Dear Keller Families,
This past week at Keller was remarkable. Our peak moments together happened on Wednesday. Our morning with students was spent in Advisory classes working through a series of lessons and activities that foster teamwork, belonging and a positive culture at the school. But most importantly, help strengthen the feeling that everyone is valued part of our school. The second peak moment on Wednesday was our Second Annual Back to School Bash. The event highlighted the successful start of our school year, and celebrated our amazing school community. Thank you to the Keller PTA and all the volunteers that helped make the event possible. A special thank you goes out to our teacher band, PAPER JAM, for their incredible live performance.
Have a wonderful weekend and GO BEARS!!!
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our front office staff or me. Thank you for your patience, flexibility, and support and we will work “TOGETHER AS ONE” to ensure the success of our students.
Regards,
Tom Barbini
Principal
[email protected]
Important Dates to Remember:
- September 28: Dine to Donate Event at Portillos (611 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg) from 5-8 PM
- October 9: Columbus Day – No School
- November 8: Half-day Inservice; students released at 10:40 AM
- November 20: Full-day Parent-Teacher Conferences – no school all day
- November 21: Half-day Parent-Teacher Conferences – no school all day
- November 22-24: Thanksgiving Break – no school
- December 21: Winter break begins at the end of the day
- January 8: School Resumes
- January 15: Martin Luther King Jr. Day – no school
- February 16: Half-day Inservice; students released at 10:40 AM
- February 19: Presidents Day – no school
2023 – 2024 Keller Calendar
The 2023-2024 Keller Calendar can be viewed here: https://keller.sd54.org/aboutkeller/calendar/. This calendar contains upcoming events for Keller.
2023 – 2024 District Calendar
The 2023-2024 District Calendar can be viewed here: https://sd54.org/calendar/. Please click on the link for the Spanish version of the calendar.
Keller Junior High Website
Click here to navigate to the Keller Junior High Website.
Keller Sports, Intramurals, and Clubs
Please encourage your child to get involved in our Keller Sports, Intramurals, and Club offerings that take place after school. Please visit our Sports, Intramurals, and Clubs page for more information about these activities. Students must maintain academic eligibility to participate in sports, intramurals, and clubs. For information regarding upcoming dates for sporting events, intramurals, and club sessions please click on the link to view the building calendar on the Keller webpage.
Students participating in interscholastic athletic programs, including intramural sports, shall have an annual physical examination prior to tryouts and participating in any scheduled practice or contest. Physicals are effective for one year from the date of the exam. The physical exam form for District 54 can be found by clicking on the link. For additional information on District 54 Junior High Sports and the Sports Parent-Student Handbook please click here.
Infinite Campus Parent Portal
Infinite campus is District 54’s student information system that connects parents to information. Through Infinite Campus, parents will have access to the Parent Portal. The Parent Portal provides access for parents to information regarding their child including paying fees, viewing assignments, attendance, grades, academic schedule, and teacher comments.
If you currently do not have a Parent Portal account, please email [email protected] or you can call our front office at 1-847-357-6500 and our secretaries can assist you. If you need help logging on to the Infinite Campus portal click here, email [email protected], or call portal support at 847-357-5110. If you have previously created a Parent Portal account and cannot recall your username or password, you can reset them yourself from the portal website by selecting forgot password.
Adult ESL Classes at Keller
District 54 is offering classes to learn how to speak English. These classes are for all parents who are interested in learning basic English conversation skills as well as beginning reading and writing skills in English. Classes will run Wednesdays from October 4th through November 29th from 5:00-7:00pm at Keller Junior High School. Click here to learn more in Polish, Spanish, Ukrainian, or English.
News from Keller PTA
Here is the latest issue of The Keller Wildcat
In this issue…
- Chicago Wolves Family Night
- Hot Lunch
- Reflections Art Program
- Committee Openings
- Dine to Donate
- Become a PTA member
- Box Tops
- Spirit Wear
No Food Deliveries Allowed
With a focus on student and staff safety, District 54 will not allow food delivery services (including, but not limited to, GrubHub, DoorDash, and local restaurants) to our schools. We will continue to have hot lunch days, which are planned events, organized and supervised by school or PTA volunteers. However, we will no longer accept other outside food deliveries to keep our schools secure.
Keller Junior High