10/28 News
Busy Bee News
“Buzz”-worthy Moment: Our essential question in Wonders this week was, “Why do people immigrate to new places? In one story, “Sailing to America”, the grandpa “exaggerates” his stories and the grandma tells the true story of what it was like to immigrate to America. The cutest conversation began when one student said, “Grandpas always tell great stories!” Please pass this on to the AMAZING GRANDPAS in these kids’ lives!!
Book Boxes
If anyone wants to create a Book in a Box, GO FOR IT! Dharma and Rigdon presented and they did a GREAT JOB!!!
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: Sizes are in and Info is at the Printer!
Here is the link for the order form. I will also send home a paper copy. Please return ASAP so we can get the tees ordered!
Social-Emotional Learning: Thanks-giving
Being GRATEFUL and GIVING (Thanks-Giving)
Our Class Giving Project
We have been learning about having an “Attitude of Gratitude”. This week, we made “Thankful Leaves” after reading the two books on gratitude and giving (links below and on our Google Classroom).
Both 3rd Grade Classes are collecting non-perishable items from now until November 19th. We will donate the items to a local food bank for families in need. I anticipate this will spark lots of conversations in class, too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezH-SnJfxgc
Coming Up in October and beyond…
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
Now until 11/19 Non-Perishable Item Collection (3rd Grade Project)
Now until Dec 9th: Schoolwide Paper Drive!
Thank you to all who donated to our Donor’s Choose Paper Project! We were funded for 10 cases of paper in just 1 day!! That’s 100 reams!! You are AWESOME!!
If you’d still like to donate, feel free to send in a ream+ of paper with your Busy Bee!
10/31 Early Release Day (11-11:30)
11/4 Learning Celebration
11/7 Cultural Fair
We are hosting our annual Cultural Fair at the Recker campus on November 7th from 9:00-1:30. We typically ask for parents to come in and volunteer to run a table based on your family’s culture. We would love for families to host a table to share artifacts, foods, and stories that reflect your family’s culture. This is such a fun and informative event for our elementary students.
Here is our sign-up link and thank you so much for considering!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e45adac22abf94-cultural2
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At San Tan we believe that student success is rooted in respect for and cultivation of a strong sense of identity and pride. We are pleased and excited to invite students and families to join us as we celebrate the many cultures represented in our school community! November 7thth, 2022 9:00-1:30 WE NEED YOU! We would love for families to host a table to share artifacts, foods, and stories that reflect your family’s culture. Please sign up with your name and the country you wish to represent!
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11/11 Veteran’s Day (No School!)
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!!
Language Arts
We are on Unit 2 Week 3 in our Wonders curriculum. The essential question is still “WHy do people immigrate to new places?” We are continuing our focus on Expository Text and how authors “Figurative Language” to add details and interest to their writing.
Reading:
We began our Guided Reading Groups this 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:
Editing a short story with misspelled words
Searching for context clues
Continue writing our own Expository Essays after reading expository texts. This week, we revised and then did peer editing. Next week, we will publish!
Using a Dictionary for spelling, meaning, syllabication, and parts of speech
Spelling: Silent Letters: gn/kn/wr
Grammar Focus:
Collective Nouns: class, team, family
Irregular Plural Nouns: tooth/teeth, mouse/mice, deer, moose, woman/women, life/lives
Continuing: 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 4: Use Multiplication to Divide
We are finishing up Topic 4 which focuses on using multiplication to divide. We continue to include Fact Families in our discussions of math strategies along with the rest of our long list of (x) strategies. Our test will be late next week!
XtraMath.com
This is great math fact fluency practice at home! Let me know if your child earns a certificate!!
Khan Academy
All set up! Feel free to get started at home! Eventually, we will have time in class to do it!
Science: Flower Power!
We will move on to Lesson 2 next week, but here is the link for Lesson 1 from last week:
Social Studies
Arizona Government and the 3 branches of Government
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)
Dear San Tan Families,
I hope you are having a wonderful week! Congratulations to all who entered pumpkin in our pumpkin contest! They are all fantastic and SO creative! I will announce the winner on Friday! Join us for our final regular season home football game over at Power Campus at 7pm as we celebrate our seniors!!
– Mrs. Sarah Laramie
Month at a Glance
- Paper Drive- 10/10- 12/9
- Half Day of School- 10/31
Important Announcements
New Faces
I do want to let you all know that Ms. Aleman’s last day is this Friday. I wanted to take this time to thank her for her tireless service to San Tan and to the Recker Campus. As a graduate of San Tan Charter School in 2021, Ms. Aleman has fulfilled many roles at STCS including our front desk for the past year. Her face is something we have all appreciated and grown used to seeing at the front desk, she will be very missed. I personally want to thank her for all she has done for me and for my family. She will be coming in to guest teach as she embarks on her new adventure to become go back to school to become a nail technician.
Please join me in welcoming our new Front Desk Assistant, Ms. Truelove. Ms. Truelove will be joining starting Monday October 31st. Here is a bit about her!
“My name is Chloe Truelove and I am honored to be a part of the San Tan team! I’m excited to see how I grow within the San Tan community. I am an engaged mom of two young girls. I lived on the east coast most of my life and just moved to Arizona in the last couple years. I’ve always had a soft spot for the west coast because that’s where I was born! I love reading and writing, it’s a goal of mine to have a book published before I’m 40!”
Welcome Ms. Truelove!!
Paper Drive Update
First Place- Ms. Yocklin (17 reams)
Second Place- Ms. Witte (13 reams)
Third Place- Ms. Sibley (7 reams)
Our 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
Learning Celebration
Learning Celebration is a time-honored tradition that we have at San Tan where families are invited into each student’s classroom to celebrate all the hard work and learning the students have done. We will run Learning Celebration from 1:00-3:30 (11:30-12:00 for half day Kinder) on Friday November 4th.
Disguise Your Pumpkin Competition
Click the following link to join us for our Annual Disguise your pumpkin competition. This is such a fun family event that brings out our competitive and creativity sides, but most of all some fun with our families.
https://yqysjrrxph.formstack.com/forms/recker_pumpkin_competition
Guidelines:
- Pumpkin size: 2lbs or less
- Pumpkins cannot be carved
- No scary Halloween decorations (Preschool friendly)
- 10/24 Turn pumpkins in to the front desk and a number will be assigned.
Families will get a chance to vote for their favorite pumpkin 10/24 – 10/28.Favorite Pumpkin will be announced on 10/28
Cultural Fair- Volunteers Needed
We are hosting our annual Cultural Fair at the Recker campus on November 7th from 9:00-1:30. We typically ask for parents to come in and volunteer to run a table based on your family’s culture. We would love for families to host a table to share artifacts, foods, and stories that reflect your family’s culture. This is such a fun and informative event for our elementary students.
Here is our sign-up link and thank you so much for considering!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e45adac22abf94-cultural2
Guest Teachers
We need guest teachers to fill in when our teaching staff is out ill. If you would like to guest teach for us, please email Ms. Richardson at srichardson@santancs.com to get back on the list for this school year.
Family Engagement Committee
At San Tan, we do not have a PTO, we have the Family Engagement Committee! The FEC will be helping with school events, parent groups, fundraising initiatives and organizing parent support within the classroom.
If you are interested in joining, please email at fec@santancs.com
We have two major trip offerings for our 2023-2024 school year. One trip is domestic and one trip is international. These trips are open to ALL STCS families.
Domestic Trip- Eastern Seaboard
Travel from Boston to New York to Philadelphia to Washington DC to Colonial Williamsburg and see all the historical sights
http://www.efexploreamerica.com/2586452nh
International Trip- Scotland and Ireland
Travel from the highlands and the emerald isle
https://www.eftours.com/tour-website/2551191PV
Helpful Links
- Order Lunch
- Arizona Tax Credit Form
- Spirit Gear – Do you need school spirit gear to wear on Spirit Fridays? Click Here to Purchase
Fall Field Trip Offerings
- Ms. Harris’ Kindergarten: Shamrock Dairy Farms
- Ms. Gustafson and Ms. Messick’s 5th Grade: American Heritage Festival
- Ms. Edam and Ms. Aguilar’s Montessori Kindergarten: Phoenix Children Museum
Social Media Links
Facebook- San Tan Charter School Family Connection
Facebook- Mrs. Laramie Principal Recker Campus
Instagram- Mrs. Laramie Principal Recker Campus
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