Halloween Parade Brings Creativity and Cheer
The Halloween spirit was overflowing last week, as the entire Keys community gathered for the annual all school Halloween Parade. In addition to Lower School and Middle School musical performances, students, faculty, and staff marched through campus adorned in their spookiest fall attire, as parents snapped photos and cheered them on with high-fives.
Drop Everything and Read Day at Middle School
Keys students, faculty, and staff participated in a D.E.A.R. Day (Drop Everything And Read) last week, in which a thirty minute window of time was dedicated to reading independently at a quiet and reflective area of the Middle School campus.
Fundraising for Partner Schools in the North Bay
Students at Lower and Middle School decorated hundreds of mugs in an effort to raise money for schools affected by the North Bay wildfires. The colorful mugs were on sale at today’s Halloween parade!
Second Grade Inventors
Utilizing their communication skills, creativity, and problem-solving, second grade students recently kicked off their ‘Inventor’s Unit’ by interviewing Keys School community members on what challenges they face on a day-to-day basis. Soon, they will determine the most common problem and will discuss how an invention they can construct might be able to meet the needs…
Alums Gather on Campus for Reunion
Keys School graduates and their families, dating all the way back to 2008, returned to campus on Friday night for a festive reunion celebration, featuring a ribbon cutting for the Class of 2017 Class Gift, a Kiwi Party with Mrs. Fernquest, and a Virtual Choir performance with Mr. Redlawsk.
Egyptologist and Historian Visits Sixth Grade Social Studies
Sixth graders warmly welcomed local Egyptologist and historian Al Berens into the classroom last week. Mr. Berens fielded questions from students, shared a photo slideshow of rare antiquities, and discussed the influence of ancient Egyptian culture on the fields of medicine, architecture, and art.
Google Expeditions Augmented Reality Program Visits Keys
Google Expeditions Augmented Reality, a new learning product from Google that allows teachers to bring virtual objects into the classroom, visited Keys campuses yesterday for several demo sessions. Using supplied handsets, students experienced interactive 3D renderings of Rome’s ancient coliseum, the treasures of the ocean floor, and prehistoric dinosaurs.
Designing and Building at Middle School
Students were recently tasked with their latest Design Challenge – build a Rube Goldberg Machine capable of pouring a bowl of cereal. Today, students were hard at work designing and building their inventions.
Third Graders Perform Aeronautics Experiments
The third grade Science classroom was buzzing with activity today, as students continued their study of aeronautics with experiments focusing on gravity, thrust, lift, and drag.
Fourth Graders Complete Art Installation at the Lower School Campus
Fourth grade students gathered in front of their new art installation during the unveiling ceremony. After studying the abstract methods of artist Chuck Close, students designed square blocks which were then joined together to create the âKâ in the Keys logo.