A message about Picture Day |
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Dear Parents,
If you haven’t sent in your photo through the Hi-5 app, please don’t worry about it. Several parents have reported difficulties with the process and we are seeing issues with the quality of photos.
Because of these hiccups, we are looking at other options to gather photos, including holding on-campus picture days that would take place outside with physical distancing measures in place. We would also look at hosting students who are in distance learning at a different time so they could have their pictures taken also.
We will be in touch after the break with a new plan for how student photos will proceed. Thanks for your cooperation and support.
With hope,
Dr. Maggie Arnold
Art Teacher
Billy Handmaker
Head of School
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3 more Young Pegasus winners |
Congratulations to three ninth-grade students -- Joanna, Charlie and Michael -- who also won in this year's Young Pegasus poetry competition. They join Keystone's nine other winners and will be published in the 2020 Young Pegasus Anthology.
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Middle schoolers make virtual Target run to help local nonprofit |
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Most years, middle schoolers take a trip to Target and spend a couple of hours roaming the aisles to purchase items to donate to Inner City Development for that organizations annual Toy Sale.
Alas, this project has changed for this year.
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8th grader raises money by making, selling artisan cards |
Congratulations to 8th grader Aarav, for creating and selling cards that he sold to raise money for the Southwest School of Art and items for an assisted living facility.
Aarav made 220 cards out of plant fibers and then painted watercolor images on them, and sold all of them, making a total of $1,100.
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4th graders present mini movies |
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How can you have a theatre production without a stage? For Ms. Gypsy, it means creating movies. This week, she screened a production of Fourth Grade -- a series of mini-movies. Even in a time of physical distancing, she led the students in creating some fun productions.
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Billy's Blog - From our Head of School |
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“As a piece of work it is just about perfect, and just about magical in the way it is done.”
–Author Eudora Welty reviewing Charlotte’s Web in 1952
If you have some free time during the upcoming Winter Break, you might consider reacquainting yourself with a literary classic: “Charlotte’s Web.” Yes, that beautiful work is still worth reading no matter how long ago you may have read it for the first time.
Author E. B. White draws you in from the very first line:
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Important events and notes |
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Keystone gear available at Vivroux Sports |
Stock up on Keystone gear in time for the holidays with a quick visit to Vivroux Sports.
On their retail floor, they have:
- White and Black Adidas hats
- White Comfort Color t-shirts in all sizes adult and youth
- Adidas grey and white t-shirts some youth and adult sizes
- Cardinal and black full and 1/4 zip Adidas jackets in select adult sizes
- And a few Adidas black polos
Vivroux Sports is open 10am-5pm Monday-Friday, at 2222 Breezewood, just off New Braunfels Ave. north of the McNay Museum.
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Little School Applications Open
From Mrs. Banks:
Dear Parents,
I hope this message finds you safe and healthy.
I would like to take a moment and remind you that were are now accepting applications for the Little School. If you have a child that is age-eligible (will be three years old by the time school starts in August of 2021) to attend the Little School, please submit an application.
Additionally, if you know any families that would be a great fit for the community, please help spread the word. If you have any questions, please let me know!
Warmly,
Andrea
Andrea Banks
Director of Enrollment Management
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Alumni Game & Social Cancelled
From Mrs. Villafranca::
Due to COVID conditions, the Alumni Game and Social originally scheduled for Friday, December 18 has been cancelled. Please stay safe everyone.
Victoria Shum Bush ‘00
Alumni Council President
Adriana Villafranca
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
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Navigating Standardized Tests - Jan. 27
From Ms. Christiansen:
Dear 9th-11th Grade Families,
I’m happy to announce that we'll be hosting a presentation by Compass Education Group on standardized tests and COVID-19’s impact on the current testing landscape for Keystone families. This virtual session is geared toward parents of 9-11 graders.
Navigating College Admission Tests with Compass Education
Date & Time: Wed., Jan 27 at 6pm CST
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Hot lunches now available |
Cafeteria procedures may have changed, but hot lunch is still available.
Now it's packaged in to-go containers and students eat either in their classrooms or outside.
For more information, including how to load your account go to:
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Support Keystone while you shop |
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If you're purchasing items from Amazon, please consider supporting Keystone with your purchases and use AmazonSmile. Just designate Keystone as the beneficiary and a portion of your purchases will go to the school.
Make sure to install the Smilematic browser extension. It works with Firefox, Chrome and Safari and automatically redirects users to AmazonSmile when they visit Amazon. Here's the tool: https://couponfollow.com/smilematic.
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