Kentwood Elementary School Newsletter

Jean Pennicooke, Principal Ryann Fletcher, Assistant Principal Stanley Sun, PTO President
Affection is the most satisfying reward a child can receive. It costs nothing, is readily available, and provides great encouragement. - Unknown

A Message From The Principal

Dear Parents, HOORAY! Our 2012 API is 878 up 28 points from last year! Our kids are not only beautiful, but very smart too! Congratulations to our 201213 School Site Council/Governance members: Robin Aaron Chairperson; Susan Dicks Teacher; Ramona Escamilla Classified; Vanessa Gomez Teacher; Jennifer Korban Secretary; Doug Lee Vice Chairperson; Greg Liebowitz Teacher; Janet Maza - Parent; Jean Pennicooke Principal; Ryan Thompson Parent and Robert Warsaw Parliamentarian. Our six (6) meeting dates are: 10/24, 12/12, 2/6, 3/20, 4/3 and 5/1. Meetings are open to the public. Congratulations to our 2012-13 ELAC (English Language Advisory Committee) members: Colette Boston Teacher/Bilingual Coordinator; Laura Cortez President; Ana Garcia Vice President; Heidy Gonzalez Parent; Vidalina Martinez Secretary; Jean Pennicooke Principal; and Patricia Soza Classified. Meeting dates TBA. Kudos to Anna Marie Caso and Tom Nelson for a job well done in once again organizing a wonderful Retro Prom! The costumes were spectacular, the music was great, and the evening festive and fun! We welcomed Kite Master Mikio Toki last week to Kentwood. He graciously and patiently taught our 5th graders the fine art of kitemaking. Our students were able to learn how to design, assemble, and fly their own kites. Propositions 30 & 38: There will be an informational meeting this Wednesday, October 24th at 2:45 p.m. in the Auditorium, followed by our SSC/Governance meeting.

October/November 2012

School Calendar
October
10/24 SSC and Informational Meeting for Props 30 & 38 10/31 Minimum Day and Halloween Parade

November
11/3 LMU Family of Schools Think Pink 5K 11/4 Daylight Saving Time Ends Fall Back! 11/6 Election Day Please vote! 11/12 Veterans Day Holiday 11/13-11/16 Parent Conferences 11/14-11/16 Minimum Days 11/15 Citizen of the Month 11/16 Turkey Trot & Yogolicious Social

Fall Shake 2012: Last Thursday, Oct. 18th, Kentwood participated in a required annual emergency earthquake drill. This is also a good time for all families to practice their drop, and hold drills at home and to update their emergency supplies. Parents, please remember to provide a small home-made emergency kit for your child to be kept at school. The information was in the parent folder provided at the beginning of the school. Please contact us if you have misplaced your list.

11/19 11/23 Furloughs & Thanksgiving Holiday No School

Halloween Costume Drive Our Halloween Costume Donation Monday, October will run thru this Friday, October 29th... just in time for 26th. If your children have costumes Halloween. that have been slightly worn/gently For more informaused from previous years, please tion, contact Sarah donate them to our collection in the Brooling at: sarafront office. We will allow children/ brew@earthlink.com parents to choose from them on

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Pledge Drive Update
The pledge drive is in full swing.The funds donated to our pledge drive help support many of the current programs at Kentwood. Currently, our school family participation is at 27%, over $16,000. Your generosity is greatly appreciated, and most importantly, will help enhance the education experience for all children at Kentwood.As additional visual, please make note of following pledge drive incentives: KENTWOOD DISCOUNT CARD for any pledge of $50 or more KOALA GEAR T -SHIRT for any pledge of $300 or more
Yamashita Family Tamyka Phillips Matias Family The Lody Family Grommes Family Aileen Elrington May Chao & Max Wang Olga Pena Bochayeva/ Flitsanova Family The Sprick Family Roy & Bouchra Smith Gina & Gabriel Rosales The Sun Family Adam & Lori Goldman The Bishoff Family Escobar Family Yumi Watanabe Debora Eastcott Dr. & Mrs. Eric P Dahlstrom D.C.L.A.C. Steven & Rebecca Blum Roz & Santos Loo Gordon Helmer Toni & Herbert Mathews The Melton Family Diane Lynch Pam & Tom Nelson Yonatan Belay The Matthews Family Mr. & Mrs. M.W. Guarnieri Olivia Smith and Family Talbot Family Jennifer & Michael Hernandez The Newmans Jerrie & Randall Rush The Rosenthal/Cole Family Charlotte Armstrong Amy & David Born Maria Ajcuc Ana Garcia Donald Hayes John Nuslein Melissa Parker Seth & Isis Pickens Estella Robinson Alexander/Bernard Family Kindergarten Parent Saule Baipsys Brazier Family Michael & Sarah Brooling Stephanie L. Carter The Counihan Family The Doggett Family Beth & Jim Dreyfuss Mark & Alison Franzen Halloran Family The Higa Family The Reingold Family Michelle Kazadi Jamila Khatoon Debbie Kolts Jackie Lyons & Andy Ray Odilio & Vidalina Martinez Martha Mash Maza Family Dr. & Mrs. Peter Mikhail ONeil Family The Ragghianti Family Paulene Reed The Reeses Family Ross Family Denise & Christopher Sample Tedde & Christian Shaffer Mrs. Lisa Johnson Smith Nadia & Rick Torkelson Aaron Family The Browns The Kazdens Haley Prasad The Savitt Family The Sugano Family

And The Winners Are...

The winners of the lower grade Halloween Pizza Parties are: Miss Williamsons 1st Grade AND Miss Rosenfields 2nd Grade Classes. The upper grade winner is: Mr. Liebowitzs 4th Grade Class

Lost and Found

If you have lost any personal items, you can look in the Kentwood Lost and Found located in the hallway between Room 5 and the Girls Restroom. All items will be donated to charity at the end of the school year.

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