1. Welcome to Kennedy

2. Administration Brian Valek Principal To Be Determined Asst. Principal Jennifer Prerost Asst. Principal

3. 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

4. Is Kennedy a Junior High or a Middle School? Junior HighMiddle 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 6 th grade teams.

5. The Staff of Kennedy Junior High All-StarsTitans

6. What does a typical day look like? Period 1: 8:00 - 8:50 a.m. Period 2: 8:54 - 9:35 a.m. Period 3: 9:39 -10:20 a.m. Period 4: 10:24 -11:05 a.m. Period 5: 11:09 -11:50 a.m. Period 6: 11:54 -12:35 p.m. Period 7: 12:39 - 1:20 p.m. Period 8: 1:24 - 2:05 p.m. Period 9: 2:09 - 2:50 p.m. STUDENT ASTUDENT B PeriodTimeClassPeriodTimeClass 123456789 123456789 8:00 - 8:50 am 8:54 - 9:35 am 9:39 -10:20 am 10:24 -11:05 am 11:09 -11:50 am 11:54 -12:35 pm 12:39 - 1:20 pm 1:24 - 2:05 pm 2:09 - 2:50 pm Language Arts Social Studies Math P.E. Lunch Art Science Supervised Study 123456789 123456789 8:00 - 8:50 am 8:54 - 9:35 am 9:39 -10:20 am 10:24 -11:05 am 11:09 -11:50 am 11:54 -12:35 pm 12:39 - 1:20 pm 1:24 - 2:05 pm 2:09 - 2:50 pm Science Social Studies Language Arts PLTW Lunch P.E. Math Supervised Study

7. 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.

8. Exploratory Rotation 1 quarter each of: Art Family and Consumer Science (FACS) General Music Project Lead the Way (PLTW)

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 6 th Grade School Counselor Social, Emotional and Academic Support

12. Where to Find Information School 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

13. Questions?