Kenwood Elementary School

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...

January 30, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, I hope this finds you doing well and staying warm after all of the frigid winter weather this week! We’ve been busy at Kenwood with o...

January 23, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, This past week our 5th grade families participated in their grade level night with the theme of the Escape Room. Teams worked together ...

January 16, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, This past week we shared student report cards through email on Tuesday. If you have questions please be sure to contact your child’s te...

January 9, 2026 Dear Kenwood Families, We hope you have a great break with your family and have welcomed back our students this week. Thanks to all who participated in our Ken...

December 17, 2025 Dear Kenwood Families, As we enter the holiday season, I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to our families for your continued support and partnersh...

December 12, 2025 Dear Kenwood Families, Happy Snowy Friday! Thankfully we were able to have school in person today as we are finishing out our week. Hoping that you had safe ...

December 5, 2025 Dear Kenwood Families, Happy Friday! This past week we celebrated our STAR students for the month of December as we recognized our students for Citizenship, A...

November 25, 2025 Dear Kenwood Families, Just a quick note to share our gratitude and appreciation for all you do to support our students and school. I hope you have a relaxi...

November 21, 2025 Dear Kenwood Families, Happy Friday! This has been another busy week at Kenwood! On Tuesday, our 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students attended the Illinois W...