Kennedy Elementary School
Grades: 3-5 | Manistee Area Public Schools
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Welcome to Kennedy!
As Manistee Chippewas, we are all leaders in our own way. Chips Lead at school, with friends, and in the community by developing healthy relationships, using responsible decision-making and respectful communication.
As leaders, we inspire each other to dream more, learn more, and do more.
Chips Lead!
Kennedy Announcements
Kennedy Elem. in Secure Mode for routine MSP K-9 Search
This morning Kennedy Elementary went into a Secure Mode for a scheduled/routine search from the Michigan State Police K-9 team in conjunction with the Manistee City Police. This was a routine sweep for the K-9 unit; Secure Mode is used to keep students away from the...
read moreFamily Math Night
Kennedy will be hosting our annual Family Math Night on Tuesday, February 5th from 5:30-7:00 pm. Dinner starts at 5:30 pm and classroom presentations start at 6:00 pm. Hope to see you...
read moreLego Robotics practice
Lego First Robotics team practices are on Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:00 pm. Contact Coach Salzman if you are interested in volunteering.-- Kevin Schmutzler, PrincipalJohn F. Kennedy Elementary School231-723-3271 Ext...
read moreYour Kennedy Team
Location: 550 Maple St, Manistee, MI 49660 | Map
Telephone: (231) 723-3271
School Office Hours: M-F: 7:30am – 4pm
Principal: Kevin Schmutzler | Vice Principal: Kenn Kott
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Administrative Team
Principal: Kevin Schmutzler | kschmutzler@manistee.org
Assistant Principal: Kenn Kott | kkott@manistee.org
Administrative Assistant: Holly Dahlquist | hdahlquist@manistee.org
Instructional Staff
Wendy Adamski
Specials - PE/Health wadamski@manistee.org
Leah Antal
3rd Grade Teacher lantal@manistee.org
Laura Brown
4th Grade Teacher lbrown@manistee.org
Don Demeuse
5th Grade Teacher ddemeuse@manisee.org
Dana Dobis
Resource Room ddobis@manistee.org
William Edmondson
Title 1 Teacher wedmondson@manistee.org
Amanda Feyen
Elementary Music afeyen@manistee.org
Sara Franklin
4th Grade Teacher sfranklin@manistee.org
Tanya Hunter
5th Grade Teacher thunter@manistee.org
Amanda Johns
4th Grade Teacher ajohns@manistee.org
Taylor Johnson
5th Grade Teacher tjohnson@manistee.org
Andrea Mack
Specials - Instrumental Music amack@manistee.org
Emily Noteware
Resource Room enoteware@manistee.org
Josh Smith
3rd Grade Teacher jsmith@manistee.org
Scott Solberg
SafeNet ssolberg@manistee.org
Kayla Szokola
3rd Grade Teacher kszokola@manistee.org
Jaclyn Trahan
5th Grade Teacher jtrahan@manistee.org
Mary Wahr
Specials - Art mwahr@manistee.org
Andrea Wegener
Resource Room awegener@manistee.org
Jane Wojciechowski
3rd Grade Teacher jlwojciechowski@manistee.org
Kelly Zimmerman
4th Grade Teacher kzimmerman@manistee.org
Para-Professionals
Johanna Beverly jbeverly@manistee.org
Ingrid Bond ibond@manistee.org
Karla Hilliard kjhilliard@manistee.org
Tara Lange tlange@manistee.org
Krissy Onstott konstott@manistee.org
Amy Rankin arankin@manistee.org
Beryl Salzman bsalzman@manistee.org
Austin Slawinski aslawinski@manistee.org
Sandra Turk sturk@manistee.org
Michele Traviss mtraviss@manistee.org
Nutrition Services
Carol Hansen chansen@manistee.org
Terri Morski tmorski@manistee.org
Julie Polcyn jpolcyn@manistee.org
Custodial Staff
Clarence Shultz cschultz@manistee.org
Ray Willim rwillim@manistee.org
MAPS Elementary ATP
Action Team for Partnership (ATP)
What is ATP?: ATP is our parent-teacher group for all of the MAPS Elementary buildings – Madison, Jefferson, and Kennedy
Parents who become involved in their child’s education can make a positive difference. Contact or Kenn Kott kkott@manistee.org, or Kevin Schmutzler kschmutzler@manistee.org for more information or to join our ATP family.
What are the objectives of the ATP?
The Manistee Area Public Schools parent group Action Team for Partnership (ATP) is a group of dedicated parents that spearhead projects to benefit our students. 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
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.
ATP Fundraiser
2018 Fundraiser - Wesco Popcorn Buckets! - MAPS Elementary ATP is pleased to announce that we are again selling the Wesco Popcorn Buckets this year. We are so excited to partner with our local Wesco Stations to make this possible.
Buckets will sell for $12 each and can be refilled for FREE at all Wesco stations around the state from now until December 31, 2019! This is a great holiday gift idea! See the announcements section on this page for details about our 2018 fundraiser, and check back for future fundraising information.
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 Chippewa 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 Chippewas, we are all leaders in our own way. Chips Lead at school, with friends, and in the community by developing healthy relationships, using responsible decision-making and respectful communication.
T | TRUSTWORTHY — Chips tell the truth and are responsible
R | RESPECTFUL — Chips listen and value others
A | ACCEPTING — Chips are friendly to all
C | COOPERATIVE — Chips work together as a team
K | KIND — Chips are helpful and caring
“TRACK” is the Manistee Area Public Schools global, district-wide, leaders platform that all educators, staff and students follow throughout their Chippewa Journey. This initiative is connected to course curriculum, extra curricular programs, disciplinary procedures, and internal culture.
Academic Excellence
- Collaborative Classroom ELA Curriculum: Academic and Social-Emotional Learning
- Needs Focused Enrichment Opportunities
- Field Trip Travel Opportunities
- Quiz Bowl
- Science Olympiad
- Team Teaching
Extracurricular Activities
- Expanded MRA athletics
- Student Council
- Band
- Young Men’s Breakfast Club
Parent Involvement
Action Team for Partnership (ATP)
What is ATP?: ATP is our parent-teacher group for all of the MAPS Elementary buildings – Madison, Jefferson, and Kennedy.
The Manistee Area Public Schools parent group Action Team for Partnership (ATP) is a group of dedicated parents that spearhead projects to benefit our students. 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
What does the 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.
Parents who become involved in their child’s education can make a positive difference. Contact or Kenn Kott kkott@manistee.org, or Kevin Schmutzler kschmutzler@manistee.org for more information or to join our ATP family.
Seesaw
Seesaw is a service that we use K-6 at MAPS and is a simple way for teachers and students to record and share what’s happening in the classroom. Seesaw gives students a place to document their learning, be creative and learn how to use technology. Each student gets their own journal and will add things to it, like photos, videos, drawings, or notes. When there are new Seesaw posts, families can be notified via app notification, email or SMS. Parents are only notified about their own child’s work, and all data is safe and secure.
Contact your student’s classroom teacher to get more information about how you can get connected via Seesaw.