5/12 News
“Buzz”-worthy Moments: We’re ALMOST 4th GRADERS!!
I can hardly BEE-lieve it!! We are now discussing how to “Bee” 4th graders.
Here are a few highlights from our list: (my personal fave!) Bee cool, Bee respectful, Bee Efficient, Bee Organized, Bee Helpful, Bee Healthy!
Other ideas: Listen, Get Good Grades, Do Lots of Math, Try!, Have Fun, Pay Attention, Do Projects, Commit my life to Jesus, Work Hard, Follow Rules, Try My Best, Do Hard Work…AND MISS Ms. Dippre (Ahhhh)
Our May Schedule:
Lunch with 3rd Grade (Mondays) Sign Up: (Monday, 5/15 is still available!)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4dafae2ca3f9c70-lunch
5/17 Awards Ceremony 4:30-5:30 @ Power Gym
Although I believe EVERY Busy Bee deserves an award, you already know if your child needs to attend!
Sign Up for “Last Week of School” Snacks
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAFAE2CA3F9C70-last
5/22 Finalize Carnival Prep
5/23 Clean the Classroom and Enjoy Our Class Carnival!
5/24 Game Day! And After Care Pickup by 4:00 please!
Feel free to bring a board game, card games, chess, etc. from home!
5/25 Movie Day “Because of Winn Dixie”
(We enjoyed the book! It is Rated PG so let me know if you have any concerns…)
Friday 5/26 LAST Day of 3rd Grade 1/2 Day (11:00-11:30)
I plan to BEE VERY EMOTIONAL!!! I don’t know how time flies so quickly!!
Tuesday 5/30 Conferences
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAFAE2CA3F9C70-endofyear1
Please let me know if you cannot make it so I can send home report cards!
Summer FUN!! (Stay Tuned for Cheer Camp Info!)
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 Reviews
The kids decided they would like to write book reviews! I have the sheets available but they can certainly write the review on notebook paper!!
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
I am encouraging the kids to work on the homework emailed at the beginning of each week.
Any time they spend reading, writing, doing math, and practicing skills will encourage academic success!!
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: Choose your PERSPECTIVE
Our goals have gone from FAIL! to FINDING SOLUTIONS!! to FINISH!!! to Do My BEST!! to “Bee” an example!! to “Bee” Optimistic…LOOK FOR THE GOOD! to “Choose your PERSPECTIVE! You get to decide your opinion and attitude!
Read Aloud: Flora & Ulysses By Kate DiCamillo
The kids INSISTED that we read this book by the same author as Because of Winn Dixie because they loved it so much!! Again, we will be working on comprehension, vocabulary, word structure, and so much more!!
Language Arts
We are in week 4 of Unit 6 with the Essential Question: How do you decide what’s important?
In the Drama/Play “King Midas and the Golden Touch”, the king realizes that his daughter is much more important to him than gold!
Reading: Book Clubs and Presenting the books read…FUN for ALL!!
Writing: Friendly Letters…including how others can count on us!
Spelling: r-Controlled Vowel Syllables
Grammar Focus:
Continuing:
Adverbs
Multiple Meaning Words
Adjectives that Compare (big, bigger,biggest; many, more, most)
Possessive Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns
Pronoun-Verb Contractions (it’s, you’re, I’m)
Pronoun/Present Tense Verb agreement
Pronouns: Singular/Plural/Personal
Pronoun Agreement
Irregular Verbs, including Have/Do
Correct Verb Forms
Complex Sentences
Dependent and Independent Clauses (New Concept…A bit confusing!)
Using Subordinating Conjunctions (New Concept…A LOT Confusing!)
Greek and Latin Roots: TOTALLY FUN for some!!
Main Verb/Helping Verb
Commas and Quotations Marks in Dialogue
Contractions with not
Using Apostrophes
Linking Verbs
Using Commas
Content Words
Context Clues
Sequencing Events
Past/Present/Future Tense Verbs
Capitalizing Book Titles
Figurative Language: Idioms, Similes, personification, metaphors, hyperboles
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 14: Time, Capacity, and Mass
A lot of review and a bit tricky, all at the same time! Test will be on Tuesday.
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: Invisible Forces: What can magnets do?
The kids even experimented with building a “slide” and creating different items to slide down…how do we manipulate the speed of this object?
Social Studies: Arizona’s Early People (Pottery)
Other San Tan News…
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)
Letter from the Principal
Dear San Tan Families,
I hope you are doing well as we come into the final weeks! Summer camp registration has begun! This summer we have all kinds of fun happening on our two campuses. I have included the flyers for our three summer camps in this email. Please see the links below as well as our flyer attachments.
– Mrs. Sarah Laramie
Month at a Glance
- MAP Testing 5/1-5/12
- Recker Academic Awards 5/17
- Spring Athletic Awards 5/17
- Preschool and Kindergarten Graduation 5/24
- 8th Grade and 12th Grade Graduation 5/25
- Last Day of School 5/26
- School Closed 5/29
- Parent Teacher Conferences 6/1-6/2
Important Announcements
The following classrooms are in the lead!
Sibley |
426 |
Gustafson |
159 |
Yocklin |
148 |
Rigsbee |
131 |
Trowbridge |
102 |
Dippre |
100 |
Would you ever think that your old shoes could help offset field trips next year? Well they can and here’s how. Our team is participating in a fundraiser where there is nothing to buy or sell, all we need is your support and your old shoes. We are looking for community members to help support us by agreeing to collect 25 pairs of gently worn, used and new shoes in the next 4 weeks. Here’s how you do it:
Start in your family’s closets and gather pairs of shoes that you’ve out grown, are out of style, or out of season. If you have 25 pairs, great, if not please ask your neighbors and/or co-workers to do the same. These shoes will help support our program as well as individuals in developing nations like Ghana, Haiti and Cambodia. Connect with me to get them picked up or you can drop them off at these locations: in your child’s classroom or at the front of Recker. Can we count on you? Please reply YES, I’LL HELP. PS: if you can’t collect 25, then try for 15, 10, or 5. Remember, every pair that you collect helps.
Tax Credit
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
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
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