12/2 News
Busy Bee News
“Buzz”-worthy Moment: MAP TESTING!!! This week we took the Reading MAP Test and the kids did so well! I was most impressed with their diligence in doing their best and the stamina it took to read those LONG PASSAGES!!
ALSO…We had our Class Spelling Bee and our Class Winner is RIGDON MILNE!!! Our Runner-Up is LUCIA OCANDO-NAVARRO! CONGRATULATIONS and GREAT JOB Everyone!!
Our BUSY December 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
WINTER MAP TESTING: Reading DONE/Math Next Week
12/10 Finding Ms. Laramie
Monthly, I will be announcing a different “get together” for all San Tan Charter School families so we can spend some time together as a community. These events are not mandatory but they are a great opportunity to meet together and get to know each other!
December’s “Find Mrs. Laramie” will be a special holiday edition centering on a yearly event that happens right in our very own neighborhood. Bundle up because we will be parking in the school parking lot and walking “Christmas on Comstock” light display show!
Meet me at 6:30 on Saturday December 10th to collect together outside of the school to prepare to walk the Christmas on Comstock light display.
I hope to see you there!
Do you have an idea of an activity you would like to do to create a strong community? I would love to hear from you! I am looking for ideas of activities we could do together. Meeting at the zoo? At a park? Farmer markets? Where would you like to see STCS community members get together?
https://forms.gle/nREhohdLspBniSoJ6
12/13 Winter Concert
Mrs. Strand has asked that the students practice the songs at home using the link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AKPDyQVS8zknSAyPVyEiB46MaATO8z00?usp=sharing
Concert Details
Tuesday, Dec 13th 3-6 Winter Concert
Start Time: 7:00pm (6:30pm Report to homeroom)
Dress: Solid black bottoms, solid white top and solid blue accents (examples: neck tie, hair bows, jewelry, shawl, scarf).
CONFERENCES: 12/14, 12/15, and 12/16 (11am DISMISSAL)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAFAE2CA3F9C70-winter
Annual Busy Bee Class Gift Exchange: Super Fun!!
The idea is to give, be grateful, and be appreciated while filling our classroom with more fun!
What you do is wrap a new or used game, book, puzzle, (any item, really!) and bring it into the classroom by December 13th. On one of the 1/2 days (I’m not sure which, yet), we will play an exchange game so that each child will open someone else’s gift. It is so fun AND the entire class thanks the gift-giver, which is always so sweet!
Finally, the gifts stay in our classroom until the end of the year. Then, your child can choose to take the gift home again. If you have any questions, please let me know! My experience has been that the room is filled with excitement at what each child brings in…and the FUN is enjoyed for months after!!
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/
Busy Bee Tees: Wear them on FRIDAYS!!!
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 so they understand the concepts. 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: Finding JOY!!
There is so much to be joyful about!! We just have to notice it!!
Read Aloud:
Mr. Popper’s Penguins By Florence and Richard Atwater
This is a great read-aloud! It’s fiction but contains several facts about penguins.
Language Arts
We are on Unit 2 Week 5 in our Wonders curriculum. The essential question is How do people figure things out?” This week has been fun because we are reading poetry! We continued identifying how authors use “Figurative Language” to add details and interest to their writing AND we began writing our own poems!
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:
We are writing a group publication about the Solar System…stay tuned!!
Spelling: R-Controlled Words: /or/ spelled /ar/
Grammar Focus:
Verb Tenses and Subject/Verb Agreement
Adding -y to change the meaning: rock to rocky
Continuing:
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 5: Multiplying and Dividing within 100
Math Topic 5 Test was today!
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! We have been able to login a few times this week!
Science: Solar System
Social Studies:
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)
Monthly, I will be announcing a different “get together” for all San Tan Charter School families so we can spend some time together as a community. These events are not mandatory but they are a great opportunity to meet together and get to know each other!
December’s “Find Mrs. Laramie” will be a special holiday edition centering on a yearly event that happens right in our very own neighborhood. Bundle up because we will be parking in the school parking lot and walking “Christmas on Comstock” light display show!
Meet me at 6:30 on Saturday December 10th to collect together outside of the school to prepare to walk the Christmas on Comstock light display.
I hope to see you there!
Do you have an idea of an activity you would like to do to create a strong community? I would love to hear from you! I am looking for ideas of activities we could do together. Meeting at the zoo? At a park? Farmer markets? Where would you like to see STCS community members get together?
https://forms.gle/nREhohdLspBniSoJ6
Dear San Tan Families,
Believe it or not, reenrollment for the 2023-2024 school year is beginning to roll out this week. This year we will be focusing on TOTAL Online Registration only forms through Infinite Campus. We will have very specific instructions for reenrollment in an additional email come out later this week.
– Mrs. Sarah Laramie
Month at a Glance
- MAP Testing 11/29-12/9
- Last Day for Assignments 12/9
- Scholastic Book Fair 12/12-12/16
- Jingle Jog 12/12
- Winter Concert 12/13
- Conferences Half Days 12/14-12/16
Important Announcements
#GivingTuesday
This year’s tax credit giving goal is $100,000.00.
Your gift — large or small — will make a difference.
The form link is now open at:
https://yqysjrrxph.formstack.com/forms/?1627645-EuNcDzZTd2
With your support, we can continue to provide the programs outlined below;
- Junior High and High School Culinary Arts: Restaurant quality cutlery, pots/pans, additional shelving, and supplies for the classroom
- Full-Day Kindergarten Scholarship
- Funding for the Library/Media Space
- Health Care Supplies
- Playground Equipment
Today is Giving Tuesday. GivingTuesday, which is often stylized as #GivingTuesday, is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It is touted as a “global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world”. GivingTuesday began as a simple idea in 2012 a day that encourages people to do good.
One of the organizations that help support teachers on #GivingTuesday is DonorsChoose. This program helps teachers fund their individual classrooms with projects that they create. What I love most about the program is that it helps teachers request things that are specific to the students that they are helping this year. From playground balls to flexible seating to classroom rugs, teachers can request almost everything under the sun.
This year, while you are making your #givingtuesday charitable donations, please consider donating towards making a teacher’s dream a reality. Thank you so much in advance!
Individual:
Upper Elementary Donors Choose
Paper DriveOur annual beginning of the year PAPER DRIVE is in full effect starting Monday, October 10th– December 9th. The class with the MOST points will receive a teacher reward for participating is $100 classroom fund. Write your teacher’s name on the paper and send it to the front office. White Ream of Paper =1 point Don’t have time to run out to the store? No worries!! San Tan Charter School partners with Amazon Smiles! Amazon Smiles is fast and easy… Shop Amazon as normal and 0.5% of your purchase supports educational enrichment right here at San Tan Charter School! Visit: smile.amazon.com/ch/56-2610311 to start shopping now! You can ship your order directly to the school and add a “gift receipt” with your child’s teacher’s name on it! School Address 3959 E Elliot Rd Gilbert, AZ 85234
First Place- Ms. Dippre (112 reams)
Second Place- Ms. Yocklin (33 reams)
Third Place- Ms. Dickson (29 reams) Save the Date for our Winter Concert Date: Tuesday December 13th Mainstream Kinder, 1st and 2nd Grade Concert – 5:00pm-5:30pm Montessori Kinder – 6th Grade – 6:00pm-6:30pm Mainstream 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Grade – 7:00pm-7:30pm Attire: Solid Black bottoms, solid white top and solid blue accents (examples: neck tie, hair bows, jewelry, shawl, scarf).
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
Helpful Links
Arizona Tax Credit Form Social Media Links Facebook- San Tan Charter School Family Connection Facebook-PreK-6 Recker Campus Facebook-7-12 Power Campus Facebook- Mrs. Laramie Principal Recker Campus Instagram- Mrs. Laramie Principal Recker Campus Instagram-STCS Recker Campus
