What's New at Kennedy Elementary

Registration for free four-year-old preschool in the Dubuque Community School District will begin on Monday, Feb. 5. This includes Dubuque’s 13 public schools offering preschool through the Statewide Voluntary Free Preschool Program.

Parents and guardians may register students in person at the selected site, beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, February 5. Proof-of-age, preferably a birth certificate, is required to register a student. A passport or signed immunization record will be accepted if necessary.

Preschools registration paperwork is available online or in-person at elementary schools.

NOTE: In the event of a weather delay on Monday, Feb. 5, preschool registration will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 6.

Free four-year-old preschool is open to students who are four by September 15. For additional registration questions, individuals should contact the site they are interested in registering at.

Space may be limited in some facilities and registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Enrollment for preschool is not based on geography and all sites are open to residents within the Dubuque Community School District.

In addition to spots in Dubuque’s public schools, a variety of community preschool partners also offer free four-year-old preschool.

The Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program for Four-Year-Old Children is funded by the State of Iowa and facilitated locally by the Dubuque Community School District.

Parent Teacher Conference Sign up begins today, January 22nd and runs through February 2nd. 

The fall 2017 Online Student Art Gallery is now live featuring art from the district’s elementary and middle school students!

View the Elementary and Middle 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.

Congrats on our winners at Family Fun Night!  More winners found here!

Check out these back to school procedure videos.  If you drop off your children each morning, please view this video for some reminders and how to when entering Kennedy.

VALET ZONE VIDEO

If your child or children ride the bus, please view this video for bus protocols.

BUS ZONE VIDEO

Kennedy kids are using technology in the classroom in many different ways!  Some classrooms are documenting their work in digital portfolios using Seesaw.  Some are completing assignments using an iPad or laptop, and some are using augmented reality as a launch to a writing project.  Check out some pics!

Congrats to Mrs. Ludovissy who submitted a Foundation for Dubuque Schools grant for books to add to our Book Room.  She was awarded a Judi Chandlee Tribute to Teachers Award in the amount of $400.  

4^th Annual Kennedy Food Drive is a wrap!  The school brought in 531 items for the food pantry.  That was 464 pounds of food.

The winning class was 5Sanchez.  They collected 125 items.  They were the winners of a huge bucket of cheese balls.  The food was donated to St. Stephen’s Food Bank and it will be distributed to organizations and people in our community in need.