Dragon's Tale
1/4/19
Upcoming Events!
January 7
January 21
(Details below)
January 9, 10 and 11
Save the Date!
Additional information can be found on the WLCSD website: Preschool Programs
The WLCSD preschool open house sessions will be held at the following locations:
- Dublin Elementary
- Glengary Elementary
- Guest Elementary
- Pleasant Lake Elementary
- Twin Sun
- Wixom Elementary
Kids Heart Challenge (Formerly Known as Jump Rope for Heart)
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
C.H. Smart Middle School Gymnasium
Dear Parents and Students,
Good physical fitness is important to everyone. Through physical education classes, your child is learning the importance of daily physical activity and the importance of cardiovascular fitness.
In conjunction with the American Heart Association, we will be promoting physical fitness through the Jump Rope for Heart Program. This is a two-hour event for grades K-5 conducted in the C.H. Smart Middle School from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12. To ensure safety, participants will work together in teams taking turns using one rope. Participants secure donations by asking sponsors such as: friends, family, neighbors (you know) and parental colleagues. Donations may be accepted online or in the form checks. When turning the donations into the school, please convert cash donations to checks written to “American Heart Association”.
Through the Kids Heart Challenge event, participants will have the opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of jumping rope as a cardiovascular fitness exercise to keep hearts healthy. They will also have the chance to educate the public on the benefits of jumping rope when asking for donations. In addition, their participation will help keep all hearts healthy since donations benefit research, education and community service programs of the American Heart Association. Students win AHA prizes based on collected donations. Local merchants have donated door prizes.
Sincerely,
Bob Marijanovich
JRFH School Coordinator/Physical Education Teacher
You Are Invited to the Walled Lake Schools Community-Wide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration, Monday, January 21, 2019
The 20th annual Walled Lake Schools community-wide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration is planned for Monday, January 21, 2019, from 5:00 - 7:30 p.m., at Walled Lake Northern High School. The celebration will begin with a multicultural dinner from 5:00-6:00 p.m. with food from a wide variety of ethnic restaurants. During the dinner, participants will visit student displays from each of our 19 schools, focusing on our theme, “Heroes in the Community: Women Making a Difference.” WLCSD’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration is made possible thanks to generous donations from the PTA/PTSA groups from across our district, the Walled Lake Education Association, the Walled Lake School Administrators Association, the Walled Lake Schools Federal Credit Union, and the Meemic Insurance Company.
From 6:15 - 7:30 p.m. there will be a program in the auditorium, featuring keynote speaker, Dr. Sylvia Hollifield, an MSU program Coordinator for elementary and secondary student teachers in the Detroit area. Dr. Hollifield will speak about this year’s theme, “Heroes in the Community: Women Making a Difference.” Several student choirs will perform, students will present their “Express Yourself” projects, and the Walled Lake Schools Alec Bender Friend of Diversity Awards will be presented.
Everyone in the community is invited to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration. This program, including dinner, is free.
For more information, please contact Nayal Maktari, 248-956-2800, Dr. Patrick Cavanaugh, 248-956-2400, or Julie Amann, 248-956-4848, co-chairs of the Walled Lake Schools Diversity Committee.
Keith Announcements
Thank you - Blessing Bags a Huge Success!
A huge thank you to all the families who donated items for the Blessing Bags. Also, thank you to our amazing students who helped assemble them! All blessing bags were delivered to HOPE Hospitality and Warming Centers in Pontiac. Approximately 100 gallon-sized bags went to each of their two locations. They were thrilled to have them and thankful that our school thought of them in their time of need. Each individual bag contained toiletries, socks, snacks and a little card. An extra package of socks was also donated, as well as a bag full of travel-sized shampoos and conditioners. Thank you again for your kindness and generosity in making this endeavor such a success!
HOPE Center Donation Sites:
Adult Shelter: 249 Baldwin Ave
Pontiac, MI 48342
Recuperative Care: 1416 Joslyn Ave
Pontiac, MI 48340
Congratulations Mrs. Kelly Powers
Keith's Got Talent 2019! Registration Now Open to All!
Keith’s Got Talent, our annual variety show, is coming soon! Please mark your calendars for Friday, January 25th, 2019 at 6:30 pm for a night of fabulous performances by our very own students. The event will be held in Walled Lake Central’s auditorium. The price of admission will be $2.00. If your child would like to perform, please fill out the form (attached below) and return it to the main office.
Please note: Our rehearsal protocol has changed. Each act must submit a taped video of their act to Mrs. Matyus (ShannonMatyus@teachers.wlcsd.org) or Mr. Hewitt (MatthewHewitt@teachers.wlcsd.org) by January 21st 2019. Any type electronic submission will be accepted, including Google files and CD’s. Our variety acts might include singing, dancing, acting, gymnastics, comedy, instrumental music, magic, athletic abilities, and more.
All acts must be under 1 ½ minutes, making sure any music/content is age appropriate. In order to keep the show to a reasonable time frame, we strongly encourage group acts. Please turn in one form for each child, even if they are in the same act. Please note our new electronic rehearsal submission policy above.
**Any further inquiries may be sent to ShannonMatyus@wlcsd.org or MatthewHewitt@wlcsd.org**
- The “Keith’s Got Talent” Team
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: Ms. Tyrrell
Lower Elementary Room: Mrs. Powers
Second Step Announcement!
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.
Speak Up: National Research Project for Digital Learning
WLCSD is participating in Speak Up, a national research project and free service to find out information about digital learning. At Keith Elementary School, we hope to use the survey tools to learn what students, educators, and parents have to say about education issues. Please know how much we appreciate your help in completing the parent survey.
· All surveys should take less than 20 min.
· Surveys are multiple choice with a few open ended questions.
· Elementary Student surveys are done as a group; students raise hands and teachers submit the data for the entire class.
· Surveys can be completed any time between now and Jan 31, 2019.
Tuition Expedition 50/50 Scholarship Raffle
Chance to win BIG! Raffle benefits Walled Lake Schools!
Purchase Tuition Expedition 50/50 Scholarship Raffle tickets today!
· $50 each | 3 tickets for $100
· 1,000 tickets available
- Drawings sponsored by WL School Emp. Fed. Credit Union will be held for FREE TE raffle ticket
- The Foundation for Excellence Grant Program channels raffle's proceeds into Walled Lake Schools' classrooms!
Grand Prize: Scholarship funds for postsecondary education (40% lump sum option available)
Secondary Prize: Amazon Echo Show
Raffle details & purchase info: Visit https://tinyurl.com/TE2K19
Grand Prize Drawing: March 25, 2019 @ Walled Lake Schools' PTA Reflections Celebration (Need not be present to win)
Questions: Contact Foundation for Excellence-Walled Lake Schools: Phone 248.956.2116 or email MichelleBianco@wlcsd.org
MI Raffle License# R49794
Schools of Choice and Transfer Requests for 2019-2020
Upon our return from winter break, WLCSD will begin the application process for enrollment in the school district for the 2019-2020 school year. The internal transfer requests (for residents wishing for their child to attend a different school than their home school) and external Schools of Choice (for families living in Oakland County, but not Walled Lake) forms are below. Please feel free to share with families interested in attending schools in the WLCSD. These applications will be uploaded onto the district website in January.
For 2019-20, all schools are open for Transfer Requests, but Smart, Commerce, Dublin and Keith are closed for external Schools of Choice, due to enrollment limits under SOC.
If you know of anyone who has children wishing to attend Walled Lake Schools next year, please encourage them to apply now.
January Lunch Menu
January Breakfast Menu
Commerce Little League
The Commerce Little League has opened up our registration for the 2019 spring season (our 65th year!) Our early registration is in effect until Jan 15 and our registration deadline is 2/28/19. Here is a link to our website as well as the flyer attached in .pdf format.
https://www.commercelittleleague.com/swob
Jennifer DeFinis
Commerce Little League Board
Announcements From our Keith PTA:
Keith PTA Meeting - Tuesday, January 8 at 7pm in the Keith Media Center
CW3 Soccer
The Keith Elementary Health & Wellness team invites our students to participate in a CW3 Soccer clinic, after school Thursday January 10th (Kindergarten-2nd grade) and Thursday January 17th (3rd-5th grade). Students will meet in the media center after dismissal and be taken to the gym, the clinic will run from 4:15-5:15 pm. CW3 Soccer Staff will be working on technical skills and small sided games. Students will be provided a healthy snack and water before the clinic begins. We are also looking for a few parent volunteers to help for each session. Please sign up and include your child's first and last name, and grade level in the comments. Spots are limited to the first 20 students per clinic. Parents will not be able to come through the cafeteria to get to the gym to pick up their children – they need to come into the front door.
For additional information about CW3 and Spring registration please visit http://cw3soccer.org/
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c054aaaa92faaf85-cw3soccer1
Alpine Ski Club Information
2018-2019 Keith Student Directory
Keith Elementary School
Andrea McFarland - Principal's Secretary
Diana Tyrrell - Building Secretary
Julie Palermo - Interventionist
Marci Augenstein, Ph.D. - Principal, Keith Elementary
Email: AndreaMcFarland@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