Weekly Learning Update

By the end of the week, your child should be able to:

• Math

• identify how many ones and tens there are in a given number, and draw the number using tens blocks.  For example: 21 has 2 tens and 1 one!
• expand a two digit number into a math equation. For example: 20+1=21
•  Social Studies 
• Explain who Terry Fox was and why what he did is important.
• Explain what Orange Shirt day is and why it is important.
• Literacy
• identify a sentence versus a non-sentence.  For example: There is a stick under the door. versus stick under the door  

 Sharing Our Learning  

• Action Patterns!
• Ask your child to show you the action pattern he/she did last week.  If they don't remember, encourage him/her to make a new one!

 

Spelling Words

Your child was given one of the two following lists for this week:

from
open
now
get
but

beautiful
again
where
there
little

Reminders/Announcements

1. Book orders were due today!
2. LIBRARY TOMORROW :)'
3. Philkids forms due: Wednesday (First come, first serve)
4. Terry Fox School Run: Thursday PM
5. Spelling Test: Friday
6. Assembly: Friday
7. Family Groups: Friday
8. Ms. McGill will be away Thursday Sept. 26th -Tuesday Oct. 1st.  Please direct any questions or concerns to the office during this time. 

Keeler Communication

Dear Keeler Families, 

Our principal Kenny Yeung sent out a principal’s message via school messenger last week.  The message will go directly to your email (Please contact Ms. Woznow in the office if you have changed your email address after submitting your demographic verification form at the end of August).  As mentioned in our previous post, the school is committing to a communication plan to ensure parents are connected to the school and their childs’ learning.

Mr. Yeung will be sending out weekly messages via school messenger. Messages will include school wide important dates and reminders, as well as, resources, system/school updates and anything that will keep our community informed (No messages involving sales or promotion of any products or services will be in these messages).

A class blog is where we will be posting student work, assessments (ie. Rubrics) and questions for parents to have a better understanding of their child’s learning.  In addition, teacher contacts, class dojo and supporting resources will also be on our class blogs.  We are still working on guiding principles as a school to ensure consistency and clear expectations on what parents can expect from our class blogs. We will communicate that out before fall break. Class blogs can be accessed via the school website: 

http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/keeler/about-us/contact/staff/pages/default.aspx

School twitter will be used to shared stories, tasks, assessments (ie. Rubrics)  and activities that are related to the school to highlight the fantastic work and opportunities going on at Keeler.  Please follow us on: https://twitter.com/KeelerSchool

For anything else, please go to our school website as it will be fully updated with our monthly principals’ message, system stories/messages, upcoming dates, links to resources and more. The school website can be accessed at: http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/Keeler/Pages/default.aspx

Ms. McGill & Mrs. Rahal

Announcements/Reminders

• No school on Friday.  
• Full day tomorrow (Thursday)
• Book orders will be due on Monday.
• Spelling test tomorrow (Thursday).
• Library will be on Tuesdays (next week we will make sure to remind the students!)
• If your child does not have a Keeler shirt, or it does not fit, please email your teacher or message us on Class Dojo by September 22nd.

Circle of Courage and Upcoming Clubs

Dear Keeler Families,

Staff at Keeler continue to build routines and develop relationships with your children.  After talking to staff, students and families one of the greatest strengths of Keeler school is the “Circle of Courage.”  We had our first “Circle of Courage” assembly last Friday September 13^th and will continue with the tradition of weekly assemblies throughout the year.  If you are new to the school, below is a summary of the Circle of Courage:

It is the goal of Keeler school for the Circle of Courage to be integrated into every classroom, for every individual at our school to have a deep understanding of what it is and what it means. This will enable our school to become a community and to have a healthy school culture. The expectations of behavior can be reinforced through the pillars of the Circle. We are using this to recognize students who are showing the four pillars of the circle of courage. It is not a requirement for students to finish ALL of their circle. Students will complete their circles if they consistently show the pillars of the circle of courage.

The Circle of Courage consists of four pillars:

• Generosity (black): Looking forward to being able to contribute to others, be able to give cherished things to others.
• Belonging (red): A sense of community, loving others. 
• Independence (white): Making one’s own decisions and being responsible for failure or success, setting one’s own goals, disciplining one’s self.
• Mastery (yellow): Competence in many areas (cognitive, physical, social, and spiritual). Having self-control, responsibility, striving to achieve personal goals rather than superiority.

As a part of our communication plan with families, please refer to our school website for class blogs and our school twitter account: 

  

http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/keeler/about-us/contact/staff/pages/default.aspx 

  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KeelerSchool 

UPCOMING CLUBS @ KEELER

  

Mosaic After School Program:

Students age 8-12 will enjoy fun activities including: drama, field studies, recreational sports, homework help and more.  Please see Ms. Woznow in the office for a form. Note there are limited spaces.

Keeler Choir Club

The Keeler Choir Club will begin on Wednesday 25 September, 2019. Students will have the opportunity to learn, sing and perform songs at assemblies and other events. We invite Grade 3, 4, and 5 students to join choir during lunchtime on the following dates: Sept 25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6 Please see Ms. Duncan for more information

Start2Finish invites you to a fun, free after-school program to help improve

fitness and reading starting on October 23^rd, 2019 (Please contact Mr. Bane with any questions)

·      What: Running & Reading Club

·      Who: Children who will have good attendance and willing to

·      participate in all activities (grade 1 - 5)

·      Where: Your School Gym

·      Running & Reading Club

·      When: (until Wednesday from 3:15-5:15 the end of May)

·      Why: To improve and develop a love for fitness and literacy!

Ms. McGill & Mrs. Rahal

Keeler School's Marathon of Hope

KEELER SCHOOL’S MARATHON OF HOPE

“If you’ve given a dollar, you are part of the Marathon of Hope.” – Terry Fox

Dear Parents/ Guardians:                            

Once again, Keeler School is pleased to be hosting its annual Terry Fox Run/Walk on Thursday, September 26, 2019. We will kick it off with an assembly starting at 1:00 pm, followed by the run/walk.

As in previous years, our course will be mapped out on school grounds. In the spirit of belonging and generosity, all students will be expected to take part in the run/walk, regardless of the amount of money they raise.

As part of our campaign and making connections to Terry Fox’s generosity, we will also have classroom Terry Fox bins to collect Toonies for Terry (or whatever you would like to donate).  Our goal this year is $800.  Our great admin team has agreed to “get pied in the face” if we meet our goal. Teachers have said if we exceed our goal for each $100 a teacher will be added to the “pie in the face”.

Thank you for your support. Lets keep Terry’s dream alive!

Sincerely, 

The Terry Fox Team

Post Script: 

Keeler School is very proud of our contribution to cancer research.  Through the generosity of the families in our school community, last year we were successful in raising money for the Terry Fox Foundation.

Today marks the first day of our 2019 Terry Fox Campaign.  Our school will be accepting donations from now until the end of the month-every little bit helps!  All money raised through our event will be forwarded to the Terry Fox Foundation in support of cancer research.  Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $20 or more on pledge sheet.

If you choose to help your child collect donations, a pledge form is attached to this notice.  Extra pledge forms will be available at the office.

*Please remember to be safe- we do NOT encourage students to go door-to-door.

All pledge forms and donations must be returned to the school by Monday September 30^th.

Donations can be made online by VISA or MasterCard through the Terry Fox Foundation: www.terryfox.org

Spelling Words

Your child was given one of the two following lists for this week:

read
sleep
their
goes
green

going
her
him
black
soon

Weekly Learning Update

By the end of the week, your child should be able to:

• Math
• Make an increasing pattern with actions.  For example: “knees, clap, knees, clap, clap, knees, clap, clap, clap” 
• Identify how many ones and tens there are in a given number.  For example: 21 has 1 one and 2 tens! 
•  Social Studies 
• Explain what a symbol is. 
• Identify some symbols of Alberta.  For example: the shield on the Alberta flag represents the Albertan landscape.   

 Sharing Our Learning  

• “My Todd Parr”
• A project where students described what they do to help the earth in a piece of Art modeled after the illustrations of Todd Parr in “The EARTH Book”. 

 * Watch the story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpEc5nHqO2c  

Reminders/Announcements:

• Spelling test tomorrow.

• First Circle of Courage Assembly tomorrow!  If your child has a Keeler shirt, please remind them to wear it.

• Please send your child's home reading to school so that they can get new books for the weekend. 

Happy Thursday!

Weekly Learning Update

EDIT:  We had a visit from our friends at the Alex Dental Bus today!  Consent forms were sent home.  Please sign and return these at your earliest convenience!

Hello Keeler Families,

We hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

By the end of this week, students should be able to:

• explain what an increasing pattern is, and tell you its rule. (Math)
• explain what a province is and identify Alberta on a map of Canada. (SS)
• put their spelling words into a sentence or series of sentences that make sense. (Writing)

Reminders/Important Dates:

• Please try your best to read with your child every night.  We will be switching home reading books on Mondays and Fridays.
• First assembly is this Friday!
• Terry Fox run is on September 26th.  There is a container in the classroom to collect "Twonies for Terry" donations!

Spelling words: Depending on your child's reading level, they have been given one of two lists.  The words have gone home, but if you aren't sure which words your child should be practicing, please email or message us.

• them
• what
• give
• thank 
• fast

• would
• found
• always
• those
• which

Start2Finish

Start2Finish invites you to a fun, free after-school program to help improve

fitness and reading starting on October 23.

It will include:

● Running, relays and active games

● Circuit training for strength and fitness

● Individual and team challenges

● Group and individual reading activities

You can also look forward to:

● Healthy snacks

● T-shirt

● Cool prizes for individual and group goals reached

● Guest visits from athletes, police officers, community leaders and more!

What: Running & Reading Club

Who: Children who will have good attendance and willing to

participate in all activities (grade 1 - 5)

Where: Your School Gym

Running & Reading Club

When: (until Wednesday from 3:15-5:15 the end of May)

Why: To improve and develop a love for fitness and literacy!

Please let your teacher know if you are interested and they will send home a form to complete and return to the office.

Space is limited.  Please respond A.S.A.P.

School Council & Parents/Guardians as partners in learning!

Just a reminder that our first School Council Meeting is this Wednesday September 11, 2019 at Keeler School.  One of the most important ways you can make a meaningful difference in the lives of children is by participating on school councils. By connecting students, schools and your community, school councils help nurture and inspire students to achieve their full potential.

As a part of our communication plan with families, please refer to our school website for class blogs and our school twitter account:

http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/keeler/about-us/contact/staff/pages/default.aspx

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KeelerSchool

During our welcome back BBQ & presentation, we focused on ensuring “parents/guardians were partners in student learning.” Below are some tips provided by ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) http://www.ascd.org/Default.aspx

How can parents play a role in student success
Research shows that children of engaged parents perform better in school, which in turn allows parents to take initiative on learning-related matters and forges productive partnerships. Studies show that children’s academic achievement is directly influenced by their parents’ involvement in their education. Here are some tips that will help us work together with your child:

Questions to ask your child about their day
Get a sense of your child’s life at school by asking questions that elicit more than a one-word response. Try one of these conversation starters:
Tell me what the best part of your day was.
What was the hardest thing you had to do today?
Did any of your classmates do anything funny?
Tell me about what you read in class.
Who did you play with/hang out with today? What did you do?
What rules are different at school than they are at home? Do you think they are fair?
Who did you sit with at lunch?
Can you show me something you learned or did today?
What’s the biggest difference between this year and last year?

Mrs. Rahal & Ms. McGill

Announcements

Hello Families,  

Here is a list of announcements for the coming week!  

Hockey Fun  
Keeler has two opportunities for hockey tickets!  They are both first come, first serve, so if you are interested please let us know ASAP (email or Class Dojo).  

Sept. 10th _ Flames vs. Oilers Rookie Game 
Calgary Hitmen pre-season (any game)  

Classroom Calendar  
There will be a classroom calendar posted on the blog soon.  This will allow any special dates specific to our classroom to be in one place.  It is still important that you check the school calendar at http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/keeler/about-us/calendar/Pages/default.aspx for school specific information.  

Spelling Tests  
If you have not yet received your child’s spelling test, it should come home tomorrow!  If you have not received it by then, please email or message us.   

Scholastic Orders  

Due: Friday, September 20th  

Reminder: Spelling Test tomorrow!

Spelling tests will always be on the last day of the school week.

BBQ Thank you!

Thank you to ALL the families and community members that came out to our welcome back BBQ on August 29^th.  We had over 370 students/families/community members come out! Please check out the school twitter account if you missed the event.  In addition to the BBQ we had a information session for individual grade teams; please see attachment of the presentation if you were unable to make it.

As mentioned at our grade-level information session, we are committed to having clear, ongoing communication with our families through a consistent communication platform.  Please refer to our school website http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/keeler/about-us/contact/staff/pages/default.aspx  as each grade will be updating our grade blogs weekly with teacher contact information, principal’s message and information from our twitter feed account. This will be part of our communication plan for the school where parents can access everything they need from the website.

With our modified calendar, by August’s end, we have already put in nearly two weeks of learning with our students. The students and staff have been very engaged and we are off to a great start in our 2019-2020 school year. Our focus at Keeler School remains around student learning, and our students’ purpose for coming here is to learn. We learn not only in the classroom, but also in the hallway, the playground, the lunchroom, and everywhere in between! We are about all learning! 

Sincerely, 

Ms. McGill & Mrs. Rahal

Presentation Link: 
https://calgaryboardofeducation-my.sharepoint.com/:p:/r/personal/samcgill_cbe_ab_ca/Documents/Meet%20the%20teacher-final.pptx?d=wc9d581a8627e46a8aefb56ef9fb6e8ca&csf=1&e=Bqc2cx

Welcome to Grade 2!

Hello Keeler Community!

Welcome to the Grade 2 blog for Keeler School.  Your teachers this year are Ms. McGill and Mrs. Rahal.  There will be another post coming soon that has a link to all of our contact information and plans for the year. Check it out!

IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A KEELER COUGAR!