Welcome to Kennedy

Administration

Brian ValekPrincipal

To Be Determine

dAsst.

Principal

Jennifer PrerostAsst.

Principal

Student Support

Staff

Rob Sommer• School Resource Officer

To Be Determined• School Counselor

Andrew O’Brien• School Psychologist

Carolyn Abshire• Social Worker

Shannon Harper• Speech and Language Pathologist

Pam Breslin• School Nurse

Aimee English• Health Technician

Is Kennedy a Junior High or a Middle School?

Junior High Middle School

Staff are organized and assigned by department.

Students are assigned to classes randomly without a connection among teachers.

Staff and students are organized and assigned to teams.

Teams act as a school within a school.

All-Stars and Titans are the two Kennedy 6th grade teams.

The Staff of Kennedy Junior High

All-Stars Titans

6th Grade Teams

What does a typical day look like?

STUDENT A STUDENT BPeriod Time Class Period Time Class

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8:00 - 8:50 am 8:54 - 9:35 am9:39 -10:20 am10:24 -11:05 am11:09 -11:50 am11:54 -12:35 pm 12:39 - 1:20 pm 1:24 - 2:05 pm2:09 - 2:50 pm

Language ArtsLanguage ArtsSocial StudiesMathP.E.LunchArtScienceSupervised Study

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8:00 - 8:50 am 8:54 - 9:35 am9:39 -10:20 am10:24 -11:05 am11:09 -11:50 am11:54 -12:35 pm 12:39 - 1:20 pm 1:24 - 2:05 pm2:09 - 2:50 pm  

ScienceSocial StudiesLanguage ArtsLanguage ArtsPLTWLunchP.E.MathSupervised Study

Supervised Study

Students are assigned to a classroom and teacher from their team.

Scheduled for the final period of the day.Used for homework completion, seeking

extra help from a teacher, make-up work, etc.

Performance music large groups rehearse 1-2 days per week.

Exploratory Rotation

1 quarter each of:

ArtFamily and

Consumer Science (FACS)

General MusicProject Lead the

Way (PLTW)

Physical Education/Wellness

12 activity rotations over 30 weeks

Cardio exercise takes place one day per week

Students use the fitness center 1 day each week

Health is a 6 week class taught by Mrs. Hirst

Transportation

Buses drop students off at approximately 7:30 a.m.

All students wait by grade level in a designated area until 7:50 a.m.

Bike rack is available at school.

We notice significant traffic congestion between 7:40-8:00 a.m. and from 2:45-3:10 p.m.

Bus riders are responsible for being aware for the arrival of their bus after school.

6th Grade School Counselor

Social, Emotionaland Academic Support

Where to Find InformationSchool Website

http://www.naperville203.org/kjhs

Social Media KJHS Home and School

Facebook page

Twitter: @KJHSPrincipal

Fall Distribution Documents Home and School Directory Student Handbook Parent Calendar

Questions?