English III: January 21-24
Hello, Roadrunners.
This past week we kept busy reading The Crucible and made it through the first two acts. Since this is a play, we are reading this in class, but students are asked to review what we have read each night. Ideally, each student should be reading for 30 minutes a night! We are tackling deep thinking questions about the play and the motives behind certain character’s actions. We are also learning new vocab words each week and taking a quiz on Fridays! Help your student study; these are challenging words that we do not often hear on a daily basis. We will finish the play next week and take a test on it the following week. Please make sure your students are up to date on their reading and understanding completely. Quick update about reading this semester. I am asking students to read 250 pages by the end of the year. They can complete this at any time. If they are reading 30 minutes a night, this should not be an issue. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.
Office Hours
I am in my classroom most mornings around 7:30 am and stay after until at least 4:15. If your student needs help, please send them my way.
STEM Fest/Science Fair
We Need Your Help!
Only 1 week until the Science Fair / STEM Festival! We are in need of about 60 volunteers to help the fair go smoothly and to ensure our children have a positive experience. : -) We need volunteers to assist with Science Fair Judging from 9am to 10am, then volunteers to assist with the Arizona Science Center STEM tables and/or Mrs. G’s Escape the Room Challenge. Volunteer here – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c44aca62d6-science6
Eastmark Color Run
I will be with my family running in the 5k, so feel free to say hi! It is not too late to sign up for the Eastmark Parkway Color Run! It is going to be a wonderful time for everyone who comes! San Tan Charter School is excited to partner with the 5th Annual Eastmark Parkway Color Run and many other schools in our area- a portion of the proceeds will directly benefit for all who participate and all who donate. If you would like to volunteer at the event, please contact bheller@santancs.com . January 25th @ 9:00am (registration opens at 7:30am) Post race event will run until Noon DJ, Bounce Houses, Food Trucks and MORE.
Nut Policy
As a friendly reminder, San Tan is a Nut Free Campus. We have quite a few students on campus that are severely allergic to nuts. Please check your students bags/lunch boxes prior to dropping them off, or sending them on their way. Thank you for keeping everyone on our campus safe!
Please let me know if you need anything else from me or have any questions.
Have a great weekend.
Mrs. Amber Kovach