KENNEDY ELEMENTARY
Manistee Area Public Schools

Welcome to Kennedy – Grades 3-5

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Please Note!

KENNEDY ELEMENTARY will be operating from the Madison Community Learning Center location for the 2024/25 school year during the construction of our consolidated elementary school building.

MAPS students grades 3-5 will will attend school at 1309 Madison Rd. (off of 28th Street), directions: MAP

Kennedy AER School Cover Letter

Kennedy Monthly Newsletter

School Nutrition Services Information

We are pleased to inform you that we will be participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) as part of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.

The GREAT NEWS is that ALL students enrolled at Manistee Area Public Schools can receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at NO CHARGE to your household each day.

As we start this program for the 24/25 school year, we ask that each household complete a Household Information Report found online at: https://manisteeps.familyportal.cloud. Click "Apply for benefits" to get started. This report only takes five minutes to fill out and must be completed by each household in our District. Paper copies are available upon request. We also ask that you pay any lunch balance due from the prior school year. The CEP Program cannot be in place with overdue balances remaining.

In addition, the Household Information Report is critical in determining the amount of money that our school receives from a variety of State and Federal supplemental programs like Title I A, At-risk (31a), Title II A, E-Rate, etc. These supplemental programs have the potential to offer supports and services for our students including, but not limited to:

Instructional support (staff, supplies & materials, etc.)
Non-instructional services (counseling, social work, health services, etc.)
Professional Learning for staff
Parent and Community engagement supplies and activities
Technology

We are asking that you please complete and submit the Household Information Report as soon as possible to ensure that additional funding for our school is available to meet the needs of our students. All information on the report submitted is confidential. Without your assistance in completing and returning the report, our school cannot maximize the use of available State and Federal funds. If we can be of any further assistance, please contact us.

Sincerely,

Keri Carlson, Nutrition Services Director

Kennedy Announcements

Pandemic EBT Message #2 – Kennedy School

by MAPS Tech Department | May 27, 2022

Please review the attached document to see whether your child is eligible for Pandemic-EBT. Please note that the program can be different between school buildings within Manistee Area Public Schools. John F. Kennedy Elem. School (2) New reconsideration form. The form...

Pandemic EBT – Kennedy School

by MAPS Tech Department | May 2, 2022

Kennedy Holiday Programs

by MAPS Tech Department | Dec 16, 2021

The Kennedy Elementary holiday programs were held virtually this year. Please click the links below to view. 3rd Grade Holiday Program 2021 4th/5th Holiday Program 2021

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Your Kennedy Team

Location: 1309 Madison Rd, Manistee, MI 49660 | Map
Telephone: (231) 723-3271
Fax: (231) 723-5879
School Office Hours: M-Th: 7:30am – 4pm, Friday 7:30am – 3pm

Principal: Shelly Vanvoorst svanvoorst@manistee.org
Administrative Assistant: Carly Cheever ccheever@manistee.org

View Kennedy Staff

Administrative Team

Principal: Shelly Vanvoorst | svanvoorst@manistee.org

Administrative Assistant: Carly Cheever | ccheever@manistee.org

Instructional Staff

Jennifer Abel
Resource Room jabel@manistee.org

Leah Antal
3rd Grade Teacher lantal@manistee.org

Tristan Baller
3rd Grade Teacher tballer@manistee.org

Ryan Biller
Specials - Instrumental Music rbiller@manistee.org

Linda Coyle
Special Education lcoyle@manistee.org

William Edmondson
4th Grade Teacher wedmondson@manistee.org

Amanda Feyen
Elementary Music afeyen@manistee.org

Tanya Hunter
5th Grade Teacher thunter@manistee.org

Jaclyn Kaminski
5th Grade Teacher jkaminski@manistee.org

Tina Mannon
4th Grade Teacher tmannon@manistee.org

Taylor Mellon
5th Grade Teacher tmellon@manistee.org

Cassie Miller
Specials - PE/Health cmmiller@manistee.org

Emily Noteware
Special Education enoteware@manistee.org

Kelly Petersen
3rd Grade Teacher kpetersen@manistee.org

Michael Rosteck
Specials - Elementary Art mrosteck@manistee.org

Rose Savela
5th Grade Teacher rsavela@manistee.org

Kayla Szokola
3rd Grade Teacher kszokola@manistee.org

Nicole Weaver
4th Grade Teacher nweaver@manistee.org

Sam Zeller
Elementary Coding szeller@manistee.org

Kelly Zimmerman
4th Grade Teacher kzimmerman@manistee.org

Non-Instructional Staff

Gabby Applegarth
Academic Specialist gapplegarth@manistee.org

Krista Bennett
Math Coach kbennett@manistee.org

Chasity Gouker
Title I Reading/Literacy Coach cgouker@manistee.org

Emma Peake
SafeNet epeake@manistee.org

Andra Shobe
Academic Specialist ashobe@manistee.org

2024-2025 Meeting Schedule

All meetings are held 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
When held at Jefferson, meetings are located in Mrs. Bradford’s classroom
When held at Kennedy Elementary, meetings will be located in Mrs. Antal's classroom

September 12th

October 17th

November 21st - Kennedy

December 19th - Jefferson

January 16th - Kennedy

February 20th - Jefferson

March 20th - Kennedy

April 17th - Jefferson

May 15th - Kennedy

Current Officers

President: Ariel Ferreira

Vice President: Katrina Jankowski

Treasurer: Kris Brandt

Secretary: Kelly Vartyak

ATP Contact Information

ATP Contact: mapsatp1@gmail.com and we can be found on Facebook as MAPS Elementary ATP

Building Contacts: Julia Raddatz raddatzj@manistee.org

MAPS Elementary ATP (Assembly for Teachers & Parents)

What is ATP?: ATP is our parent-teacher group for all of the MAPS Elementary buildings – Jefferson and Kennedy, grades Pre-K through 5.

Parents who become involved in their child’s education can make a positive difference.

What does ATP do?

We fundraise to help support our schools and students. We pay for field trips, school supplies, recess/playground equipment, books, staff appreciation activities, and more! We also organize many family events: Fall Carnival, Daddy-Daughter and Mother-Son nights, Holiday Caroling, Birthday Lunches, Book Fairs, and Santa Shop are some examples.

What are the objectives of the ATP?

The MAPS Elementary ATP (Assembly of Teachers & Parents), is a dedicated group parents that spearhead projects to benefit our students grades Pre-K through 5th. It is similar to a Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) only a little more prescriptive and based on committees, including:

Parenting
Communicating
Volunteering
Learning at Home
Decision Making
Community Collaboration

ATP Points Tracker

Starting January 2019, ATP is starting a point tracker for volunteers!

How do I earn points?

Every ATP event (popcorn day, slushy day, winter carnival, etc.) every 2 hours you volunteer, you earn 1 point.
For showing up to our ATP meeting that’s once a month, you earn 1 point.
For suggesting a friend to volunteer & they show up for at least 2 hours, you earn 1 point.

All the points you earn will be entered for a drawing. At the end of the year, we will choose two winners. We hope to have a ton of volunteers!

Your Journey Continues at Kennedy Elementary

The staff at Kennedy Elementary are looking forward to an exciting school year. Kennedy Elementary offers a challenging academic program along with many athletic opportunities and after school programs. We are proud of the programs our school offers and encourage you to work hard, do your best, and find success both academically and in your personal accomplishments.

We offer the following programs throughout the year:

PowerLearning 1:1 iPad instruction
Data Driven Instruction
Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum
Educational based field trips & assemblies
Paraprofessional Assistance
After-School Tutoring
Response to Intervention (RTI) & Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
Safenet
Child Study Meetings

As Manistee Mariners, we are all leaders in our own way. Mariners lead at school, with friends, and in the community by developing healthy relationships, using responsible decision-making and respectful communication.

Mariners are:

T | TRUSTWORTHY — Always tell the truth

R | RESPECTFUL — Listen and are polite

A | ACCEPTING — Friends to all

C | COOPERATIVE — Work as a team

K | KIND — Thoughtful and caring

“TRACK” is the Manistee Area Public Schools global, district-wide, leaders platform that all educators, staff and students follow throughout their educational journey. This initiative is connected to course curriculum, extra curricular programs, disciplinary procedures, and internal culture.