September Orders

Order your child's September lunch orders before Friday, August 23, 2019 in order for your child to eat a school lunch in September. This is done online with your BOONLI account.

If you don't know how to create one, don't have a computer or internet, or need any assistance at all, you can come to the office where there are computers you can use and Esme can help you with your account.

Upcoming Events Aug 5 through September 3, 2019

Upcoming (updated)

Wednesday, August 7 - iReady Math Diagnostic Test
Friday, August 10 - iReady Reading Diagnostic Test
Wednesday, August 21 - half day - no lunch served at school - students may bring 2 snacks
Monday, August 26 - first day of clubs
Tuesday, August 27 - first day of tutoring

Monday, September 2 - no school - labor day - homework due Sept 3 - reading log is due Sept 3

Tuesday, September 3 - reading log due


Sorry, the Newsletter was printed on Friday after school and some things didn't make it to the newsletter. (And there is an error. Sep 5 is not a half day, Sep 18 is a half day).

Greeting Cards

I mailed out greeting cards to 26 first graders. My almost 8 year old daughter illustrated the pictures inside. I am looking forward to a really great school year. See you very soon!

Back to School Celebration

Tuesday, July 30, 2019 5 pm - 7:00 pm

1) 5:00 pm - Open doors  

2) 5:30 pm - Parent Meeting in MPR

- Some things you will learn about are

- AZ Tax Credit

- the Technology Fee

- new attendance and tardies policies

- CUTS program,

- Parent Lunch program

- bus expectations

- and more :-) 

3) 6:00 pm - BBQ

- Room tours

- optional: students may drop of their school supplies

- KONA Ice

4) We will be done by 7:00 pm

Be A Heart Hero

Our school is having a Kids Heart Challenge.

You can download the app: Kids Heart Challenge

OR

visit the website: www.heart.org/kidsheartchallenge

Find our school: Sonoran Science Academy Peoria

Register

Encourage people to donate!

This is a special program for me. A close friend of our family has a son who was born with heart problems. He has had too many heart surgeries in his very young life.

Phonograms

Here are some videos to help your child learn the phonograms. You can also use them to have your child practice writing them. Have your child just listen to the video instead of watching it, then he/she can write the sounds.

You can also choose 5 phonograms to work on. Use the video to help you and your child learn those 5 phonograms. Have your child practice hearing the sound then writing the sounds for the 5 phonograms. Once your child has learned the 5 phonograms, choose 5 new ones to practice.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXTzc8_NWCc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0PaVlGQ14

This one is good two but I like the other two better - however, this one has some of the phonograms not used in the first two videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUtP3TS5RRs

This one is pretty good too

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/194780752607877675/

There is also a spalding method app that can be purchased 

for androids - https://store.spalding.org/p-133-android-spalding-phonograms-app.aspx

for apples - http://www.spalding.org/apple-ios-app-marketing

Papers to go home

Due to my absence today, the homework packets and other weekly papers will be going home tomorrow. Here are links to a few of the items that will be going home tomorrow.

Mrs. Gardner

Here is the spelling list for this week.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ep8cOTz9fFTZVUZqx_EPTpXOO_VQDfCRkL9b08PR6cE/edit?usp=sharing This week's phonograms

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_c9ubTzQfJHFp3uyUmLzUhfIwun0L1YZuHa2jTMacBg/edit?usp=sharing

Here are the fluency words to read practice reading this week.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1onTL08amv2S8acZ1b2KvViwHlIhJ1D2BXV06SGzoDpk/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the homework packet for this week - sheet 1 and sheet 2(front and back).

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ca-RweWgE2Cz6WJqO-zpKYlJwU1C43E4A3VgkEKcdvY/edit?usp=sharing

2018 Fall Conferneces

Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up. Please click on the link to sign up for a conference.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CAAA92DA0FE3-2018

I would like to clarify the reasons behind the weekly reading assignments that go home every week.

1) Spalding words - There is a Spalding word list that goes home every week. True fidelity with the curriculum requires a 30 word spelling test every week using the 30 words that I send home every week. Every week we discuss how to spell these words. In class we read the list for spelling and we read the list for reading. For extra practice, I send the list home for the students to practice reading.

2) Spelling words - Rather than having a weekly spelling list of 30 words, I chose 10 words from the list of 30 for the students to learn to spell for the week.

3) Phonograms - Every week we learn/practice 30 phonograms (sounds). Out of these 30 phonograms, they have a test for 20 of the phonograms. We practice this test every day. I send home the list of 30 phonograms for the students to practice at home as well as at school. Some students learn these sound very quickly so I also send home a list of all the other phonograms we have already learned but are not practicing or testing for the current week. This is an optional list for students to work on as needed.

4) Fluency Word List - Every week we read a story in class. I send home a list of words that are in the book. Students practice reading these words in class prior to read the books in class. I send the list home for extra practice. These words are just to practice. Many of the words will be repeated in following weeks.\

Let me know if you have any other questions

3 Day Weekend

Next Monday, September 3, 2018 is Labor Day. Enjoy a day off with your family. Have a great 3-Day weekend!

Clubs and Tutoring Begin

Today is the first day of clubs! :-) Please make sure you pick up your child at 4:00 pm.

Tomorrow is the first day of tutoring. Only students who are invited to attend tutoring are able to attend. Please make sure you pick up your child at 4:00 pm.

Homework Clarification 8/20/18

The homework packet mentions something about prodigy but I have not sent home the login information for that yet. It will go home tomorrow.

Here is the website to go to for your child to complete iReady lessons at home www.clever.com/in/sonoranschools

It is not required to complete these lessons at home. If you choose to have your child complete some lessons at home, it is important that your child does these lessons on his/her own in order for him/her to completely learn and grow academically.

Their user name and password is the same - their student id number. If you don't have your child's school id number, please let me know and I can get it to you.

 Here is the Hooda Math link mentioned in the homework packet.

http://www.hoodamath.com/mobile/games/mathtimedtests.html