Keenections

From the smiles that radiated throughout the week I think that it is safe to say that everyone enjoyed Red Ribbon Week. This week long emphasis on saying, "No!" to drugs is essential to our students growth. Learning to say "NO" now prepares each one for the future just in case they are met with this situation.

You can still sign up for parent teacher conferences until Tuesday night, October 29. Available times are filling up quickly. If you are unable to meet on Oct. 31, please contact your child's teacher and ask to meet on a different day after class. Teacher's are very willing to work out finding a time to meet your needs.

Meeting preparation Ideas:

• Talk with your child about school.
  
• Ask your child if there is anything that he or she wants you to talk about with his teacher.
• Look over grade information on parentsweb.
• Prepare questions you may want to ask such as:

-Is my child settling in to their new class and getting on with classmates?
-What homework workload can we expect?
-What is the average amount of time we should be spending on homework each day in

this new grade?

-Does my child participate in class?
-Does my child seem happy at school?
-Are there any special events or assignment due dates coming up?
-What can I do at home to help more?

Congratulations to Cheryl Blackburn and Josh Samaniego for the amazing work and effort that they give each day at KAES. This Thursday these teachers were presented with the Teacher of the Year Award from the Keene Chamber of Commerce. We are so proud of our teachers.

KAES is so proud of the facility improvements that have been made over the past few years, but it is really nice to be recognized for our efforts. Thank you to everyone who has helped make all the changes to KAES possible.

Congratulations to the students who took the challenge. The new challenge sheet is linked below. Download, printout and start memorizing for the next challenge.

Lena Hoskinson (2nd grade)

Sofia Stotz (2nd grade)

Nataniel De Leon (3rd grade)

Nathan Lazarus (3rd grade)

Larissa Perez (3rd grade)

Jarad Alvarez (4th grade)

Bella Lauterbach (4th grade)

Naveaha Wilson (5th grade)

Maggie Smith (6th grade)

Shaun Shepherd (6th grade)

Our first Literacy Night for the year is coming soon on November 7 at 6:00 pm in the KAES library. This event is open to KAES families and the public. So if you have neighbors and friends who would be interested, please invite them. There will be stories shared, an activity and a snack.

The Pine Car Derby Fundraiser has been rescheduled. We are trying to spread out some of the fundraising. This year we will try having it during 2nd semester on March 2, 2020.

Monday - Breakfast Burrito, Pancakes, Hash Browns, Scrambled Tofo, Fruit Salad, Yogurt, Milk

Tuesday - Grilled Cheese, Tomato & Basil Soup, Crackers, Green Beans, Fruit Juice, Milk

Wednesday - Tamales, Refried Beans, Peas & Carrots, Salad, Fruit, milk

Thursday - No School (Parent/Teacher conferences)

Friday - No School (Teacher Inservice)

October

Oct. 31 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (No School)

November

Nov. 1 - No School Teacher Inservice

Nov. 7 - Fall Literacy Night

Nov. 11 - Veterans Day

Nov. 12 - School Board Meeting 7pm

Nov. 13 - PK and 1st grade to Fort Worth Zoo

Nov. 15 - Middle School Outreach

Nov. 20 - KAES Thanksgiving Lunch

Nov. 22 - Half Day (no lunch & no child care)

Nov. 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break (no school)

Kindergarten visited with Dr. Shaw, President of South Western Adventist University this Wednesday. He was meet each student and then showed them around the new Nursing Building that open last year. Following the meeting Kindergarten visited the Dino Museum.

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Email: principal@kaes-sda.org
Website: Kaes4kids.com
Location: 302 Pecan Street, Keene, TX, USA
Phone: 818-645-9125
Facebook: facebook.com/kaes