Important Dates

 

December 14: Jen D’s Birthday

December 14: Staff Meeting Snacks-Kinder

December 14: Staff Meeting 4-5 PM

December 15: “Ugly Sweater” with jeans for free

December 15: Facebook Post Due to Jorvonna-3^rd grade

December 17: Spirit Day

December 17: Retention List Due to Jorvonna

December 17: Morning Assembly Presentation Due-New Year’s Goal (Joye)

December 20-31: No School-Winter Break

December 29: Julianne’s Birthday

December 30: Emma’s Birthday

January 3: School Resumes

 

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

Happy Birthday

 

Jen H: December 8

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

Thanksgiving Unplugged

 

We are asking all staff members to “unplug” from work over Thanksgiving break. We want you to use this as an opportunity to relax, unwind, and enjoy a well-deserved break with family and friends.

Please set an out of office message (included below) at 4:00 pm today and refrain from checking emails until Sunday night, November 28.

Here is your out of office message:

Thank you for your email. I am out of the building from Tuesday, November 23 at 4:00 pm until Monday, November 29. During this time, all Keystone staff members have been encouraged to unplug and prioritize their mental health and family by temporarily disconnecting from work. I will be more than happy to respond to your email and needs when I return to work on Monday, November 29. Thank you for your understanding and partnership.

How do you set an out of office message?

Open Outlook àFile à Click “Automatic replies”. I paste the message in both boxes for “within the company” and “outside of the company.”

12 Days Before Winter Break

 The admin team has planned some things for the 12 Days Before Winter Break.

Let's have some fun! 

12 Days Before Winter Break 2021 by embryjd on Scribd

Welcome Back

 

I am excited to announce that Nikki Hutcherson will be returning on Monday from medical leave. I have missed her bubbly personality and cannot wait to see her smile around the building again.

Parent-Teacher Conferences Follow-up

 

Please turn in your Conference Attendance Form to me by Friday, December 3.

Also, if you discussed retention at conferences, please make sure that you send me your list by Friday, December 17 so that I can enter those students’ names into MyNHA as possible retention candidates. 

Classroom Holiday Parties

 

If you are having a classroom holiday party, it must be on December 17 for the last hour of the day.

Please remind families of our policy regarding food items. In our handbook it states, “…only items that are bought directly from the store and with an ingredient list may be brought into school. No homemade treats may be brought in for sharing due to potential allergen exposure.”

Accelerated Reader

 

AR is being funded with ESSER funds this school year. I was just informed last week that our school can’t use our ESSER funds until January, at the earliest. Since our current AR license expires at the end of this month, I would recommend that you make alternative plans for Trimester 2 regarding AR until I can get a more definite date when ESSER funds are available.

Shout Outs

 

Keystone Staff for spending time with our families during parent-teacher conferences. Thank you for strengthening partnerships with our families.

Stacey for always thinking creatively with hiring.

Stacey, Tameka, Jamie, and Robyn for covering all areas in my absence. 

Keystone Staff for contributing to Friendsgiving and sacrificing your lunch for school store.

Sandy for making sure a staff member was able to enjoy the Friendsgiving food.

Jeanne for covering Julianne for “mom stuff.”

Angel, Jen H and Stephanie for cleaning up potluck

Stefanie for staying all day last Friday to help out in the office and anywhere else that was needed.

Kim J for supporting school store.

Kari and Cindy Chuang for organizing the coin drive. You ladies do amazing things for our community.

Jamie for always finding emails that save me a lot of time.