1/13 News
Busy Bee News
“Buzz”-worthy Moment: FLYING PAPER!! The kids took a piece of paper to manipulate so that it would fly! Then, they had to write a paragraph with step-by-step instructions and then give it to a friend to recreate. It was a super fun lesson on the importance of details! Here is a link to a video of another teacher showing the importance of details in writing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr4TG0zr-6c&t=9s
Our January Schedule…
Lunch with 3rd Grade (Mondays) Sign Up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4dafae2ca3f9c70-lunch
Guided Reading Groups (Tue/Wed/Thu) Sign Up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAFAE2CA3F9C70-guided
Monday 1/16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
Tuesday 1/17 We celebrate the 100th Day of School!
Friday 1/20 Wear your Busy Bee Tee!
Saturday 1/21
January Community Activity- Save the Date!
We had so much fun at December’s Find Mrs. Laramie! It was so much fun to get together as a community to enjoy each other’s time. January’s will be a picnic at the Riparian on January 21st at 11 am! More specific details to come!
San Tan’s Annual Gifted Testing
If you are interested in having your child tested for giftedness, please complete the digital Parent Request Form, along with the $50 Co-Pay, linked below. Gifted testing is will be offered in mid. February. Once a child is identified as gifted, they do not need to retest.
- If your child is currently in a gifted class and identified as ‘provisional’ they will automatically be retested, you do not need to send in the recommendation form.: -)
- Gifted Testing Requests are due no later than January 12th of 2023.
- Digital Parent Request & Payment: Click Here
Wednesday, 1/25
CHEER CLINIC!!! (The girls have been asking about this! Super FUN!!)
Our Varsity Cheer Squad is hosting a Cheer Camp! Our Cheer Program is offering this Cheer Camp on Wednesday, January 25th, with a Parent Showcase on Friday, January 27th at halftime our Varsity boys basketball Senior Night home game against Gilbert Classical Academy. The game start time is 7 PM with the half-time performance starting around 7:30 PM.
The camp will be held at the Recker Campus in the gym from 6 PM to 8:30 PM on Wednesday, January 25th. All participants will receive a camp t-shirt to wear at the basketball game.
This camp is available to Kindergarten to 6th grade students. Our Kindergarten participants will need a parent present during the camp. All participants are asked to bring water and athletic shoes to the camp.
The camp participation fee is $60. Register Now Here!
Registration will close on Monday, 1/23/22. If you have any questions, please reach out to our AD, Miyone Roanhorse at mroanhorse@santancs.com.
Miyone Roanhorse| Interim Athletic Director
A: 3232 S. Power Rd. Gilbert, AZ 85234
P: (480) 222-0811
Friday 1/27 Wear your Busy Bee Tee!
Friday 1/27, 7pm Cheer Clinic/Camp Performance at STCS Boys Varsity Basketball Game Half-Time. Go Roadrunners!!!
In other NEWS…
Busy Bee Tees: Wear them on FRIDAYS!!!
The company that made our Busy Bee Tees for us was started by a few STCS High School Students and a dad. Feel free to browse their STCS Spirit Gear! I truly appreciate how they took care of us and our Busy Bee Tees! https://sstshirt.com/
Book Boxes
If anyone wants to create a Book in a Box, GO FOR IT!
Salt Dough Recipe
Here is the recipe to make salt dough at home if you’d like 😊 Maybe use it for Book Box items?
https://wanderhomeschooling.com/easy-homemade-playdough-recipe-with-cream-of-tartar/
A Glimpse into our Class
Daily Schedule
This is subject to change, of course!
Homework
Reminder: I check homework for EFFORT, not COMPLETION. You decide how much gets done at home!
BENEFITS of Homework:
- Extra practice for students who may need it
- Communication with parents about what we are doing in class
- Creates good study habits
- Gives students the opportunity to ‘accomplished’ when they are finished and/or they understand
- Creates opportunities for parents and/or older siblings to spend time with their 3rd grader
***Homework is NOT meant to be a frustration!
My purpose with homework is for the kids to get the practice they need so they understand the concepts AND to show you what they know! If the math packet is easy for them, for example, there is no need for them to complete it at home, although they probably will have finished it at school! THE POINT: I know you are all busy! I am typically flexible with due dates so if you have sports or ??? one night, feel free to wait until the next night to do it. When they return the homework to me, I acknowledge the time and effort they put into it. If this inspires your child to get the practice at home, wonderful! If not, no added stress!!
Social-Emotional Learning: Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was he as a man and a leader AND what can we learn from him?
https://youtu.be/4xXZhXTFWnE
https://youtu.be/WNnu2cj3-pU
Read Aloud:
Because of Winn Dixie By Kate DiCamillo
We are going to enjoy this heartwarming story while digging deep into literary concepts such as COMPREHENSION, CAUSE and EFFECT, AUTHOR’S PURPOSE, CHARACTER ANALYSIS, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, and BOOK vs. MOVIE COMPARISON (If we decide to watch the movie!)
MAIN THEMES and LESSONS:
FRIENDSHIP LONELINESS JUDGING OTHERS
Language Arts
We finished Unit 3 in our Wonders curriculum. The essential question was: “How is each event in history unique?” We read an interesting expository text about what events inspired the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner” and how it became our National Anthem. Then, we read about inventions that changed our lives: the automobile and the first flying “glider”, by Henry Ford and the Wright Brothers. Finally, we read about how people used to communicate by writing letters, journals, biographies, etc. It was interesting and encouraged a lot of great conversations!
Reading:
We enjoy our Guided Reading Groups each week. THANK YOU to our parents who led the groups Tue/Wed/Thu 11:40-12:15. We LOVE having you in class!! If you would like to join us, here is the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAFAE2CA3F9C70-guided
Writing:
Flying Paper Paragraph with Directions
Spelling: Diphthongs: /oi/ /oy/ /ow/ /ou/
Grammar Focus:
Using Commas
Content Words
Context Clues
Sequencing Events
Continuing:
Past/Present/Future Tense Verbs
Capitalizing Book Titles
Figurative Language: Idioms
Synonyms
Abbreviations
Name Titles
Verb Tenses and Subject/Verb Agreement
Adding -y to change the meaning: rock to rocky
Quotation Marks
Colons in the time
Verbs
Homographs.
Open Syllables
Possessive Nouns
Closed Syllables
Collective Nouns: class, team, family
Irregular Plural Nouns: tooth/teeth, mouse/mice, deer, moose, woman/women, life/lives
Homophones
Prefixes un/re/dis
Plural Nouns, adding -s or -es AND changing the y to i
Common Nouns/Proper Nouns
Concrete Nouns/Abstract Nouns
Word Meanings, including multiple meanings
Math Topic 7: Represent and Interpret Data
The kids look at collected data such as tally marks and survey totals and put it into bar graphs, picture graphs, etc.
XtraMath.com
This is great math fact fluency practice at home! Let me know if your child earns a certificate!!
Khan Academy
Feel free to do this at home! Here is the link for the ELA practice:
https://www.khanacademy.org/ela
Science: Animal Lifecycles
Social Studies: The 5 C’s of Arizona State: Cattle
Other San Tan News…
Gifted Testing Registration
San Tan’s annual Gifted Testing
If you are interested in having your child tested for giftedness, please complete the digital Parent Request Form, along with the $50 Co-Pay, linked below. Gifted testing is will be offered in mid. February. Once a child is identified as gifted, they do not need to retest.
- If your child is currently in a gifted class and identified as ‘provisional’ they will automatically be retested, you do not need to send in the recommendation form. : -)
- Gifted Testing Requests are due no later than January 12th of 2023.
- Digital Parent Request & Payment: Click Here
Michelle Tischer, M.Ed.
Academic Achievement Coordinator
Yearbooks for Sale!
https://store.shopyearbook.com/santan-yb
From our Family Engagement Committee (FEC)
Please join our school’s Family Engagement Committee’s (FEC) Facebook page. Here you will find school wide events that are coming up and ways to volunteer at school.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/620590539585576
Thank you again,
Jenn Jacobs and Heather Warren
The Family Engagement Committee (FEC)
San Tan Charter School
480-222-0811
From the Principal (Emailed Tuesday)
