Dragon's Tale
12/13/19
Keith Purpose
Keith Beliefs
Dragons believe...
...in welcoming and trusting one another;
...in learning beyond the school day and for the future;
...in empowering every member of our community to be helpful, respectful, and kind;
...learning is engaging, purposeful, and fun.
Upcoming Events
Dec. 16
Dec. 20
Jan. 6
Keith Announcements
Keith Employment Opportunities
Please consider or encourage your neighbors to apply online through the consortium website for open positions at Keith Elementary School.
Click here to apply:
Commerce and Keith Crossing Guard
Keith Spirit!!!
Friday’s are Spirit Day here at Keith.
Your child is encouraged to wear a Keith shirt or the color red each and every Friday. The upper elementary and lower elementary classroom with the highest number of participants will win a visit from “Sparky” our Keith Dragon for the week.
This week's winners are:
Upper Elementary Room: Mrs. Gorman's Students
Lower Elementary Room: Mrs. Hawkins' Students
Second Step Lessons
Parents, this week your children focused on the second step lesson below. Please take a moment to talk with your children about how they took time to show positive behavior at school.
Feelings in My Body
Everyone at Keith Elementary School feels a lot of different feelings. We feel these feelings in our bodies. Some feelings are comfortable, and others are uncomfortable, but all of them are okay! This week, notice what feelings you have. Pay attention to clues in your body and in the situation to help you understand how you feel. Which feelings are comfortable, and which ones are uncomfortable? See if you can name your feelings.
Our focus for next week is listed below. We will review the following with your children when they return to school on Monday.
Stop and Name Feelings
At Keith Elementary it is okay to have strong feelings. But when you have strong feelings, it can be hard to think about what to do. You can get back in control by calming down. The first step is to use a stop signal to catch your own attention and tell yourself to stop. You might say “Chill out!” or “Stop!” or “Relax!” Next, use you feeling detective skills to name your feeling. When you recognize your feelings, the thinking part of your brain can start to manage them. Take a moment to decide what stop signal you will use this week.
Holiday Help
December Breakfast Menu
December Lunch Menu
Upcoming Community Events
Foundation for Excellence - Tuition Expedition Raffle
Chance to win BIG & support WL classrooms!
The 15th Annual Tuition Expedition 50/50 Scholarship Raffle is here!
Purchase your TE raffle tickets online today and give this holiday season the chance to win BIG and support Walled Lake Schools!
Proceeds support the Foundation for Excellence mini-grant program benefiting Walled Lake Schools’ classrooms.
- *Tickets are $50 each or 3 for $100.
- Only 1,000 will be sold!
- Check, cash, and credit card also accepted
- Grand Prize drawing is March 30, 2020 @ District’s Reflections Celebration
- Questions? Visit FFE website-Tuition Expedition or contact FFE office @ ext. 2116
www.commercelittleleague.com
Keith Green Team Updates
Announcements From our Keith PTA:
The Next Keith PTA Meeting is Tuesday, January 7 at 6:30pm in the Keith Media Center
PTA Reflections Contest Keith Elementary Results 2019-20
Thank you to all of the children who submitted entries to the PTA Reflections Contest this year. We had 43 entries from 29 students- a fantastic representation of our Keith kids! Viewing the various pieces of artwork and the children's applications of the "Look Within" theme has been an absolute delight!
Congrats to the winners at the Keith level (listed below) whose art is now being judged at the District Level. Children whose artwork is chosen to move on to the State Level should be notified around December 27th, 2019.
Thank you to all of the children and families for your submissions. It's been a pleasure chairing this contest on behalf of Keith PTA.
If you have any additional questions, please email me at ashleigh.sonnenberg@gmail.com or keithelementaryptareflections@gmail.com.
Kindly,
Ashleigh Sonnenberg Okkerse, Keith Elementary PTA Reflections Chair ashleigh.sonnenberg@gmail.com
PTA Reflections: Keith Elementary Level Winners 2019-20
Theme: Look Within
KEITH PRIMARY LEVEL WINNERS—GRADES K-2nd
VISUAL ARTS: Gabriella Aljarbo; Hollis Miller
PHOTOGRAPHY: Alyssa Dayton; Ethan Tomasik
LITERATURE: Leila Meshkinfam; Danica Harmsworth
MUSIC COMPOSITION: Hollis Miller
DANCE: Briella Muir
KEITH INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WINNERS—GRADES 3rd – 5th
VISUAL ARTS : Ryley Heider; Nayla Papadimriou
PHOTOGRAPHY: Alexander Bloch; Nolan Levu
LITERATURE: Matthew Bloch; Piper Tomasik
MUSIC COMPOSITION: Arbor Neal; Nigel Levu
FILM PRODUCTION: Arbor Neal; Alex Sweiden
DANCE: Arbor Neal
We also would like to recognize all of our entrants from Keith Elementary for their amazing submissions:
PRIMARY LEVEL— Entrants Grades K-2nd
VISUAL ARTS: Ethan Tomasik, Gabriella Aljarbo, Hollis Miller, Payton Sonnenberg, Briella Muir, Amelia Holmes
PHOTOGRAPHY: Alyssa Dayton, Briella Muir, Ethan Tomasik
LITERATURE: Leila Meshkinfam; Danica Harmsworth
MUSIC COMPOSITION: Hollis Miller
DANCE: Briella Muir
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL— Entrants Grades 3rd- 5th
VISUAL ARTS: Nolan Levu, Piper Tomasik, Danielle Abramson, Ryley Heider, Tristan Zimmerman, Isabella Kanaros, Brayden Muir, Brody Muir, Samantha Black, Frances Miller, Arbor Neal, Jenna Vinter, Nayia Papadimriou, Ella Steffes, Samantha Abbo
PHOTOGRAPHY: Nolan Levu, Brayden Muir ,Brody Muir, Piper Tomasik, Alexander Bloch, Arbor Neal
LITERATURE: Piper Tomasik, Matthew Bloch, Frances Miller
MUSIC COMPOSITION: Nigel Levu, Arbor Neal
FILM PRODUCTION: Arbor Neal, Brody Muir, Brayden Muir, Alex Sweiden
DANCE: Arbor Neal
WLCSD 2019-2020 Calendar
For the Walled Lake District Calendar, please click HERE
For a Yearly List of Major Religious and Other Holidays, please click HERE
For the 2019-20 Marking Period Dates please click HERE
For the 2019-20 School Bell Times please click HERE
Keith Elementary School
Diana Tyrrell - Principal's Secretary
Kelly Smith - Head Teacher
Marci Augenstein, Ph.D. - Principal, Keith Elementary
Email: DianaTyrrell@wlcsd.org
Website: http://wlcsd.org/schools/elementary/keith/
Location: 2800 Keith Road, West Bloomfield Township, MI, United States
Phone: (248)956-3700
Twitter: @KeithElementary