November Newsletter
Francis Scott Key Elementary 2017
Welcome to November!!
We are heading straight into the holiday season! With Thanksgiving, Rosh Hashannah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas right around the corner, we sure are quickly approaching 2018! I want to also acknowledge the Dia De Los Muertos holiday and Diwali, Festival of Lights holiday. I want to share some wonderful updates and happenings at Key School below!
Sammy Rigaud made a special visit to Key School!
Sammy Rigaud speaking to students about anti-bullying
Sammy taking a selfie with our fifth graders!
After an uplifting message about making the right choices in life, Sammy will post this selfie on his twitter page!
Attendance has been amazing with the help of our Stupendous Attendance Board!
Students love striving for perfect attendance as a class and earn a chance at the prize wheel with Mr. Martinez, our school counselor. Attendance is key and we strive for 95% attendance or more each and everyday!
Donation from our Movie Night Fundaiser!
We donated part of the funds raised from our Movie Night fundraiser to El Concilio, who will use the funds towards the relief efforts in Puerto Rico.
The Piano Lab has students excited about their piano lessons!
Treasure Johnson in Rm. 13 learning how to play a song from the Lang Lang piano songbook !
Taking care of our School Garden!
Mr. Iovannoni’s 3rd grade class working on the garden
Ms. Washington helping Rm. 19 with the garden
Getting the garden ready for Winter
Hands-on Science in Ms. Devose’s 4th grade class
Students making their own personal skeletons!
Cutting the Skeleton hand template
The finished product!
Ms. Oquendo’s Parent Meeting for our Spanish Speaking Parents
Arts and Crafts for Parents!
Parents working on Holiday Snowmen using socks, rice, and ribbon!
Winter Snowmen!
Report Card Conferences on the evening of November 20th and 21st! Early dismissal the week of November 20th!
Report Card Conferences will now be held two evenings this year on Novrmber 20th and November 21st from 5:00-7:00 PM. There will also be early dismissal the week of November 20th for Report Card Conferences. Students will be dismissed at 12:09 PM. Please check out the book fair during evening conferences in Rm. 6.
Event Information
Tech Night For Parents at Key School
Join Mr. Rivera, our Tech teacher to learn more about the new Student Information System and how you can help your child with online learning. Learn how to navigate parent resources from the school district.
When?
Monday, Nov 20, 2017, 05:30 PM
Where?
Tech Lab, Rm. 22
Event Information
Parent Engagement Night
Please join us for a fun filled night of games, activities, and learning!
When?
Thursday, Dec 7, 2017, 05:30 PM
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