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Santiago Newsletter February 2014

Phone: 714-564-8400 Fax: 714-564-8499 Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Website: www.sausd.us/santiago Important dates to

Remember:

2/3 - 2/07 Gr. 4-5 Science Fair

2/10 Lincoln’s Birthday- No school

2/14 Happy Valentine’s day!

2/17 Washington’s Birthday-No School

2/24 ART Masters K-8

Assemblies, Artist– Alexander Calder

2/24 Superintendent

Dr. Miller will be visiting

Santiago School.

2/25 Spring Picture Day

2/25-2/28 Art Masters in class lessons.

3/01 Annual Parent Confer-ence at Godinez Fundamental H.S. from 8:30 a.m. -2:30p.m.

3/06 Jog-A-Thon Parent Meet-ing in the Media Center. Two Sessions: 8:30 am & 6 pm. This is a PTA sponsored event.

3/10-3/14 Gr. 6-8 Science Fair

President’s Birthday Holiday

Mark your calendar! Students will have two days off from school:

Monday, Feb. 10th

Monday, Feb. 17th

The Jog-A-Thon is just around the corner on March 21st! If you would

like to volunteer or find out more in-formation, the PTA will be hosting a

Jog-A-Thon Meeting on Thurs. March 6th. There will be two sessions: at 8:30 am & 6 pm. If you are inter-ested in finding out more about the PTA we will be there to answer all

questions. Also, the Santiago PTA is holding it’s annual Jog-A-Thon T-Shirt Design

Contest. All entries must be turned in by Monday, Feb. 17th.

Good luck scholars!

Kinder Registration

Santiago attendance area kindergarten registration will be by appointment only. We will schedule a registration appoint-ment at the time you pick up a registra-tion packet. Packets will be available

the first week in March. Appointments should take no longer than 15 minutes. Please come to your scheduled appoint-ment on time, with the packet completed and all required documents available for

copying at that time. Required docu-ments include: birth certificate, immuni-

zation record and address verification (utility bill in parent’s name). If you are

living outside Santiago’s attendance boundaries and would like your child to

attend, you must complete an Intra-district transfer permit (available on-line or at school sites) if you are in the Santa Ana Unified District or complete an In-ter-district Transfer Request at the dis-trict in which you reside and bring to

Santiago office. Permits are due before 2/28/14.This will place your student in the Open Enrollment Lottery, it does

NOT guarantee admission to Santiago. All new out of attendance area students are required to go through this process

INCLUDING siblings of current

students.

California Distinguished School

Safety Issues

Many, many thanks to ALL of our parents who are using the drop-

off and pick-up area of the parking lot. When using the drop-off and

pick-up system, please pull forward, all the way to

end of sidewalk. This will allow the maximum num-

ber of cars to enter our parking lot. Reminder to all

Parents: Please drive slowly and cautiously as we

still have many students walking to school.

For the safety of the students and parents please

walk on the side of yellow line away from the doors.

Also, per District Policy NO dogs are allowed on campus.

PTA Volunteers of the Month

Lupita Verduzco

&

Claudia Stokes

Thank you so much for all that you do!!!

Annual

Parent Conference

Saturday, March 1, 2014

8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at

Godinez Fundamental High School

Visit www.sausd.us to learn more!

Santiago Newsletter

How Parents Can Support the Common Core Reading Standards

By: Colorín Colorado (2013)/ Reading Rockets

The Common Core State Standards are national standards that say what K-12 students are expected to learn in math and the English

language arts. For older students, the standards expand to include literacy in history/social studies, science and technical subjects.

Despite the complexities of the standards, there are several basic ways parents can support their child’s learning. The recommendations

below line up with the four broad areas of the Common Core reading standards: Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, Integration

of Knowledge and Ideas, and Range and Level of Complexity.

Key Ideas and Details

What it means: Your child will be encouraged to carefully read many books and texts. Within these texts, your child will be working to under-

stand what is happening, summarize key events or points and recall details important to the story or topic.

How parents can help: After you share a story, talk about important story elements such as beginning, middle and end. Encourage your child to

retell or summarize the reading. After reading nonfiction, ask questions about the information, “Is the spider an insect? How is a spider different

than an insect?”

Craft and Structure

What it means: The standards within this area (or “strand”) focus on specifics within a book, for example, an author’s specific word choices or

phrases. A second emphasis relates to understanding the underlying struc- ture of common types of texts, including storybooks, poems and more.

How parents can help: During and after reading, call attention to interesting words and phrases. This may include repeated phrases, metaphors or

idioms (“sick as a dog,” “a dime a dozen.”) Talk about any new vocabulary and other ways the author used language or words to make the text

interesting, informative, funny or sad.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

What it means: Within this strand, students will be working to compare and contrast details from stories, describe key ideas using details in in-

formational text, and tell how two texts on the same topic differ.

How parents can help: For younger students, encourage your child to describe how the illustrations within a book support the story. For older

students, have fun reading different versions of the same fairy or folk tale. Talk about the similarities and differences between the two books.

Then switch to nonfiction and read two books onthe same topic. Compare the information in each, again focusing on similarities and differences.

“Let’s look at each book and think about the words used to describe weather. How are the descriptions alike? How are they different?”

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

What it means: Teachers will be using a variety of techniques to introduce a range of books and other written material that both support and chal-

lenge a child’s reading level. This may include nonfiction and fiction, info- graphics, poetry and more. This will be done with the ultimate goal of

making sure students understand what they’re reading.

How parents can help: Parents can help promote their child’s skill while developing their reading stamina (ability to “stick with it.”). This means

helping them avoid frustration or anxiety about tackling a harder book. Support your reader by talking through some of the things that make a text

complex, including multiple levels of meaning, inferred information (implied rather than clearly stated) or more sophisticated graphics.

2013-2014 Santiago School

Yearbooks!!!

Order forms are available in the office

K-5th: $16.00 each & 6th-8th: $18.00 each

Cash or check made payable to Santiago PTA.

Mark your Calendar!!

Spring school pictures will be on Tuesday,

February 25, 2014.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TOP TURTLES

¡¡¡ Felicitaciones a Nuestras Mejores TORTUGAS del Mes!!!

Most Improved/

Que más ha mejorado

Citizenship/

Ciudadano del Mes

Author/

Autor del Mes Adrian Camarena

Alan Miramontes

Amanda-Jo Contreras

Andrew Valencia

Angel Zavaleta

Anthony Gonzalez

Casandra Machado

Diego Acosta

Diocelina Gonzalez

Donovan Sim

Gabrielle Castillo

Genesis Caballero

Hector Dante Banos

Ismael Piedra

Janet Prado Sanchez

Jennifer Renteria

Johna Bautizta

Karina Flores

Kiara Knight

Kimberly Lopez

Krystina Mendoza

Luis Prado Sanchez

Mia Mendoza

Rayder Lopez

Riley Hernandez

Santiago Arteaga Viveros

Ulises Molina

Vanessa Soto-Sarinana

Zane Contreras

Zaphkiel Martinez

Adrian Beas

Adrian Bello

April Alvarez

Avery Andres

Clarisse Castillo

Daniarely Juarez

Dulce Gonzalez

Fatima Santiago

George Zuniga Prudente

Grant Ballantyne

Gustavo Aguilar

Hanna Jimenez

Isaac Arroyos

Isaac Perez

Ismael Gonzalez

Jaden Fraser

Janae Leal

Jazlyn Ann Briones

Liliana Shomper

Lyra Vargas

Madison Fuller

Matthew Delgado

Maya Sosa

Mayte Lopez

Melany Molina

Michael Aguirre

Moncerrat Garcia Castro

Nathan Aguilar

Shaun Gonzales

Sophie Bartlett

Zoey Beas

Abigail Hernandez

Amanda Mendoza

Breanna Mendivil

Christopher Mendoza

Dane Ballantyne

Daniel Lopez

Decker Contreras

Devin Vasquez

Emmanuel Cano

Francia Mojica

Genesis Villagomez

Haylie Valenzuela

Irene Mata

Joshete Rojas

Joshua Vu

Karen Martinez

Kenhya Plascencia

Lorena Flores

Miley Mendoza

Olivia Gomez

Parker Lewis

Samantha Sanchez

Soleil Escobar

Victoria Sanchez

Wendy Hernandez

Top Turtle by Subject 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

Mr. Duong/P.E. Jose Verduzco

Mr. Erhuy/Math Pamela Oliva

Mrs. Flores/Science Alondra Salgado

Mrs. Frazier/ELA/Soc Studies Gerardo Romero

Mrs. Kramer/Science Jose Sepulveda Izabella Andrade

Ms. Pham/ Language Arts Cristina Aguirre & David Luna

Mr. Peterson/Social Studies Christian Palmquist Israel Arambulo

Ms. Robles/Writing Carlos Garcia

Mrs. Sprafka/Science Sofia Fex David Luna

Mr. Tenchka/P.E. Amy Enciso Andrew Mares

Mr. Yusi/Math Anthony Manzano Danielie Ramirez