Stremel Newsletter
December 3, 2023
Last week, I sent home the Family Tradition Project. Please return the project to school by Monday, December 11th. During the week, the students will be sharing their projects with the class. This will help the students make a personal connection to their own family's culture as we learn about the many holidays and traditions celebrated during winter.
The annual food drive begins this week. First grade is responsible for canned fruits. Please see the flyer below.
Please see the P.E. News & STEM News below.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Stremel
Classroom Information
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: Our Holiday Party is Dec. 14th from 2-3PM! 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
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, Phonics, and Grammar Review
- High-frequency words (HFW): because, from, their, when, hurt, once, that, upon, could, our, these, were
- Three-letter Blends Review: scr, spl, spr, squ, str (scram, splash, spring, squash, string
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 - Collect and Compare Data
This week we will continue with learning to collect, sort, and compare data. Your child will sort objects into groups based on shared attributes, such as color, shape, or type. Your child will learn to organize and display data in picture graphs, tally charts, and number charts, and ask and answer questions about the data.
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 Winterfest
Please mark your calendar for Thursday, December 14th, between 4:30 pm to 7 pm. Our school has organized a holiday-themed musical performance, and each grade level will perform separately. We have also scheduled the SEMS Jazz Band, SEMS Choir, food trucks, arts and crafts, holiday games, and more! We hope to see you all there! Here is the schedule:
4:30-5- SEMS Jazz
5:00- TK/K/SEMS Choir in MPR
5:20- 1st
5:40- 2nd
6:00- 3rd
6:20- 4th
6:40- 5th
December Food Drive
Our Annual Food Drive, in partnership with Feeding San Diego, will take place between December 4th - December 15th.
We need lots of boxes for this Food Drive and would be grateful for any medium-sized boxes you may have in your garage or recycling bins!
Please bring your boxes to SEES, and drop them off in our PTO room, next to the front desk. Thank you!
SEES Holiday Giving Tree
Look out for a Giving Tree in the front office. We hope to brighten the holidays for some SEES families in need.
Important Dates at a Glance
- November 13-December 8th- Giving Tree
- December 4- Food Drive Begins
- December 8- SEES Spelling Bee
- December 11th - Tradition Project Due
- December 14- Class Winter Celebration
- December 14- SEES Winter Festival (Evening event)
December 15- Flag Salute and Awards, Food Drive Ends, **Minimum Day
December 15th Minimum Day Schedule- AM TK- 8:15 am - 10:45 am
- PM TK- 10:45 am- 1:15 pm
- K-5th- 8:45 am- 12:55 pm
- December 16- January 7- NO SCHOOL, Winter Break
- January 8- First Day Back to School from Winter Break
- January 15- No School, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 26- Flag Salute and Awards
- February 2- Lunch on the Lawn
- February 3- Family Dance
- April 25 - Open House
Running Club, Library and College "Spirit Day" are every Wednesday.
Newsletters
December 3, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/wdmg6
November 26, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/evtgq
November 12, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/xpcuj
November 5, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/mfh8n
October 29, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/eq716
October 22, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/20zs4
October 15, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/x79ub
October 8, 2023 - https://www.smore.com/hrgqu
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