Keeler's Fantastic Fours!

Green Calgary came in to do a presentation about the importance of worms to our environment. We also got to meet some worms!

Students explored vermicomposting and red wiggle worms today with Nancy from Green Calgary. What do worms like to eat?  What are their jobs? Why is it important to compost? How are they helpful to the environment?  Can you identify a cocoon, baby, teen, and adult worm?

Nancy from Green Calgary came in to chat about our landfill and recycling system. Students were challenged to create a landfill using various items to protect their water from getting contaminated by leachate.

Good Afternoon Keeler Families, Safety Precautions at Keeler School The safety of all students and staff at Keeler School is of great importance. As such, we have established appropriate safety measures for the various situations that may occur and affect our staff and students. Fire drills are a long-standing expectation of everyone who congregates in a setting such as a school. We are required to have a minimum of six fire drills each school year. Teachers keep class lists with them during all drills and attendance is always taken. Parents or other visitors are expected to evacuate the building when the fire alarm is sounded. It is a reflection of the changes in our society that we must add variations to our safety drills. Today, February 25, 2020 we practiced a drill known as a "lockdown". The teachers instructed students of their role during a drill of this kind. All students were prepared and understood that this was a practice. No one is allowed to enter or leav

 'We read The Gift of the Inuksuk and talked about what they are meant for. Some of them are meant for leading the caribou and others are for leading you the way back home. Some are to let you know that there is water nearby just in case of danger. Sometimes it tells you where to fish. There are seven or eight stones on an Inuksuk.' -Lily

Upcoming Events and Reminders Good Afternoon Keeler Families, We just wanted to reach out and provide some reminders and upcoming changes happening at Keeler. School council meeting Wednesday February 26th at 6:00pm Class and Spring pictures are on Wednesday February 26th. Front doors open at 8:00am - please ensure your child is not at school before this time as we do not have the capacity to supervise prior to 8:00am Starting April 6th, we will be implementing a new entry door for students who wish to participate in the Breakfast Program. Students will only be able to gain access through the South Door (by the park). If you child comes to the front door they will be kindly reminded to go around to the south door entrance. To ensure the safety of our staff, students and parents, PLEASE DO NOT PARK, drop off or pick-up in the parking lot. Our parking lot is very small and cannot facilitate drop offs or pick-ups during school hours. In recent weeks we have experience

Students have been exploring First Nations Art and Culture through books, weavings and sharing circles.    As we continue to discuss the importance of sharing circles and the origin of this practice, students are learning about braided Sweet Grass. We have decided to use Sweet Grass in place of our 'talking stick' when sharing thoughts.  Students are taking the opportunity study various forms of weaving and the skill behind this art.  Why was it an important form of art for the First Nations people? How is it useful in their day to day life? What stories do they tell? What shapes and colors can you see?

We have been using decodable texts with some students to help them understand the relationship between the letters and their letter sounds. Before we begin reading the book, students go through the vocabulary words for that book which allows them to be more successful when reading the text.