parents that we will be having many fun activities and field trips during the last full week of school. You will find the dates of these events in the fol-lowing pages of the Patriot Herald, as well as, information being sent home. Please keep in mind that these fun events are a privilege, not a right. It is our expectation that students will be in “good standing” in order to attend these events. In other words, stu-dents must have good attendance, behavior, and academic effort in or-der to attend. Please encourage your sons and daughters to finish strong and work hard until the end of the year. I wish everyone a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable summer! If you are ever in the neighborhood or have any ques-tions, feel free to stop by and say hello.

Steve Sargalski Principal JFK Middle School

Hi parents! It is hard to believe this school year is almost over. Where did the time go? We have so many accomplishments to be proud of this year at JFK. First, we imple-mented our 4 R and Patriot Pride student recognition program with fidelity. The students are respond-ing very well to our core beliefs (being respectful, responsible, ready, and forming positive rela-tionships) and are practicing leader-ship skills. Our students also do a great job of helping others in our own building and in the community. Recently JFK organized a 2k walk and raised over $1000 for our first responders in town. Specifically, the majority of the funds will be used to purchase equipment need-ed to train the canine police dogs. I am always impressed with our students’ kindness and generosity. I am pleased to report that JFK received its re-accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges last month! The NEAS&C visiting committee completed a 4-day detailed study of JFK back in October. The final report describes many of the things we do really well here, but it also specifies several recommendations

that will make JFK an even better school. The committee gives us 5 years to show evidence of address-ing its recommendations. I am committed to making this happen and ensuring that our students are happy successful learners. It would be hard to live in Enfield and not hear about the fantastic production of Lion King JR. that our students performed in early May. The students were truly amazing!! They have so much tal-ent. I am so proud of our actors, set designers, and behind the scenes personnel and can’t wait to see more from them in the future. Also I am very proud of the 39 eighth graders recently inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. I am told this is the largest group of inductees in recent years. JFK teachers are doing a great job preparing our students for the academic rigors of high school. Additionally, we have had several outstanding music and choral con-certs showcasing the incredible musical abilities of our students. I wish I had even a small amount of their talent! There is a lot to be proud here at JFK. Finally, I would like to remind all

Our Principal’s Message

JFK students take the “Heavy Medals” at state band/string/choral competitions

TOWN OF ENFIELD

Patriot Herald Upcoming Events

May 22nd

CT Middle Level Scholar-leader Banquet

May 25th

7th Grade Band and Orchestra Concert 7PM

May 29th

Memorial Day Parade

June 7th

JFK Chorus Concert

June 10th

8th Grade Formal Dance

June 15th

Grade 7 Field Trip to Lake Compounce

Grade 8 Field Trip to High Meadow

June 16th

Grade 6 Field Trip to Sonny’s Place

June 17th

Kindness Carnival (Fermi 5pm)

June 17 &20

JFK Variety Show

June 21st

Last Day of School

John F. Kennedy Middle School Newsletter

JFK yearbooks will be handed out on Friday, June 17th. 8th grade students will receive them at the 8th grade breakfast that morning and the 6th and 7th grade stu-dents will receive them in their homerooms. If your child did not preorder a yearbook, they may be pur-chased for $25 cash or check (made out to JFK - please in-clude students name, ID # and homeroom) 8th grade students may purchase one at the break-fast, 6th and 7th grade students need to go to the library to purchase theirs.

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MICCA: 8th grade Orchestra and Patriot Band for earning a bronze medal at The Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association (MICCA). This is the third time in five years the Orchestra has medaled at this event!

Fantastic Festival: At Fantastic Festivals JFK groups were awarded the following medals: 8th grade Band- Platinum 7th Grade Band- Gold 8th Grade Orchestra- Gold 7th Grade Orchestra- Gold 8th Grade Select Choir- Gold

Greetings JFK…and Future JFK The last few months of the school year are always very busy here in the JFK Guidance Department. Recently we have been welcoming future 6th graders to our school. Fifth grade students from Parkman visit-ed on May 5 and 6, Eli Whitney students visited on May 10 and 11, and students from Prudence Crandall will be here on May 12 and 13. These students have been paired with a current 6th grader, and had the oppor-tunity to tour the school, attend a real 6th grade class, and sample the tasty JFK lunches. It is also recom-mended that 5th graders and their parents attend one of the Open House nights in August to tour the build-ing, try a few lockers, and introduce themselves to the counselors and administrators in their wing. You will receive a letter in the mail announcing these dates. All current JFK students have met with their guidance counselors to plan their schedules for next year. Course selection sheets have gone home, or will go home in the near future for parent approval. Please sign these and have your child return them to their homeroom teacher. Contact your child’s teacher or counselor if you have any questions. We hope your children have had a successful year so far, and that they take the opportunity to enjoy the rest of the year, while still working hard in school. As always, if you have questions or need assistance, please feel free to call your child’s guidance counselor for help. __________________________________________________________________________________________

From the Guidance Department

Please Donate your Can Tabs!

Ms. Mgrdichian’s gr 8 Advisory Group is collecting aluminum can tabs and donating them to Shriners Hospital for Children in Springfield, MA. Shriners Hospital recycles the pull-tabs from beverage cans and uses the money to directly benefit its patients, children with ortho-pedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate. Treatment is provided for free. Please drop off can tabs to the collection boxes in room 15R or Red Wing Office any time until the end of the school year. The cans may still be returned for deposit after the tabs are removed. Thank you for your help!

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2015-2016 National Junior Honor Society Inductees

We are pleased to announce the students that will be inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. The ceremony took place here at JFK on Thursday May 12th. Jenelly Baez Abigail Barksdale Sierra Beauregard Shelby Bedard Connor Belaner David Blach Mickayla Brozowsky Jessica Callahan Cameron Carlin Owen Carroll Samantha Cole Tierni Cote Allyson Daleb Madison Daly Jessi D'Angelo Angelina Delgado Caroline Donelan Paige Fairbanks Jack Flavin Rachel Gary Teya Griffith Megan Hanna Lindsey Hatcher Emily Higgins Arvind Kasiliya Jackson Lyver Daniella Maloni Astrid Nassau Ethan O'Farrell Sarah Ortiz John Perry Morgan Roberto Adam Rochette Makena Schwab Wen Bing Shi Sean Suleski Erika Turner Nicholas Woods Congratulations to all the inductees, the JFK community applauds your hard work!

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JFK Baseball Roster

Track and Field Roster

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Owen Lawler Devon Edwards Cam Carlin Luca Manzi Jack Willoughby Vinny Delano Logan Correia Clayton Ryan Matt Bourque Justin Chaplin Jake Chaplin Ryan DeBarber Nick Gilmore Caleb Martinek Bryce DiPiero Evan Daly Collin Leblanc Tighe Thebodeau Jayden Maynard Justin Ledger Coach Tomalonis

Jazlyn Aponte-Lee Avory Asselin Jayden Blais Carter Bouchard Matt Brown Morgan Champigny Maya Courchesne Noel Drumm Mahmoud Elsabbal Craig Engelman Dominick Fine Cassie Fortune Dale Fuller Ariel Fuller Ryan Godbout Daniel Golden Aiden Grabowski Sarah Haluch Pat Kearney Nathan Kita Kacper Kurgan Jameson Lavery

JFK Softball Roster Kamryn Arvisais Kimberly Bau-mann Mackenzie Cray Abby Gorman Savannah Holmes Tiffany Lubanski Caitlin Martinek Lexis Medina Toddishia Mur-chison Zoe Prevost Danielle Riendeau Kaitlyn Shirshac Karleigh Shultz Olivia Stebbins Laney Vandal Coach Delano

Daniella Maloni Hannah Marsh Tanasia Murchison Ethan O’Farrell Antonios Patetsos John Perry Joe Radziewicz Garrett Rich Rue Risby Mason Ritchotte Casey Roberto Morgan Roberto Joshua Roberts Frank Rook Brandon Smith Erik Steele Ethan Steele Kirsten Strout Ryan Suleski Trent Tozian Erika Turner James Tyler

Coach Zawodniak

The Second Annual Great Book Swap Need New Books? Trade In Your Old Books for New Ones!

Step 1 Bring in books that you don’t want anymore to the library. They can be fiction, non-fiction—anything! Step 2 Get tickets! Each book you turn in will get you one ticket, which you’ll use to acquire books at the Book Swap! Step 3 Come to the Book Swap on June 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, and get new books that other people have brought in! Each book will “cost” one ticket, so the amount of books you bring in equals the amount of new books you’ll be able to get!

The Great Book Swap is taking place on June 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2016

We would like to give the April

recognition to Paige Fairbanks. She

is an 8th grader who has been ex-

tremely dedicated to our group this

year, coming to all of our events,

Most recently she attended the

Clean-up Enfield day in conjunction

with the Enfield Beautification Com-

mittee. . Our May recognition goes

to Lindsay Suggs, 6th grade. Lindsay

has really stepped up this year in

Rachel's Challenge. She is a nice stu-

dent who has demonstrated the

qualities of kindness, thoughtfulness,

and respect. Lindsay also attended

the Earth Day clean-up at the town

green with Paige. Thank you to

ShopRite for awarding students

throughout the school year.

It is with bittersweet best wishes that we say goodbye to five talented teachers and treasured col-leagues this year. Each one of these individuals has been a valued addition to the JFK teaching family, and we wish all of them the best as they embark in new adventures! Jeris Griffin, English teacher and English Chair Jeanne Rago, elementary and middle school Special Education teacher Marie Holmes, middle school Special Education teacher Donna Misaiko, elementary and middle school Special Education teacher Michele Folkins, Speech Pathologist

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ShopRite Rachel’s Challenge Award Winners for April and May—Paige Fairbanks and Lindsay Suggs

JFK Student Council is collecting Box Tops!

Box Tops for Education are an easy way to earn cash for our school! This year our goal is to raise $1,500 to purchase some new equipment for the Physical Education classes!

Students can enter to win prizes!

As an incentive to bring in Box Tops, Student Council will have a quarterly raffle. Students will receive a raffle ticket for every 10 Box Tops that they turn in. Each quarter a winner

will be selected and given a gift card!

How to submit your Box Tops Box Tops may be submitted on a collection sheet or in a bag/envelope. Collection sheets

can be found on the Student Council bulletin board between Red wing and Administration wing.

1. Clip 10 Box Tops 2. Attach them (tape or glue) onto the collection sheet OR put them in a bag/envelope 3. Return the sheet during Homeroom to 21 Blue 4. Write your name on your ticket and place it in the contest bin! 5. Raffles will be drawn on the last day of the quarter and winners will be Contacted.

Questions? Please see a Student Council Advisor Ms. Scordato 34 Black, Ms. Skrabely 39 Black, Ms. Pascoe 21 Blue

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From The Nurses Office...

Spring brings all kinds of interesting reasons for nurses’ office visits. From breaks and bruises to allergies and bee stings, the nurses’ office is hopping. Remember we need doctor’s notes for any accommodations or medications.

Grade 6 information:

A Physical Exam completed and recorded on the blue St of CT form is REQUIRED for all 6th graders. The required dates of exam MUST be from June 22, 2015 until Au-gust 31, 2016. If the physical is not in the nurses’ office by August 31, 2016, your stu-dent will not be able to attend school on the first day of 7th grade until this is complet-ed. Additionally, there are immunization requirements mandated by the State of CT. The doctor’s proof of these shots also MUST be on file with the nurses’ by August 31, 2016. NOTE: If the appointment is during the summer, please be sure to drop it off, mail it, fax it or send it in with your student The nurses’ will be sending reminder let-ters. Please call if you think you received a letter in error.

Sports physicals Grade 6,7 and 8:

All students trying out for sports needs to have a current physical on file with the nurs-es. The date of the physical MUST be within 13 months of the tryouts. The nurses’ will make sure the coaches have the lists. There will be dates in August when the nurses’ will be collecting sports physicals. Please check with the nurses if you are unsure of the last physical on file.

5th graders

Information will be sent home by the elementary nurses. The JFK nurses will attend 504s and PPTs. If you have questions or concerns, please call us at 860-763-8880.

END OF SCHOOL YEAR INFORMATION FROM THE NURSES’ OFFICE

* All medication can be picked up from the nurses’ office the last week of school. In-halers and Epi pens will be sent home with the students on the last day. Any remaining medication will be discarded.

* Medication forms for next school year will be mailed home at the end of June. Please have the doctor fill them out and an adult bring the form and the medication

during the last week of August.

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Are you or your family in need of health and/or dental insurance?

For help, call:

1-855-805-HEAL (1-855-805-4325)|TTY: 1-855-789-2428

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Rachel’s Challenge Club joins Enfield Beautification Committee for Earth Day Clean-up on the town green, April 23, 2016

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PTO News

It's hard to believe we are closing upon the end of another school year! The JFK PTO has been hard at work this spring planning and organizing events and activities. Just to name a few, we had our Annual Family Galactic Bowling event to kick off spring vaca-tion week. Over 50 students, parents and siblings enjoyed a fun-filled evening of bowl-ing, music and laughter. We also celebrated Secretary Appreciation Day and honored our nine JFK secretaries and library assistants with an array of breakfast items and flowers. In addition, Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week took place the first week of May. Teachers and staff enjoyed platters of sweets and treats, a breakfast catered by Panera Bread and the Ice Cream Truck even made a visit! End-of-Year Events dates have been set, so mark your calendars: May 12th: National Junior Honor Society Induction June 7th: June PTO Meeting and Executive Board Nominations June 15th: 7th Grade Field Trip to Lake Compounce June 15th: 8th Grade Field Trip to High Meadow June 16th: 6th Grade Field Trip to Sonny's Place June 17th: 8th Grade Breakfast, Yearbook Signing and Awards June 17th: 8th Grade Semi-Formal June 17th: Kindness Carnival (Fermi at 5:00)

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