Kindergarteners and First Graders will perform in the gym.

In Observance of President’s Day

Teachers will contact you directly to schedule conference meetings, either in-person or virtual.

Each year, students observe our mascot Woody Woodchuck’s birthday on Groundhog Day. (During school hours)

Record keeping day

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.

No school in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day

Teacher professional development

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

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.

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)

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!)

No school in observance of Rosh Hashanah

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

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

A family event and back-to-school tradition where kids are invited to walk or run the perimeter of Kenwood Park. Breakfast snacks, coffee, activities, flu shots, and more!

Concert fundraiser benefitting our future Outdoor Classroom! Bring your own chair/blanket and enjoy an hour of live music with Above Average Quartet on the lawn - corner of Penn and Franklin

Concert fundraiser benefitting our future Outdoor Classroom! Bring your own chair/blanket and enjoy an hour of live music with Simply Overdressed on the lawn - corner of Penn and Franklin

Kindergarten caregivers are invited to feel your feelings and make new friends! Outside door 1, after drop-off. Both coffee and Kleenex are provided ;-)

Meet your teacher / playground social!

Welcome by Principal Johnson, Kenwood 5th Grade teachers, presentation of certificates, and social time. In Kenwood Park!