Stremel Newsletter
October 15, 2023
Dear Parents,
It was great to meet with you all and create goals for our wonderful scholars. Thank you for your time and I look forward to continued partnership throughout the year.
Just a friendly reminder, if you haven't already done so, to please return the permission slip for the Safari Park Fieldtrip and a $2.00 cash donation as soon as possible. Also, for those parents who have signed up to chaperone on our field trip, plan on joining us on. I will send home more detailed information as we get closer to the date.
We will be allowing students to dress up on Halloween! While students are not required to wear costumes on Halloween, those students who do wish to participate are reminded of no masks and no weapons.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Stremel
Language Arts
Please have your child read 20 minutes a night.
UNIT 3: Essential Question: Why do Living Things Change? 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.
Reading Comprehension Focus for the Week
RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
RI.1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.1.5 Know/use text structures/features to locate key facts or information in a text.
Weekly Word Work
Spelling: High-Frequency words: out, then, there, was, do, now, went, which,
Phonics: s-Blends: Beginning/Ending blends: skid, sky, slim, snack, snake, snap, snip, snug, slop, spit, spy, stem, steps, stop, swim, cast, fast, fist, last, nest
Word Families _ell and _ack: bell, shell, smell, spell, swell, tell, yell, back, pack, black, crack, shack, snack, track, stack
Contractions with ‘s: it’s, that’s, he’s, she’s, what’s
Writing
- This week students will write complete sentences using adjectives, noun, verb, adverb, and prepositional phrases and capitalization/punctuation.
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
MATH - LESSON 9
Use a ten to subtract
This week your child is using mental math strategies to subtract from teen number.
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!
Room Parent Information
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!
School Information
Important Dates at a Glance
- October 23-27 Spooky Gram Sales before school
- October 23-27 Red Ribbon Week
- October 26- Safari Park Field trip
- October 27- Flag Salute and Awards @ 8:50- 9:30 a.m.
- October 31- Halloween School-wide Dress Up & Parade
- October 31 - Classroom Fall Celebration
- November 3- Lunch on the Lawn
- November 3- SEES Movie Night: Super Mario Bros.
- November 10- Veteran's Day Holiday
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