Sargeant Families Blog - March 2nd-6th

March: IB Attribute - Thinkers

Students who are THINKERS work to solve problems independently.  They can imagine many
solutions to a question or challenge. Thinkers make good decisions and can predict the
outcomes of their actions. They think creatively and critically.  

How can families help at home?

-Encourage your child to try to think of solutions to problems independently.

-Ask your child questions when they are working on a problem:

“Do you have any ideas about how we might begin?”

“How can we do this differently?”

“What other ways can you show that?”

“What made you think that?”

What is Your Child Learning in Spanish this Month?

TK - Greetings, introducing names (continue), setting expectations, numbers (1-10) and games related to action verbs. Body parts, big and small, vaca vaca ciervo, el objeto (the object game, they have to guess ¨quién tiene el objeto¨) pin pon es un muñeco (song). 

Kinder- Numbers (1-20).  Body parts, big and small. Story “Los 3 cerditos” Continue Verbs: soy, es, hay, quiero - quieres, tengo- tienes. Practice the colores and números (colors and numbers) and song of Opposites 

1st - Days of the week, the months, numbers (1-50), ¨El bosque de los monstruos¨ and ¨Gatos gatos¨(story). Verbs: hay, tiene, es, está, prepara, hace, gusta, dice, quiere.

2nd-5th ¨Me gustan las galletas¨ y ¨Pobre Enzo¨(story). Me gusta, no me gusta. Verbs: hay, está, es/soy, tiene, van, da, quiere, no quiere.

Literacy Night 

Our second annual literacy night is this week  Please check out the flyer below and click on this link above if you would like to volunteer.  High school students can also volunteer.

Returning Registrations for the 2020-2021 School Year

We have 226 students registered for next year.  Please take some time to log on and register.  If you go to the district's web site at https://www.rcsdk8.org/, you can click on the registration button.  Then scroll down to returning registration.  The sooner you can get this done, the easier it is on the school site so we can get accurate numbers for next school year.  This includes if you have a 5th grader going to Eich.  

Also, if you know new students coming into Sargeant, please let them know that they should be registering too.  They can contact the office if they need help. 

Registration Help Night at the District Office on March 4th from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm

Son's Night Out

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

CAASPP testing will be this spring for 3rd-5th graders in English Language Arts and Math. Your child's teacher will send out specific dates for their class. 5th graders will also be taking the science test.

The following information contains links to support parents and their understanding of the assessments.

Starting Smarter Parent Informational Flyer(PDF) – This flyer provides information about the Starting Smarter website.

Starting Smarter Parent Informational Flyer, Spanish version (PDF) – This flyer provides information about the Starting Smarter website.

Parent Guides to Understanding – These guides provide parents with answers to key questions about the what, why, who, how, and when. They are available for each assessment program.

CAASPP Written Exemption

As in the past, parents/guardians who would like to exempt their child from taking any or all parts of the CAASPP summative state assessments (Smarter Balanced, CST, CMA or CAPA) must submit a written request to the child’s school.  All such requests will be honored per CDE Education Code.

Parents, if you are choosing to exempt your child from taking any of the assessments, you will need to submit a written request specifying your student’s name, grade and the test type/subject.  This needs to be submitted to your child’s teacher at Sargeant by March 9, 2020.  Remember, if your student does not test, this means you will not receive scores/results that provide clear information about whether they are working at expected levels and this may impact course placement. 

Don't Forget...

Every Monday is a Minimum Day for PLCs (Professional Learning Community)

(All kinders are 8:50-1:50 and 1st-5th is 8:50-2:00)

This Week

Academic Word of the Week - Relationship

Read Across America Week - check out the dress up days on the picture below
March 3rd - PTC Meeting at 6:30
March 5th - Literacy Night Family Event 5:30-7:00

Upcoming Dates - always check the calendar too

March 9th - Son's Night Out
March 18th and 19th - Starstruck Performances

April 1st - Open House 

April 6th- 10th - No School - Spring Break

April 13th - No School - Staff Professional Development Day
April 26th - RCSD Fun Run - RCSD Foundation Event 
April 30th - Family STEM Night 
May 13th - Chipotle Dinner Night Out 5:00-9:00

May 20th - APEX Fun Run - Volunteers Needed 
May 22nd  - Field Day - Volunteers Needed 

May 25th - No School - Memorial Day 

May 26th-28th - Minimum Days

May 28th  - Last Day of School 

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