Stremel Newsletter
November 6, 2023
Dear Parents,
The kids had a great time at our Fall Party! Thank you to all of our parent volunteers for making the experience memorable for the children!
Our annual APEX Fun Run Fundraiser starts this Monday, November 6th. The culminating event will be the Fun Run on November 16. Thank you for your support!
Friday, November 10th is Veteran's day and there will be NO SCHOOL. Have a great three-day weekend!
Mrs. Stremel
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 4: ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do people create stories?
- Listen and Retell Key Details
- Describe Major Events in the Story
- Draw Inferences About Characters
- Find Text Evidence: Identify Words and Phrases that Appeal to the Senses
Spelling/Grammar
- High-frequency words (HFW): hurt, once, that, upon
- Word Families: _en and _in (Ex: ten, men, win, chin)
- Consonant Digraphs: ch, tch, wh (ex: punch, chip, watch, itch, wheel, which)
Closed Syllables: rab-bit, kit-ten, hap-pen, pic-nic, nap-kin, muf-fin, hel-met, tab-let, mit-tin
Grammar
Commas in dates and in a series
Plural Nouns: - box, boxes; frog, frogs; bunny, bunnies
Writing
Write complete sentences using adjectives, noun, verb, adverb, and prepositional phrases and capitalization/punctuation.
Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
MATH - Solve Word Problems to 20
Your child is learning to solve word problems that involve adding or subtracting numbers up to 20. They will use many different strategies to understand word problems and to add and subtract.
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).
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!
Room Parents
Classroom Instagram page - mrsstremelsclass2023
Volunteer Guidelines -If you would like to volunteer during our classroom celebrations, please complete the volunteer guidelines form here.
School Information
Important Dates at a Glance
- November 6- SEES Fun Run Fundraiser Campaign Begins
- November 10- Veteran's Day Holiday
November 16- Fun Run 9 am - 9:45 am (first grade)
- November 17- Flag Salute & Awards
- November 20-24- No School -Thanksgiving Break
- December 4- Food Drive Begins
- December 8- SEES Spelling Bee
- December 14- SEES Winter Festival (Evening event)
- December 15- Flag Salute & Awards & Minimum Day
- December 16-January 7- No school Winter Break
Running Club, Library and College "Spirit Day" are every Wednesday.
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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