Laramie Letters 9.27.22
Letter from the Principal
Dear San Tan Families,
I hope you are all enjoying your first week of Fall Break! Office hours for break are from 9-3 and the office will be closed Thursday-Monday.
On campus this week we have our team of teachers working on our school improvement and re-accreditation, and we need your help. Please take a few minutes here to complete our Family Survey on your experience at STCS: https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/200502/40233
– Mrs. Sarah Laramie
Important Announcements
Next Week’s Games
Join us for our football game this next week on October 7th starting at 7:00 pm at the Power Campus. The theme of the game is “Black Out”, if you wear black, you will get a dollar off admittance! We will have food trucks and our sixth graders selling Gatorade and water!!
Football Anthem
In celebration of a job well done with singing the National Anthem at the Diamondbacks Game and the Homecoming Game, we are inviting the all students to participate in singing the National Anthem at each home football game for the rest of the year! Please sign up using the following link.
To Sign Up To Sing Please Click Here
Door Decorating Contest Voting
I need help with judging the finalists as ALL the doors were fantastic!!!! The following rooms received high marks so we will put it to a vote!! The winning door will a $50-dollar gift card PLUS major bragging rights.
Guidelines: Classrooms can decorate the door and their wall around their door. Please do not cover any glass (for safety reasons), door knobs or the opening/closing of the door. With these limitations in mind, be creative and go all out!!
Voting will close October 7th!!! Vote for your FAVORITE!!
Paper Drive
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
Recker Academic Success Kit (RASK)
We are asking families for $30 per child to purchase our “Success Kit”. In the success kit, will be the following items.
Agendas
School Communication Folder
Data Tracking Kit
School T-shirt
We will be taking payments with the following link: Make Online Payment
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 Tours
Our list of registered travelers and those interested in travelling is growing each day. Please see our list of travel locations for next school year!
Bell’Italia Trip (Open to Everyone) March 13, 2023 – March 21, 2023
Enroll Due Date October 15th
Washington DC Trip (6th Grade Only) April 12th-April 16th, 2023
Enroll Due Date October 15th
Belize Trip (8th Grade Only) May 5, 2023 – May 15, 2023
Enroll Due Date October 15th
New York City (Theater Arts Students Only) June 22nd– June 26th, 2023
Enroll Due Date October 15th
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. Camba and Ms. Trowbridge’s 1st Grade: Mother Nature Farm
- Ms. Sibley and Ms. Witte’s 2nd Grade: Schnepf Farms
- Ms. Nykaza and Ms. Dippre’s 3rd Grade: Goldfield Ghost Town & Mine Tours
- Ms. Dickson’s and Ms. Yocklin’s 4th Grade: JA BIZtown
- Ms. Gustafson and Ms. Messick’s 5th Grade: American Heritage Festival
- Ms. Vega, Ms. Sterling, and Ms. Cowled’s 6th Grade: Kartchner Caverns State Park
- Ms. Edam and Ms. Aguilar’s Montessori Kindergarten: Phoenix Children Museum
- Ms. Berhost, Ms. DeWyke, and Ms. Rigsbee’s Montessori 1st-3rd: Riparian Preserve Park
- Ms. Hubbard’s Montessori 4th-6th: Mesa Community College Planetarium
Social Media Links
Facebook- San Tan Charter School Family Connection
Facebook- Mrs. Laramie Principal Recker Campus
Instagram- Mrs. Laramie Principal Recker Campus
