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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!  

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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. 

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....

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.

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 ...

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...

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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    

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!

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...

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  Wed nesday 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.

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...

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. 10 th _  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.    ...

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

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. Wi...

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!