Category: Principal’s Message

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 …

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 2019 winds down Read More …

The past two months provided weather-related challenges for our school community.  We began with the power shut off and the closure of school, then experienced a second shut off and smoky air that required us to close school at noon.  Read More …

Every week I get an alert on my phone letting me know how much time I’m spending, on average, every day on my hand-held device.  It also lets me know whether my average is trending up (more time than the Read More …

It may be almost two months away, but I hope you will put January 9 on your calendar for our annual Parent Education Night.  This year our PTA and School Site Council will partner with the PTAs at Madera, Harding, 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 Friday (Nov. 1) 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 Read More …

During the past couple of weeks I’ve been privileged to visit a number of classrooms during the celebrations marking the end of the narrative unit of writing.  I’ve read many “small moment” personal narratives on topics ranging from family trips Read More …