Music Performance Grades 2-3
Second and Third Graders will perform in the multipurpose (lunch) room.
"Pits and Alleys" in the Gym
A favorite Kenwood tradition! During school hours, classes get to enjoy an elaborate obstacle course set up in our gym. During this period, pickup will be at a different door since the gym is occupied.
Poem in Your Pocket Day
Students are invited to choose a favorite poem to have in their pocket to share with each other throughout the day. Principal Johnson will have poems for all students to keep in their pocket as well.
Spring Family Picnic!
Please save the date for our annual Kenwood Spring Picnic, Thursday, May 15 from 4:15-6 pm on the playground. There will be a FREE dinner for all students, along with their caregivers and siblings under 18, as well as fun activities, music performances from students, and much more! We hope to see you there!
Kindergarten Registration for 2025-26
We're delighted that your kindergartener will join the Kenwood school community in the 2025-26 academic year! Please join us for Kindergarten Registration on Tuesday, May 20, from 8:15 to 9:30. This will be an opportunity for the children to spend some time in a kindergarten classroom and for their grown-ups to meet with Principal Heidi Johnson and members of the PTA. Doors will open at 8:15 and the program will start at 8:30. Light refreshments will be provided.
Please call Danielle, School Secretary, at 612-668-2760 to RSVP.
Music/Band Performance: Grades 4-5
Fourth and Fifth Graders will perform in the multipurpose (lunch) room.
Field Day with Mr. K!
Each grade level will have the opportunity to participate in Field Day and compete with their classmates in 4-5 events across the street at the Kenwood Park playing fields. Rain date is the following day, May 29.
Families and friends are invited to cheer on their favorite woodchucks, and we also need adult volunteers to help with set up, clean up, facilitating events, and more. If you are available, please sign up for a shift!
For more details, please see the latest PE Spotlight newsletter.
Field Day Schedule TBD
9:50-10:45 – Grade
10:45-11:40 – Grades
11:40-12:35 – Grade
1:05-2:00 – Grade
2:00-2:55 – Grade
Scholastic Book Fair
Kenwood families are invited to join us in the Collaboration Room, next to the Media Center (2nd floor) for the annual Scholastic Book Fair!
PREVIEW DAYS (students visit with their classes)
Tuesday, Feb 11 and Wednesday, Feb 12
SALE DAYS
Thursday, Feb 13 (open for caregivers from 4pm-7pm during Conferences) and Friday, Feb 14 (open for caregivers from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm during Conferences)
Students may shop with their class on Wednesday, Feb 19 (open to caregivers from 4 pm - 5 pm) and Thursday, Feb 20 (open to caregivers from 5 pm - 6 pm)
Teacher-Family Conferences
Teachers will contact you directly to schedule conference meetings, either in-person or virtual.
Read-a-thon
Read for your school! Track your minutes and turn in your reading log by March 5!
Scholastic Book Fair
Kenwood families are invited to join us in the Collaboration Room, next to the Media Center (2nd floor) for the annual Scholastic Book Fair!
PREVIEW DAYS (students visit with their classes)
Tuesday, Feb 11 and Wednesday, Feb 12
SALE DAYS
Thursday, Feb 13 (open for caregivers from 4pm-7pm during Conferences) and Friday, Feb 14 (open for caregivers from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm during Conferences)
Students may shop with their class on Wednesday, Feb 19 (open to caregivers from 4 pm - 5 pm) and Thursday, Feb 20 (open to caregivers from 5 pm - 6 pm)
Woodchuck Day
Each year, students observe our mascot Woody Woodchuck’s birthday on Groundhog Day. (During school hours)
Open House for Prospective Families (in-person)
Know a family in the neighborhood interested in learning more about Kenwood? Please invite them to our Open House for Prospective Families!
Join us in the lunchroom on Jan. 23 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Meet Principal Heidi Johnson and members of the PTA, learn about curriculum and arts residencies, and enjoy light refreshments. To RSVP, please call 612-668-2760 or email victoria.johnson@mpls.k12.mn.us.
Fall Food Truck: Donuts and Apples!
North Star Food Truck will set up at dismissal time on Franklin Ave (between school and Kenwood Park). Donuts and local apples will be available for sale, with a portion of proceeds supporting our PTA.
More about North Star here: www.northstardonuts.com
Dining for Dollars: Red Cow Uptown
Help support Kenwood school by stopping by Red Cow Uptown for some tasty food. 10% of the sales from the day will be donated back to Kenwood PTA, which supports our arts residencies. Thank you to Red Cow Uptown for their donation.
Fall Family Festival
Roots Dance!
Join your kids and learn the dances they’ve been enjoying in this Fall arts residency program.
Pumpkins!
Each family can choose a pumpkin to take home—grown at the Kenwood School pumpkin patch on the Young Walser farm.
Free Dinner!
(Need transportation? Contact Danielle at 612-668-2760)
Pumpkin Picking!
All Kenwood families are invited for this 3rd annual volunteer event organized by Kindergarten teacher Cathy Sullivan with longtime Kenwood friends Dr. Bob Young and Julie Walser. Help harvest pumpkins from the new Kenwood Pumpkin Patch at the Young Walser Farm in Dennison, MN. Pumpkins will be brought back to school and distributed to kids at our upcoming Fall Family Festival.
Directions to the farm are here. (BYO transportation, picnic lunch, and garden shears if you have them!)
Woodystock Concert
Concert fundraiser benefitting our future Outdoor Classroom! Bring your own chair/blanket and enjoy an hour of live music with Metro Brass Quintet on the lawn - corner of Penn and Franklin
Back to School Curriculum Night
5:30-6:00 PM - New Parent/Guardian Orientation and Welcome from the PTA
6:00 - 8:00 PM - Meet with Prinicipal Johnson, hear about the state of the school, and attend informational sessions in your children’s classrooms about the arc of the learning year
