KES February Newsletter

Jacob Alferio, Principal

Taylor Brouse, Assistant Principal

Email: jacob.alferio@keystoneschools.org

Email: taylor.brouse@keystoneschools.org
Location: 531 Opportunity Way Lagrange, OH 44050
Phone: 440-355-2300

We are half way through the 2024-2025 school year! The winter MAP assessments have been administered and scores will be sent home early next week. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you do not receive a report by the end of next week. Report cards are now live on Power School and can be found through the parent portal on our website. Please feel free to reach out to either of us if you have questions or concerns!

Our kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year will open on February 18th! Registration information is attached below. Please reach out to central registration if you have any questions.

Please make sure you are updating any of your information in our new Final Forms space for our emergency medical information and registration. Additional information and how to get started with your account today is provided within this newsletter.

Sincerely,

Mr. Alferio and Miss Brouse

Report Cards

• 2nd quarter report cards are now available via Power School!

Conferences

• KES Parent/Teacher conferences are on 2/5 and 2/11 at 4:30-7:30pm. Please reach out to your child's teacher or the KES office to schedule a conference time.

Third Grade OST Scores

• 3rd grade fall OST parent reports were sent home last week. Please reach out to the KES office or your child's teacher if you have not received this letter with their score from the fall OST.

School Fees

• Please make sure you are checking your child's folder within the next week for school fees. These need to be paid for your child to be eligible to participate in field trips in the future. Below you will find multiple ways to pay!

Looking Ahead....

• February 14th- No school
• February 17th- President's Day- No school
• February 18th Kindergarten Registration opens on Final Forms
• March 7th- KLSD Family First Night- No homework or after school activities!
• March 13th- KES Literacy and Math Night!

Keystone Schools has partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service.

FinalForms allows parents/guardians to complete and sign Emergency Medical forms, Demographic forms, Athletic forms, and more for students. FinalForms also saves data from year to year and season to season, meaning there is no need to enter the same information twice! FinalForms also pre-populates information wherever possible, for all students in one family, saving precious time.

Data may be reviewed at any time to verify it is current. All forms are required to be updated once per year and after any change.

*PLEASE NOTE:
Current students already have accounts; this was verified in an email you received.

If you DO NOT see this email or have questions, please contact our central registration staff if you have any questions.

Tina Bednarski: 440-355-2424 | tina.bednarski@keystoneschools.org

Staci Crabeels: 440-355-2408 | staci.crabeels@keystoneschools.org

For additional information and step by step instructions to get set up, please follow the link to our website: https://www.keystonelocalschools.org/about/finalforms

Dear Keystone Elementary Families,

Get ready for a night of fun, learning, and excitement at our

Literacy and Math Night: "A Carnival of Fun – Light Up Your Imagination!"

Date: Thursday, March 13th
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location: Keystone Elementary

Join us for an evening filled with games, food, prizes, and a basket raffle! We are thrilled to welcome author and illustrator Merrill Rainey, who will be hosting Make-It, Take-It sessions for families and a special book signing!

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to engage in literacy and math activities while making lasting memories with your family. Please take a minute and use the link to RSVP for this event. This will help make planning easier. We can't wait to see you there!

Keystone Elementary School

Meetings, the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6pm in KES Library

Sign up at https://keystoneelementarypta.givebacks.com/store/items/898394 to join

February 3-7 is National Counselor's Week! We would like to take a moment to support our counselors here at KES and say thank you for all that they do!

Morning Drop Off Routine:

• Have your child ready to get out in spaces 1-6 with:

• Backpack on

• Good-byes already said

• Child off electronic devices

• For everyone’s safety, please have your child EXIT your vehicle on the passenger side only

• If a staff member is present before spaces 1-6, your child may get out of the car

• If your child is struggling to get out quickly, please park in any available space and let your child out of the car so the line can continue to move.

• When walking your child to the sidewalk, use the crosswalk located by the East Entrance.

• A sign is posted Right Turn Only 8:45-9:00am. Please no left turn!

• If you arrive after 9:00am, you will need to take your child to the front office and sign them in. The staff members attending to students in the car rider line have responsibilities immediately after 9:00.

Afternoon Pick-up Routine:

• Please have your orange tags visible until your child is in the vehicle.

• There will be two lines of traffic up until the merge. If you are in the right lane, please allow one car to merge over before moving past that point.

• If you do not have a tag, you will need to show a photo ID and will be asked to pull out of line as we sort through all of the information for the safety of our students.

• Any car rider not picked up by 3:45pm will be sent to Keycare and charged accordingly.

- Misty Copeland, first African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre