Save the Children invited the community to come together to meet XOCHI, its beautiful bus and the newest addition to Keppel. Families from all over our district came by to say "Hi" and received resources from Antelope Valley Partners for Health, L.A. Care, and SBCC. Participants had a blast trying fun activities that were connected to STEM career books and searching high and low for eggs during an outdoor hunt.
The districtwide Speech Contest was phenomenal, with students sharing their thoughts on whether we should or should not have zoos. Congratulations to each top school winner who represented their school well! Thank you, Mr. Sinclair, for organizing the contest and to our panel of esteemed judges.
We hope you enjoy today’s article in the Antelope Valley Press regarding Read Across America festivities at Alpine School and other Keppel district schools. Thank you to Mr. John Kornachuk, Alpine Teacher, for authoring the article and for taking such great pictures. (Please click on the link to see the article.) // https://www.avpress.com/news/students-celebrate-read-across-america/article_7dda39b2-bc9c-11ed-8136-578a36168679.html
Keppel Union Celebrates 38th Annual Black History Month on February 28, 2023:
Student artists were honored at a districtwide art contest awards ceremony hosted at Daisy Gibson School. Mrs. Waunette Cullors, Keppel Union Board President, served as the enthusiastic mistress of ceremonies. Renowned local artist guest speakers inspired students to express themselves through all forms of art and included: Saidah Gray, Clarence Pointer "Pencilman," Ashley Khan, Tony Smith, and Ayinde Love!
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Keppel Union is in need of calling a Snow Day. THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL TODAY 3/1/22. We have continued to assess road conditions and the weather is fluid. It is snowing in areas of the district and roads are slippery and not cleared. All late start buses have been canceled. Students who have been picked up will be at their school waiting for parent/guardian pick up. Thank you for your patience during unique storm weather.
Keppel Union necesita convocar un Día de Nieve. NO HABRÁ CLASES HOY, Marzo 1, 2023. Hemos continuado evaluando las condiciones de las carreteras y el tiempo es fluido. Está nevando en áreas del distrito y las calles están resbaladizas y no despejadas. Todos los autobuses para escuelas que empiezan a las 8:50 a.m. han sido cancelados. Los estudiantes que han sido recogidos estarán en su escuela esperando que los padres/guardianes los recojan.Gracias por su paciencia durante el clima único de tormenta.
Classes will be in session today, March 1st. There is snow only in Juniper Hills thus far. It is raining in areas of the district with high winds. Some roads are flooded. Please be cautious. We will use alternative bus stops for Juniper Hills today and other areas as needed and families will be informed. /// Habrá clases hoy, 1 de marzo. Hasta ahora sólo hay nieve en Juniper Hills. Está lloviendo en áreas del distrito con fuertes vientos. Algunas calles están inundadas. Por favor tengan precaución. Usaremos paradas de autobús alternativas para Juniper Hills hoy y otras áreas según sea necesario y las familias serán informadas.
“Find the mean before the MAD…mean absolute deviation,” coaches 7th grade Teacher Ms. Lopez at Keppel Academy. Students are collaborating as they implement AVID strategies.
Good morning Keppel Families,
All district schools are open today. We will monitor the weather conditions to see if we need to make any adjustments and we will update you if circumstances change.
Thank you! /// Buenos días Familias de Keppel,
Todas las escuelas del distrito están abiertas hoy. Vamos a monitorear las condiciones climáticas para ver si tenemos que hacer algún ajuste y le informaremos si las circunstancias cambian.
Gracias!
A Snow Day was called today, February 23, 2023, and Keppel district offices and schools will be closed due to dangerous road conditions impacting staff and students’ safe arrival to our schools. Weather conditions are fluid. We will continue to monitor conditions and update our community should a Snow Day need to be called for tomorrow. Enjoy the beautiful high desert snow! ////
Se ha convocado un Día de Nieve hoy, 23 de febrero de 2023, y las oficinas y escuelas del distrito de Keppel permanecerán cerradas debido a las peligrosas condiciones de las carreteras que afectan a la llegada segura del personal y los estudiantes a nuestras escuelas. Las condiciones meteorológicas son fluidas. Continuaremos monitoreando las condiciones e informaremos a nuestra comunidad en caso de que sea necesario convocar un Día de Nieve para mañana. ¡Disfrute de la hermosa nieve del alto desierto!
Thank you, Keppel Teachers, for engaging in high quality professional development in the area of Next Generation Science Standards and the 5 Es for lesson planning (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate).
Our dedicated Recreation Leaders are focused on learning how to support others with first aid, CPR, AED, and choking during today’s professional development at Pearblossom. Thank you, Instructor Fernanda!
Save the Children produce distribution February 16 in the back of Alpine starting at 10:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome.
Keppel honors its caring Keppel School Counselors during National School Counseling Week!
Megan Loucks - Alpine; Gilbert Mora - Antelope; Issa Makhlouf - Daisy Gibson;
Emilie Christian - Keppel Academy; Daisy Alvarez - Lake Los Angeles; Michele Anaya - Pearblossom
Please join us this month for our virtual February Mental Health Workshops hosted by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. We have workshops throughout the month in both English and Spanish. We hope to see you there! ---- Únase con nosotros este mes para nuestros talleres virtuales de salud mental de Febrero organizados por el Departamento de Salud Mental del Condado de Los Ángeles. Tenemos talleres durante todo el mes en inglés y español. ¡Esperamos verte ahí! Link for English Workshop: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTA2NWQwM2EtNzkyMi00ZWRjLWIwZTYtNzIwZmMwYTBhYzcx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2207597248-ea38-451b-8abe-a638eddbac81%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22072cd4ce-e8dc-4add-900a-6d9e7aaec435%22%7d Enlace del Taller en Español: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Ameeting_YThhN2FmNTQtOWE1NS00Zjk3LTkxMmMtNWFkZTlmODgzMGE3%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%252207597248-ea38-451b-8abe-a638eddbac81%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522072cd4ce-e8dc-4add-900a-6d9e7aaec435%2522%257d%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=955c98ae-b936-40e9-929c-6849fe88424a&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableM
Please join me for upcoming “Breakfast with the Superintendent” opportunities this week. Also, we have our second public hearing to gather input on by-trustee area election maps for the 2024 election cycle tomorrow evening at approximately 5:30 p.m. See you soon.
Thank you, Pearblossom (PB) families, who supported and joined me for “Breakfast with the Superintendent” today. So happy you could see the beautiful new playground equipment at PB too!
Welcome to students’ families representing all Keppel schools, who are part of our Parent Institute for Quality Education! We are happy to see so many partners in education who want to learn more about how to ensure students’ success in Keppel and in their futures.
KUSD hosted the Antelope Valley School Board’s Association meeting at Daisy Gibson on January 31st. What a warm welcome by students and staff! Keppel’s Board President, Waunette Cullors, was sworn in as the AVSBA’s Board Secretary and guests learned strategies to combat the Fentanyl crisis.
Estimadas familias de Keppel,
Estamos extendiendo la mano para obtener su valiosa opinión mientras nos preparamos para evaluar el Plan de Responsabilidad de Control Local (LCAP), requerido por el Departamento de Educación de California. Este plan es esencial en la implementación de la Fórmula de Financiamiento de Control Local (LCFF).
Por favor, haga clic en el enlace de abajo para tomar esta encuesta e indicar sus respuestas marcando la letra de cada una de las siguientes declaraciones que mejor reflejen su opinión.
Enlace de la encuesta: https://forms.gle/rgzKZZCUxBgnFaNM7
Muchas gracias.
Atentamente,
Sra. Priya Darbari
Asistente del Superintendente de Servicios de Instrucción
Distrito Escolar Unido de Keppel