I’m So Blessed!
We have been so blessed to receive Emergency Assistance for Non-public Schools (EANS) federal funding through and following COVID. Using these funds, we have been able to increase technology at JFK, offer two years of free summer Leaps & Bounds, and have two additional reading/math interventionists through the end of this school year.
Grades and Report Cards
I think we’ll be lucky if we have the new diocesan report card ready to go by the end of the quarter next week. Dianne Siefers and I are probably spending nearly two hours almost every day reviewing the latest drafts, which are also being made available almost every day now. Changes being made WHILE teachers are also grading and entering information into the system may lead to some unexpected discrepancies when report cards are printed or used/issued the first time around this quarter. Conferences will be even more important as conversations can be held to share how students are really doing while report card development tries to catch up.
I hope you are keeping track of your student’s grades through PowerSchool. Students also have their own access to their grades through PowerSchool. If you cannot access your child’s grades through PowerSchool, please reach out to Dianne Siefers at dianne.siefers@olvjfkmail.com. For more detailed information about the grades themselves, please contact your child’s teacher(s).
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/teacher conferences are on November 2nd and 6th. Conferences for PS-5th graders are scheduled. Your child’s teacher sent a link last week that you can use to schedule your conference. PS-5th grade families who do not sign up for conferences will have a time assigned to them. Sixth-8th grade conferences are all drop-in as multiple teachers are involved for each child. Conferences are from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on November 2nd and 5:00-7:30 p.m. on November 6th. There are no classes on November 2nd and 3rd.
Calendar Highlights
Here are just a few items highlighted from the detailed online school calendar:
- Oct 25: End of 1st quarter. Two hour early dismissal (12:40). No 4/5 YO PS classes in am or pm
- Oct 26: 3rd Grade out of uniform for book character
- Oct 27: Wacky Dress day for those who bring food/canned goods for the Student Hunger Drve (Hats and hooded attire are allowed for this special out of uniform dress day)
- Oct 28: Trunk or Treat & Monster Mash
- Mass 4:30
- Trunk or Treat 5:30-6:15
- Monster Mash activities 6:15-8:00
- Oct 31: Black/orange dress day. All Saints Day Vigil Mass
- Normal out of uniform guidelines apply, which also means no hooded attire
- Nov 1: All Saints Day – Holy Day of Obligation. Masses at 7 a.m., 8:15 a.m., 12 p.m., and 6 p.m.
- Nov 2/3: No classes. ECLC open.
- Nov 2: Parent/teacher conferences
- Nov 6: Evening parent/teacher conferences
- Nov 10: JFK has classes. No buses. Red/white/blue out of uniform dress day
- Normal out of uniform guidelines apply, which also means no hooded attire
Handbook Sign-Off
Please read the parent and student handbook, available HERE, and on our website: https://www.olvjfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/JFK-K-8-Parent-Handbook-2023-24.pdf Then, print off the last page, sign it, and return it to the school office — one per family. Thank you for helping us to reduce our printing costs.
Chad
