Kyffin FAQ

Lunch will be free for all students. A few days before school starts, you’ll receive information regarding School Café which is the online school lunch software.  Parents can set up an account for their student(s) and electronically add money for their student(s) to use towards purchasing from the a la carte menu.  The Kyffin website has a Lunch Menu tab in the bottom left hand corner where parents can print the school lunch menu each month. Go to https://www.schoolcafe.com/JEFFCOSD to create your account. You can set restrictions on particular days for the “extra” items your student is allowed or not allowed to purchase.  

Grades and teachers do testing differently, but you can expect a few days throughout the year to bring your student in for a brief period for testing and then no school the rest of the day. 

August 25th and 28th: Students come to school by appointment only and do not have regular classes or lunch served. Information about timing and testing sign-up will be sent by teachers. Plan for approximate times:

• Preschool: 1 on 1 testing: 20-25 minute blocks throughout day

• Kindergarten: 1 on 1 testing: 15-20 minute blocks throughout day

• 1st: 1 on 1 testing: 20-25 minute blocks throughout day

• 2nd: small group testing 30-60 minute blocks throughout day

• 3rd: 1 on 1 testing: 15-30 minute blocks throughout day

• 4th: whole group testing:  2 hours: Single day

• 5th: whole group testing:  2 hours: Single day

Currently, conferences are scheduled three times throughout the year. You are invited to come in person or virtually to meet your student’s teacher. Recently, these have been hosted after school hours. 

Shortly before school starts, you’ll receive details regarding the school bus drop off/pick up locations and school bus numbers for Kyffin. You can also look up this information on the Jeffco School Bus & Transportation page at  https://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/services/transportation

Yes!  Your child’s kindergarten teacher should always know how your child is getting home each day.  The kindergarten teachers will ask all parents at the start of the school year how your child gets home each day.  If the way your child is getting home is going to be different one day, email the teacher the day before with what this change is so that the teacher can help make sure your child gets to where they need to be.  If your child is riding the bus home with a friend, email your teacher to let them know and you will also need to write a note for the bus driver confirming your child is getting off the bus with CHILD’S NAME  that day.

A variety of after school activities are offered at Kyffin including dance, yoga, drama club, chess club, cooking classes, karate, mad science, robotics, etc.  There is a Fall, Winter and Spring session of after school activities and these programs are usually held immediately after school and end around 4-4:40pm.  The Fall after school activity schedule is usually available within the first two weeks of school starting. 

If you have a trip planned and your student will miss more than 2 days of school, you must fill in the prearranged absence form: https://kyffin.jeffcopublicschools.org/family_resources/forms 

The purposes of assigning homework: Additional practice of skills previously learned; Extension of learning (i.e. projects, presentations); Building good study habits; Bringing home and school closer together by giving parents another opportunity to see what is going on in class.

1. 1. Amount of time for homework (Including reading): K-2 should spend no more than 30 minutes per day.  3-6 should spend no more than 60 minutes per day.  Parents should work with the teacher to find a mutually agreeable solution for challenges or concerns.

   2. Homework due dates: Some homework is connected to daily lessons and is due the following school day, while some assignments may be completed over the course of the week. Parents are encouraged to communicate with classroom teachers if there is a need for more time to complete any assigned homework.

There are multiple ways to get involved at Kyffin both in the classroom and at school events and activities.  Within the classroom the room parent (who organizes classroom parties) or leading an ELF activity (Exploratory Learning for the Future curriculum offered 5x a year and led by parents) are two great ways to participate in your child’s classroom.  A variety of PTA sponsored events and activities are held throughout the year and details and volunteer opportunities are advertised to parents in your child’s Friday Folder, the PTA website, the school newsletter, etc.