Summer Send-Off
Congratulations Keeler students and families – you’ve made it through an exciting and eventful year of learning!
As we look back on this school year, we have so much to be grateful for at Keeler. We've hosted organizations like Alien Inline and Quest Theatre, met and learned from elder Shirley Hill, attended some fantastic field trips and school celebrations, and were able to experience this all while working alongside some amazing staff, students, and families.
We hope you have a wonderful summer with your families before returning to school in the fall for another exciting year.
The few pieces of information below are intended to help prepare for the 2025-26 school year:
Back to School Information
Grade 1-6 students will return to school on September 2nd.
The school office is open August 27-28 from 8am-2:30pm and on the 29th from 8am-12pm
Kindergarten students will return September 3th or 4th, depending on individual schedules. A and B schedule families have received their schedules by email, and staggered entry times will be shared with families the week of August 25th.
School hours will remain the same, and are posted on our website, along with the school calendar: https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/Keeler/Pages/default.aspx
Homeroom teachers will email families to introduce themselves on August 28th or 29th.
Staffing Changes
Keeler is sad to say goodbye to some staff as they move onto new adventures:
-Chenoa Marcotte is moving on to become a Core Curriculum Specialist
-Helen Hennick is moving to Discovering Choices School
-Madison Frank is moving to Bishop Pinkham School
-Adam Burton is moving onto new adventures
-Eric Xie is moving onto new adventures
-Katherine Kim is moving onto new adventures
-Emilee Krokis is moving onto new adventures
-Cleofe Domingo is moving onto new adventures
-Nora Redpath has retired and is moving onto new adventures
And we are excited to welcome some new staff to the Keeler community:
-Meaghan Wiwchar is joining us as a Learning Leader, coming from Hidden Valley School
-Liana Shahib is joining the teaching team, coming from Douglas Harkness School
-Manhattan Turn is joining the teaching team, coming from William D. Pratt School
-Harveer Teja is joining the teaching team
-Faten Breakan is joining as a lunchroom supervisor
-Hala Higgy is joining as a lunchroom supervisor
2025/2026 Yellow School Bus Service
A reminder about bussing:
Yellow School Bus Service registration is open for the 2025/2026 school year. Registration is available using your MyCBE account.
To ensure that bus service starts at the beginning of the school year, registration must be done in June. It can take up to 8 weeks to assign a bus stop, and students are not permitted to ride the bus until assigned to a bus stop.
Playground Updates
A notice was sent to families yesterday that there will be some small upgrades to our playground equipment this summer, scheduled to occur over the week of July 14-18.
Current playground equipment may not be accessible during the installation period. Once the updates are complete, please limit foot traffic over the new area as the grass will have been recently re-seeded. Thank you to our school council for funding these new additions!
Important Dates
August 27 – School Office Opens (8:00-2:30pm)
September 2 – First Day of School for Grades 1-6
September 2 – Staggered Entry for Kindergarten Students
September 3 or 4 – First Full Day of School for Kindergarten Students
Thank you again, everyone! Enjoy your summer!
Cailean Duggan and Rachel Scotland