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April 2014 APRIL

1 - Homework Club

2- Lunch on the Lawn

3 - Math Fact Testing

3 - Library Club

3- Title I Tutoring

4 - Lunch on the Lawn

4 - 4th grade Field Trip

7 - Video Club

7 - 10 - AIMS & Stanford 10 Testing

8 - NO Homework Club


10 - NO Video Club

10 - NO Video Game Design Club

11 & 14 - AIMS & SAT 10 Makeup


11 - End of Mid Term

14 - Video Club

15 - Homework Club

15 - Progress Reports Go Home


16 - Preschool Screening 8:30

16 - Little Caesars Night

16 - Home Town Heroes

16 - Library Club

17 - Title I Tutoring

17 - PTO Meeting 5:00pm

18 - NO SCHOOL -

SPRING HOLIDAY

21 - Video Club

22 - Homework Club


23 - 6th grade open house at CMS 6:00p

24 - Library Club

24 - Video Game Design Club

24 & 25 - Bounce the day away

24 - Title I Tutoring

25 - Lunch on Lawn

26 - Poetry Workshop for Grds 4-12

CHS 10:00 - 4:00pm

26 - Poetry Night CHS 6:00pm

28 - Video Club

29 - Homework Club

29 - Scholastic Achievement Event

30 - College Days (wear your favorite

college attire)

30 - Lunch on Lawn

Ranch Elementary School

43521 N. Kenworthy Ave. San Tan Valley, AZ 85140 Ph: 480-882-3530 Fax: 480-655-6412 www.ranch.jocombs.org

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 - 4:00

AIMS testing Information for Grades 2 - 6

Testing begins at 8:30am SHARP Please do not schedule any appointments that might have your

child missing school.

April 7 -5th & 6th Grade AIMS Writing

April 7 - 4th Grade AIMS Science

April 8, 9 & 10 - 2nd Grade Stanford 10

April 8 - 3rd- 6th Grade AIMS Reading Part 1 & Math Part 1

April 9 - 3rd - 6th Grade AIMS Reading Part 2 & Math Part 2

April10 - 3rd - 6th Grade AIMS Reading Part 3 & Math Part 3

Taking Test Strategies for the AIMS/Stanford 10 testing:

Get a good night sleep and eat a healthy breakfast

Read all test directions even if you think you know what to do

Read all of the answer choices

Look for

Opposites, Keys Words, Sway Words

Try to answer all of the questions in each section

Don’t give up...Easy and Challenging items are woven throughout the test

Be sure you are bubbling the correct item

Eliminate the answers you know are wrong

Don’t look for patterns in the answer choices

Your first choice is usually the best choice

ATTENDANCE CONTEST DURING AIMS - Grades 2 - 6 Every day that your class achieves 100% attendance the class-

room name will go into a drawing for an Otter pop party.

POPS

Kinder Express

researching the wonders of

Spring. We will continue to

follow the kindergarten cur-

riculum and will spend more

and more time reading books

April science will be All

Things Spring and will in-

clude bugs, birds, baby ani-

mals, and plants. We will

be observing, exploring and

to ourselves and to our

classmates. It‟s

so much fun to

read!

of materials to discover

what they can do to make

the things around them

move. Throughout our class-

room activities we will be

discussing the color blue,

the shape octagon, the con-

cept of slow/fast, and the S

In April, we are going to be

delving into the unit Make

It Move. The students will

be learning how things

move in different direc-

tions and at different

speeds. The students will

experiment with a variety

blends.

On Wednesday, April 9th at

6:00 pm the children in the

POPS program will be sing-

ing a song at the board

meeting at Combs Middle

School.

things. We will be explor-ing insects and the won-derful world where they live. Our bugs will also help us learn about things that are fast and slow. Our color this month is Blue, like the beautiful sky and

our shape is the Octagon. Time is really speeding by but we still have a lot to learn before the end of school.

CAUTION: ENTERING

OUR CLASSROOM MAY

CAUSE JOY! Spring is in the air! April is such a fun month in our classroom. It is full of creepy crawly

Functional Life Skills

month is “Capacity.” Our color of the month is Blue and our shape is the Octa-gon. We will be learning about how much liquid dif-ferent size containers can hold. Our rhyming word family of the month is the –”ug” family. Our author of the month is Leo Lionni. Our fairytale of the month is The Tortoise and the Hare.

Our theme for the month of April is “Make It Move.” We will be discussing dif-

ferent modes of transpor-tation as well as different ways to make things move. Our concept will be slow and fast. Our last three letters will be Xx, Qq, and Zz. Our numbers will be 18-20. Our focus math activity this

We also have baby caterpil-lars in our classroom that we have been watching grow. Soon they will make chrysalises and we will be waiting for them to emerge. When they do, we are going to have a picnic and set them free. We will let you know as the time gets close.

Kinder Prep

continue to read with

your children. The end of

the year DIBELS assess-

ment is right around the

corner.

Thanks to all the parents

that accompanied us on

the field trip. We hope

you all enjoyed it and the

kids had a fun and educa-

tional time. Remember to

First Grade

Kindergarten

meetings! In fourth quar-

ter, we will be learning

about sentence structure,

practice writing sentences,

and continue reading narra-

tive fiction and informa-

tional books. Please model

reading with expression to

your child. We will also be

We had

a great

turn-out

at our

student

led conferences. Students

were so excited to present

their knowledge and did a

wonderful job leading their

adding more trick words. In

math, we will continue work-

ing on creating math stories

and polishing our fluency in

math facts. Thank you for

all you do to help your stu-

dent be successful!

Third Grade

class during the week.

Reading: We will be reading

biographies and reading about

and discussing social issues.

Language Arts: Our students

will be writing autobiogra-

phies. We will also be writing

for different audiences and

from different points of view.

Math: We will be working on

writing equations from word

problems.

Third Grade:

4th quarter is

in full swing.

During the

week of April

7th, our third graders will be

participating in the AIMS as-

sessment. Please ensure that

your children are well rested

and have full bellies. You may

provide your child with snacks

and hard candy to enjoy in

Social Studies: We will be

learning about the Russian

(Pirtle) and Scottish

(McLallen) countries and cul-

tures. Students will be re-

quired to complete an “at

home” project.

Cursive: We have learned all

of our upper and lower case

letters! Please continue to

encourage your child to prac-

tice at home.

child to get a good night‟s

sleep as well as a hearty

breakfast each morning. Let‟s

encourage them to „show what

they know‟! We are also asking

for hard candy and/or small

snacks to be donated to the

classroom for the week of

AIMS. If you could bring in

any items by Friday, April 4th,

it would be greatly appreci-

It is that time of year again

when all of our 5th graders

will take the AIMS test. Test-

ing will begin Monday April,

7th at 8:30 am. It is critical

that your child be present and

on time every day during test-

ing week. The 5th grade classes

are aiming for 100% of our

students to be at school every

day! Please encourage your

ated! New AR goals have been

set for the 4th quarter. Please

let your child‟s teacher know if

you would like your login infor-

mation to Renaissance Home

Connect. This is a great way to

stay updated on your child‟s

AR progress

Fifth Grade

Logan Heck

Logan is a very trustworthy student; who is always modeling appropriate behaviors inside and outside the classroom. Logan is very honest and fair with his peers. He does great with taking turns and sharing. Logan is a great student and friend to have in school. Ms. Vanessa Thielbar

Trustworthiness

RANCH STAFF APRIL BIRTHDAYS

3rd - Brenda Menendez - Program Specialist

7th - Cindy Winder - PDSD Teacher

25th - Jenny Truong - POPS Teacher

Third Quarter 2013-2014 Honor Awards

SCHOLAR OF DISTINCTION

Alessia Vezzosi Alexis Vakasiuola

Alicia Werner Alyzzah Vakasiuola

Cambri Elder Caroline Wu Connor Elder Julian Braun

Kaylee Swencki Keate Riggs

Landon Merkley Mallie Lawlor

Matthew Rivera

PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL

Abby Forrer Abby Henderson

Ada Sam Adilee Hatch Alleah Blair Anaka Perea

Anastasia Owens Andre Winnegar-Navarro

Annalie Ojeda Ashley Estrada Audrey Tesch

Austin Pittman Ben Gardner

Brayden Thompson Brooke Furia

Bryant Martinez Caedence Thornes

Cheyann Collins Colin Anderson

Danielle Cristobal Deegan Arnold Dominic Martin

Drake Solmonson Dylan Clevenger

Eliyas Matus Ellijah Banks

Emily Laniewski Emily Solomon


Emlyn Vezzosi Emma Hollar

Ericka Luostari Evan Buckner

Evan Henderson Gabriella Taylor Georgiana Mejia Hayley Skowron Isabel Frohwein Isabella Surico

Itzel Marmolejo-Emiliano Jackson Miles Jacob Bassett Jacob Lynch

Jacob Schwabenbauer Jaeger Lawlor Janae Benson

Jared Espinoza Jarom Gardner Jayden Lovell

Jezreel Cristobal Joseph Jensen

Kaleb Peterson Kambria Jensen

Kara Stains Kate Oitzman Kate Thornes

Kevin Martinez Kiley Howard Leah Osborn Lorene Chieu

Madison Guzman Madison Luostari Marissa Bassett Marissa Thomas Matteson Dowdy

Maximus Gray McKenzie Moak

Michael Fiermonti Mya Palmer Paige Jensen

Reagan Foster River Williams Ryan Mendoza

Sammi Ruiz Savanah Apostol


Savannah Moak Talan Raper

Tina Vo Trinity Muniz Tyler Guzman

Vavulahi Lututi Vincent Vasquez

Vyvyen Chieu William Rendel

Yarimar Mendivil Tapia

HONOR ROLL

Abbie Marchant Acacia Melvin Ainslee Orth

Alanah Bartlett Alec Parker

Alejandro Gomez Alessandra Manzo

Alexander Van Raay Alexia Benitez Torres

Alexis Forrer Amberlyn Smith Andrew Solomon Aniya Thomatis

Anna Calvert Arturo Campos Ashton Krueger Audrey Merrill Autumn Frentz Avery Swencki

Ayana Thomatis Bailey Ayala Blake Judy

Brandon Pruitt Braxton Foster Brianna Lewis

Caleb Smith Carson Parker Cayman Jensen Cheyanna Clay Christian Notch

Clarissa Thompson Colten Crosland


HONOR ROLL

Daisy Martinez Danika Smith Denver Smith Emily Flores

Ethan Buckner Ethan Jensen

Ethyn Terhune Ezekial Careaga Gabhen Dorman

Gage Davis Gage Solis

Hailey Ojeda Isabelle Dillard

Isaiah Taylor Jackson Ashcraft

Jacob Osborn Jaiden Jensen

Johnathon Melvin Joshua Thornes

Jude Odell Julia Bassett

Kaleb Heimberg Karli Nielsen

Kassy Rodriguez Kayden Cluff

Kendra Gonzalez Kerri Cleveland Kierre Haywood

Kylee Turner Lacey Wallace

Lizandro Rodriguez Lucy Davis

Madalynn Tenge Madeleine Eckhoff

Madison Lamb Makayla Engelhardt

Maverik Franks Max Palmieri

Meredith Moreno Mia Edgerton Nathan Ford

Nathan Laniewski Paul Curtis

Ridge Al-Imari Ryker Lawlor

Rylyn Hernandez Sophia Apostol

HONOR ROLL

Sophia Hutton Steven Vo

Sydney McCowin Taylor Fiermonti

Tony Garcia Vinnie Maiorana William Laufer Wyatt Hendrix

Yerianna Morfin

RACING ROAD RUNNER

Haiden Seavey Hailey Vandersommen

Haylee Jensen Isabella Hanna

Isaiah Hilai James Sukach

Jayden Figueroa Julissa Espinoza – Diaz

Kadence DeBruyne Kane Odell

Killian Thompson Liam Halfpop Marrek Tenge

Matthew Johnson McKala Wiltsie Megan Allred

Mia Jackowiak Navea Escobedo

Paige Gray Paislee Hatch

Reagan Christensen Ryleigh Kekuna

Sara Payton Sarah Crosland

Savannah St. George Spencer Ford

Suzanne Marmolejo Tayler McCowin Taylor Kirtland

Tyler Mlagenovich Van Merkley

Victoria Tesch Wyatt Farenbaugh

RACING ROAD RUNNER

Abigail Rutherford Adyn Alcaraz-Araujo

Aiden Kerley Alberto Pablin-Moreno

Alexandria Massera Alexia Vasquez Alisha Kerley

Analise Thomatis Andrew Butts

Andrew Nielsen Anita Martinez Anna Heiken

Ariana Rodriguez Brandon Chavarria

Branson Moak Brenden Solmonson

Carson Parker Chase Burgen

Christian Carino Clinton Jensen

Cole Jensen Cruz Hernandez Dallin Thompson

Demo Earven Draven Giomi Emily Flores Emma Ricks

Francisco Muniz Gracey Todd

Gracie Jenkins


PERFECT ATTENDANCE

Abraham Silva Aiden Gesell

Alberto Pablin-Moreno Alessandra Manzo

Alexia Vasquez Amberlyn Smith

Amileth Sandoval-Rodriguez Anna Calvert

Ariana Rodriguez Blake Foster

Brianna Lewis Carson Parker

Christian Laufer Cole Jensen

Danielle Cristobal Delaney Herrera

Elia Macedo Geneva Rodriguez-Lara

Haydn Klatt Ian Gardner

Isabel Frohwein Itzel Marmolejo-Emiliano

Jahmaika Davis Janae Benson

Jezreel Cristobal Joseph Morales

Kassy Rodriguez Lorene Chieu Lorenzo Jolly

Louis Rodriquez Frausto Madison Labor

Madison Luostari Miguel Sandoval-Rodriguez

Paige Jensen Paislee Hatch

Rebecca Tucker Sara Sandoval Valdovinos

Sheila Flores Talan Raper

Tanner Marchant Ty Fraker

Vincent Vasquez Vinnie Maiorana

Vyvyen Chieu William Laufer

Yamilet Urzua-Colazo Yuuki Posadas

ACCELERATED READER

Abby Forrer Abby Henderson

Acacia Melvin Ada Sam

Adilee Hatch Alec Parker

Alejandro Gomez Alessia Vezzosi

Alexander Van Raay Alexis Vakasiuola

Alicia Werner Alleah Blair

Alyzzah Vakasiuola Amileth Sandoval-Rodriguez

Anaka Perea Anastasia Owens

Andrew Butts Anna Calvert

Anne Judy Audrey Tesch

Austin Marchant Autumn Jones Avery Swencki

Ayana Thomatis Ben Gardner

Brayden Thompson Brianna Lewis

Brody Ryan Caleb Smith

Cambden Gray Cambri Elder Caroline Wu

Cheyann Collins Cheyanna Clay Christian Notch Colin Anderson Colten Crosland

Connor Elder Daisy Martinez

Dale Sigler Daniela Contreras Danielle Cristobal

Danika Smith Deegan Arnold Denver Smith

Dominic Martin Drake Solmonson

ACCELERATED READER

Dylan Clevenger Eddy Vasquez-Sosa

Eliyas Matus Emily Solomon Emlyn Vezzosi

Emma Ricks Ericka Luostari Ethan Buckner Ethyn Terhune Evan Buckner

Evan Henderson Ezekial Careaga Ezekial Greene Gabriel Wymer

Gabriella Amaro Gabriella Taylor

Gage Davis Georgiana Mejia

Gracey Todd Haiden Seavey

Heaven Villalpando Isabel Frohwein Isabella Surico

Itzel Marmolejo-Emiliano Jacob Bassett Jacob Osborn

Jacob Skowron Jaeger Lawlor James Hardy

Jared Espinoza Jarom Gardner Jayden Lovell

Jonathan Clemente Jose Macedo

Joseph Morales Joshua Ortiz


ACCELERATED READER

Juan Cera Jude Odell

Julia Bassett Julian Amaro Julian Braun Julian Salaiza

Julissa Espinoza – Diaz Kaitlyn Quick

Kaleb Heimberg Kambria Jensen Kami Troutman Kaydence Pusch Kaylee Swencki

Keate Riggs Kerri Cleveland Kierre Haywood

Kiley Howard Lacey Wallace

Landon Merkley Leah Osborn

Lizandro Rodriguez Luis Rodriquez Frausto

Lucy Davis Luke Jensen

Madalynn Tenge Madeleine Eckhoff Madelyn Oitzman Madison Guzman

Madison Labor Madison Luostari Malcolm Latham

Mallie Lawlor Marissa Bassett Marissa Thomas

Marrek Tenge Matthew Rivera Maverik Franks

Max Palmieri McKenzie Moak

Megan Allred Meredith Moreno Michael Goodman

Morgan Dangerfield Mya Palmer Nathan Ford

Nathan Laniewski

ACCELERATED READER

Nathan Slingbaum Navea Escobedo

Owen Allen Paige Jensen

Preston Smith Reagan Foster Ridge Al-Imari

Rosalinda Mora Ryan Mendoza

Sammi Ruiz Savanah Apostol Savannah Moak Sophia Hanna

Spencer Schjoll Sydney McCowin

Talan Raper Tanner Kirtland Taylor Fiermonti

Tina Vo Trinity Glandon

Trinity Muniz Ty Fraker

Tyler Guzman Tyler Mlagenovich

Vavulahi Lututi Vincent Vasquez Vinnie Maiorana

Vyvyen Chieu Wesley Hendrix William Laufer William Rendel

Wyatt Farenbaugh Wyatt Hendrix Zachary Farr

OUTSTANDING CITIZEN

Adilee Hatch Alisha Kerley

Ayana Thomatis Branson Moak

Danielle Cristobal Drake Duckworth Dylan Clevenger

Ethan Vandersommen Gabriella Taylor

Gage Solis Haiden Seavey Janae Benson

Katherine Nevarez Kooper Heimburg Savanah Apostol Savannah Moak

Taniela Taunima

PRINCIPAL’S MATH FACT MEMBERS

Abby Forrer

Ada Sam

Adilee Hatch

Alanah Bartlett

Alessia Vezzosi

Alex Garcia

Alexis Forrer

Alexis Vakasiuola

Alicia Werner

Alyzzah Vakasiuola

Annabella Fessler

Audrey Merrill

Austin Pittman

Avery Swencki

Bailey Ayala

Blake Judy

Branson Moak

Braxton Foster

Brenden Solomonson

Bryant Martinez

Caroline Wu

Clayton Shibley

Daisy Martinez

Donavon Wilkins

Eddy Vasquez Soza

Eliyas Matus

Ellijah Banks

PRINCIPAL’S MATH FACT CLUB WINNERS FOR MARCH

100% On Principal’s Assessment

Ethan Jensen

Evan Henderson

Gracie Rendel

Jacob Lynch

Jaeger Lawlor

James Hardy

Julian Braun

Kendra Gonzalez

Madison Luostari

Maverik Franks

Alessia Vezzosi

Alex Garcia

Alicia Werner

Blake Judy

Bryant Martinez

Caroline Wu

Clayton Shibley

Donavon Wilkins

Emily Laniewski

Esteban Vaca

Marissa Bassett

Marrek Tenge

Matthew Rivera

Maverik Franks

Mya Palmer

Myley Gurerrero

Nathan Ford

Nathan Laniewski

Nathan Slingbaum

Navea Escobedo

Olivia Gray

Palelei Lutui

River Williams

Talan Raper

Taniela Taunima

Tony Garcia

Trinity Muniz

Tyler Guzman

Van Merkley

Vincent Vasquez

Vinnie Maiorana

Vyvyen Chieu

Wesley Hendrix

William Rendel

Yerianna Morfin

Zana Mitchell

Emily Laniewski

Emlyn Vezzosi

Esteban Vaca

Ethan Jensen

Evan Henderson

Gracie Rendel

Haley Schwabenbauer

Isabella Surico

Isaiah Tayler

Jackson Miles

Jacob Lynch

Jaeger Lawlor

James Hardy

Jarom Gardner

Jayden Lovell

Joshua Topolski

Juan Cera

Julian Braun

Kane Odell

Kassy Rodriguez

Keate Riggs

Kendra Gonzalez

Lizandro Rodriguez

Luis Salaiza

Madison Lamb

Madison Luostari

Nathan Ford

Nathan Laniewski

River Williams

Talan Raper

Taniela Taunima

Van Merkley

Vyvyen Chieu

Wesley Hendrix

Yerianna Morfin

Zana Mitchell

Ranch’s Annual Multicultural Night

Tuesday, May 13th

Cultural tours in classrooms will open for family viewing

from 5:00pm – 6:30pm

There will be performances in the multipurpose room every

half hour between 5:30pm and 7:00pm

Food will also be available for purchase.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Anna Calvert

Kerri Cleveland

Paige Jensen

1st Place Battle of the Books

WATER SAFETY POSTERS CONTESTANTS

The following students water safety posters

were submitted to Rural Metro Fire Department

Analise Thomatis - Kindergarten

Gabby Taylor - 1st Grade

Emily Flores - 2nd Grade

Palelei Lutui - 3rd Grade

Mallie Lawlor - 6th Grade

Emily Solomon - 6th Grade

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