August 22, 2025
Dear Kenwood Families,
Happy Friday! We are finishing our first full week of school for all students and it continues to be a great start. One of the areas that our teachers have focused on has been on building relationships with our students and setting routines. One area of the day that the relationship building happens is during our morning meetings where students and teachers greet each other, participate in a sharing activity and get a preview of the day ahead. The morning meeting has helped students to begin their day on a positive note. I’ve been fortunate to participate in some of these meetings and I know that as students enter the classroom late that they are disappointed when they miss this morning meeting. Just a reminder that our instructional day begins at 8:00am and we want all of our students to be able to participate in the morning meeting ritual so please be sure to have your children here at that time.
This past week, we also had some celebrations for one of our teachers. Our Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Kirby was recognized as the News Gazette Teacher of the Week. Congratulations to Mrs. Kirby for her dedication to our students and our school. We were also recognized this week at the CU Schools Foundation Kick Off which recognized our partnership with Meadowbrook Church for their continued support of our school.
This coming week, we will be continuing with our beginning of the year assessments with MAP (Reading and Math) for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. We also have some newer assessments for 1st and 2nd grade that will also measure students' understanding in Math and Reading. These beginning of the year assessments guide our instruction.
Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Dr. Nadrozny
Principal
