Your Weekly Principal Message

Don't forget that every Thursday is SPIRIT day at Keppel! Students and staff are encouraged to wear their Keppel Gear!

October 19-22 United Against Hate Week

October 20 - Last Day to Donate to the PTA Food Drive!

October 21 - PTA Association Meeting - ZOOM

October 22 - Makeup Picture Day

eBike Safety at Roosevelt Middle School

October 23 - No School for Students

October 27 - MKS General Meeting @ 8am

October 30 - Spirit Day - Wear Halloween Colors!

Next week is United Against Hate Week. Here is a website with more information: https://www.unitedagainsthateweek.org/

This is a week to focus on kind words and positive behavior. At Mark Keppel and GUSD, we have zero tolerance for any form of hate speech. Students will be asked to make kindness pledges and will complete kindness activities with their teacher. Some of our classes are making Kindness hearts that will be displayed in the main hallway. We are united against hate by focusing on kindness and care.

You are invited to join us for our second association meeting of the year on Wednesday, October 21st at 7pm over Zoom. Link as follows:

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4218478493
Meeting ID: 421 847 8493

We will be discussing upcoming events and fundraisers, voting on PTA matters, and we'll have a brief Boo Bash debrief. We'll also be discussing ways for our community to get more involved. We'd love to see you there!

PTA is selling Caramel Apples! Only $6! You can pick which flavor you want. Order through Chedderup!

All volunteer guidelines for the school district have been updated. Even if you were previously cleared to volunteer, you must go through the new process. Please find all of the details and steps here. (gusd.net/volunteer)

All Tier 2 clearance (we rarely have anyone who would be a Tier 1 volunteer) is done through the school district office and may take several weeks to complete, so please get started now if you plan to help on campus, be a field trip chaperone, support a class event, etc. Mark Keppel can not clear volunteers, there are no exceptions under the new policy. Once you receive the email from GUSD that you are cleared, please forward it to Rita Janoyan, school secretary, so we have a record of it. (ritajanoyan@gusd.net)

Keppel Winter Gift Shop

5th Grade Committee will be hosting a Resale Winter Gift Shop at school this Holiday Season! Donate unwanted items and help fundraise for our school!

We are collecting Gently Used & Like-New Items:

Kids Toys:

Loose Legos

Pokemon Cards (ask your kids for their duplicates)

HotWheels

Small Toy Figures

Board Games

Card Games

Loose Dice & Game Pieces

Sundry:

Sunglasses (like new)

Wallets (like new)

Costume Jewelry (no used earrings)

English, Korean & Armenian Kids Books

Cookbooks

Unused Notebooks

New, Unopened Gift Items (no glass, liquids or electronics)

Baskets, Crates & Trays

Collection: Bins in Front Lobby 9/28-10/16

Shopping: Open at Dismissal 12/10 & 12/11 and at Winter Fest

Please help us provide a fun experience for our kids to shop for themselves and purchase gifts for parents, grandparents, siblings, friends and mentors!!

Hello Cre8ors!

Music Production and beat making is back! Join us this session for a fun music making experience. We have 2 sessions this semester! Tuesdays for the 4th and 5th graders, and Thursdays for the 3rd graders. Tuesdays will be music production led by Mr. Ken and Thursdays will be beat basics led by Mr. Wick, where the kids will be introduced to beat making and start making loops and instrumentals! The session fee is $180 for 8 weeks, starting Oct. 20(Tues.) and Oct. 22(Thurs.) The sessions are limited to 8 students max. Classes will be held in ROOM 1321(Ms. Bamberger's room) Sign up today!

3rd grade : https://forms.gle/fGjrBC4ytmeabR1m7

4th & 5th grade : https://forms.gle/cuoM4AhTFsoeADTWA