Kendallvue Community Newsletter

Dear Kendallvue Families,

I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. I am glad to be out of the below zero weather for now! At least the snow is good in the mountains. I feel so lucky to live in Colorado and near our wonderful mountains. It is nice to get up in the mountains and get away from the noise of the front range.

Our winter/spring parent/teacher conferences are approaching. February 15th will be here before we know it. Please remember this is an early release day for students. Buses will run and school lets out at 12:00pm. There will be no lunch served that day. Conferences will go from 12:00-4:00pm. Look for an email from your teacher if they are requesting a conference. Conferences are by parent or teacher request only in the winter/spring. After conferences is our next long, holiday weekend!

Our upcoming events include a field trip to the Colorado Symphony on January 31 for 3rd-5th graders. This will be a quick trip, but a good one. The Bear Creek HS Empty Bowls event is February 7th 5:30-7:00pm. We are still in need of donations (small paper plates and forks). The Bear Creek articulation area Spelling Bee is February 8th at Carmody Middle School. We are very proud of our spelling champion Raylan Griffith, and our runner-up Ryley March. At school this week, our first SAC meeting of the new year. The January meeting we will discuss budget allocations for the 2024-25 school year.

We have noticed a decrease in tardies this past week. Thank you for getting your student(s) to school on time. As a parent, I can empathize with the challenges of getting everyone out of the house some mornings. But the habit of getting to school, work, and other events on time is a very important habit to create for our kids. Thank you for attending to this.

Have a great week and I will see you in the parking lot!

Cheers,

Bruce Lindsey

Principal

January 25- SAC at 5pm

January 31- 3rd-5th grade field trip - Colorado Symphony Orchestra

February 1- Class and individual pictures 8:30-12:30

February 7 - Empty Bowls event at Bear Creek HS

February 8 - Kendallvue Family Support Night (virtual)

February 15 -Spring Conferences (12-4) -Students Released 12:00pm

February 16- No school

February 19- No school

February 26- Skate City 6-8pm

March 6- PTA 6pm

Kendallvue Howlers

Grades 3-5th are invited to join the school choir! Look for the flyer in your student's Thursday folder (attached below as well).

GT Family Learning Opportunity

This January we will be offering 6 different learning opportunities for parents, PLUS an open Q&A session on 1/24/24. The presentation format will be asynchronous as these topics will be pre-recorded and available starting on 1/19/24. Families can view the sessions they choose and follow up with any additional questions for our presenters on 1/24/24 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.

Please visit our event webpage HERE for specific topics and descriptions. The links on this webpage will go live starting on 1/19/24.

https://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/programs/gifted_talented

After School Enrichment Programs:

• Mondays: Beginning 1/22/24: Imagine Arts Academy of Colorado presents Artist's Passport. To register visit https://colorado.imagineartsacademy.com/

• Tuesdays/Thursdays: Beginning 1/23/23: Spanish for beginners- scan QR code below to register

February 1- Picture Day- Class photos and individual photos- 8:00-12:30

Here is a link to Kendallvue's School Event Calendar

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I4mKOxMKyL0FOgo2QydXA1eEvodMIL4fMxYgxjJKJJ0/edit?usp=sharing

Our learners are our future, and your feedback will help our district continue to make decisions and measure outcomes based on how well we serve our students.

Please click here to take the survey: Panorama Education Family Survey.

Survey Details:

• Timeline: Take the survey between Tuesday, January 16 - Friday, February 23.

• Length: The survey takes 15-20 minutes to complete.

• Complete One Survey Per Student: If you have multiple students at various schools, complete one survey for each student. If you have one or more students at the same school, please take the survey thinking about your oldest student enrolled.

• Anonymous Participation: The survey does not ask for any personally identifiable information.

• Language Options: The survey is available in eight languages, including English, Spanish, Russian and Vietnamese. You can access the different languages by navigating to the language drop-down menu found in the upper left hand corner of your screen.

• Paper Copies Available: If you would prefer to complete the survey on paper, you can request a copy from your student’s school.

• Be sure to select the submit button at the end of the survey so your responses are captured.

• Results will be used to improve our district and your student(s) learning environment. You can view previous survey results under the School Culture tab.

02/08/24 6pm-7pm (virtual)

Looking to engage in supporting students’ social and emotional well-being at home? We will explore a variety of strategies they can integrate into your household with learners of all ages. We review a bank of valuable resources parents and caregivers can access for additional information about supporting students’ SEL in intentional ways to build empathy, kindness, and an inclusion mindset.

PTA Elections

It’s already time to consider PTA elections for the 2024-25 school year!

Are you interested in situating the PTA’s finances as Treasurer? Create agendas and record minutes, and keep it all organized as Secretary? Or, take a gander at PTA President? All 3 positions will be open for the school year and anyone (besides staff) is invited to run for a position. The roles would be from July 2024-July 2025.

Elections will be held at the March 6th PTA meeting. Contact the PTA @ teamkendallvuepta@gmail.com or voice your interest online or in-person at the Feb 7th meeting.

Volunteer!

There are a variety of ways to help the school, dependent upon your time availability and interests. Please consider clicking the links below and finding something you can do! (Thank you!)

• Library weekly support: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4CA5A72FA6F58-44959271-kendallvue#/
• Watch Dogs- https://www.teamkendallvue.com/watch-dogs/

• Staff Lounge treats (monthly): https://signup.com/go/XEbAYoT

BCHS has asked Kendallvue to donate 1,000 forks and 1,000 small paper plates to the event. We are accepting donations in the office until February 2nd. Please help support this fundraiser.

The D'Evelyn High School Cheerleaders are hosting a mini cheer clinic at D'Evelyn High School February 5-7th

Summer Camp Opportunities

https://jeffco.extension.colostate.edu/programs/enor-environmental-discovery-camp/

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