Stremel Newsletter
October 8, 2023
Dear Parents,
I am looking forward to meeting with you at parent teacher conferences. It is important that everyone be on time as conferences are scheduled back to back. Thank you for your understanding. 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
For those parents who will be doing a virtual conference, please use this Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/vpv-axts-kfy During the conference, if you have trouble logging on Google Meet, please email me right away.
Here are some friendly reminders and upcoming events:
- This week will be modified due to Parent Teacher Conferences. There will be no school on Monday, and Tuesday - Friday dismissal will be at 1:25 p.m. (K -5).
- Family P.E is this week. If you signed up to join your child at P.E with Coach Miller, our class goes to P.E on Wednesday, October 11th, from 10:10-11:00. We hope to see you out in the field!
- Safari Park Fieldtrip permission slips are due on Friday, October 13th.
- Monster Bash is this Saturday, October 14th, from 5:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. Click on the following links for more details:
- Monster Bash
- Adult Volunteers
- Middle School/High School Volunteers
- TICKETS
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.
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. I sent your child's password home in the Parent Conference Envelope.
Phonics and Spelling Review Week
UNIT 3: Essential Question: Why do Living Things Change?
Reading: REVIEW
- Listen and Retell Key Details
- Build Vocabulary: Make Connections Between Words and Their Use
- Make Inferences About Characters
- Compare and Contrast two different texts
Spelling: REVIEW
- High-Frequency words: do, now, went, which, put, saw, this, want, what, come, here, to, of, are, look, my, said, two, for, have, jump, know, one, little, play, with, you, and, go, see, she, the.
Phonics: REVIEW
- Short vowel CVC words: Ex: nap, pet, sit, hot, cut
- r-Blends: br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr
- l-Blends: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl
Writing
- This week, we will work on writing amazing sentences using nouns, verbs, adjectives, and prepositional phrases. We will also work on using correct capitalization and punctuation.
MATH - LESSON 8
In this lesson, your child is learning to use the strategy of making a ten to add two numbers.
Math Fact Practice: Please help your child 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).
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!
Important Dates at a Glance
- 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- Wear Pink Spirit Day
- October 14- Monster Bash! 5:00 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
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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