Dear Parents and Families,

During the holiday season many engage in reflection; what one is thankful for, and triumphs and woes associated with the fading year. These days I find myself doing the same. I feel especially thankful for each of your children, for you, and to be a part of the REACH family. I feel truly lucky, this time of year in particular.

Thank you for all you do and for all you are to our class community. Please accept the snowflake that went home today as a small token of appreciation for your support, involvement and love.

Happy Holidays!

Warmly,

Ms. Smith

Awesome resource!

https://ed.ted.com/lessons

Reminders for Week of  December 5 - December 9

Monday

• 3-6 grade Soccer Club Practice @ 3:30 pm at Jurupa Campus
• REACH Board Meeting @ 7 pm at Jurupa Campus
• (PTO Meeting Cancelled for December)

Tuesday

• Last day of Science Club Fall Session @ 3:30 pm
• Last Day of Caroling Practice @ 4 pm in Rm # 9 at Jurupa Campus

Wednesday

• Early Release Day
• Hour of Code

Thursday

• 3-6 grade Soccer Club Practice @ 3:30 pm at Jurupa Campus

Friday

• NO SCHOOL

Upcoming reminders:

Wednesday, December 14: Caroling at the Tyler Springs Senior Apartments @ 3:30 pm

Thursday, December 15: Awards Assemblies at Jurupa Campus

Dessert with the Director @ 6 pm at Jurupa Campus

Friday, December 16: Awards Assemblies at Rustin Campus

Tuesday, December 20: Rustin Winter Performances K-1 @ 1:15 pm, 2-4 @ 2:15 pm

Wednesday, December 21: Jurupa Winter Performances TK-1 @ 8 am, 2-3 @ 9 am, 4-6 @ 10 am.

Classroom Parties,

NO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM this day.

Thursday, December 22 - Friday, January 6: WINTER BREAK, NO SCHOOL

LINK TO REACH GOOGLE CALENDAR:

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=b21lh17329livj44ri01c0e2so%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles

LINK TO CAROLING SONGS:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9cVO-R_oD63cmpTTTRwSGkyQ0RKcTRUYndOd0c4LU9CS2pj/view?usp=sharing

I would like to say a huge thank you to Julie, Paula and Shanay for throwing such a lovely Thanksgiving luncheon! Thank you to everyone who donated food/supplies and manual labor at the party; I appreciate you all so very much. Thank you to all those who joined us at the party, we loved having you!

Mark you calendars for 12/21 at 11:30, we will be having our class holiday party- a nacho bar! How fantastic is that?! As always, please see Julie Sprowls with questions/for supply needs.

We're using SignUp.com to organize our upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/XoWZQ9
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

I look forward to seeing you all!

Thanksgiving homework packets will be sent home Monday

Please work with your child to complete these over the break

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Please join us for our Thanksgiving Lunch

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2 p.m.

(lunch is being catered)

Please see Julie Sprowls with questions at njen7967@att.net

We need your help!

Please help us decorate the Jurupa MPR:

Thursday, 11/17 5:30-7:30 pm

Friday, 11/18 6:00-8:00 am

Schedule your parent-teacher conference!

We're using SignUp.com to organize our upcoming SignUps.

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/XoWZQ9
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

I look forward to seeing you all!

Halloween Party Monday at 2:15. All are welcome. Please contact Julie Sprowls with any party questions at njen7967@att.net.

Students may come to school in Halloween costumes, book character costumes are encouraged. Please bring a book featuring the character your child is dressed as if you have one. There will not be a parade this year.

Please no props, masks or weapons. Thank you!

Practice at home!

Our New Pledge Routine:
7:42a.m Speaker calls “Hey Reach!”

Students respond “Hey what?”

Speaker: “Are you ready?!”

Students: “For what?”

Speaker: “To learn!”

Immediately students will begin singing/chanting/rapping to DJ

Khaled “All I do is Win” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=LdE3WlQ__GY)

“All I do is learn learn learn no matter what!

I’ve got learning on my mind and I can never get

enough.

And every time I step into the classroom,

Everybody’s hands go up!

And they stay there, and they stay there

Never down never down never down

Cause all I do is learn learn learn

Now put your hands in the air and make em stay

there!”

Right after the students finish, they should be in an RTHalls line

frozen with hands in the air

Speaker: “Ready begin”

Students: place right hand over heart and begin pledge”

Teachers walk classes into class

The week of 9/26 teachers will practice with their students. We will do it the first time beginning Monday, October 3rd.

Weekly reminders will now be posted on the "Exciting Happenings" page. Thank you!

THANK YOU!

YOU did it! You funded our project! Thank you all so very much for your kind and generous donations and words of encouragement! I am truly overwhelmed by your support! Thank you!

Help Us Get Headphones!

 Hello Wonderful Families,

I have created a Donors Choose project to fund headphones for our class. Please contribute if you can, and share widely with your contacts! Thank you for all you do to support your students! You are a truly wonderful group of families!

Kind regards,

Violet


https://www.donorschoose.org/project/headphones-for-hearing/2285670/?rf=email-system-2016-10-proposal_approve-teacher_1524541&challengeid=269395&utm_source=dc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=proposal_approve&utm_swu=4258

Monday

• Jurupa Campus:
• Soccer Club Practice at Jurupa for grades 3-6 @ 3:30 pm 

Tuesday

• Both Campuses:
• Science Club Fall Session @ 3:30-4:15 pm 

Wednesday

• Both Campuses:
• Wacky Wednesday STEAM based projects- I need volunteers 9:00-11:00
• College Shirt Day
• Early Release Day @ 1 pm
• Both Campuses:
• Art Club Fall Session #1 @ 1:30 pm 

Thursday

• Both Campuses:
• Earthquake Drill (Great American Shake-Out) @ 10:20
• Jurupa Campus:
• Soccer Club Practice at Jurupa for grades 3-6 @ 3:30 pm 

Friday

• Both Campuses:
• Spirit shirt Day
• Family Friday Lunch Day 
• Teachers: Last Day to input awards

Upcoming Reminders:

Oct 24-28: Red Ribbon Week (Each day with different free dress themes.)

Oct 24-28: PTO Sponsored Scholastic Book Fair

Oct 24: REACH Board Meeting @ 7 pm at the Linden Campus

Oct 26: Coffee with the Director @ 8:15 at the Linden Campus

Oct 27: Awards Assemblies at the Jurupa Campus 

TK/Kinder @ 8 am

1st/2nd @ 8:45 am

3rd/4th @ 9:30 am

5th/6th @ 10:20 am

Oct 28: Awards Assemblies at the Linden Campus

Kinder @ 8 am

1st/2nd @ 8:45 am

3rd/4th @ 9:30 am

Wacky Wednesday

Hooray! Our first Wacky Wednesday is next week! We are doing Mystery Science lab 1: Seed Dispersal, answering the question: How did a tree travel halfway around the world? I would love to have parent volunteers work with groups to help create and measure seed propellers between 9:00 and 11:00 on Wednesday, 10/19. If you are interested, please comment below or let me know.

Thank you!

Reminders

Monday

• Both Campuses:
• PTO Meeting @ 5:30 pm at the Linden Campus
• Art Club placement letters sent home
• Chik Fil A order forms (PTO) sent home. Form also here.

Tuesday

• Linden Campus:
• Fall Picture Day (Uniforms only)
• Both Campuses:
• Science Club Fall Session @ 3:30-4:15 pm (If your child is not enrolled in the After School Program, please remember to send them with an extra snack.)

Wednesday

• Both Campuses:
• College Shirt Day
• Early Release Day @ 1 pm
• Art Club Fall Session #1 begins @ 1:30 pm (If your child is not enrolled in the After School Program, please remember to send them with an extra snack.)
• Achieve 3000 ELD Teacher Training @ 2 p.m. Teachers will login remotely. 
• Jurupa Campus:
• Event Committee Meeting for Jog-a-thon and Team Building @ 2:30 pm

Thursday

• Jurupa Campus:
• Soccer Club Practice begins at Jurupa for grades 3-6 @ 3:30 pm (We are still enrolling for the Jurupa Soccer Club and need volunteer coaches. The fee is $20. We are also adding an additional practice on Mondays. See the office for more details.)

Friday

• Both Campuses:
• Spirit shirt Day
• Last Day to order Chik Fil A for Family Friday Lunch Day on October 21. Order form here.

Upcoming Reminders:

Oct 19: Wacky Wednesday STEAM based projects

Oct 21: Family Friday Lunch Day (submit your Chik Fil A orders by Friday, Oct 14)

Oct 24: REACH Board Meeting @ 7 pm at the Linden Campus

Oct 26: Coffee with the Director @ 8:15 at the Linden Campus

Oct 27: Awards Assemblies at the Jurupa Campus

Oct 28: Awards Assemblies at the Linden Campus

STAR Scores

Dear Parents and Families,

On Friday I sent home your students' STAR reading and math scores from their September tests. I sent the scores for this same test home several weeks ago, HOWEVER they may look different this time around. When I sent scores the first time, there was a glitch in our system regarding how the scores were normed. The scores sent home Friday are referenced with CAASPP norms (California State Standards). If your student appeared to be in green and is now in blue, this could explain the change. There was no new testing, this is simply the accurate measure of where you students is after leaving first grade and my starting point for teaching in second grade. Please also note STAR scores sent home at the end of first grade were not CAASPP normed.

Your kids are in GREAT shape, and I look forward to using this data to target their needs and get 100% at or above grade level!

Kind regards,

Violet

A Letter to Parents from Mrs. Votruba:

Dear Second Grade Parents,

  My name is Emily Votruba and I am Natalia's mom. Ms. Smith has a really great set of AR books for our kids to read during class, and I'd like to help her make it much bigger so that our kids can have access to lots of interesting books to choose from at school. One of the things that charter schools do not generally have is a school library, so teachers have to rely on their own classroom libraries. Would any of you be willing to donate some books that your kids have finished reading or do not want anymore? I can label and sort all of the donated books to make a great library for kids to borrow books from in Mrs. Smith's class.

Also, if you are looking to buy books for your child or for the classroom, I have found that Savers thrift store has a really good selection that is organized well for a really low price. Additionally, any time you order scholastic, you can earn money for Mrs. Smith to buy books for her classroom.

Thank you so much for your help!

Emily Votruba