The Kenwood Courier
Dear Kenwood Families:
On Tuesday evening, about 40 parents and caregivers joined Kenwood's Site Council for a discussion that focused on the impacts of the use of technology and the challenges we are facing in the attempt to set boundaries and limits for our children. Alyssa Polack, Kenwood's Instructional Coach, and 3 Site Council parent facilitators (Corey China, Annie Meister and Alexi Tabrizi), guided the adults in 90 minutes of engaging discussion and solution sharing. They considered the differences in play we experienced as children compared to that of our own young people, the challenges we face when setting technology limits, and shared strategies we have found to be helpful in setting limits and establishing habits of being.
This was the first of three evenings that Site Council plans on hosting at Kenwood. We hope you can join us in mid-January for a screening of Screenagers, an Award-winning documentary film about youth mental health, screen time, and digital wellness.
We are excited about the possibilities of creating community solutions that will have a positive impact on all of our students! Many thanks to the Site Council for planning and facilitating the event, and to the Kenwood PTA for its financial sponsorship.
Please note that there is no school on Nov. 26, 27 and 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. The next Kenwood Courier will be shared with you on Friday, Dec. 5.
The Kenwood staff wishes you a meaningful holiday next week. We are so grateful for this beautiful school community!
Heidi Johnson
There are dozens of local full-day and half-day camp options to help parents the week of Thanksgiving. While the kids are out of school, many parents need to work or could use a good way to get the kids out of the house while they prepare for family. Parents can search for Thanksgiving Break camps that meet their family's needs at camperoni.com.
Camperoni is a mom-owned website that is free for both parents and camp providers. We would greatly appreciate it if you would share this info with your school's parents. Please feel free to reach out at any time with questions or feedback.
Please keep your student home if:
- They have had a fever of 100.0 and above, in the past 24 hours. Keep your student home from school until 24 hours after the fever is gone, WITHOUT the use of fever-reducing medicine.
- They have vomited 2 or more times in the previous 24 hours.
- They have diarrhea and/or they are not feeling well and need to use the bathroom frequently.
- They have a rash of unknown cause. Please contact their healthcare provider before sending them to school.
- They have an illness that prevents them from participating in routine activities.
Please notify the Kenwood Attendance Line DAILY to report absences due to illness: 612-668-2766
Thank you for helping us keep our school community healthy and strong!
If you requested MPS transportation, bus stop details are now available in the My Ride K-12 app.
My Ride K-12 is the new GPS app that lets you:
- View your student’s bus in real time
- Get notifications
- Access bus stop details
Already have the app? Make sure notifications are turned on to get updates like arrival times, school arrival and more. Go to Settings in the app to enable notifications.
Need transportation this year but didn’t request it yet?
- Complete a Save Your Seat form in the My Ride app, or Contact your child’s school directly to set up transportation
- Families will be notified once their students are assigned to buses.
More Information can be found here: https://www.mpschools.org/departments/transportation/myridek12
HelpMeConnect is a groundbreaking interagency collaboration between Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and, Families; Education; Health; and Human Services. Click here to explore HelpMeConnect and find the support you need.
- School Secretary: Danielle.Sanders@mpls.k12.mn.us
- Family Liaison: Victoria.johnson@mpls.k12.mn.us
- Main Office Number: 612-668-2760
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