John F. Kennedy Middle School

821 Bubb Road, Cupertino, CA 95014 (408) 253-1525

Project Cornerstone Study Group Series

Series begins Monday, January 11, 2010

6:00 - 7:30p.m. in the Multi-Use Room

As your children move into adolescence, what do they need from you as parents?

Are there things you can do at home to make sure your teen does her/his best academically?

Join the Project Cornerstone/Kennedy MS Parent Study Group at Kennedy. The first session begins on Monday, January 11, 2020. There are a total of six sesions ( 1/11, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/22, 3/1). A one-time donation of $10 for a workbook is appreciated. Click here for more information.

Order your KMS Yearbook Today!

The 2010 yearbook tells the story of everything that will happen this year at Kennedy Middle School. You may order by mail, phone, or on the Herff Jones website www.yearbookordercenter.com.

The deadline to order your yearbook is January 18, 2010. Be sure to have the Kennedy order number ready when ordering - 6341.

Yearbooks are not ordered from school; you must order directly from the publishing company. If you have any questions please email our Yearbook advisor, Mrs. Masero.

CEEF Survey

(Cupertino Education Endowment Fund)

CEEF's goals for this school year are to raise community awareness of CEEF programs and opportunities, showcase exceptional technology-integrated projects at individual schools sites, and to increase community participation in educational activities.

Here's how you can help:
• open and participate in the annual survey (click here)
• sign up to directly receive future CEEF email notes relevant to your
indicated interests.

Parents: Stay Connected & Informed

Monitor your child's progress...

All CUSD middle schools are using Pinnacle, an internet based grade book program. Pinnacle includes a parent interface called Pinnacle Internet View (PIV) allowing you to monitor your child's grades

and attendance.

Letters about Pinnacle, including passwords, were mailed home in early October. If you were at Kennedy last year you can log-in to Pinnacle using the password you received last year.

How do I sign up for the “e”News & Views ?
Get the monthly News & Views delivered directly to your email inbox. Simply go to the News & Views page and then click on “subscribe”. You have the option of receiving the News & Views at up to four different email addresses.

How do I monitor my child’s progress?
All of the district middle schools will be using Pinnacle, a new grade book program. Pinnacle also includes a parent interface, Pin

nacle Internet Viewer (PIV) that allows you to monitor your child’s grades and attendance. Unlike the previous system, Parent Connect, you will not have to come to the office to register. Letters are going home in the mail on October 3 with your password and login instructions. You can navigate to our school PIV site at https://cusd.gradebook.net/pinnacle/piv. We have found that the Firefox browser works best with Pinnacle.

PIV Problems?

Pinnacle works best with the Internet Broweser Mozilla Firefox.

Free Firefox download at:http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/