Category: Principal’s Message

On behalf of our entire school community I want to say congratulations to you and your kids! Our school was chosen by Educational Results Partnership (ERP) and the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE) as a 2016 California Honor Read More …

I have always been fascinated by words.  Perhaps that stems in part from the fact that my parents were the children of immigrants and were members of the first generation of their families to speak English.  When I was growing Read More …

Tonight’s PTA meeting features Dr. Linda Delgado who will be  discussing a topic that has been in the news in a variety of contexts during the past few years: charter schools.  Her presentation, Charter Schools 101, will provide information about Read More …

Next week all of our students in grades 3-6 will begin taking the SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) tests.   These end of the year tests measure student achievement and growth in mathematics and English/Language Arts. Unlike the paper/pencil tests that Read More …

Tonight is Open House! Today is a minimum day for students! Be sure to visit the science fair in the MPR, classrooms, enrichment classes, Math Olympiads, and the Learning Center This will be an evening to showcase our students’ successes Read More …

As this year’s school year begins to wind down, preparations begin for the new school year which is already on the horizon.  While SBAC testing, the school carnival, and science fair projects are now taking center stage, our conversations are Read More …

Below is a letter from Megan Burnham with whom I’ve been privileged to work for the past eight months.  I’m sorry that she will be leaving in her role as co-principal, but excited for her as she takes on the Read More …

During the past four years, as educators throughout the country have made the transition to the Common Core State Standards, we have put a special emphasis on writing.  At Kensington School, and at a number of schools throughout our district, Read More …

Every weekend, as I sit down to write my “Principal’s Message,”  I vacillate between trying to impart some meaningful parenting or child-rearing thoughts drawn from my soon-to-be 31 years of experience raising my own children (and now getting to chime Read More …

Every year the California Healthy Kids survey collects information from teachers, families, and students throughout the state of California.  This data allows us to be more responsive to our students and their families, and is a critical component of school Read More …