Keller Class News
August 28th, 2015
www.MrsKeller.net
Cell phone (call/text): 347-7129
Barbie.keller@k12northstar.org Work Phone: 479-4234
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Important Upcoming Dates:
 9/1: Class field trip to Calypso Farm! (Students should dress appropriately for the
weather!)
 9/7: Labor Day Holiday–No school
 9/11: Harvest Festival 5:00 to 7pm in the school garden
 9/14: Pearl Creek Olympics all week/ After school enrichment program begins
 9/25: Intermediate picture day
 9/28: Professional Development–No School
 10/2: Student Council speeches and Elections
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Student Homework for the Week:
Think about choosing a book for the upcoming book commercial assignment
Aim for reading 20-30 minutes a night
Daily math homework (see your child’s planner for info)
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Parent Homework for the Week:
Encourage your child to set aside time to read nightly, if they don't already do :)
Green Health form (Found in the Neon Pearl Creek Folder) – Due ASAP
Blue Parent Survey – Due ASAP
White UAF Release form – Due ASAP
$20 flat field trip money for semester, or $6 for Calypso – Due ASAP
Hello Parents,
It was great seeing many of you this past Thursday for the Parent Potluck and Peru info
meeting. If I didn't get a chance to talk to you and you were there, I apologize. It felt like a
whirlwind! I want to make myself as available as possible this year if you ever feel the need
to chat, so please don't hesitate to call, text, e-mail, or come in to the classroom. I've fallen
a bit behind in replying to some of you due to my current schedule, but I hope to get
bacl to you soon if you've left me a voicemail or sent me an e-mail in the past week.
Next week your child will have Social Studies in Mrs. Graves' class. Normally, Mrs. Graves
would be there to introduce herself, but many of you heard she is out on medical leave.
She hopes to be back in the classroom shortly, but in the meantime, I will correspond with
her by e-mail if you have questions about Social Studies.
Also, next Tuesday our class is taking its first field trip to Calypso Farms as part of our
insect study. We are going rain or shine, so please make sure your child is dressed ready
for water or cold weather if that is the case.
I've begun adding photos to our classroom's private Google+ Community page. If you
wanted to have access, please send me your gmail address and I will send you an invite.
This page is a quick and easy way to communicate with myself and other parents, and to
also see what's going on in the classroom! Click this link to check it
out: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/103749154858755760069
Finally, our school is partnering with Girls on the Run of Greater Alaska to offer a local
program here at Pearl Creek this semester! Girls on the Run will be offered after school for
female students in grades 3-5. Over a 12 week period, beginning Sept. 8, the girls will meet
after school and learn life skills through dynamic, conversation-based lessons and running
games. The Girls on the Run program will offer girls an opportunity to make new friends,
build their confidence and celebrate all that makes them unique. The participants will train
together to complete a 5k which gives them the confidence that comes from
accomplishment and goal setting. We are currently accepting applications; fifteen girls will
be chosen through a lottery process. While there is a fee of $100 to participate, there are
opportunities for scholarships. You may also register online
at http://www.gotrgreateralaska.org. Please contact Kjersten Bartusch at 479-4234 ext 2
with questions or for an application.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Barbie Keller
Name:_____________________________________ Planner for the week of:
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Planners are due Mondays. Students are expected to read at least 20 to 30
minutes a day outside of school, 5 days a week, split up however best fits their
schedule.
Monday
To do:
Due
Complete? Comments:
Due
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Due
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Due
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Due
Complete? Comments:
Math:
Tuesday
To do:
Math:
Wednesday
To do:
Math:
Thursday
To do:
Math:
Friday/Weekend
To do:
Math: