Unwanted Items

 

On Monday, you may start to slowly take things down in your room.  As much as I appreciate our staff’s desire to share with each other, no unwanted items can be brought/left in the staff lounge. That includes food from your EOY celebrations.

If you have items that you no longer want, please keep them in your classroom, take a picture, and send an email to the staff. If no one wants your item(s), you will need to dispose of it.

I will be emptying the fridge in the staff lounge Thursday afternoon. Any remaining items in the fridge will be thrown away.

8th Grade Clap Out

We will continue our clap out tradition on the last day of school for our 8^th graders. Please have all your students lined up outside your classroom by 10:45 on Friday. All 8^th graders and their parents will walk through the hallways of Keystone one last time as the entire school claps/cheers for them. 

Students can shout, say kind words, clap hands or use noisemakers to make our 8^th graders feel special. I will be providing each grade level with a specific number of clappers and/or noise makers for your students to use. Please make sure to collect them at the conclusion of the clap out and return them to me. Upon completion of the clap out, all Y5s-7 students will immediately go back to their classroom and teachers will pull up Driveline.

Please make sure to end your classroom celebration in enough time to prepare for the end of the day and be in the hallway by 10:45. 

Positive Behaviors

 

Please make sure you have entered a positive behavior for every student in your homeroom. This needs to be completed as part of your EOY tasks. I will be running my report on Monday morning. Thank you for your commitment to strengthening our partnership between home and school through positive acknowledgment of our students. 

Lunch

Lunch will be in classrooms on Monday and Thursday. Lunch is in classrooms on Monday for the school store and Thursday for setting up 8^th grade graduation. There will be coverage coming around to give you an opportunity to warm up your food and use the restroom, if needed.  

Report Cards

 

All report cards go home on Friday. For those students who inform you that they will not be here on Friday, please do not give them their report cards early. They can pick up their report cards from the office during the summer along with all other remaining items.

Staff Meeting

We look forward to seeing everyone at Rusted Crow on Main St. on Tuesday for our final staff meeting. Please make sure to arrive promptly at 4 PM. Click here for the agenda.

Salary Letters

 

Starting on Monday, you may stop by my office at any time to pick up your 2025-26 salary letter.

ABCDE Goal-Attendance

Congratulations to Ms. Thomas’ classroom for spelling the word, ATTENDANCE. I love that this is still happening with only one week of school left. 

Affirmations

 

Stacey for starting our meetings and event calendar for the upcoming school year.

Robyn M for NWEA completion communication. Thank you for ensuring all assessments were given in your absence.

Kim J, Lynne, and Emily for spending time with our students on Mackinaw Island. Thank you for providing our students with an unforgettable trip.

Steve and Sarah G. for spending a week with our 8th graders exploring Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. I’m so grateful for the time, energy, and personal time you sacrificed to make this trip possible. You created lasting memories and a meaningful experience for our students!

Diane and Amanda for organizing a memorable Cedar Point trip for our NJHS students! It was a wonderful way to recognize and celebrate their hard work and commitment to community service throughout the year. We appreciate all you did to make it happen!

Stacey Reed and Andria for all the time you have spent organizing our summer learning opportunities for students.

Jen D for going above and beyond for your students AND their families!

Mandy for spending an evening with your families at Frosty Boy. I’m in awe that you took this upon yourself to organize. The care you showed by volunteering to spend this special time outside of the school day will have a lasting impact on your students and families.

Laurie for assisting me in the parking lot. You have no idea how much that meant to me.

Stacey Ramirez for being the yin to my yang when it comes to creating so many amazing things. Your partnership balances all my wild ideas and makes them all come to life in the best way possible. I’m so grateful for countless hours you've poured into making everything we do truly special. I couldn't imagine doing it without you!

Linsey for providing us with reward guidance. I appreciate you.

Stacey Reed for my special hot beverage you constantly provide me. You truly make my morning every time you do it.

Ellen and Andria for distributing 8^th grade clappers and providing communication.  

Happy Birthday

 Ja’Rayl: June 9

Sandy: June 13

Cayla: June 14

Alex: June 15

Gloria: June 28

There is a special gift in the mailboxes of all the people who celebrate their birthdays in 

This Week

Monday, June 2:

     ·      4^th, 5^th, & 8^th Grade Chromebooks Collection

     ·      Trimester 3 School Store

     ·      Start Taking Classroom Items Down (Slowly)

     ·      Collect Textbooks

Tuesday, June 3:

     ·      8^th Grade Chromebooks Collection

     ·      Trimester 3 School Store Reward

     ·      Move Up Day

     ·      Staff Meeting

     ·      Staff Meeting Snacks-Leadership Team

     ·      Grade Level Welcome Letter Due

Wednesday, June 4:

     ·      6^th and 7^th Grade Chromebooks Collection

     ·      Perfect Attendance Reward

     ·      Performance Goals in Oracle

     ·      All Report Card Grades Entered

Thursday, June 5:

     ·      Purple Club

     ·      8^th Grade Promotion

     ·      Print Report Cards

Friday, June 6:

     ·      Last Day of School

     ·      ½ Day of School

     ·      Kinder Promotion

·      8^th Grade Clap Out 

Important Dates

 

June 26: Magic Show at Keystone 12-1 PM

July 8: Summer Learning Check-In #1 (Rolling Hills Water Park) 12 PM

July 10: Wildlife Safari Show at Keystone 5:30-6:30 PM

July 24: Middle School Mixer for students entering 6^th-8^th grade this fall 5:30-7:00 PM at Sky Zone

August 4: Summer Learning Check-In #2 (BIG in Games) 3 PM

August 7: Y5s & Kinder Barnyard Bash

August 13: New Family Dinner

August 18-22: August PD

August 20: Family Fun Night

August 25: First Day of School

EOY Celebrations

 

To ensure that we make our daily attendance requirement (75%), EOY celebrations must take place on the last day of school, except kindergarten who will do it on Thursday. The time and activities are at your discretion.

Staff Meeting

 

Our last staff meeting is Tuesday, June 3 at Rusted Crow. As you know our tradition is to have our last staff meeting at a restaurant. We love wrapping up the school year in a fun way. We go over our agenda items, then the leadership team purchases appetizers and pop/soda for everyone. 

In the meantime, I wanted to give everyone time to prepare. All salaried employees are required to attend, and we strongly encourage our hourly staff to come out too!

As this is a staff meeting, students cannot attend. I am leaving my daughters at STARS and picking them up afterwards, so I can focus on the meeting and spend quality time with each of you!  

Attendance Matters

 

Congratulations to Mrs. Turner’s and Mr. Higgins’ classrooms for spelling the word, HERE. What a way to finish strong!

Thank You

 

Steve for creating a wax museum video highlighting our 7^th and 8^th graders’ presentations.   

Kathleen, Falak and Teri for quickly rescheduling the 4^th grade field trip to ensure that our students didn’t miss out on this opportunity.

Flo, Megan, Mandy, Jessica for administering a lot of kinder readiness assessments to set our incoming students up for success.

Stefanie and Alex for setting up and scheduling all the kinder assessments. I appreciate everything that you did to make sure the day went smoothly.

Andria, Jane, Ellen, Cindy C, Linsey, Alex, Megan, Sarah M, Mandy, Holly, Jen D and Jessica W for attending retention meetings and providing valuable input and insight into the difficult decisions.

Ellen for finding an amazing way to honor a former student.  

Jen D for hosting a lot of visitors and allowing them to observe your best practices in action.  

Jen D and Kathleen for allowing the leadership team the opportunity to observe your instruction to strengthen our skill set.

Tracy for the extra blog post highlighting great connections and relationships between hallways.

Stephanie for all the errands, stores, and restaurants you visited to ensure our staff had everything they needed these past two weeks.  

Tameka for subbing in 5^th grade for two days this week. Thank you for doing double duty.

Alex for gathering ALL the retention data so I could make important decisions. I am extremely grateful for you.

Taylor for covering extra prep this week. Your sacrifice of time brought a lot of joy to our staff.

Emma for all your hard work creating our yearbook. Thank you for capturing memories that we students can have for a lifetime.

Josie, Falak, and Amy for producing the Keystone Newspaper. I love the variety of topics that were covered.

Emily for showcasing your students’ scientific skills with the science fair. It was great to explore them all.  

Jessica S for putting a unique spin to the classic, Goldilocks. It was great to see your students’ talents shine.

Stacey R, Alex, Robyn, and Tameka for spending your time providing ratings

Sandy for cutting out all the stars for our kindness wall.

Sandy for monitoring a Y5 student.  

This Week

 

Monday, May 26:

     ·      No School-Memorial Day

     ·      K-2 Numeracy (May 26-30)

Tuesday, May 27:

    ·      PLC (Team) Meeting

    ·      Harper Kindness Spirit Day $1.00

Friday, May 30:

     ·      Payday Breakfast-6^th Grade    

     ·      Field Day

     ·      Social Media Post Due to Jorvonna-8^th Grade

Happy Birthday

 

Robyn and Amy: May 29

Important Dates

 

June 2: Tri 3 School Store

June 3: Tri 3 School Store Rewards

June 3: Move Up Day

June 3: Staff Meeting

June 3: Staff Meeting Snacks-Leadership Team

June 4: Perfect Attendance Reward

June 4: All Grades Entered

June 5: 8^th Grade Promotion

June 5: Purple Club

June 6: Kinder Promotion

June 6: 8^th Grade Clap Out

June 6: End of Tri 3/Report Cards Go Home

June 6: Last Day of School-1/2 Day

June 9: Ja’Rayl’s Birthday

June 13: Sandy’s Birthday

June 14: Cayla’s Birthday

June 15: Alex’s Birthday

June 26: Magic Show 12-1 PM

June 28: Gloria’s Birthday

*If you have an event to add or something has been forgotten, please let me know!  

Secret Staff Spirit Week

It’s time to bring the energy, creativity, and just a little bit of chaos with a full week of themed fun! Get ready for curious stares, puzzled expressions, and contagious laughter.

·       May 19: Mismatch Monday– Show off your wild side by wearing clothes that clash! Mix patterns, colors, and styles that don’t match—because the more mismatched, the better!

·       May 20: Tired Tuesday– Roll out of bed and come cozy! Wear your favorite pajamas to school.

·       May 21: Way Back Wednesday– Travel back in time! Dress from one of the following decades: the 20s, 60s, 70s, 80s, or 90s.

·       May 22: Tropical Thursday– Say aloha to fun! Wear your best beach or tropical attire from head to toe.

·       May 23: Fanatic Friday– Show your team spirit! Wear your favorite team apparel to prove you're their biggest fan.

If you choose not to participate on a particular day, please wear your normal professional attire. 

Lunch on Monday

We are excited to let you know that MEEMIC will be providing us with a delicious Chinese lunch on Monday! The menu will include General Sao Chicken, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Mongolian Beef, white rice, and fried rice. This lunch is just one of the many ways we are grateful for our continued partnership with MEEMIC, and we look forward to many more opportunities to collaborate together.

Please make sure to express your gratitude to MEEMIC for everything that they have done for us this entire school year. 

EOY Evaluations

All EOY evaluations will be finalized by the end of today. With evaluations being in Oracle, it doesn’t provide an option for evaluations to be emailed. You can view and/or print your evaluation by following the directions below.

ABCDE Goals-Attendance

 

Congratulations to Mrs. Kaminski's class for spelling the word, ATTENDANCE. It’s truly uplifting to see that, even as the school year winds down, everyone is still committed to achieving our schoolwide goal.

Affirmations

Cayla, Sarah, and Ellen for being evaluation panelists for the perseverance scholarship. Thank you for assisting with upholding this great tradition.

Amanda and Diane for your unwavering dedication and the countless hours you poured into organizing a meaningful NJHS induction ceremony. Your commitment to guiding our students through impactful service opportunities all year has truly shaped them into thoughtful, compassionate leaders.

Eric for the incredible band concert you put together. It’s clear how much effort and dedication you put into preparing the students. The concert was a beautiful reflection of how much they’ve grown under your guidance.

Emily for inviting the school to see your students' science projects. It was inspiring to witness their hard work and creativity firsthand. We appreciate the exposure to other fields of science that you provided to our younger students. 

Steve for creating an incredible wax museum. The creativity and dedication of your students brought history to life in a way that was both educational and truly inspiring for everyone who experienced it.

Linsey for assisting me with an image.

Stephanie for ALL the different stores that you researched and traveled to for the best price. Because of you we were able to do more for SAW.

Tameka for serving as acting principal in my absence. I deeply appreciate the way you kept everything running smoothly while supporting our staff and students with care and consistency.

Stacey Reed for ensuring I acknowledge someone who was worthy of recognition.