Income-Eligible Franklin County Residents
• Grief Support, Support Groups, Substance Use Help, and More
• Emergency Food Help
• Emergency Housing Help
• Helpful Hotlines
• Columbus Street Card
• How to Prepare Your Home for Winter Weather

CRIS (Community & Refugee Immigration Services)

614-235-5747

Saint Vincent Family Services

Phone: (614) 252-0731

Crisis Text Line

Text Help to 741741

Use the button below to link your Kroger Plus Card to the Ecole Kenwood PTO. Now every time you shop at Kroger they will donate a percentage to our PTO so that they can continue to give your students all of the best resources possible! Thank you so much, every penny counts!

Thank you so much for reading. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you should need anything, I am here to help in any way that I can. Questions? Concerns? Ideas!? Want to volunteer? Have a skill you could offer to our staff or community? Let me know. I look forward to hearing from you.

If your family could benefit from a bag of food coming home each Friday from Kenwood's Food Pantry please fill out this quick form.

Elise Beck

Family Ambassador

ebeck@columbus.k12.oh.us

P.S. I am including a couple of links to an incredible site with a wealth of resources for families as well as a huge list of free or low-cost fun family events.

It is so important that your student is at school and on time every single day. Class begins at 9:00am so if you bring your students to school, please arrive before 9:00am if possible. Tardiness costs your student crucial instructional time. If your student is absent please email attendance.ecoleken@columbus.k12.oh.us or call (614) 365-5502 by 9:30am.

If your student will be going home a different way than usual (i.e. usually a bus rider but a caregiver is picking up today) our secretaries must be informed of these changes BEFORE 2:30pm. You may email attendance.ecoleken@columbus.k12.oh.us or call(614) 365-5502.

Address: 3770 Shattuck Ave Columbus, OH 43220

Phone: (614) 365-5502

Fax: (614) 365-5504

Attendance Email: attendance.ecoleken@columbus.k12.oh.us

Principal Alex Miller: amiller5@columbus.k12.oh.us

Interim Support Principal Pat Price: pprice@columbus.k12.oh.us

Secretary Mme Danielle Jamison: djamison@columbus.k12.oh.us

Secretary (Afternoon) Mme Shanice Baldwin: sbaldwin1@columbus.k12.oh.us

Counselor Mme Norma Ortega: nortega7812@columbus.k12.oh.us

Nurse Jodi Van Zile: jvanzile@columbus.k12.oh.us

Family Ambassador Elise Beck: ebeck@columbus.k12.oh.us

CCS Factline: factline@columbus.k12.oh.us or 614-221-FACT (614-221-3228)

Customer Relations: customerrelations@columbus.k12.oh.us or (614) 365-8888