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We said farewell to another Mrs. Powers this year.  This Mrs. Powers has taught as a resource teacher at Kennedy for the last 16 years.  Her students put together a farewell tribute as well.  You can view that HERE.

We said farewell to our beloved music teacher, Mrs. Powers on the last day of school as she enters retirement.  Some students put together a Mustang Rap, Powers Style to bid her adieu.  To view the video click HERE.

On May 14th our first annual Fun Run/5K was held in honor of our 50th anniversary school year.  Please head HERE to see all the fun pics from that cold morning!  Thanks to all who participated.  We hope it is warmer weather next year!

Did you know our Spring Groovy Book Fair held during conferences totaled $6800 in sales!  This entitled Kennedy to $800 cash, $1,642.49 in Scholastic dollars to purchase books and $672.67 in Scholastic Bonus dollars because our sale was large.  Thanks for supporting our library during conferences!  You are FANTASTIC parents!

Some staff members showing support for Light it Up Blue Autism Awareness Day on Tuesday, April 5.                                        

The chicks have hatched in preschool!  Check out our photo gallery HERE to see more pics of the chicks!

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!

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.

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.