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Learning Update

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In  Math  last week, students were introduced to various attributes (faces, edges and vertices) of 3 dimensional geometric objects.  Ms. Rahal's class was able to identify 3-D objects in the environment, while Ms. McGill's class began comparing the cubes and triangular pyramids that they made.   Students are enjoying targeted practice of two-digit by two-digit addition and subtraction through our Math Centres.  Those students who have mastered equations without regrouping have moved onto practicing two-digit addition with regrouping.  This is a skill that has been taught individually to students and will be taught to the class as a whole in the spring.   Lastly, both Grade 2 classes have been working hard at identifying and comprehending the key words and phrases within a word problem. ______________________________________________________________________________ In  Science , students in Ms. Rahal's class practiced readin...

Message from the Principal

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Please see the attached message from Mr. Yeung:   January 24, 2020 Dear Parents,  We would like to inform you that our wonderful administrative secretary Jennifer Ashe (Woznow) will be leaving us on Maternity leave as of January 31, 2020. We are so excited for her and will miss her dearly! We are also very excited to welcome Natasha Bailey to our Keeler School family on February 3, 2020. Ms. Bailey will be in and out of the office for the last few Fridays in January to help prep for the transition. Wishing Ms. Woznow all the best!, and a very warm welcome to Ms. Bailey!     Thank you,  Kenny Yeung Principal t | 403-777-8180 ext. 2123  f | 403-777-8184 keyeung@cbe.ab.ca

Pizza Lunch

Please read the following message from Mr. Yeung: Dear Parents, To celebrate the cookie dough fundraiser from last year we will be having a whole school pizza lunch on January 22, 2020.     There will be no charge to parents, thank you to School Council, and we will be ordering pepperoni, cheese, Hawaiian, vegetarian and gluten free options from Panago Pizza. Each student will receive up to 2 slices of pizza, should they want 2 slices, so please make sure to still send your child with snacks and some extra food for lunch, just in case they are still hungry. If your child has any food allergies, that we are not already aware of, please make sure to let the office know as soon as possible and if your child normally goes home for lunch, they are welcome to stay at the school that day at no extra charge. Please just make sure to let us know your child will be staying if they do not normally stay. Should you not want your child to partake in the pizza lunch, please also let us know...

Popcorn Sale for the Australian Bushfires

Keeler School’s Generosity Club has been brainstorming ways that we can help our friends in Australia, who are dealing with terrible bushfires. We have decided to have a popcorn sale to raise money to help with some of the costs.  Our popcorn sale will happen January 20-23 rd , 2020, at lunch time. We will sell bags of popcorn for $1.  All of the money raised will go to one of four foundations: Adelaide Koala Rescue – Helps take care of Koalas that have been hurt due to fires The New South Wales Rural Fire Services – Helps support Firefighters and their families CFS Foundation for Volunteer Firefighters – Helps Volunteer Firefighters who have lost their homes or have been hurt while fighting fires Beyond Blue – A foundation that helps survivors with counselling and other mental health support. If your child would like to purchase popcorn, they can bring money Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. There will be no popcorn sale on Friday, the 24 th  because we do not ha...

Learning Update

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Welcome to the first blog post of the new year.  The weather last week certainly didn't keep us away from learning.  Brrrr! Right away, we started off by brainstorming and writing our  January goals.   At the beginning of each month, students choose and record an academic goal, which for most students targets an area of Literacy or Math.  Next, students choose a random goal.  This encourages them to strive for growth within an activity that they are passionate about.  Lastly, a Circle of Courage goal, which is centered around one of Mastery, Independence, Generosity, or Belonging.  After the winter break the Grade 2s hit the ground running, starting three new units. In  Math , we have begun exploring 3-D shapes and have also introduced Math Centers.  Within these Math centers, we are able to complete targeted practice for our two-digit addition and subtraction skills, as well as maintain our knowledge of the other various math skill...