Stremel Newsletter
February 19, 2024
Dear Parents,
I hope you are having a nice Presidents Day Weekend. Here are some friendly reminders and upcoming events:
- Teacher Experience Drawing at Flag Salute 2/23
- Library Day Wednesday is our library day. Please help your child remember to return their library book by Wednesday.
- Please label all jackets, sweaters, umbrellas etc., in case they are lost or misplaced. It is also helpful to label your child's water bottle.
- Lunch on the Lawn- March 1. (First Grade lunch 11:15-12:00) Click on this link to register. Scroll down to Lunch on the Lawn RSVP https://www.smore.com/drtm6
Warmly,
Mrs. Stremel
Classroom Information
Classroom Google Website: This site is a resource for our classroom, where you can access information, photos, class directory, and forms shared by our room parent. Here is the link to the Private Google Website: https://sites.google.com/smusd.org/mrs-stremels-1st-grade-family-/home
Amazon WIsh List: I created an Amazon Wish List for some of the things our class is always in need of replenishing and a few items that would be great to have. Thank you! Please see the link below.https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/ZEKM9G0K7TUV?ref_=wl_share
Scholastic: Connect your child with books kids love to read. My teacher code is MBNK7. Scholastic Link Thank you!
Classroom Volunteers: Thank you for signing up to volunteer in our classroom. Here is the Signup Genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448AFAF2BA64-room. Thank you again for your support!
Volunteer Guidelines -If you would like to volunteer during our classroom celebrations, please complete the volunteer guidelines form here.
Room Parents: If you have any questions or want to volunteer, please contact us at: tinam1025@gmail.com, kellynolan88@gmail.com.
Classroom Instagram page - mrsstremelsclass2023
Language Arts
At home, please have your child read 20 minutes each day/night. Your child can also log on to RazKids at https://www.raz-kids.com/ to find books at their reading level. Stremel2023 and the password is bunny
Unit 6: "What can we learn from a mistake?"
Reading Comprehension Focus for the Week
RL.1.2 Retell stories including key details and demonstrate an understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
RL.1.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
Weekly Word Work REVIEW WEEK
Review High-Frequency Words: house, long, off, small, large, after, her, all, brown, live, work, year
Word Family Words:
Review Long vowel words with silent e - examples: bake, kite, bone, mule, these
Inflectional endings (-ed, -ing, dropping, the final -e) Ex: smile, smiled, smiling- Double Final consonant (clap, clapped, clapping, plan, planned, planning)
Writing Informative
- This week we will be working on Opinion Writing.
- Conjunctions: Conjunctions are words that join two parts of a sentence. They connect two related ideas. Conjunction words: and, for, or, so, and, because
- Prepositions: Words that help connect one word to another word to show how they are related, show where something is, or show when something happens: Examples- at, for, in, on, through
MATH -Addition with Two Digit Numbers
This week, your child will continue to add with two-digit numbers and will develop some strategies as they begin to learn what to do when the ones in the numbers add to more than 9.
Math Fact Practice: Please help your child continue to practice memorizing ways to make ten (1+9, 2+8, 3+7, 4+6, 5+5, 6+4, 7+3, 8+2, 9+1) and doubles (6+6, 7+7, 8+8, 9+9, 10+10).
School Information
Teacher Experience Raffle, Look for your Flyer!
Teacher Experience Raffle, Look for your Flyer! Buy your $5 Raffle Tickets Starting Monday, Feb 12th
Join our teachers and staff on various experiences on and off campus. Our teachers and staff have generously donated their time for this beloved fundraiser. Any student is eligible for ANY experience with ANY teacher or staff at ANY grade level. From being Mr. Pope or Mrs. McLeod for the Day to Bowling at Draft Republic with our Resource Teachers or Flag Football with Mr. Bell. There's Laser Tag with 3rd Grade, VR Escape Room with 4th Grade, and MUCH MORE! Check out the attached list for all the many fun experiences planned.
Late Additions that didn't make it home on the flyer-
1) Rad Dad’s - After school one day, Rads Dads vs. Students (2 teams of 4) Water Balloon Fight + clean up w/ snack and drinks
4 winners + each winner can pick one friend, Date TBD - Late April/ Early May
2) Front Office Experience - Spend the morning with the SEES Front Office Ladies. Enjoy a Starbucks treat starting at 8am and assist in front office duties till lunchtime.
1 winner plus a friend, date TBD
3) Mr. Luke - Be Mr. Luke for a Day. The lucky winner will get to assist Mr Luke with his duties for the day.
1 winner, date TBD
**NEW this year**
ONE reserved parking spot for the 24/25 School Year
ONE 5th Grade Promotion VIP Package (4 Reserved Seats and a Reserved Parking Spot).
Only $5 per ticket, enter as many as you want!! (Cash or Check made to SEES PTO, credit taken at on site ticket sales) Winners will be announced at Flag Salute on Friday, Feb 23rd. Please fill out the form sent home with your child and return it by Thurs, Feb 22nd. We will also have in person sales before and after school beginning Monday, Feb 12th. Good luck and thank you for supporting this fundraiser!
Save the Date! Open House is April 25!
Please mark your calendars for the SEES Open House on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 5 pm. We will share more details as we get closer, but we wanted everyone to have the date as soon as possible. We hope to see all of our students and their families attend!
Read Across America Week is coming up March 4th - 8th! 📚📚📚
SEES continues to celebrate a nation of diverse readers with a week of fun spirit days and, of course, amazing books! The week is packed with stories that center around a variety of authors and topics, exposing all of our students to a wide world of literature and ensuring they see positive examples through mirrors, windows, and sliding doors in the texts we celebrate in the classroom! We have also paired Read Across America with the book fair, which runs the same week.
Terracycle: New Recycling's Program From Our Student Council
Hank Gilcrest, SEES Director of Recycling and Sanitation and awesome 5th grader, is starting a new program called Terracycle. This program is a way that we can recycle items that can’t normally be recycled and get cash for the school. The items will be sent with carbon-neutral shipping so it won’t hurt the earth. The items that we will be collecting before school and during some school hours for students include;
all baby and kid clothing, Entenmenn’s Little bite pouches, Febreze containers, squeezable pouches and lids (like GoGo Squeez, baby food pouches, and other squeezes like those), tubes, lids pouches from, Tide/Gain/Downy/Dreft , toothpaste bottles, toothbrushes, deodorant containers and caps, mouthwash bottles and caps, Swiffer refills, Taki/Chip bags
Important Dates at a Glance
- February 20-23- Teacher Experience Fundraiser
- February 23- Flag Salute and Awards
- March 1-8- Spring Book Fair
- March 4- PTO Meeting @ 6 pm
- March 15, 16, 17- Student's on Stage Presents: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
- March 22- Flag Salute and Awards
- March 25-29- No School/Spring Break
- April 25 - Open House
Running Club, Library and College "Spirit Day" are every Wednesday.
Newsletters
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School Contact Information
Principal: Gary Pope: gary.pope@smusd.org
Vice Principal: Mara McLeod mara.mcleod@smusd.org
Office Manager: Jessica Raya jessica.raya@smusd.org
Front Office Clerk/Attendance: (#2605) Gretchen Jackson gretchen.jackson@smusd.org
School Address: 1615 Schoolhouse Way SM CA 92078