Astronaut News
Andersen Elementary - October 2019
Messsage from our Prinicipal Mrs. Kinghorn
Dear Andersen Families,
It is hard to believe our first quarter has ended! Students have spent the first few months learning about themselves, their classmates and jumping into a new grade level. Teachers have planned engaging lessons to ensure success in the classroom and it is great to see students settled into their new grade levels and routines.
As we wrap up our first quarter we also successfully finished our first Step It Up fundraiser. Thank you to all the families and friends that donated money to our school. These funds allow us to purchase items for school, classrooms and teachers including classroom literature sets, online subscriptions and support events such as teacher appreciation week.
Our next fundraiser will be around the holidays and we appreciate your continued support.
As we head towards break I want to make all of our families aware about our students’ attendance. Since school started we have been tracking our student tardies and absences. In July we were in school for seven days and during those seven days students acquired 181 tardies and 173 absences. During the month of August students were tardy 614 times and absent 720 times. The month of September we saw an improvement with 475 tardies and 570 absences as of Monday, September 23rd.
It is imperative that students come to school each and every day and on time.
Having a good morning routine is essential for not only being successful at school but being successful in life. In order to help students get moving efficiently and out the door on time try:
- Picking out your clothes the night before
- Make your lunch or snack the night before
- Plan out breakfast for the week and post it on the fridge
- Create a morning routine as a family
- Post your morning routine (use pictures for younger children)
- Create a scheduled time to leave and set an alarm to get you out the door on time
We know the importance of being at school each and every day and on time. Thank you for helping us get students set up for success in and out of the classroom.
I hope you all enjoy your much deserved and needed fall break. If you are traveling or staying home and enjoying time as a family, be safe and I look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday, October 15th.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Kinghorn
MESSAGE FROM OUR DEAN MR. BROWN
The 2nd Annual First Responders Appreciation Assembly was a huge success.
I want to start by saying thank you to our guest speakers, Officer Cole and Andersen's own 5th Grade student Vincent P. Vincent shared with us how some first responders have influenced him to become one of them and he also recited a poem called "If You Could See What I see," written by a police officer. Awesome job Vincent!
Thank you to all the first responders that came out to celebrate with us as well the Chandler Police and Fire Department for bringing out their vehicles and equipment.
Thank you to Burrito Express for providing breakfast for all the first responders as well as everyone else behind the scenes. This event could not have happened without the help of the Andersen Community.
I hope that everyone enjoys their Fall Break!
ATTENDANCE REMINDERS
As of SEPTEMBER 24th, Andersen Elementary had 474 tardies and 570 absences.
In order for our students to be successful in the classroom, students must report to school on time each and every day. It is difficult for the teacher and the class to build their skills and progress, if a large number of students are frequently absent or tardy. Please work hard to ensure all students are at school and on time!
What is Happening in the Classrooms This Month
In October, Kindergarten will be learning how to spell and read the color words orange and black. We will be reviewing numbers 0-10, and introducing the concept of addition. We will be reading non fiction texts on bats, spiders, and pumpkins. We will also continue to practice letter names and sounds, and work on new word families.
Math: We will be starting on Chapter 3 Addition Strategies to 20.
Leader in Me: We will be reviewing all of the 7 Habits.
Thinking Maps: Using each of the maps learned so far- circle map, bubble map, flow map, and tree map.
Social Studies/Science: Pumpkin Life Cycle.
In math, we will be working on place value up to 1,000 such as:
* Comparing three digit numbers using greater than, less than, and equal to.
* Read and write numbers to 1,000
* Count within 1,000; skip counting by 5’s, 10’s and 100’s forward and backwards up to 1,000
In ELA,
We will be working on main ideas and details and on how to write an informational paragraph. We are also continuing working on comparing and contrasting. This is a year-long goal.
With Hispanic Heritage Month in full swing, our 4th graders will be studying Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, and its traditions through literature and the arts. Our students will have the opportunity to read and write about the many aspects of this colorful celebration, and enjoy some of the food, music, and activities that go right along with it!
Fifth grade will be continuing to work on identifying the theme in stories/passages as well as finding textual evidence while reading. We will also be working on responding to text through writing and personal narratives. Science and social studies topics will include government and forces in motion. In math students will be doing multi digit multiplication and division.
GAYLORD'S CLASS:
We will be working on the rest of the letters in the alphabet, sounding and blending CVC words, writing sentences and reading stories. We will also be learning about spiders, bats and the human body.
BOJANOWSKI'S CLASS:
Kids have done an amazing job on their Eric Carlie unit. We are excited to start out next unit on Johnny Appleseed and Fall.
Ms. Albertini's class is reading the Magic Tree House series. The students are creating a pamphlet from each Magic Tree House story which includes the setting and plot from each book.
CAFETERIA NEWS
If you wish to participate in the Free and Reduced Price Meal Program you may apply at any time during the school year.
Has your household experienced household income change?
Update your income information by submitting a new lunch application, you may do this any time during the school year and as many times as you need to update income information.
Applications for Free and Reduced- Price Meals may be completed online by visiting https://www.myschoolapps.com
Families, cafeteria is attentively asking to keep your students lunch account current. You may pay meal charges by sending cash or checks to the cafeteria or if you are looking for a more convenient online paying is available by myschoolbucks.com
ANDERSEN PTO NEWS
PTO would like to THANK YOU for making our first fundraiser of the year a great success.
We hope you have a wonderful fall break and can join us on October 6th from 3-6PM for a family fun day at Main Event, Tempe Location. Main Event will be donating 20% of sales brought in by Andersen families back to Andersen PTO. We look forward to seeing you!
Chandler Sports League - Soccer: Kindergarten - 1st grade and 2 -3 Grade - Signing up Now
Chandler Sports League (CSL) Soccer season starts the week of October 19th.
CSL is a recreational league for schools to play against other schools in the district, for Kindergarten -1st grade and 2-3 grades divisions.
There is one practice a week and games take place at Conley Elementary on Saturdays.
To learn more or to sign up your student, please visit CUSD Community Education:
https://cusd80.ce.eleyo.com/course/868/csl-19-20/csl-soccer-fall
Family Fun Night - October 30th
We are looking for volunteers to bring and hand out candy!
Please sign up, if you are willing to donate candy and pass it out during the event.
If you choose to dress up please make sure no weapons or masks.
Chandler Care Center Thanksgiving and Toy Registration
Chandler Care Center invites families to register for Thanksgiving and Toy Distributions.
For those who can not come to register during the week, Chandler Care Center offers registration on Saturday, September 21st and October 19th, from 9am - 11am.
They will be open during Fall Break as well.
In order to register, families must live in the city of Chandler and / or have at least once child enrolled in a CUSD school.
About Us
Email: contactAndersen@cusd80.com
Website: https://www.cusd80.com/andersen
Location: 1350 North Pennington Drive, Chandler, AZ, USA
Phone: (480)812-6000
Twitter: @AndersenElemen1