The Weekly Update #4

June 14th, 2024

This week:

Apr 29:
- Martial Arts After School for those signed up (3:30-4:00)
Apr 30:
- Honor Choir Pizza Party (3:30-4:15)

May 1:
- School Principal’s Day
- Martial Arts After School for those signed up (3:30-4:00)
May 2:
- Keeley Fest at Grove from 3:30-5:30 - FREE Community Event
- School Lunch Hero Day

PTA News

Start the day with a special breakfast (and a good dose of sugar) at our annual Pastries with Parents. The families of students whose last name starts with A-L are invited to attend Wednesday, May 7, and M-Z may attend Thursday, May 8, from 7:30 - 8 a.m. in the cafeteria. (We also need a few hands to help pass out pastries! Sign to help.)

- Keeley's first Splash Bash is coming up Thursday, May 15, and we need your help to make it a super-soaked, fun way to end the year! Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles - the entire Keeley community is invited to volunteer.

- We'll also celebrate our last PTA meeting of the year Thursday, May 15, at 6 p.m. and with a movie night! We'll vote on our budget for next year and enjoy one last family event together before summer.

Thank you, Parent Volunteers!

We are so incredibly grateful for our amazing Keeley Parent Volunteers — from our Watch D.O.G.S., Mom Squad, PTA Board, and every parent who has stepped in to help, cheer, donate, attend field trips, and support us throughout the year. You make such a difference in our school family, and we couldn’t do it without you!

Class List Process at Keeley

We are in the process of creating class lists for the upcoming school year! With nearly 600 students at Keeley Elementary, it’s important to note that not all students can be placed in the same class or with a specific requested teacher.

However, if your family has had a positive experience with a previous teacher for a sibling, or if your child has specific needs that would benefit from a certain teaching style or classroom environment, we welcome that insight on qualities in a teacher that you are looking for. Our class placement teams will consider this information along with several key factors we have to use when creating class lists including balanced classrooms by gender, academic levels, special programs, behavioral and social needs.

If you would like to share any input for us to consider, please complete the Class Placement Input Form by May 2, 2025.

If you are not planning on returning to Keeley next year, please let your child's teacher know AND if you are moving out of district, please make sure that you have completed the withdrawl online process.

Thank you for partnering with us to help your child have a successful school year! 💙

Attendance Week of April 24

Pre-K: 99.2% Way to always show up, Pre-K

Kinder: 94.04%

1st: 95.06%

2nd: 93.1%

3rd: 96.9% Nice job!

4th: 95.4%

5th: 95.3%

Total: 95.09%

Teacher Appreciation

The Room Parents will send out information regarding Teacher Appreciation Week. Here are our teachers' favorite items.

https://keeleypta.membershiptoolkit.com/teacherfavorites

We would also love your help stocking the lounge to spoil our amazing staff! 🧡 If you’d like to donate snacks, drinks, or treats, we know our teachers would be so grateful for the extra love. Let’s help keep them fueled and feeling appreciated all week long! Thank you for supporting our incredible team! ✨ Please send all items by May 2 labeled with, "Stock the Lounge". We've listed a few items below.

Save the Dates

May 5:
- End of PR 2
- Start of Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6:
- Martial Arts After School (3:30-4:00)
May 7:
- School Nurse’s Day
- Pastries with Parents - 7:30-8:00 a.m. Students and parents with last names starting with A-L attend
May 8:
- Martial Arts After School (3:30-4:00)
- Pastries with Parents - 7:30-8:00 a.m. Students and parents with last names starting with M-Z attend
May 9:
- 4th Grade Field Trip (Perot Museum)
May 12:
- 5th Grade Field Trip Fritz’s Adventure
May 14:

Last Day of Parent Lunches
Career Day (2nd, 4th, 5th Grade)
3rd Grade Field Trip

May 15:
- Art Show (5:30-6:00 PM)
- Splash Bash (EOY Party)
- PTA Board Meeting (5:00 PM)
- PTA General Membership Meeting
- Movie Night (6:00 PM, 5th will sell concessions)
May 16:
- End of Cycle for Grades
- MAP Pizza Party
May 18:
- ES Lock (05/18/254, 11:45 PM)
- Speech Pathologist Day
May 19:
- Awards for 1st and 2nd Grade
May 20

Turn in House Point Tracker to Barber
Awards for 3rd and 4th Grade

- 5th Grade Safety Patrol Pizza Party
May 21:
- Required Date for GISD Senior Walks (8:30 AM)
- Kinder End of Year Celebration (9:00 AM, Cafeteria)
May 22:
- 5th Grade Promotion (8:30 AM, Cafeteria)
May 23:
- Last Day of Class

📢Sign up for Parent Lunches 🍽️

Please check the schedule carefully, as some dates or grade levels may be missing due to campus testing or field trips.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4BADAF2CA0FA7-55050711-keeley#/

Parent Lunch Reminders

1. Sign-Ups: If you’re signed up for lunch but can no longer make it, please either remove your name from the sign-up list or contact the office so we can adjust it for you. Additionally, if you’ve reserved spots on both Wednesday and Friday, please choose one day to attend and remove the other from the list, or let the office know so we can take care of it. This helps us manage schedules more efficiently and gives families a fair opportunity to enjoy lunch with their child. We added Wednesdays to give more families the opportunities to attend. Thank you for your cooperation.

2. Food & Seating: For the safety of all students, parents may only bring food for their own child, and other students are not able to join you and your child. We appreciate your understanding in helping us follow this policy.

Prize Cart

Keeley Wish List:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2WHRJG09A6FRL?ref_=wl_share

Give a Staff Shout Out Here

GISD Resources

Weather Procedures
Garland Independent School District posted in Garland Independent School District

Sign-Up to be a WatchD.O.G.S.

Sign-Up to Volunteer in Cafeteria

Volunteer Form - Must be completed each school year

Safety in GISD

For the safety and security of all students and staff, Garland ISD uses the "I Love U Guys" Standard Response Protocol and Standard Reunification Method as the foundation of all responses to weather events, fires, accidents, intruders and other threats to personal safety.

GISD wants all students, parents and staff to understand these responses, expectations and actions.

For more information, visit the "I Love U Guys" website at https://iloveuguys.org/