🫶 Welcome to the Counselors' Corner! 🫶
Please explore our website to gain resources and tools to support your education.
🫶 Welcome to the Counselors' Corner! 🫶
Please explore our website to gain resources and tools to support your education.
Online Request to See the Counselor
(log in with CUSD account)
If you would like to schedule a meeting with Ms. Jimenez or Ms. Close, click on the online request link above to request a meeting. Your counselor will contact you to schedule the meeting.
Incoming 6th Grade Parent Night Slides from January 15th, 2025
Elective Timeline & Information for rising 7th & 8th grade (you must be logged into your CUSD account to view)
MVHS Registration and Save the Dates
AVID Application Dates and Deadlines
1/4-1/21- Project Cornerstone Module 1 in Grade 6
Save the Date for Incoming 6th Graders
Dear Parents of Incoming KMS 6th Graders,
We look forward to your child attending Kennedy Middle School next year. Please review this information carefully, as it provides important details for your child’s smooth transition to 6th grade at KMS. Please note, The WEB Orientation date has been updated.
Incoming 6th Grade Parent Night: Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 @ 6:00pm
Kennedy Middle School administrators will present information about Kennedy Middle School and the 6th grade program. - PARENTS ONLY EVENT
Location: MU
Incoming 6th Grade Parent Night Slides from January 15th, 2025
5th Grade Student Visits with KMS Counselors at Feeder Schools: Week of March 3rd -7th, 2025
School Counselors will visit with 5th grade students at their elementary schools to share important information about transitioning to Middle School. The counselors will present elective information during the school day to our feeder schools of Stevens Creek and Lincoln.
6th Grade Student Presentation with School Counselors: Thursday, March 6, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Presentation for students of Non-Feeder schools
5th grade students will have the opportunity to learn more about Kennedy Middle School through presentations by Kennedy’s school counselors.
Location: KMS Community Room
Note: This presentation is for students who do not attend our feeder schools (Lincoln or Stevens Creek). IT IS A STUDENT ONLY EVENT. Parents will drop off their child and leave campus
6th Grade WEB Orientation: Friday, August 8, 2025- UPDATED
Session 1: 8 am -12 pm
Session 2- 1 pm-5 pm
Students will learn about middle school, meet new friends, get a campus tour, all while having lots of fun! Parents will be notified by email as to which session their child is attending, no requests please.
Connect and strengthen parent/child relationship in these crucial years
Improve student morale, attitudes, and academic achievement
Improve students’ behavior, social adjustment, and emotional development
Encourage students to ask and seek help when needed
General Tools for Success:
Praise students when they ask for help
Understand that asking for help can be scary - Assist them in learning how and when to ask and seek help
Review/Study for tests together
Remind students that tests are important and should be taken seriously
Help monitor homework [Also see ‘Homework’ below]
Are they completing the homework and turning it in on time?
Help teach organizational skills
Check their agenda, backpacks, binders, and notebooks
Help teach time management skills
What are they doing after school? Are they procrastinating or not doing homework at all?
Map out what needs to be done and when things are due
Don’t leave assignments for the last minute
Help teach study skills
Make and use flashcards, quiz your children, review/rewrite notes
Set Reasonable Goals:
Help students figure out what their goal is for a particular class, assignment, 6-weeks, or semester. Start out small (attainable).
Sample Goals: I will…
Turn in all homework assignments for a week
Spend 30 minutes a day studying for my Math test
Attend HW Club twice a week and ask for help
Homework:
Find a quiet place with no distractions (TV, phone, social media, etc.)
Establish a time when your student must be working on homework.
Set a routine Example: Get home from school, have a snack, work on homework, have dinner, finish homework
Make yourself available
Let students know that you care about the work they are doing and the grades they are earning
Ask specific questions to get more information:
“Which assignment do you think you need to work on first?”
“What homework will you need help with?”
“What tests do you have this week?”