Some staff members showing support for Light it Up Blue Autism Awareness Day on Tuesday, April 5.
Articles from December 2016
Baby Chicks!
The chicks have hatched in preschool! Check out our photo gallery HERE to see more pics of the chicks!
STEM night
STEM night was a blast at Kennedy….literally! About 80 University of Dubuque students led many fun activities related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math for Kennedy students and families. From bottle launching to creating goo, to working math problems with M&M’s, students and families had a great time! For all the fun in pictures, click HERE!
Kennedy STEM Night Photos
Kennedy Elementary School hosted its Family STEM Night on March 21, organized and planned by students and faculty from the University of Dubuque. An estimated 400 students and family members from Kennedy attended this evening of hand-on activities in science, technology, engineering and math.
Student Art Featured in March Digital Fringe
The March edition of Digital Fringe, an online gallery of student art in the Dubuque Community School District, is now live!
View the Elementary School Gallery
View the Middle and High School Gallery
This gallery is a way to highlight the remarkable products of art education in the district. It’s a digital attempt at bringing the work of our student artists at all levels into your home – because art is created for others to take in.
Old Creamery Theater
Old Creamery Theater visited our school today! This is always a favorite performance each year. This year Waad won 3rd place for a story she submitted and Cooper, Ben, and Aden’s story, The Election, was turned into a skit and performed. Congrats to these awesome 2nd grade authors! To see all the fun in pictures from today’s performance click HERE.
2016-2017 School Calendar Approved
The 2016-2017 school calendar was recently approved by the School Board. Check it out:
Live Like A Saint!
Our character assembly for the month of March was held on March 1st. The Dubuque Fighting Saints and Bernie came to help instill the 7 character words of kindness, cooperation, perseverance, empathy, citizenship, respect, and responsibility in students and to show them how to Live Like A Saint off the ice. Check out the pictures from the assembly HERE and the videos of the assembly HERE.
100th Day of School!
Can you believe we just celebrated the 100th day of school? We had kindergartners come dressed as a 100 year old person. Check out more photos of 100 days of learning HERE.
New 2016 Kindergarten Kick-Off Event at Dubuque Public Elementary Schools, Feb. 16
A new Dubuque Community School District event will help give families a jump-start on preparing for kindergarten.
The Kindergarten Kick-Off, scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 16, gives families the chance to drop-in between 3:30-6 p.m. at 12 of Dubuque’s public elementary schools. At the event, families will complete initial kindergarten paperwork, receive a packet of paperwork to take with them, and have a chance to meet school staff. As a charter school, Prescott Elementary School will begin kindergarten sign-up during its enrollment period in late February.
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