Special Note: This is the final Communiqué of the regular school year. A special edition that includes Senior Graduation and Lower School end of the year ceremonies will go out on June 1. |
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8th graders look toward next year |
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Heading into the final week of the school year, the 8th graders celebrated the end of their years in Middle School, with their parents coming to mark the occasion with them.
Most of our 8th graders will move on to the Upper School, while a few will go to other schools.
Students delivered reflections on their middle school years, reading from works that they had crafted with the help of English teacher Mrs. Tyroff. Also, the event included a few musical performances from students.
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Preschoolers celebrate moving to kindergarten |
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This year, our preschoolers were able to celebrate the end of their time at the Little School with a ceremony, diplomas, a parade around their campus and more than a few tears.
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6th graders create Fantasy Islands |
For the 6th graders’ final Geography project of the year, they created their own Fantasy Islands.
Their teacher, Mrs. Rardon, divided them into groups. Each group created a fictional island, and decided its location, topography, size, history, language, native plants and animals and a political system.
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5th graders rocking on rollercoaster project |
The rollercoaster project is a highlight of 5th grade, that deftly combines math and science into a fun activity.
If you're the parent of a 5th grader, ask the student to explain how fast the roller coaster goes and -- notes science teacher Mrs. Sobieszczyk -- why it is slower than a chicken?
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GEMUN team excels at online conference |
Like many other events, this year’s GEMUN took place online. So Keystone’s team still dressed up in business attire and took their talents to the virtual world.
The secretary of this year’s team, eighth-grader Julia, explained the activities:
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Shark Tank ends this year’s run with a nearly full classroom |
For the first time this year, middle schoolers were able to do a version of the campus Shark Tank that was closer to the pre-pandemic versions.
In this project, students get together in small groups and use their newly acquired skills in the Office suite of products to pitch a product to a group of Sharks.
For this round, the sharks were Mrs. Luckie, Mrs. Banks, Ms. Ciment, and Mrs. Villafranca.
In previous versions this year, students had to do them in small groups to maintain 6-foot distancing. This time, the 3-foot distancing allowed more students to sit in the room together with the presenters and the sharks.
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Vaccination availability around San Antonio
More organizations are offering the COVID-19 vaccination, if you’re interested in it for your child or for yourself. At all the sites, a minor receiving a vaccine must be accompanied by an adult.
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Billy's Blog - From our Head of School |
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For this week's blog, we are reprinting Mr. Handmaker's letter to parents reflecting on the past year and looking ahead to the coming school year.
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Dear Parents,
As we head toward the end of the school year, graduation and a well-deserved summer break, I’d like to take a moment to look back at this unforgettable year and look ahead at what school will look like in the coming year. In the same way we ask our students to assess themselves critically, evaluate what they’ve done well, and seek out areas for improvement, we are doing the same.
Our goals
When we restructured our operations last year to educate children during a pandemic, we focused on five goals we believed were fundamental to our school community:
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Important events and notes |
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Lower School End of the Year Ceremonies - May 26
Join our students in grades K-4 on Wednesday to mark their end of the year ceremonies. A livestream will begin at 9 a.m.
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Graduation - May 30
The Class of 2021 Graduation is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 30. Although attendance is limited to the students, their families and essential faculty and staff, the ceremony will be livestreamed.
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Save the Date - Aug. 13 - Keystone Cobra Classic
Keystone is proud to announce the inaugural Keystone Cobra Classic! Taking place on August 13th, alumni, current students, and families of all will compete in a friendly match of soccer at Classics Elite. Join us as a player or spectator as we celebrate the amazing Cobra Community.
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Volunteer for PTO Council
From the Keystone Parent-Teacher Organiztion:
PTO’s mission is to support Keystone school and staff in completing the school’s mission and to foster effective and open communication between the school and parents. If you are interested in volunteering on the PTO Council, please email PTO@keystoneschool.org. There are still openings available and we would love to have you.
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Get your supplies for Lower School |
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For Parents of Rising Lower School Students:
Take one worry off your mind now and purchase your supplies for next school year. Your children's teachers have selected items for their classes and they're available in one kit.
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Make sure to order your yearbook |
Dear Parents,
If you haven't yet ordered your yearbook for the 2020-2021 school year, make sure to reserve your copy. We are printing a limited number, so guarantee yours by ordering before July 1. Yearbooks will be available for pick up in August when the 2021-2022 school year begins.
To verify whether you have already purchased a yearbook last semester, check your email for a confirmation from Walsworth. We won't receive the list of who purchased yearbooks until they're delivered to campus.
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Keystone gear available at Vivroux Sports |
Get your Keystone gear 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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Plan your hot lunch schedule |
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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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