Laramie Letters 3.23.23

Posted March 23, 2023

Letter from the Principal

Dear San Tan Families,

Happy Thursday! I am very excited to see your students back starting this Monday! Believe it or not, next week is the last week of March and the first week of testing for our 5^th graders! I have attached the Recker testing schedule to this email. All students in grades 3-6 will be participating in testing and it is really important that all appointments are scheduled around the testing time as we have minimal time to complete makeups. I really appreciate the dedication to helping San Tan and the students succeed!

– Mrs. Sarah Laramie

Month at a Glance

5^th Grade AZSCIENCE Testing- 3/28
Kinder/Pre K Graduation Pictures- 4/5
Half Day of School- 4/6
San Tan Charter School’s Birthday- 4/6
School Closed 4/7- 4/10
Recker Elementary Music Concert 4/19
Montessori Gala- 4/22
Half Day of School- 4/26

Important Announcements

Montessori Gala

Looking for a fun night out? Consider the Montessori Fundraiser!! This Night at the Derby has student run Dinner, Music Performances, Art Auction, and More!!

https://yqysjrrxph.formstack.com/forms/derby_gala

Tax Credit

This year’s tax credit giving goal is $100,000.00.

Your gift — large or small — will make a difference.

The form link is now open at:

https://yqysjrrxph.formstack.com/forms/?1627645-EuNcDzZTd2

With your support, we can continue to provide the programs outlined below;

Junior High and High School Culinary Arts: Restaurant quality cutlery, pots/pans, additional shelving, and supplies for the classroom
Full-Day Kindergarten Scholarship
Funding for the Library/Media Space
Health Care Supplies
Playground Equipment

Reenrollment is LIVE

This year, we have gone to completely ONLINE registration! No more paper packets!! While the phone app is convenient for most things – we recommend using a computer to complete re-enrollment. We highly recommend getting your application finished as soon as possible as we prioritize current families and we already have a substantial pool of new students wanting to enroll.

Please Log into your Parent Portal. Go to “More” and then “Online Registration.”

Confirm existing students’ information
Add any new siblings

If you are adding a sibling this year you will want to have some documents ready as you will be required to upload them before you are able to move forward in the application.

Birth Certificate
Proof of Residency
Immunization Records (exemption form available in application)
IEP/504/Gifted Score Documents (if applicable)

If you have questions or need assistance with re-enrollment and/or the parent portal please feel free to reach out to Christine Gray, cgray@santancs.com, or Sydney Burdeno at sburdeno@santancs.com.

Reading Initiative

I am so excited to tell you of an initiative that I am starting that will continue throughout the rest of this year. Dedicated small group reading is proven to not only increase reading scores but also increase student’s love of reading. I am really passionate about students gaining a love of reading so we have created a new initiative.

We would love to invite parent volunteers daily between 8:30-9:30, in half an hour segments, to read to small groups of students in the library. I have attached the sign up. In the sign up, you will see classrooms with teacher’s names in it so that you know which classes you are volunteering for.

Grandparents are also welcome if they are interested! I am really excited about this initiative and want to thank you all for your consideration.

Thank you for your time and your devotion to our community,

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c4baaa922aafd0-reading6#/

Spring Field Trips Links

Please sign your student up as soon as possible for our fieldtrips coming up

Phoenix Children’s Museum (Kinderversity)

Butterfly Wonderland (1st Grade Mainstream and Gifted)

Zoo Twilight Camp (3rd Grade Mainstream and Gifted)

Aspen Creek (4th & 5th Grade Mainstream, Gifted AND Montessori)

Medieval Times (6th Grade Mainstream, Gifted AND Montessori)

Kartchner Caverns State Park (6th Grade Mainstream, Gifted AND Montessori)

Helpful Links