Message to Hornet Families for the week of January 10th, 2021
Thank you all for choosing Kealing Middle School as your child's primary educator. We are excited about the Spring semester and all that is to come. Spring exams, sports, activities, and weather are just a few reasons to be excited about Spring 2021. Safety continues to be our top priority for the students and staff. Our educators are continually working to provide a great learning experience to our scholars. We were excited to celebrate a few of them for their service to the scholars of Austin Independent School District this past week (Pictures below).
This past week we experienced an event in Washington D.C. on January 6th that impacted us all. We as a Kealing family did not shy away from addressing the event with our scholars. We wanted to assure their voices were heard and they had an opportunity to express themselves about it. So, our amazing counselors and Social Studies teachers banded together to create an open door opportunitiy for any student needing to talk about the event and a lesson to give students an opportunity to discuss the event amongst themselves and with their teachers for a moment during thier Social Studies classes. With all that is going on around us, our staff stays committed to providing an enriching, exciting, and most importantly equitable learning experience for our scholars.
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Mrs. Kepner - 15 years of service in Austin ISD | Austin ISD Service Pins are given to staff members for every 5 years of dedicated service to our students | Mrs. Tenorio-Ordonez - 5 years of Service |
Mrs. Kepner - 15 years of service in Austin ISD
Austin ISD Service Pins are given to staff members for every 5 years of dedicated service to our students
Mrs. Tenorio-Ordonez - 5 years of Service
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Mr. Webster - 25 years of service in Austin ISD! | Mr. McCormick - 15 years of service in Austin ISD | Mrs. Miller - 15 years of service in Austin ISD |
Mr. Webster - 25 years of service in Austin ISD!
Mr. McCormick - 15 years of service in Austin ISD
Mrs. Miller - 15 years of service in Austin ISD
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Air Purifiers Teachers with no windows in their rooms were given air purifiers purchased by the PTA | Dividers for classes We received a surplus of dividers for classrooms from Austin ISD and our teachers were very happy about them. | N95 Mask Mrs. Miller was reimbursed for her N95 mask by the GoFund Me campaign. |
Air Purifiers
Dividers for classes
N95 Mask
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Kealing PTA Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
We are excited to announce that we have secured approval from AISD to have an outdoor day of service to honor Martin Luther King Jr's legacy of service and bring our Kealing community together safely to spruce up our gardens and grounds.
This service day will be the first step toward establishing more outdoor learning spaces that our teachers, neighbors, and community can use flexibly during covid, but also for years to come. We hope you will join us for this first service day of 2020-21 and come learn about the opportunity to get involved monthly if you end up loving your experience! In addition to leading the reimagining of the design and usage of our outdoor space, Science and Gardening Teacher Catherine Bergman will be conducting some mini nature talks/walks to share information about the various ecosystems around our school and how we are exploring enhancing them.
The service day will be on Saturday, January 16th, 2021 from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm (Rainout day will be MLK day, Monday, January 18th, 2021).
Book Drive and PTA Service Project
Collection sites: Kealing will be a collection site but we need more sites! We would like collection sites all over the city. If your family is willing to host a collection site, please contact Ms. Fernandez at kiersten.fernandez@austinisd.org to submit your address as a potential contactless, drop-off location.
Thank you!
Wish our Hornet Girls Soccer Team Great luck as we take on Paredes Middle School Saturday morning!
Please contact Coach Gardner (justin.gardner@austinisd.org) if you need more information.
Required Immunizations
Thanks,
Mr. Mansolo
Wish our Hornet Boys Basketball Great luck as we take on Paredes Middle School Thursday evening!
Please contact Coach Gardner (justin.gardner@austinisd.org) if you need more information.
WE AREN’T JUST MAKING A YEARBOOK, WE’RE MAKING HISTORY...
The 2021 Kealing yearbook staff is hard at work producing a book for our school community to commemorate this one-of-a-kind school year. It’s going well, but we need your help.
SUBMIT PHOTOS - we’re currently looking for photos from summer travel or summer camps, online school/clubs, extracurricular sports or fine arts, Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, election & activism, kindness, art, etc! We’ll take just about anything!!
Use this form to submit: https://forms.gle/1iaymHHDj6EPGdwf7
YEARBOOK COMMUNITY BLEND - stay tuned to the yearbook community Blend page for surveys, interview requests, and submitting school pics. Not a member of this class yet? Email Ms. Scott for an invitation: kristen.scott@austinisd.org
PURCHASE YOUR YEARBOOK TODAY - Yearbooks are on sale now for $35, the lowest price of the year. Order here: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1077699/Kealing-Middle-School/
Important note:so PLEASE don’t wait to order your book. If we order fewer books, we will sell out and you will miss your chance to own this very special publication!
Austin ISD COVID-19 Dashboard
Austin ISD is committed to putting health and safety protocols in place that will prevent the occurrence and/or spread of COVID-19. However, we must be prepared to quickly and effectively respond to and communicate a lab-confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 at a school or other Austin ISD facility.
The Austin ISD COVID-19 Dashboard will be updated by noon each Tuesday, starting the week of Sept. 21. All lab-confirmed positive cases on campuses will be communicated directly to the campus community. Individuals who may have been exposed will be contacted directly and provided information on the next steps, including a quarantine timeline if needed.
COVID-19 Testing
FREE COVID-19 Testing is available through Austin Public Health (APH). NEW RESOURCE!
COVID-19 testing is recommended for those who:
have COVID-19-related symptoms
have had close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19
have traveled in the last 14 days
Students can schedule free testing by using this link: https://www.austintexas.gov/covid-testinfo
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Anderson High School | LASA High School LASA Upcoming Virtual Roadshows - Hear from LASA administration, faculty, and current students.
| Bowie High SchoolBowie High School Showcase will take place Feb. 3rd from 5:30-7:30pm.
Classroom Visits (Webinar Style)- April 1st Parent Q&A Nights- Date/Time will be provided soon. |
Anderson High School
LASA High School
- January 14, 2021: Roadshow, 6:30-8:00 pm
- January 21, 2021: Virtual LASA Showcase from 6:00-8:00 pm.
Bowie High School
Bowie High School Showcase will take place Feb. 3rd from 5:30-7:30pm.
- A General Video, Tour Video, and Elective Videos will be sent out prior to showcase night.
- 5:30-6:30, families can visit "virtual booths" to ask questions to different programs/clubs
- 6:30-7:30, some of our programs (band, football, dance, etc.) will host breakout sessions with more specific information.
Classroom Visits (Webinar Style)- April 1st Parent Q&A Nights- Date/Time will be provided soon.
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Kealing Gardens We had a chance to take a look at some of the gardens we will work on during our Martin Luther King service day next Saturday. | PTA member Angie Bealko and Principal Wilson walk the neighborhood We went around to spread the word about our service day event and met a lot of Kealing Alumni along the way. | Mrs. Kruger and her family had a chance to play at the park on a beautiful day |
Kealing Gardens
PTA member Angie Bealko and Principal Wilson walk the neighborhood
Mrs. Kruger and her family had a chance to play at the park on a beautiful day
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Kealing Alumni Deon Price - Owner of Normany & Weston Clothing Mr. Price attended Kealing for middle school and went on to play high school and college football. He is returning home to open his clothing store in the Kealing Neighborhood. He says Normany and Weston about embracing your struggle and making the most of it. | Kealing Alumni Clinton Scroggins - Making a film in the neighborhood Mr. Scroggins lit up when he talked about his years at Kealing. He and a group of 9 friends are creating a documentary about the neighborhood and are planning to start filming on Martin Luther King Day, hopefully he comes to the service event! | Kealing Alumni Daniel Thomas - Owner of Anything's Baked Potato Mr. Thomas was very welcoming and expressed a desire to do something for our teachers. He currently has a neice and cousins who attend Kealing at this time. |
Kealing Alumni Deon Price - Owner of Normany & Weston Clothing
Kealing Alumni Clinton Scroggins - Making a film in the neighborhood
Kealing Alumni Daniel Thomas - Owner of Anything's Baked Potato
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Janie Morman - Owner of Blue Star Alkaline Water Store Although Mrs. Morman is not a Kealing Alumni she still cares for the community and is doing her best to help us all be healthy versions of ourselves. She is also an insurance agent. |
Janie Morman - Owner of Blue Star Alkaline Water Store
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