Kenwood Elementary School

September 25, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, Please review the following announcements for the coming weeks. We eagerly anticipate connecting with everyone during Parent-Teacher C...

September 18, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, ¡Feliz viernes! Following up on yesterday’s update, our district maintenance team successfully resolved the issues with our HVAC sys...

September 11, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, Happy Friday! I hope you had a restful and relaxing Labor Day weekend. Instructional Updates & Focus Area As we conclude our Rea...

September 4, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, Happy Friday! This week was certainly a hot week that had us inside for our recess. We adjusted and our teachers provided some structur...

August 28, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, Happy Friday! Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for the Kenwood Open House. It was wonderful to welcome students and familie...

August 21, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, Happy Friday! This week we celebrated our first full week of school for all of our students and we have had a great start to the school y...

Champaign Unit 4 Schools is launching a Listen & Learn Community Tour as part of Superintendent Dr. Geovanny Ponce’s 100-Day Transition Plan, creating opportunities for families,...

August 14, 2025 Dear Kenwood Families, Happy Friday! We want to extend a warm welcome back and express our gratitude for a fantastic opening day for our 1st through 5th grade s...

May 22, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, This is the final parent message of the 2025-2026 school year! As we approach the final bell, I want to take a moment to express my deepe...

May 15, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, This past week, our 5th grade students made the trek to Chicago for their field trip Maggie Daly Park and the Griffin Museum of Science a...

Graduating Seniors! Come walk the halls of Kenwood one last time as we celebrate you! Friday, May 22nd, 10:00-10:30am. Meet in the main office at 10:00am. Wear your cap and gown...

May 1st, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, This past week, the weather certainly played a role in our school day with our tornado hold-in place for our students and staff on Monday...

April 24, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, This past week we celebrated all of our CESP staff members including our secretaries, teacher aides, and custodians. These staff membe...

April 17, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, Hope you’ve had a great week! Here is an update on some important upcoming school events: Illinois Science Assessment for 5th Grade ...

March 27, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, Welcome back! We were happy to welcome back our students after spring break this week and hope that you had a relaxing break with your ch...

March 6, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, Star Students This past Monday we recognized our March Star students for Citizenship, Academics, Most Improved and Star Conduct awards....

February 27th, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, We had a wonderful Black History Month assembly yesterday! Dr. Logan, our guest presenter, shared excerpts from his book, Protecti...

February 20th, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, I hope this finds you and your family doing well. This week has presented a health challenge, as we have seen a high number of stude...

February 13th, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, Happy Friday 13th! This past week has been marked by community involvement, and celebrations right here in our school. Celebra...

February 6th, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, This past week we celebrated our 100 days of school with our Kindergarten students on Monday. Today, we are celebrating the Lunar Ne...