Have High Standards, Outstanding Attitude, Act with Respect and Listen to Learn at Anza Trail!”
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Dear Anza Families, Welcome to the 2019 -2020 School Year! Anza Trail is a K -8 School of “Wonder and Magic!” Each staff member and PTO volunteer worked hard over the summer to prepare for another magical year at ATS! From lesson planning, repainting and cleaning, to creat ing positive learning environments, each of our classrooms are ready for another memorable year ahead! In addition, we have been teaching and reinforcing our classroom and school rules, routines and procedures, while modeling our Coyote Pact, “As a Coyote , I promise to have High standards, Outstanding attitude, act With respect and Listen to learn at Anza Trail!” As we start off the year, we want to applaud the positive habits already established in our first week of school. Thank you for bringing your child to school each day and on time. Regular school attendance, and arriving to school on time, is critical to the academic success of your child. Thank you also for your ongoing patience with drop -off and pick -up traffic flows during this heavy b eginning -of -the -year season. Moreover, you should be receiving AzMERIT Math and ELA (Reading and Writing) scores for your 3rd-8th grade student on Friday, August 16th. Attached to these scores is a comprehensive score report with detailed information about how your child performed on each part. Please remember this is only one measurement of your child’s academic progress. If you have any questions, please contact me at 625 -3502 ext. 1701. Lastly, magic is created when we work together to create something special, new, better, and/or stronger that we could have possibly done alone. Please continue to work the courage to come together as a school community to build relationships and help us to maintain a positive, safe learning environment for all to enjoy. We are committed to “Reach for the excellence within” to truly make it a “MAGICAL” year for your child. ☺ Your Partner in Lifelong Learning, Darlene Robinson Important info for you to know… Our Physical Address: Mailing Address: Main Line: (520) 625-3502 15490 S. Rancho 350 W. Sahuarita Rd EXT 1700 Sahuarita Blvd Sahuarita, AZ 85629 Sahuarita, AZ 85629 Fax Line: (520) 398-7121 Attendance Clerk: EXT 1776 Registrar: EXT 1705 Health Aide: EXT 1742 Cafeteria: EXT 1772 Admin Secretaries: EXT 1701, 1709, or 1728 PRINCIPAL: Mrs. Darlene Robinson ASST PRINCIPAL (K-5): ASST PRINCIPAL (6-8): Mrs. Jeanine Sanders Mr. Julio Moreno Monday, 08/05 First Day of School!! Kinder Boo-Hoo in Library 7:00am – 8:30am Friday, 08/09 6-8 STUCO Elections in classrooms during DMS 8:40am- 9:00am Monday, 08/12 Quarter 1 Sports Try-outs Start 2:30pm – 4:15 pm Tuesday, 08/13 K-2 Parent Information Night in C1 & C2 Buildings 5:00pm- 5:30pm 3-5 Parent Information Night in C2 Buildings 5:45pm – 6:30pm Monday, 08/19 Anza PTO Meeting in Library 6:00pm – 7:00pm Thursday, 08/22 District Instrument Rental Night in SIS Gym 5:00pm – 6:30pm Friday, 08/23 PTO Movie Night in the Courtyard 6:00pm – 8:00pm Saturday, 08/24 SUSD Instrument Jumpstart at SIS Gym 9:00am - 12:00pm Monday, 08/26 8th Grade Promotion Meeting in Library 5:00pm – 6:00pm The Kindergarten Team is so happy to have a new batch of cuties! We had a wonderful first week teaching rules, procedures, and what school is all about. We played, we sang, we read books, and much more. This month we will be focusing on writing and reading our names and our classmates’ names, starting our Saxon Phonics with letters Oo and Ll, then Gg and Hh, and introducing our awesome new math curriculum! We look forward to this new year with you and your children! So much is happening in first grade. The children are all busy learning classroom procedures and routines. We will be having a Parent Information Night on Tuesday, August 13th from 5:00-5:30. Please try to attend. All first-grade teachers will be presenting important information about your child’s classroom. We look forward to seeing you there! We are jumping right into learning! In math we are beginning the first lessons in our math curriculum, Ready Math. During our math instruction students will be developing greater understanding of mathematical models and strategies while working with partners, independently, writing about their mathematical thinking, and whole class discourse. We are excited to jump right in! In reading, we are working on saying all the sounds in a word. This is part of phonemic awareness or the ability to manipulate sounds in words. This important skill is the foundation of learning to read. You can support your child in this area by playing word games as you drive in the car. Say a word such as cat and ask your child to say all the sounds in the word (/c/ /a/ /t/) or say a word and ask your child to think of words that rhyme with it. We are all looking forward to a fabulous year filled with fun and learning in first grade! The second-grade teachers would like to welcome all of the students and families back to school! We enjoyed meeting all of you at Meet and Greet. This month we are teaching classroom and school procedures and expectations. Please continue to review these with your child at home to ensure a successful transition back to school. In addition, we will be covering story elements, proper nouns and pronouns, as well as practicing handwriting and writing in complete sentences. In math we will be covering adding and subtraction fluency and story problems. If at any time you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s teacher. 2nd Grade Team Welcome back! It has been a great week; we are getting into full swing! Students are all aware of our rules and procedures and are working hard to follow them. Thank you so much for sending in the necessary supplies. Please be sure to communicate with your child daily about school. They should be practicing their spelling words and math facts daily as well as reading. We look forward to a wonderful year of learning and getting to know your child! We hope to see you at th Open House on Tuesday, August 13 at 5:45pm. We are very excited to get to know our new fourth graders this school year! This first week are learning classroom rules and procedures and getting to know our classmates. We are beginning our new math program, Ready Math. Please work on multiplication and division facts as your fourth grader should know them or be practicing them. It makes multi-step problems so much easier! Next week we will begin teaching our reading standards. Parent Information Night is Tuesday, August 13 from 5:45-6:30. Your child’s teacher will have a short presentation and will be available to answer questions. We hope to see you all there! Hello 5th Grade Families! We have made it through the start of a new school year! As we continue to enforce routines and procedures, transition to academic standards, and settle into a daily schedule, it is a pleasure getting to know your children! If you haven’t created an account on PowerSchool to monitor your child’s grades, please do so right away! We look forward to the year ahead and appreciate your support! Welcome to The Gold Sixth-Grade Team! Go Coyotes! Go Gold-n-Red! The Gold Team consists of Five Fantastic Teachers: Mrs. Dicochea, Mrs. Giddings, Mrs. Passet, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Velarde August will be a busy month where we will be working diligently to get to know our students and reviewing rules and procedures. We will provide our students with information that will assist them with their educational success. Although, in all of our efforts, some students will have difficulty transitioning and adapting to different teachers. While sixth grade teachers have common expectations to create a consistent education for your child, there will also be unique experiences in each classroom based on the needs of the students. It is essential that we work together to help your child fully understand each teacher’s individual expectations and guidelines. Please continue to ask your child questions about his/her experiences in middle school. We look forward to working with our parents in order to make this year a positive and memorable year. A few reminders: *Students and parents have been provided with access to PowerSchool. Please help us facilitate your child in taking personal responsibility for tracking and maintaining their progress. *Your child’s attendance is important for educational success. *Following rules and procedures will help your child avoid consequences such as detention, suspension and expulsion. *Anza Trail offers a Positive Incentive Program (PIP) for students who earn a 3.0 GPA or higher, and with no D’s or F’s,. They must also make sure they do not earn a spot in ISS or get suspended. Parents will need to sign a permission slip to allow students to participate in possible field trips, movies, and/or extra time outside. We welcome any questions or concerns you may have. Please refer to our team letter we provided the first day of school or Anza Trail’s webpage for contact information. Your Sixth Grade Gold Team Math Highlights Language Arts Highlights Both teams are preparing for the iReady diagnostics and soon will Red and Gold teams will soon take an i-Ready Language Arts jump in to fill in any gaps.