Our PTO will be providing us with a coffee truck on Monday when we return. Head to the playground anytime between 7-9 AM to enjoy a hot beverage. In addition, our School Board will be providing the staff with their holiday gift and lunch on Friday, January 12.
We have a lot to look forward to in the new year.
Two weeks away from school. Staying up too late watching TV? Playing video games all day? Sleeping in several extra hours? Taking daily naps? These are some of the ways that our students will spend their break, so it’s important to reteach your behavioral expectations when students return. You don’t need to spend several weeks reestablishing your classroom culture, but several days should be used to help students transition back into the routines of our school day.
In the beginning of the school year, the students created a social contract. So, ask them what they expect their classmates to continue to do in the new year. Let your students lead these discussions by restating what we all expect now that we’ve had some time to get to know each other and some time away.There has been an EXCESSIVE amount of paper that is being printed and left in the copier room. As you know, one of our Core Values is to “act with discipline to sustain our academic success and financial viability.” Please make sure to pick up all the copies that you are making.
As a reminder, please only print color documents to the color printer.
I’m seeing a lot of black and white documents coming from that printer. The ink
for the color printer is more expensive than the other copiers.
Linsey for joining the
Keystone team.
Robyn for providing
staff with our NWEA update to ensure we meet compliance.
Tameka for ensuring
everyone played the game and created a scheduled for 30 Hour PD participates.
Tracy for turning your frustrations into pumpkin pies.
I really appreciate how you are always providing the staff with treats. You are
so thoughtful.
Kathleen for my wonderful Christmas gift. You chose
several of my favorite things which made the gift special.
Sam, Steve, Emily, Robyn, and Tracy for attending
a parent meeting before and after school. The care and concern that you have
for your students is amazing.
Cindy for my Christmas gift. Every year, you
contribute to me enjoying the break doing something I love.
Jen D for volunteering to cover dismissal duty solo to help
out a colleague and me.
Stacey Ramirez for volunteering to take on dismissal duty to
help a colleague. You didn’t hesitate to find a solution that involved you
taking on additional responsibilities so a colleague could be safe.
Jen D for giving me a little something extra. Thanks
for bringing me joy!
Stacey Reed for your endless thoughtfulness.
Mandy, Megan, Kim,
Lisa, Sandy, and Jessica W for coming together to make a
student’s birthday special. You are all amazing!
Jessica G and
Emma for providing specials to ALL students while two of your colleagues
were receiving professional development.
Ashley B for
my wonderful Christmas gift. Thank you for thinking of me this holiday season.
Jen S. for
my Christmas gift. You know the way to my heart is food.
Flo for
creating and cutting out all the lunch cards for the entire school. I was
amazed by how quickly you got it done!
Robyn for creating
a Take the Grammy game. Thank you for bringing joy/fun to our staff.
Ellen, Steve,
Christina, Mandy, and John for hosting two volunteers. Thank you for making
Keystone a welcoming place.
Stacey Ramirez for
helping me by running a last minute errand. You never hesitate to assist me.
Emma, Ja’Rayl, John, and
Jessica G for hosting Specials Winter Extravaganza. The students couldn’t
stop talking about all the fun things that got to do every day. Thanks for
bringing the grade levels together.
Monique for my yummy Christmas gift. Thank you for always thinking of me every year.
Robyn for my personalized gift. It made me feel special to have something so beautiful.
Monday, December 25-Friday, January 5:
·
Winter Break-No
School
Thursday, December 28:
·
John’s Birthday
Saturday, December 30:
·
Emma’s Birthday
Wednesday, January 3:
·
Mandy’s Birthday
·
Kayla’s Birthday
Sunday, January 7:
·
Danielle’s Birthday
Monday, January 8:
·
School Resumes
Tuesday, January 9:
·
SLT Meeting
January 10:
·
Perfect Attendance
Prize Redemption
January 11:
·
Purple Club
January 12:
·
NHA Moral Focus
Writing Contest Submissions Due to ELA or homeroom teachers
· Y5s-8th
Grade ORF Benchmark 2 (January 12-18)
· Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Martin L King Jr Day)-Shroff
·
Payday Breakfast-Jen S, Glen, and Tamara
John: December 28
Emma: December 30
Mandy: January 3
Kayla: January 3
Danielle: January 7
There is a special gift in the mailboxes of all the people who celebrate their birthdays in
January 14:
Kathleen’s Birthday
January 15: No School-MLK Day
January 16: Staff Meeting
January 16: Staff Meeting Snacks-Kindergarten
January 16-19: Toy Drive for Bottomless Chest
January 19: Progress Reports
January 19: Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Civil Rights Day)-Turner
January 22-26: 3-8 ELA & Math Interim 2
January 22-26: Science Interim 2 (3-5, & 7)
January 22-26: K-2 Numeracy 2
January 26: Payday Breakfast-7th & 8th
Grade
January 26: Grade Level Intervention Meetings
January 26: Spirit Day and Popcorn $1.00 each
January 26: Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Black History Month)-Jordan
January 29: Science Interim 2 (6 & 8)
January 30: PLC Meeting 4-5 PM
January 31: Half-day
January 31: Social Media Post Due to Jorvonna-4th
Grade
*If you have an event to add or something has been forgotten, please
let me know!
For our final week Before Winter Break, we are continuing to roll out exciting things for you.
On Monday, our PTO will be coming around with a hot chocolate cart and some sweets.
We hope you participate in our Take the Grammy activity on Tuesday. You will work with your team to finish the lyrics to
as many holiday songs as possible. Click here to see your team.
To ensure this is a fun activity for everyone follow the
directions below.
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Teams will come to the
leadership team to play during prep, recess, and/or lunch.
•
Leadership team will
be the timekeeper and reader.
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The leadership team
will say go and read the lyrics to the team from the first card in the pile.
•
If the team can finish
the lyric with the correct answer as indicated on the card, the reader picks up
another card and continues until the timer runs out.
•
The reader cannot pass
or discard the card.
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After 60 seconds, the
total number of correct answers will be tallied. Each card is worth one point.
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The team with the most
tallies proceeds to the next round.
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At the end of the
tournament, the team with the most points wins.
In addition, the leadership team will be offering concession stand snacks (nachos, hot dogs, freshly popped popcorn, boxes of candy, and beverages) on Wednesday.
We know it isn’t a true movie night without some snacks! So, on Thursday enjoy wearing your pajamas with the snack bar (chips, cookies, etc.) we will be providing in the lounge.
We hope these activities have made the days leading up to Winter Break more enjoyable.
Please remember to clean up after yourself in the
staff room. This includes spills on the tables and in the microwave. I’m
noticing that there are a lot of coffee stains and spills that NO ONE is
cleaning up. Please do NOT put dishes in the sink,
even if you have the mindset that you will wash it later. You will need to wash it before
you leave the staff room. Thank you for keeping our work environment nice for
everyone to enjoy!
Before you leave for winter break,
please remember to retrieve your items from the fridge in the staff lounge. I
will be throwing away EVERYTHING in the staff fridge at 3PM on Friday. Please
do not bring any holiday party items to the lounge. Lastly, turn off and unplug all electrical
items in the classrooms and offices. This includes lights, lamps,
microwaves, space heaters, coffee pots, etc.
Steve and Sam for working out a plan to provide your students with a visual learning experience.
Danielle for sharing something with me that warmed my heart.
Tracy for making treats for the staff.
Stacey Reed for making my morning better.
Falak for explaining the importance of attendance on
the ½ day to your families in your newsletter. Thank you.
Amanda for sharing a best practice at our staff
meeting. I love how intentional you are in showing care towards your students and
sharing it with our families. You are making a difference.
Jen D for my thoughtful Christmas gift. I needed it
more than you know.
Robyn for our updated reunification process. You did
a great job enhancing it.
Robyn, Alex, and Tameka for providing me with valuable attendance information in a short
turnaround. I know I can always count on you.
Teri and Diane for being a united front and expressing your concerns to your parents.
Josie for recommending Keystone
as a good place to work.
Steve for sharing your knowledge
about safety. Thank you for assisting the leadership team with the
reunification process.
Theresa and Sandy for
substitute teaching which allowed your colleagues to receive professional
development.
Monday, December 18:
·
Hot Off the Press (12
Days)
Tuesday, December 19:
· PLC (Team) Meetings 4PM
· Take the Grammy (12 Days)
Wednesday, December 20:
·
Concession Stand (12 Days)
Thursday, December 21:
·
Only 1 more wake up
day-wear pajamas-FREE (Movie Night-12 Days)
Friday, December 22:
·
Swag Bag (12 Days)
· Spirit Day $1.00
·
Social Media Post Due
to Jorvonna-3rd Grade
December 25-January
5: Winter Break-No School
December 28: John’s Birthday
December 30: Emma’s Birthday
January 3: Mandy’s Birthday
January 3: Kayla’s Birthday
January 7: Danielle’s Birthday
January 8: School Resumes
January 9: SLT Meeting
January 10: Perfect Attendance Prize Redemption
January 11: Purple Club
January 12-18: Y5s-8th Grade ORF Benchmark 2
January 12: Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Martin L King Jr Day)-Shroff
January 12: Payday Breakfast-Jen
S, Dennis, Glen, and Tamara
January 14: Kathleen’s Birthday
January 15: No School-MLK Day
January 16: Staff Meeting
January 16: Staff Meeting Snacks-Kindergarten
January 19: Progress Reports
January 19: January 12: Morning Assembly Presentation Due
(Civil Rights Day)-Turner
January 22-26: 3-8 ELA & Math Interim 2
January 22-26: Science Interim 2 (3-5, & 7)
January 22-26: K-2 Numeracy 2
January 26: Payday Breakfast-7th & 8th
Grade
January 26: Grade Level Intervention Meetings
January 26: January 12: Morning Assembly Presentation Due
(Black History Month)-Jordan
January 29: Science Interim 2 (6 & 8)
January 30: PLC Meeting 4-5 PM
January 31: Half-day
January 31: Social Media Post Due to Jorvonna-4th
Grade
*If you have an event to add or something has been forgotten, please
let me know!
This week for the 12 Days Before Winter Break, we have some more great things planned. On Monday, we are giving a prize for the brightest and shiniest dressed staff member—the tackier the better. Please submit a picture to Jorvonna by 1:30 PM on Monday to enter. Winner will be announced at 3:00 PM.
On Tuesday, you will receive Star Treatment from the leadership team. Part of that treatment is a 10-minute massage from a licensed masseuse. If you would like a massage, please sign-up here by noon on Monday.
Lastly, we hope you participate in our
Oscar in my Pocket activity. Originally, this was scheduled for Wednesday. Due to the half day, we will be moving it to Thursday. We will be giving 12 Oscars to
random staff members. Throughout the day, stop a staff member and ask, “Do you
have an Oscar in your pocket?” If they do, they have to give it to the person
who asked. At 3:45, the 12 people who have the Oscars in their pockets win a
prize. Bring your Oscar to Jorvonna’s office by 4PM.
To ensure this is a fun activity for
everyone follow the directions below.
