A message before the Labor Day break |
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Dear Families of PK-8 Students,
Thank you for filling out the questionnaire indicating whether you're sending your children back to campus or staying in distance mode. We will continue to keep an eye on public health indicators.
Before the long Labor Day weekend and our scheduled return to campus, we wanted to ask for your assistance. It is only by working together that we can keep our community healthy and return to school.
As you know, the weeks immediately following holidays have led to spikes in the number of COVID-19 cases.
We want to reduce the chances of this happening in our community, so we have two requests:
First, please let us know if you’re traveling outside San Antonio. Please contact either Nurse Penny Moyer at pmoyer@keystoneschool.org; or Nurse Monica Gutierrez at mgutierrez@keystoneschool.org. If you are traveling to a hotspot, we may ask you to hold off on returning to school for a couple of weeks.
Second, if you have plans for parties or large gatherings, we ask you to please reconsider. The coronavirus is an opportunistic organism that spreads when we let down our guard.
We realize that COVID-19 has altered our lives for a while now, and we may be experiencing fatigue. We get it. However, if we join together and continue to be vigilant, we can make it through this.
With hope and appreciation,
Billy
William B. Handmaker
Head of School
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5th/6th graders virtually tour water recycling plant |
Our 5th and 6th graders learned about water recycling with a virtual tour this week.
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Keystone mom featured in San Antonio Magazine |
Congratulations to Shawna Percival, who was featured along with her Styleberry Creative Interiors design firm in San Antonio Magazine. The story told of how her firm has responded to the pandemic by offering virtual consultations.
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Billy's Blog - From our Head of School |
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“Always make new mistakes”
--Esther Dyson
So, what’s gone well for your children so far this year in distance learning? What do they, and you, wish had gone better? How have they reacted when something went awry? During the past week, teachers shared anecdotes describing technology glitches in class, and the way that students responded so positively.
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Due to the pandemic, college representatives are visiting Keystone virtually. Here are the visits for this week:
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SMU: Thurs, Aug 27, 7th Period
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Texas A&M: Tues, Sept 1, 5th Period
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Haverford: Tues, Sept 1, 6th Period
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Bard: Wed, Sept 2, 6th Period
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Drexel: Thurs, Sept 3, 2nd Period
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Pitzer: Thurs, Sept 3, 5th Period
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Emory: Thurs, Sept 3, 6th Period
College visits to Keystone are intended for students only. Links for the visits are accessible through Naviance 15 minutes prior to the visit. Please see Ms. Christiansen for assistance.
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Important events and notes |
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Keystone apparel available |
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New year, new fan wear!
Orders must be placed before Aug. 31.
Or go to Vivroux Sports at 2222 Breezewood Blvd in Alamo Heights for Adidas merchandise, including additional tshirts, sweatshirts, shorts, drawstring backpacks, and more!
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Keystone community responding to pandemic
Members of the Keystone community are living out the school's pillars of Community Involvement and Responsible Leadership by launching or supporting fundraisers to help organizations involved in the pandemic. We'll include them on the Keystone website at: https://www.keystoneschool.org/covid-19. Click on the "fundraising efforts" tab.
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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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We want to hear from you! |
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