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Generosity club will be hosting Pajama Day on Wednesday, November 27, 2019! Generosity club is made up of a group of students who meet once a week to promote generosity and belonging at our school.  At times, Generosity club will fundraise to support local programs or charities, such as the Mayor’s Food Drive during the holidays. We show how generous our students and families can be by helping those who may need it.  Generosity club also hosts ‘Spirit Days’ throughout the year to help promote belonging in our school. The first of these days will be Pajama Day on November 27, 2019. Students and teachers are encouraged to wear pajamas to school that day, but please,  do not send stuffies with your child.  If you do not want to wear pajamas that day, please feel free to wear your Keeler shirt! There will be two additional spirit days later this school year.  Generosity club is also starting up collection for the Calgary Food Bank. We will be collecting non-perishab...

Math/Art Last week we continued to work on measurement using standard (cm) and non-standard units. Students worked to create a background for their measurement garden project.  This allowed them to experiment with various colors of paint.  Next week students will organize the flowers in height order.  They will then measure them, concluding this portion of our measurement unit. Students have also been working hard on their math facts and strategies for double digit addition.   Social Studies  The main task for last week was: being a modern child on the prairies.  Within this, students brainstormed ideas about their own lives.  Some of the things they came up with were: being able to go to the zoo, restaurants, movies, school, the park, church, daycare, play and learn, etc.  Students also brainstormed food that they like to eat. The Social Studies curriculum for Grade 2 investigates an Inuit community, an Acadian community, and a prairie community....

Hello Grade 2 families, It's time to share some of the learning that has been happening with Keeler's Tremendous Twos! Remembrance Day Grade 2 had many discussions this week about what Remembrance Day is, and why it is important to remember our veterans and soldiers.  As a community, we shared if we know anyone who has been in a military.  We also made a poppy wreath for the assembly and completed a piece of writing on: "I remember because" or "Remembrance Day is important because.   Math We have been working on measurement using standard (cm) and non-standard units.  Students went around the classroom and measured various items with a ruler and then with several of the following: unifix cubes, base ten blocks, paperclips, plastic chain links, and a pictorial version of a bumble bee.  Following this activity, students chose images of two items, then compared them pictorially using pictures of bees, hearts, leaves, or meatballs.  We also created math eq...

Fall Celebration tomorrow. No school Friday. Last day for the AARCS fundraiser (bake sale) is tomorrow! Check out their link: https://aarcs.ca

Dear Keeler families, As a public school, we recognize and acknowledge many cultures, holidays and customs.  Currently, over 30% of our school population are identified as speaking another language other than English at home.  While we don’t stop and celebrate each holiday at school, we do know the diverse number of holidays and customs that our collective school community embraces.  Halloween is one of these annual events that some of our families participate in.  Students are invited to bring a simple, non-violent (no weapons) costume that staff can identify them (no mask) to wear over their clothes on  October 31 .  Other options include wearing black and orange, wearing school spirit wear, or also not dressing up at all. The Grade 2's will have a fall celebration tomorrow afternoon.   Families are welcome to send nut free and kiwi free snacks.   Ms. McGill's class has 20 students and Mrs. Rahal's class has 21.  

Dear Parents, It is very important that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather, including hats, gloves, mittens, etc. We do not have enough clothing to lend out to students who need these items and we also do not have the staff to be able to supervise a lot of students inside on colder days over lunch and recess times. We will, however, have indoor recess and lunches when temperatures reach -20 Celsius or colder including wind-chill factor. Please see our guidelines below: CBE Cold Weather Guidelines for On-Site Activities
 When temperatures reach -20 Celsius or colder including the wind-chill factor, it is recommended that students be kept inside for recess or lunch breaks. The minus 20 Celsius guideline is comparable to other school jurisdictions in Alberta and across Canada. note | this temperature is provided as a guideline and may be adjusted for the school/activity. Thank you!

Library tomorrow. Scholastic book orders are due Wednesday. AARCS fundraiser (bake sale) on this week!  All items are 1 or 2 dollars. Confirmed club times & info: Running and Reading: 3:15-5:15 (Wednesday). Apologies for last week's miscommunication. Confirmation has not yet been made on final membership in the Running & Reading program.  Please send your child again this week.  Once membership has been confirmed, Ms. Rahal & Ms. McGill will ensure that families are notified. Mosaic: 3:09-5:15 (Tuesday & Thursday) PhilKids: 3:09-5:00 (Tuesday & Thursday)