Category: Principal’s Message

A friend of mine wrote, in a holiday letter a few years ago,  that one of the advantages of growing older is that you can experience things over and over again as if for the first time!  In addition, research Read More …

Tonight is Parent Education Night! Please join us at 7:00 PM in the MPR to hear parent educator, Vicki Hoefle, speak on: “Raising Resilient Children in a Challenging World” Happy New Year!  Many thanks to all for the cards, gifts, Read More …

As we head off for our long-anticipated break, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy holiday season and a healthy and joyous 2019! When we return to school in January we will start the new Read More …

It has become an annual tradition to write a version of this letter at this time each year.  It still feels pertinent,  so I have updated it and hope you will once again find it thought-provoking. As 2018 winds down Read More …

The benefits of recess are myriad, whether simply an active break from structured academic focus or an opportunity for children to practice problem-solving and cooperative negotiation in an unstructured setting.  At many schools across the country, Playworks is helping to Read More …

The month of November provided many challenges for our school community.  We began the month with the “incendiary device” found adjacent to the parking lot and the possibility of closing the school, and ended the month with the closure of Read More …

It may be almost two months away, but I hope you will put January 10 on your calendar for our annual Parent Education Night.  As in past years, the School Site Council and the PTA will  co-sponsor an evening that Read More …

We benefit from a wealth of parent volunteers at Kensington School.  That’s a great asset, and we’re lucky to have so many of you able to assist us in our classrooms, on our playgrounds, and in our enrichment classes.  Most Read More …

As I changed my calendar from October to November this week, I let out a big sigh!  I realized that this school year, which so recently felt new, awkward, and filled with endless possibilities, had over the past two months Read More …

Next Wednesday marks the beginning of a week during which every family has the opportunity to meet with their child’s teacher for an individual conference.  If you have not already scheduled your conference, be sure to contact your child’s teacher immediately; Read More …