Laramie Letters 10.25.22
Letter from the Principal
Dear San Tan Families,
I hope you are having a wonderful week! Congratulations to all who entered pumpkin in our pumpkin contest! They are all fantastic and SO creative! I will announce the winner on Friday! Join us for our final regular season home football game over at Power Campus at 7pm as we celebrate our seniors!!
– Mrs. Sarah Laramie
Month at a Glance
- Paper Drive- 10/10- 12/9
- Half Day of School- 10/31
Important Announcements
New Faces
I do want to let you all know that Ms. Aleman’s last day is this Friday. I wanted to take this time to thank her for her tireless service to San Tan and to the Recker Campus. As a graduate of San Tan Charter School in 2021, Ms. Aleman has fulfilled many roles at STCS including our front desk for the past year. Her face is something we have all appreciated and grown used to seeing at the front desk, she will be very missed. I personally want to thank her for all she has done for me and for my family. She will be coming in to guest teach as she embarks on her new adventure to become go back to school to become a nail technician.
Please join me in welcoming our new Front Desk Assistant, Ms. Truelove. Ms. Truelove will be joining starting Monday October 31st. Here is a bit about her!
“My name is Chloe Truelove and I am honored to be a part of the San Tan team! I’m excited to see how I grow within the San Tan community. I am an engaged mom of two young girls. I lived on the east coast most of my life and just moved to Arizona in the last couple years. I’ve always had a soft spot for the west coast because that’s where I was born! I love reading and writing, it’s a goal of mine to have a book published before I’m 40!”
Welcome Ms. Truelove!!
Paper Drive Update
First Place- Ms. Yocklin (17 reams)
Second Place- Ms. Witte (13 reams)
Third Place- Ms. Sibley (7 reams)
Our annual beginning of the year PAPER DRIVE is in full effect starting Monday, October 10th– December 9th. The class with the MOST points will receive a teacher reward for participating is $100 classroom fund. Write your teacher’s name on the paper and send it to the front office.
White Ream of Paper =1 point
Don’t have time to run out to the store? No worries!! San Tan Charter School partners with Amazon Smiles! Amazon Smiles is fast and easy… Shop Amazon as normal and 0.5% of your purchase supports educational enrichment right here at San Tan Charter School!
Visit: smile.amazon.com/ch/56-2610311 to start shopping now! You can ship your order directly to the school and add a “gift receipt” with your child’s teacher’s name on it!
School Address
3959 E Elliot Rd
Gilbert, AZ 85234
Learning Celebration
Learning Celebration is a time-honored tradition that we have at San Tan where families are invited into each student’s classroom to celebrate all the hard work and learning the students have done. We will run Learning Celebration from 1:00-3:30 (11:30-12:00 for half day Kinder) on Friday November 4th.
Disguise Your Pumpkin Competition
Click the following link to join us for our Annual Disguise your pumpkin competition. This is such a fun family event that brings out our competitive and creativity sides, but most of all some fun with our families.
https://yqysjrrxph.formstack.com/forms/recker_pumpkin_competition
Guidelines:
- Pumpkin size: 2lbs or less
- Pumpkins cannot be carved
- No scary Halloween decorations (Preschool friendly)
- 10/24 Turn pumpkins in to the front desk and a number will be assigned.
Families will get a chance to vote for their favorite pumpkin 10/24 – 10/28.
Favorite Pumpkin will be announced on 10/28
Cultural Fair- Volunteers Needed
We are hosting our annual Cultural Fair at the Recker campus on November 7th from 9:00-1:30. We typically ask for parents to come in and volunteer to run a table based on your family’s culture. We would love for families to host a table to share artifacts, foods, and stories that reflect your family’s culture. This is such a fun and informative event for our elementary students.
Here is our sign-up link and thank you so much for considering!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e45adac22abf94-cultural2
Guest Teachers
We need guest teachers to fill in when our teaching staff is out ill. If you would like to guest teach for us, please email Ms. Richardson at srichardson@santancs.com to get back on the list for this school year.
Family Engagement Committee
At San Tan, we do not have a PTO, we have the Family Engagement Committee! The FEC will be helping with school events, parent groups, fundraising initiatives and organizing parent support within the classroom.
If you are interested in joining, please email at fec@santancs.com
EF 2023-2024 Trip Offering
We have two major trip offerings for our 2023-2024 school year. One trip is domestic and one trip is international. These trips are open to ALL STCS families.
Domestic Trip- Eastern Seaboard
Travel from Boston to New York to Philadelphia to Washington DC to Colonial Williamsburg and see all the historical sights
http://www.efexploreamerica.com/2586452nh
International Trip- Scotland and Ireland
Travel from the highlands and the emerald isle
https://www.eftours.com/tour-website/2551191PV
Helpful Links
- Order Lunch
- Arizona Tax Credit Form
- Spirit Gear – Do you need school spirit gear to wear on Spirit Fridays? Click Here to Purchase
Fall Field Trip Offerings
- Ms. Harris’ Kindergarten: Shamrock Dairy Farms
- Ms. Gustafson and Ms. Messick’s 5th Grade: American Heritage Festival
- Ms. Edam and Ms. Aguilar’s Montessori Kindergarten: Phoenix Children Museum
Social Media Links
Facebook- San Tan Charter School Family Connection
Facebook-PreK-6 Recker Campus
Facebook-7-12 Power Campus
Facebook- Mrs. Laramie Principal Recker Campus
Instagram- Mrs. Laramie Principal Recker Campus
Instagram-STCS Recker Campus