FROM THE OFFICE....

Spring is in the air and the snow if finally melting away! Our playground tends to get quite muddy when the weather warms up and rainy days are upon us....please be sure your child has appropriate outdoor clothing and a change of dry clothing available if they get wet or muddy during recess time!

As always, there is lots happening at Keppel-Sarawak!
 
Dance Club is in full swing and there are approximately 130 Kindergarten to Grade 6 students taking part in this opportunity. We are looking forward to their performance on April 6th!

Our junior students are busy with Floor Hockey Intramurals during recess.

The Skittles Club and Champions Program meet once each week to discuss ways we can honour diversity in our school and promote a welcoming and inclusive environment for all who come to our school. They also lead the way in supporting student mental health and well-being.

We are in the midst of our annual City-Wide Food Drive to support the Salvation Army, OShare and the Owen Sound Animal Shelter. This is a great way to support our local community! Let's get those boxes filled, Cougars!

2023-24 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE(or by going to our Kindergarten Registration page under the Families/ Communities tab).

As always, please don't hesitate to give us a call or stop in to speak with us if you have any questions or concerns about your child's experiences at our school.

Your partners in education,

Laurie Gilkinson (Principal) & Brent Thompson (Vice-Principal)

LIBRARY PROJECT UPDATES:
Our Library Revitalization Project has officially begun! We have a lot of work to do in order to raise enough money to refresh and renew our library but we are off to a great start! Our KS Cougar Read-A-Thon has been a HUGE SUCCESS! Thanks to all of our families for monetary donations/ sponsorship, helping to cook and serve almost 900 pancakes and donations of homemade maple syrup to put on our yummy pancakes during our PJ's and Pancakes grand finale day!

Guest Readers who also joined in the fun included - Constable Krista Linthorne - OPP, Elly MacKay - local author and illustrator, Katie McLeish - Owen Sound North Grey Union Public Library, Joan Irvine - local author and former teacher, Don Vail - 92.3 The Bounce, Sue Carleton - Mayor Georgian Bluffs, Sarah Carmichael - Mix 106.5, Fred Wallace - 560 CFOS, Fire Prevention Officer - Greg Nicol, Ian Boddy - Mayor Owen Sound, Scott Greig - Deputy Mayor Owen Sound, Community Services Officer Jason Cranny - OSPD

Our Read-A-Thon fundraiser has raised @ $9200 and we couldn't be more proud of our KS Cougars for the commitment they showed to reading this week in support of our Library Project! We have had several additional donations dropped off at our school and we will be adding these to our grand total very soon.....WAY TO GO COUGARS! Check out this video from a former Keppel Cougar who had a very special message for us....