Laramie Letters 3.7.23

Posted March 7, 2023

Letter from the Principal

Dear San Tan Families,

Happy Tuesday!!

Congratulations on your BEST YEAR EVER raising an outstanding $15,874.59 for Kids Heat Challenge! AMAZING! We are so thankful for you and our community’s support of Kids Heart Challenge and the American Heart Association’s life-saving mission! We will be hosting our Kids Heart Challenge assembly on Monday March 27^th during which Coach Lee and I will be SILLY stringed by our winning class, Ms. Dippre’s class.

Parent teacher conference are right around the corner! As a reminder, we will have half days each day of conferences STARTING TOMORROW. Dismissal begins from 11:00-11:30.

I will be out of touch for the next couple of weeks as I lead the San Tan Europe trip to Italy. Please use the social media links below to follow along with the trip, as I will be posting different sights and things of interest while on our journey!

During Spring Break, the front office will be open from 9:00am-3:00pm most days these next weeks. The exceptions will be office closure this coming Friday March 17th and Monday March 20th.

– Mrs. Sarah Laramie

Month at a Glance

March Half Days 3/8-3/10
March Conferences 3/8-3/10
Spring Break 3/13-3/26

Important Announcements

March Conference Food Donation Request

Let’s thank our STCS staff during their Parent/Teacher Conference Night on Thursday March 9th!!

If you are able to donate, please drop off all non-perishable items on or before Wednesday, March 8th. Perishable items can be dropped off after school until 4:00 on March 9th.

Thank you for your help!

Sincerely,

The FEC

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A9AF2EAAFB6-taco

Book Fair

Our book fair is coming!! MARCH 6^th – 10^th

Come see what’s new (and old faves!) at our PaperPie (Usborne Books & More) book fair.

Students will be able to preview and make wish lists on Friday 3/3 and Monday 3/6.

The fair will be open to shop on the following days & times:

Mon 3/6 (preview in the morning) shop 3-4pm

Tues 3/7 8:00-8:30, 11-12pm, 3-4pm

Wed 3/8 8:00-8:30, 11-12pm, 1-4pm

Thurs 3/9 8:00-8:30, 11-12pm, 1-6pm

Fri 3/10 8:00-8:30, 11-12pm, 1-4pm

Check out the online bookshop here: https://v9970.paperpie.com/2513675

Check out the new SmartLab toys here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvkRQ21bulk

Questions? Email Mrs. Sterling vsterling@santancs.com

We need your help!!

Please upload your pictures from this year at the following link. We are looking for more pictures for our yearbook.

https://uploads.picabooyearbooks.com/9681082

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