Category: Principal’s Message

We have almost made it to the end of week two of our new reality!  A giant thank you to everyone who has been working so hard to support our students and their families as we navigate this huge change Read More …

I hope this message finds you and your families well.  I am so grateful to be part of this community as we navigate these uncharted waters together, most of us sequestered in our homes, trying to help each other meet Read More …

Dear Kensington Families, Yesterday the Contra Costa County Health Department declared a state of emergency and released new guidelines for dealing with Covid-19.  I want to bring you up to date on what we are doing at Kensington School to Read More …

Tonight is the PTA-sponsored Lawrence Hall of Science Build, Engineer, Invent! Festival 7:00-8:15 in the MPR Beginning in mid-January,  we have spent Fridays at lunch celebrating “Change Makers.”  Each class has been responsible for choosing a person who fits the Read More …

Once again we are soliciting feedback from our school community – please let us know how we are doing!  All students, grades 3-6, have the opportunity to take part in the Youth Truth survey.  Teachers and staff have a survey Read More …

There are countless studies and reports showing that parent involvement is the greatest predictor of student success.  “Parental effort is consistently associated with higher levels of achievement, and the magnitude of the effect of parental effort is substantial,” according to Read More …

For many years we have celebrated Read Across America Day on March 2, Dr. Seuss’s birthday.  This year Read Across America Day has been rebranded and rather than celebrating Dr. Seuss, we are excited to “Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Read More …

I typically write these letters on the weekend, and then you read them almost a week later.  Such is the case this week; I’m writing on a rainy Saturday morning, after a week that can only be described as a Read More …

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.  Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Last Friday I had the privilege of being Read More …

Tonight is Parent Education Night! Please join us at 7:00 PM in the ECHS Theater to hear Stanford Professor and Math Educator, Jo Boaler, speak on: “Limitless Mind – Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers”  Happy New Year!  Many thanks Read More …