https://youtu.be/Fpk63yrhy3w

Good afternoon Keeler community,

Please continue to check email for school messenger updates, class blogs, school Twitter and school website for updates. 

Please see attached link for a message on behalf of the Keeler Staff.  

Have a safe spring break!

https://youtu.be/Fpk63yrhy3w 

Spring Break Update

Dear Families

In order to provide continuity of delivery of educational programing across Alberta, we (CBE) as a system are working on long term delivery of programing. We will be providing system wide messaging for families prior to the break. In the mean time here is a list of sites that will your student continue practicing what we have been learning in class.

Dear Families:

We are thinking of you and miss seeing you.  Hope you are all doing well.  Review the blog for past games, activities and links we have done in class.

Here are some resources and ideas that we have used in class to keep you and your child engaged while being home over the Spring Break.

1.     For reading, writing and language activities.  Read to your child, talk about letters and letter sounds.  Look around your house (letter hunt) for things that begin with certain letters (sounds). 

Here are some links to use also:

ABCYa: https://www.abcya.com

https://ABCmouse.com

alphablocks – youtube (good for sounding out words / letter sounds)

2.     For math – continue counting, making groups of objects (using your fingers or small objects such as small toys, cereal, buttons, paper clips etc.) and number identification.

Here are some links to use also:

Numberblocks – you tube

Numberjacks – you tube

Zero The Hero – you tube

3.     Educational movement songs and games.  All young children enjoy participating in these.  All children should remain active a few times throughout the day.

GoNoodle:  https://www.gonoodle.com

Cosmic Kids Yoga

Just Dance Kids

We wish you all a restful and healthy Spring Break.  Stay tuned to School messenger and the blog for any further updates.

The Kindergarten Team

Mrs. Reguly and Ms. Florea

School Message - COVID 19 supports

Keeler School
4807 Forego Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2A 2C4 t | 403-777-8180 f | 403-777-8184

Date March 17th, 2020
Hello Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

We recognize that your family may be significantly impacted by the COVID 19
outbreak. Here are some resources and supports that can help your family if food or other supports are needed during the upcoming weeks. It is important that you always check the websites of organizations however, as their locations, hours or procedures may change day to day.

Alberta 211 |can be accessed via the telephone (dial 211) or by the website.

The Calgary Food Bank | will be temporarily closed for part of the week of March 16-20. Families needing urgent food support are to access help via Alberta 211. Food hampers can be requested from the Calgary Food Bank by calling 403-253-2055.

Brown Bagging for Calgary Kids | is offering a $20 grocery gift card for any child who has recently received a free lunch at school through Brown Bagging for Calgary Kids. Visit https://bb4ck.org/help/ or https://bb4ck.org/ and click the green "Need Food Support" button at the top. 
This will require families to complete information online so that the gift card can be mailed to you.

Calgary Co-Op | is offering Care Packages containing non-perishable food essentials, free of charge, to anyone required to be quarantined as directed by a public health
agency. These care packages are available until April 15 and will be delivered to those affected in the Calgary-area. To request a care package, please contactmemberengagement@calgarycoop.com or by calling 403-219-6064. You will need to provide your name, address, phone number and the start date of your quarantine, as well as your closest Calgary Co-op Store. This offer will only extend as long as inventory permits.

Additional food supports can also be found at Meals for Individuals in Need and Food Banks and Hampers.
Please know that we are thinking about all of our families during this unprecedented and very challenging time.

Sincerely,

Kenny Yeung
Principal, Keeler School 

Date March 16th, 2020 (Approximately 12:00pm) Re:

Pick up of personal items

Dear Keeler Families,

With the recent announcement of classes being cancelled, we want to ensure you that as a school, our priorities continue to be focused on student safety, teaching and learning.

Currently, staff are working hard to develop plans that will help ensure that learning will still continue accommodating for the new realities that we face.

There will be further communication sent as soon as possible from our board. Please continue to check our school website, class blogs and school messenger updates.

We need to ensure that all personal belongings are available for pick-up. Please read through the information below carefully to know when you are able to come and gather your child(s) belonging. Below is the process, instruction and time to pick up student belongings.

Tuesday March 17th- Thursday March 19th

Time for personal belonging pick-up: 8:30am-11:00am & 12:00pm-3:00pm.

Please contact your child homeroom teacher if you are unable to make these proposed dates and times. Only one student at a time will be allowed into the classroom to get their personal items (jackets, snow pants, indoor shoes, lunch kit, personal items, medication). Teacher will come down and escort student to the classroom.

At this time, we are not sending home visual journals, math journals or duo-tangs.

We are working on an instruction plan and will communicate it out to families/guardians as soon as possible.

Families will be asked to wait in the foyer or outside while students go to classrooms to get their belongings. Please check out the lost and found tables for any items, anything left over after Spring Break will be donated. There will also be a bin for ALL library books to be returned. Thanks for your assistance as we navigate the next steps for the 2019-2020 school year. During times like these, it’s important to work together.

We are so grateful for such a supportive parent/guardian group at Keeler and will continue to work hard to overcome the challenges ahead.

Sincerely,

Kenny Yeung Principal