John F. Kennedy Elementary School News

JFK Before and After School Care Information

The PTO is excited to announce the launch of our official online spirit wear store.   To celebrate the grand opening, use code:  SPIRIT515-FS, to receive 25% off your order plus free shipping on any orders of at least $50.   All orders are shipped directly to your home, within a few days of ordering them.  Choose from hundreds of designs and garments!   The above code is good thru 05/15/22.     

*Unlike previous spirit wear sales, this online spirit wear store will stay open year round so you can order your JFK items whenever you need them.      

District Calendar 2022 - 2023 School Year

District Calendar 2023 - 2024 School Year

JFK 2021 - 2022 School Supplies

JFK Dismissal Procedures

On International Walk to School Day, JFK will be participating in various activites iincluding encouraging everyone to walk to school!

The USDA recently announced that the Pandemic Free School Meal program will expire on the last day of school for school districts across the country. For the Kettering City Schools, this means that May 19, will be the final day that breakfast and lunch meals will be free for all students.

The Kettering City School District is now enrolling students new to the district in grades 1-12 for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year.

Please use this link to access the community resources website maintained by the Kettering Youth and Family Community Resource Coordinator.

Please click on "Read More" to access the Partners For Healthy Youth Kettering Community Youth and Family Action Plan Page.

The district makes every attempt to communicate with our families in a timely manner when we have to delay or close school because of bad weather through our district webpage (www.ketteringschools.org) and social media channels (Kettering City Schools on Facebook and KetteringSchools on Twitter.)

Bern Schwieterman, KCS's Elementary STEAM Coach, has launched a podcast titled, "STEAM State of Mind."

Superintendent Scott Inskeep tapes weekly videos that provide information regarding district issues, events, activities and programming.

Our food and nutrition services supervisor, Stacie Pabst, has been told by Gordon Food Service that schools can expect shortages of certain food items that we typically serve to students for lunch in our cafeterias.

The Kettering City School District will post a weekly COVID-19 Dashboard to the district website each Friday. The dashboard will list positive COVID-9 cases and quarantines among students and staff.

Superintendent Scott Inskeep's "Friday Firebird Focus" will be posted on Fridays during the 2021-2022 school year and will include information about school and community issues, events and activities. The "Friday Firebird Focus" newsletters are archived here.

Dr. Carrie Hennessy, KCS's Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Leader, has launched a web page designed to provide staff members and families with resources to support behavioral and mental health and academic success.

A Terrific FREE Resource for Teachers and Parents From the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)

Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read

Click here for information about when should you send your child to school.