June 2023

• Jun

  1

  DAY 4

  6/1/2023

• Virtual Grade 2 Rising Coffee

  6/1/2023 8:45 AM to 9:30 AM

  
  Ms. Bernstein's Zoom Room 

  (Meeting ID: 687 490 1158 / Passcode: lower)

  
  This is an opportunity for parents to meet their child’s teacher for 2023-2024.
  
  Please RSVP here.

• The Tempest - First Performance!

  6/1/2023 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

  
  Organizer: A. Johnson
  Venue:       Gym Stage
• Jun

  2

  DAY 5

  6/2/2023

• Jagwear Friday

  6/2/2023

• Girls and Boys Volleyball Field Trip to Boundless Adventures

  6/2/2023 10:15 AM to 4:30 PM

  
  Organizer: A. Sanchez

• The Tempest - Second Performance!

  6/2/2023 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

  
  Organizer: A. Johnson
  Venue:       Gym Stage
• Jun

  4

  WEEK B

  6/4/2023

• Come March with Kew-Forest at the Queens Pride Parade

  6/4/2023 12:00 PM

  
  

  Representatives from The Kew-Forest School will be marching in the Queens Pride Parade today, and YOU ARE INVITED to march with our school delegation!
  
  

  • The Queens Pride Parade will take place in Jackson Heights.
  • Families, students and staff members who are interested in marching with the Kew-Forest delegation must complete and submit the Kew-Forest Queens Pride Parade Sign-up Form by 12:00 pm on Mon 15 May. 
  • Please be prepared to provide the names and t-shirt sizes of participants when filling out the sign-up form.

  
  More details and instructions will be sent out to individuals who sign up in advance of the event. The parade is scheduled to start at 12:00 pm, but the Kew-Forest delegation will be assigned an earlier arrival time - to be shared with attendees in late May.

   

  If you have any questions, please contact Lyla Eaton, LGBTQIA+ Awareness Club Co-Advisor, via email at leaton@kewforest.org.
• Jun

  5

  DAY 6

  6/5/2023

• Virtual Grade 3 Rising Coffee

  6/5/2023 8:45 AM to 9:30 AM

  
  Ms. Bernstein's Zoom Room 

  (Meeting ID: 687 490 1158 / Passcode: lower)

  
  This is an opportunity for parents to meet their child’s teacher for 2023-2024.
  
  Please RSVP here.

• KFPA Lower School Movie Afternoon

  6/5/2023 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

  
  Venue: Kew-Forest Gym
  Movie: Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
  Organized by the KFPA
  

  
  Join your friends in pajamas and enjoy a screening of Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile! Snacks and refreshments will be served. Please feel free to bring a pillow or small blanket to sit on.
  
  Please note: All children NOT enrolled in afterschool will need a chaperone to attend.

   

  Please RSVP here by Tues 30 May.
• Jun

  6

  DAY 7

  6/6/2023

• Virtual Grade 4 Rising Coffee

  6/6/2023 8:45 AM to 9:30 AM

  
  Ms. Bernstein's Zoom Room 

  (Meeting ID: 687 490 1158 / Passcode: lower)

  
  This is an opportunity for parents to meet their child’s teacher for 2023-2024.
  
  Please RSVP here.

• MS & US Math Final Assessment

  6/6/2023 1:35 PM to 3:35 PM

  
  Venue: Kew-Forest Gym
  
  For more details, please refer to this communication dated Wed 24 May.

• Kew-Forest Spring Arts Exhibition

  6/6/2023 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

  
  Venue:         Friends of Maple Grove
  Organizer:  S. Vigneau-Britt
• Jun

  7

  DAY 8

  6/7/2023

• (Canceled) Virtual Office Hours with Ms. Trotter

  6/7/2023 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM

  
  

  This event is being canceled in light of the In-Person Town Hall Meeting on Thurs 8 June from 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm.

• Virtual Grade 5 Rising Coffee

  6/7/2023 8:45 AM to 9:30 AM

  
  Ms. Bernstein's Zoom Room 

  (Meeting ID: 687 490 1158 / Passcode: lower)

  
  This is an opportunity for parents to meet their child’s teacher for 2023-2024.
  
  Please RSVP here.

• Prom

  6/7/2023 5:45 PM to 11:00 PM

  
  Organizers:
  M. Vessio, A. Penoro, J. Coratti
  
  Venue:
  The West Side Tennis Club, 1 Tennis Place, Forest Hills, NY 11375

  
  Seniors should arrive no later than 5:45 p.m. for pre-event photographs. Doors will close at 6:15 pm and latecomers will not be admitted, nor will departures be permitted before 10:30 pm. The event ends at 11:00 pm.
  
  A Prom 2023 Permission Slip must be completed by seniors, their parents, and guests, and emailed to apenoro@kewforest.org by Tues 30 May. Seniors must also complete the Prom 2023 Student Agreement and email this to apenoro@kewforest.org by Tues 30 May 2023.
• Jun

  8

  DAY 9

  6/8/2023

• KFPA General Meeting

  6/8/2023

  
  Time TBD

• MS & US Latin Final Assessment

  6/8/2023 1:35 PM to 3:35 PM

  
  Venue: Kew-Forest Gym
  
  For more details, please refer to this communication dated Wed 24 May.

• International Relations Final Assessment

  6/8/2023 1:35 PM to 3:35 PM

  
  Venue: Room 1-6
  
  For more details, please refer to this communication dated Wed 24 May.

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• In-Person Town Hall Meeting

  6/8/2023 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM

  
  Please join us to hear from our Board Chair and Head of School about renovations, curriculum, and other topics of interest. 

  Please RSVP and submit your questions here.

  Child care will be provided (please RSVP).

• Jun

  9

  DAY 10

  6/9/2023

• Registration Open: Community & Alumni Reunion Weekend

  6/9/2023 to 6/11/2023

  
  Organizer: M. Aragón
  
  Mark your calendar and get ready to mingle with alumni, faculty, staff, parents, students, and trustees… past and present.

   

  Please register here.

  
  Please email questions to development@kewforest.org.

• Academic Awards Assembly

  6/9/2023 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM

  
  Venue: Kew-Forest Gym
  
  Seniors will join Middle and Upper School for the 2022-2023 Academic Awards Assembly.

• Senior Breakfast

  6/9/2023 9:30 AM to 10:15 AM

  
  Venue: Kew-Forest Gym
  
  

  When the Academic Awards Assembly ends, Seniors will remain in the gym for breakfast with available faculty and receiving/signing of yearbooks.

• Graduation Rehearsal

  6/9/2023 10:15 AM to 11:30 AM

  
  Venue: Kew-Forest Gym
  
  

  Seniors are free to depart when rehearsal concludes.

• Career Day for Grades 8-11

  6/9/2023 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  
  Organized by the Development Office

• MS & US Spanish Final Assessment

  6/9/2023 1:35 PM to 3:35 PM

  
  Venue: Kew-Forest Gym
  
  For more details, please refer to this communication dated Wed 24 May.

• Virtual Alumni Panel: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence

  6/9/2023 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

  
  Organized by the Development Office
• Jun

  10

  Registration Open: Community & Alumni Reunion Weekend

  6/9/2023 to 6/11/2023

  
  Organizer: M. Aragón
  
  Mark your calendar and get ready to mingle with alumni, faculty, staff, parents, students, and trustees… past and present.

   

  Please register here.

  
  Please email questions to development@kewforest.org.

• Alumni Basketball Game

  6/10/2023 12:15 PM to 3:00 PM

  
  Organized by the Development Office

• 2023 Faculty Hall of Fame Induction

  6/10/2023 3:45 PM to 5:00 PM

  
  Organized by the Development Office

• Reunion & Community Reception (Adults Only)

  6/10/2023 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

  
  Organized by the Development Office

• Milestone Class Reunion Dinner

  6/10/2023 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

  
  Venue: Dee’s Restaurant
  Organized by the Development Office
• Jun

  11

  Registration Open: Community & Alumni Reunion Weekend

  6/9/2023 to 6/11/2023

  
  Organizer: M. Aragón
  
  Mark your calendar and get ready to mingle with alumni, faculty, staff, parents, students, and trustees… past and present.

   

  Please register here.

  
  Please email questions to development@kewforest.org.

• WEEK A

  6/11/2023

• Class of '23 Commencement

  6/11/2023 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

  
  The commencement ceremony will be livestreamed at kewforest.org/graduation.
• Jun

  12

  DAY 1

  6/12/2023

• 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony

  6/12/2023 2:15 PM to 3:00 PM

  
  Venue: Kew-Forest Gym
  Organizer: K. Bernstein
  

  Note: This event is for families and students of Grade 5 only. For more information and to access the RSVP form, please go here.
• Jun

  13

  Last Day of School (Half Day)

  6/13/2023

• Quarter 4 / Semester 2 Ends

  6/13/2023

• DAY 2

  6/13/2023

• Lower School Spring Show

  6/13/2023 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

  
  Venue: Kew-Forest Gym
  
  

  Dress Code for Students

  • Students should dress up for the occasion.
  • Please no jeans, T-Shirts or shirts with words or pictures.
  • Students may wear their academic uniform in lieu of dressing up.

  RSVP

  • Please RSVP through this link.
  • Up to four guests per family may attend the show.

  Entering the Building

  • Do not arrive earlier than 8:40 a.m. The show will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and we would like to have everyone seated by then.
  • Arrive by foot if possible, as parking in the neighborhood can be challenging to find.
  • Please enter the building at the main entrance on Union Turnpike.

  Dismissal

  • Dismissal will take place immediately following the performance.
  • Your children should leave with you after picking up their belongings in their classrooms.
  • There is no Afterschool on this day.

• 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony

  6/13/2023 10:45 AM to 12:00 PM

  
  Venue: Kew-Forest Gym
  Organizer: M. Vessio
• Jun

  14

  Faculty/Staff Workdays

  6/14/2023 to 6/16/2023

• (Tentative) Virtual Alumni Council Meeting

  6/14/2023 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM
• Jun

  15

  Faculty/Staff Workdays

  6/14/2023 to 6/16/2023
• Jun

  16

  Faculty/Staff Workdays

  6/14/2023 to 6/16/2023
• Jun

  19

  BUILDING CLOSED (Juneteenth)

  6/19/2023
• Jun

  20

  Kew-Forest Regular Board Meeting (Virtual)

  6/20/2023 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM