Stremel Newsletter
October 1, 2023
Dear Parents,
On Monday, I will send home information about the Safari Park Field Trip. Please note that the date is Thursday, October 26th, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Make-up picture day is on this Thursday, October 5th.
Our Book Fair will be open from 8:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Monday -Thursday, located in the Multipurpose Room (MPR). Families are welcome to come to the book fair. Please bring your ID and check in at the front desk. We will be going as a class on Thursday, October 5th, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. You are welcome to meet us there and shop with your child during our time slot. Don't forget to set up an eWallet for your child. If you send money with your child, please put it in a bag with your child's name and room number on the bag.
You are invited to join your child at PE with Coach Miller during the conference week! There is more information below. Our class goes to PE on Wednesday, October 11th, from 10:10-11:00. If you are interested in attending, please complete the RSVP form by October 3rd. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFQR6G4gG2RI9gUi-GmfHn5IDl32X7iSO2k3m6Zf8TUjrz9A/viewform
If you have not had a chance to sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences, here is the Parent Teacher Sign-Up Genuis Link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448AFAF2BA64-2023
Have a great week, Mrs. Stremel
Room Parent Information
A big Thank You to Kelly Nolan and Tina Gandhi for volunteering to be our room parents.
Please fill out the "Classroom Directory Permission Form" from our room parents. Here is the link to the Classroom Directory Permission Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScg5RKO1ipbh-F4ulLoMqLHlEqekaHKQDSe5v03fSIdecS6iw/viewform?usp=sf_link
I have also attached the "Classroom Directory Permission Form" and the "Party Donation Request Form" where you can Venmo Kelly Nolan your party donation. You will also receive a hard copy of these documents in your child's red folder.
Thank you for your support!
Language Arts
Please have your child read 20 minutes a night.
Unit 3: Why do living things have different needs? In this unit, students read and compare selections about animals and plants to learn what living things need to survive.
Spelling Words
High-frequency words (HFW) or sight words: do, now, went, which
Phonics Skills: r-Blends: brad, brain, broom, crib, crop, drag, dress, drive, drop, drum, Fran, free, front, fruit, grab, Greg, grim, grin, grip, pretzel, train, tree, trip, trap
Word Family Words:
_ip: dip, hip, sip, tip, chip, drip, flip, grip, ship, skip, slip, trip, whip, clip, blip, snip, strip
_ill: bill, drill, fill, gill, hill, mill, pill, sill, will, chill, frill, grill, skill, spill, still, thrill
Double Final Consonants (ck, ll, ss) brick, drill, dress
Singular Plurals: Brad’s, man’s, Pete’s, cat’s, Dad’s
Read Aloud: The Amazing Life Cycle of a Frog
Vocabulary: gills, hatches, thousands
Grammar
Inflectional Endings (-s): rub, rubs; jump, jumps; run, runs; fill, fills; hug, hugs; hunt, hunts; cut, cuts; win, wins; lug, lugs; jog, jogs
Writing - The students will create and write an informative paragraph
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
This week students will write an informative paragraph.
MATH - LESSON 7
In this lesson, your child is learning to add three numbers using different strategies.
Classroom Information
Classroom Google Website: I have created our classroom Private 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. Please review the Classroom Directory. Sorry if I made any errors. If I made an error, please email me so I can fix the error. 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!
School Information
Volunteer Guidelines & Agreement 23-24
On behalf of San Elijo Elementary School, the staff would like to thank you for volunteering! To ensure the safety of all students, staff, and visitors, volunteers must agree to the guidelines. It is our sincere desire to make each parent a part of our school, feel welcome on campus and included in the success of all students. Here is a link: https://forms.gle/3tsgXGHTtBFFZtNu9.
Important Dates at a Glance
- October 5- Class visits the Book Fair 9:00- 9:20 a.m.
- October 5- Make-Up Picture Day
- October 9- Parent-Teacher Conferences ( NO SCHOOL)
- October 10-13- Parent Teacher Conferences (Minimum Days)
- October 9-13- Families at P.E Week
- October 14- Monster Bash! 4:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
- October 26- Safari Park Fieldtrip
- October 27- Flag Salute and Awards @ 8:50- 9:30 a.m.
- October 31- Halloween School-wide Dress Up & Parade
- November 3- Lunch on the Lawn
- November 10- Veteran's Day Holiday
Running Club, Library and College "Spirit Day" are every Wednesday.
Newsletters
October 1, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/bj59x
September 24, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/sdyute
September 17, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/0dtkys
September 10, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/5zsrtw
September 4, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/63dhq
August 27, 2023- https://www.smore.com/ue2c3
August 20, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/y5s3xAugust 14, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/nvtxk
School Contact Info
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