Stremel Newsletter
January 21, 2024
Dear Parents,
SEES will be participating in the Great Kindness Challenge from January 22-26. The Great Kindness Challenge is a global campaign that promotes kindness, social-emotional health, and bullying prevention in prekindergarten through grade twelve. We have a fun week filled with spirit day dress up, kindness messages, and lunch activities. Please see the image below.
Friendly reminders:
- Lunch on the Lawn is Friday, February 2nd. Please be sure to bring a photo ID to check in. First Grade lunch is from 11:15-12:00. Click on this link and scroll down to Lunch on the Lawn to RSVP https://www.smore.com/bx6pm7.
- SEES Family Dance - Saturday, February 3rd. Here is the link for the Dance Bake Sale Donations and Volunteer opportunities. Thank you for your support! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084BADAD29A0FA7-47157659-lets#/
- 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.
Warmly,
Mrs. Stremel
Classroom Information
Valentines Day- On Wednesday, February 14th, our class will be passing out valentines. If your child would like to participate, please be sure to have enough Valentines for 23 students. Also, when addressing the valentines, please have your child only sign their name to help speed up the handing out process. Due to the District's Wellness Policy, NO CANDY can be attached to the valentines. All other non- food items are great (Ex: Erasers, stickers, pencils, bubbles etc..). Thank you for your support!
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
U5W3 Essential Question: How can technology make a difference in our lives?
Reading Comprehension Focus for the Week
RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
RI.1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information a text.
Weekly Word Work
Soft c /s/: ace, celery, cell, cents, chance, city, dance, fence, force, Grace, ice, lace, medicine, mice, nice, pace, place, prance, rice, slice, space, trace
Soft g /j/: age, cage, change, damage, forge, genius, giraffe, huge, imagine, orange, recharged, rage, magic, wage
Contractions with not: didn’t (did not), isn’t (is not), aren’t (are not), wasn’t (was not), weren’t (were not), can’t (cannot), don’t
Word Family Words:
_ice: dice, lice, mice, nice, rice, vice, price, slice, spice, twice, splice
_age: cage, page, rage, sage, wage, stage, engage
High-Frequency Words: far, give, too, try
Writing
- This week students will 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
MATH - Compare Numbers
This week your child is learning to compare two-digit numbers.
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
SEES Family Dance Saturday, February 3rd
Dress your best for this SEES favorite event, SEES Dance. At this year's "Let's Have a Ball", every student is welcome to dance the night away with up to two adult guests (students only please, no younger siblings). We have invited a couple of food trucks to join us this year. RUSH Coffee Truc
Dance Bake Sale Donations & Volunteer Recruitment Link:
No Crocs Footwear for PE or Sports
Students are required to wear regular shoes during PE classes or while participating in sports activities on campus, such as soccer, football, basketball, kickball, etc. Slip-on shoes like Crocs without proper support are not allowed for these activities to ensure the safety of all students. While Crocs are allowed on campus, they should not be worn during high-speed activities, sports or PE. Thank you for your cooperation!
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!
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
- January 26- Flag Salute and Awards
- February 2- Lunch on the Lawn
- February 3 - Family Dance
- February 6- PTO Meeting @ 9 am
- February 16 and 19- No School/President's Weekend
- 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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January 15, 2024 - https://www.smore.com/59rkb
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December 10, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/3fv2s
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November 26, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/evtgq
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November 5, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/mfh8n
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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