Important Keystone Upcoming Dates

1. Thursday, Sep. 1 - School Pictures @ Keystone Elem.

2. Monday, Sep. 5 - NO SCHOOL for Labor Day.

3. Wednesday, Sep. 7 - 1:00 dismiss for staff professional development.

4. Wednesday, Sep. 7 - 6:30-7:30 Parent Partnership Night @ Keystone Elementary 

5. Monday, Sep. 12 - NO SCHOOL All Day Professional Development.

6. Friday, Sep. 23 - Homecoming.

Go Bobcats!

Open House Thanks

Open House.... What a great night!  Thanks to all of our parents taking time out of their busy schedules and bringing their kids to Keystone Elem. tonight.  I can't tell you how much we love seeing our families and all of the students coming back.  We take a lot of pride in our family relationships and tonight allows us to continue building those all important team work relationships between school and home.

We are continuing our professional development work this morning across the district as well as more time in the classrooms tomorrow afternoon and Monday to make sure we have everything ready to make the start to 16-17 a great one.  We can't wait to welcome all of your kids on Tuesday!

Thanks,

Mr. Junge

Open House Reminder

All Keystone Parents,

Please remember we have our Open House tomorrow night from 5:00-8:00.  We would love to see all of you come in to see everyone.  We ask that you bring in all of your kids' school supplies with you tomorrow night.  We have had some new donated supplies for families that need that support.  They are located on the table when you come in the building inside our main entrance.

We are also doing a community drop spot for all Kleenexes and Disenfectant Wipes.  You will see boxes at the meeting of the two hallways.  Please drop those two items in those boxes.  All other items will be taken to your childs' classrooms.

Hope to see you all tomorrow night!

Mr. Junge

Important upcoming dates

August 18 - Open House for all PK-3 students is on Thursday evening from 5:00-8:00 at all centers.
Please bring your child's school supplies in with you and meet the teachers.

August 23 - First day of school for all K-3 students.

August 25 - First day of school for PK students.

September 1 Thursday - Picture day at Keystone Elementary.

September 5 Monday - Labor Day - No School.

September 6 Tuesday - BCPTO meeting @ Keystone @ 6:30.

September 7 Wednesday - 1:00 dismiss for professional development.

September 12 Monday - No School teacher professional development.

September 21 Wednesday - 1:00 dismiss for PK-6 professional development / 7-12 P-T Conferences.

September 23 Friday - Homecoming

September 24 Saturday - BCPTO Bobcat Dash in Van Horne.

Did you miss registration?

If you missed registration yesterday we still need you to register for the upcoming school year.  The office is open from 8:00-3:00 everyday.  We would prefer you take care of this prior to Open House on Thursday the 18th.  Open house gets a little hectic in the office if we are trying to register a bunch of students.  If it is the only time that works, we'll make it work.

If you are registering students in different buildings we need a check for each center.  You do not need to drive to each center to register, just separate checks for accounting purposes.

If you lost your registration materials please email Candi at cbenesh@benton.k12.ia.us,  or stop in and get some new materials, or call the office at 319-442-3221.

Thanks,

Mr. Junge

K-12 Registration tomorrow

Just a reminder that all Kinder - 12th grade registration is tomorrow from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm in the student center at the Middle School / High School.

**Pre-school parents do not need to register tomorrow, you registered in March at Keystone.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at registration.

Mr. Junge

Keystone staffing changes / updates

Keystone Parents,

I wanted to give you an update on some staffing changes at Keystone Elementary for next year.

-Ms. Anna Upah has accepted a position as a full time Instructional Coach at Atkins Elementary for next year.  She has been a fantastic member of our Keystone team and although we hate to see her go we are very excited for her to transition to this new professional challenge.  We are also very excited to know that her skill set and passion for education will still be utilized in the district.

-Mrs. Dena Bridgewater has been transitioned to the 1st grade opening that Ms. Upah left.  Mrs. Bridgewater has extensive experience in 1st grade and I see her and Mrs. Happel making a fantastic team next year.  If your child was on Ms. Upah's class list, they will have Mrs. Bridgewater next year.

-Mrs. Margo Redlinger was hired for the open 2nd grade position opening that was created by Mrs. Bridgewater transitioning to 1st grade.  Mrs. Redlinger is very excited to be coming to Keystone Elementary to join our passionate and dedicated staff.  If your child had Mrs. Bridgewater as their teacher for 2nd grade next year, they will have Mrs. Redlinger.

-Miss Kayla Beck was hired in a new position that will be shared with Atkins Elementary.  It is a position dedicated to supporting classroom learning interventions that are needed throughout the year as well as working with students we identify as at-risk.  Miss Beck is extremely excited to be joining our Keystone and Atkins teams.  We are very excited about what this new position can do to support our needs at Keystone.



***Please continue pushing your child to read 20-30 minutes a day throughout the summer to prevent against the summer slide.

If you have any questions or needs throughout the summer please give me a call at 319-442-3221 or email me at rjunge@benton.k12.ia.us.  Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Mr. Junge