New/Updated Information
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A simple soup supper will be offered in the Gathering Space from 5:30-6:00 pm
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You are invited to join us in the church beginning at 6:15 pm, mission to begin at 6:30 pm
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Mission from 6:30-8:00 pm
Registration for 2026-27
Most of our registration work for 2026-27 is winding down. We are now just working with a few individual families.
If you haven’t been able to use your leftover ESA funds to pay registration fees, please note that it seems to be an issue more with the timing on Odyssey’s part than anything else. Please keep checking periodically in your Odyssey account.
Directions for online registration/application are on the front page of our website, www.olvjfk.com. There are different directions for those who are “re-enrolling” and those who are entirely new to SCCS.
Teaching Job Open at JFK for 2026-27
There is one open teaching position left at JFK for 2026-27. We are pleased to announce that Ashley Werthmann and Kerie Battaglia will be joining the staff of JFK next school year. Both have done their student teaching at JFK and are very familiar with the JFK Difference.
To apply for a teaching position at JFK, please submit your resume and transcripts to Logan Ahnquist at logan.ahnquist@sccsiowa.org. You can find more information and the online application that needs to be completed at the following website https://davenportdiocese.schoolspring.com/
2026-27 School Calendar
The SCCS Davenport elementary schools’ academic calendar for 2026-27 is available on the front page of our website.
Still Relevant
I-Ready Math Requirements
I-Ready use can help your child’s math skills.
I-Ready Math is an online program we use to better understand each student’s math strengths and learning needs. It begins with a short diagnostic/screener that helps identify what skills a student has mastered and where additional support or challenge is needed. Based on those results, i-Ready provides personalized math lessons that adjust to each child’s level, allowing students to work at an appropriate pace while building confidence and understanding. At school, students use i-Ready Math for at least 30 minutes per week as part of their regularly scheduled instructional time. That should be enough time to at least do one i-Ready lesson per week. Students not finishing the lesson at school will have it assigned as homework. In addition, students who scored below benchmark in math at both the fall and winter screenings will be required to work with i-Ready outside of school hours, reinforcing the school/home partnership. Students may always voluntarily do i-Ready lessons at home as well.
Checking Students’ Grades and Missing Work
Below is a link to the instructions for parents to check students’ “in progress” standards grades. It also includes directions for checking missing assignments and Algebra grades for students taking the class at Assumption. The directions cover how to use both the PowerSchool portal on a computer and the PowerSchool app.
Important notes:
- There are some things that just cannot be done on the app. You will have to use a computer for them.
- There is a message that says “Grades disabled by school.” IGNORE this message. It references a certain type of grade and not the standards-referenced grades we are using.
📚Learning Habits Matter
Choosing the Right Books
Strong readers almost always have another book ready to read.
Students grow fastest when they read books that are challenging but not frustrating. One simple guideline teachers sometimes use is called the five-finger rule. If a student struggles with more than about five words on a page, the book may be too difficult for independent reading. That doesn’t mean the book should be avoided; it may simply be a book that works better for reading together with an adult.
Across grade levels, students benefit from having a steady supply of books that match both their ability and their interests.
PK–2
• picture books and early readers
• frequent library visits to choose new books
Grades 3–5
• chapter books and nonfiction
• exploring different topics and series
Grades 6–8
• novels, biographies, and informational texts
• books connected to personal interests
Regular trips to the library—school or public—help ensure students always have something interesting waiting for them. I know I will be going to the library before spring break to make sure I have enough reading material available!
Highlighted Events
Multiple calendars are available on our website, www.olvjfk.com. On the school side of the website, a one-page summary calendar is on the front page. Detailed calendars can also be reached by clicking on the calendars heading toward the upper right corner of the website. Anything underlined on the calendar can be clicked on, and more details will open for you. Below are a few highlighted events:
- Mar 9/10: Solo/Ensemble contest
- Mar 11: K Vision/Dental. 3rd Vision screening. JFK Reconciliation
- Mar 13: Green/White Dress Day. Middle School Youth Night
- Mar 14-22: Spring Break. ECLC is open during spring break
- Mar 19: JFK Night @ Malibu Jack’s
- Mar 20: Middle school youth night.
- Mar 21/22: Youth & Family Engagement Event
- Mar 23: Classes resume
- Mar 26: H & S
- Mar 27: Pre-2000s Dress Day Fund-raiser. End of 3rd Qtr. 2 Hr Early Dismissal (12:40). No PM Preschool
- Mar 28: Easter Egg Hunt
Personal Sharing
I’m not sure “springing ahead” with the time change is such a good idea at our home. We have way too many clocks at our house. Just from where I’m sitting this afternoon, I can see five clocks. Changing all of the clocks in our house is a day long task!
Chad
