Tk-8th Stellar Bulletin

January 15th - 19th

It's time for us to begin planning for next year! Please complete this form to let us know if your current Stellar Student will be returning to Stellar for the 2024/2025 school year. We do give enrollment preference to existing families, so we will need everyone to complete this form to help us prepare for the new school year. In addition, if you have other students that you intend to enroll, please complete the portion at the bottom of the form. Please complete by January 31st 2024.

Thank you!

Click to complete the intent to return form

Events

1/15 No School

1/19 Creative Adventure: The little Mermaid Jr. 9:30 am

1/22nd-26th The National Kindness Challenge Week

1/22nd-26th K-4th Grade Boris the Robot Shows

1/23 Parent Engagement meeting 1pm-2pm

1/26 Staff PD Some classes will be canceled. Check with your teachers.

1/30 Mt. Shasta Ski/Snowboard day

1/31 Intent to return forms due

2/1 Kool April nights Drawing Contest Due

Student Spotlight

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This week's reading superstars are Belle S., Rafael D., Camilla F. and Kinzie K. All of these students finished a level in Lexia! Excellent work reading and persevering to all of you!

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Congratulations to Liz C. who completed a level in Read Live! Great job persevering and completing a level. Well done!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Henry M. went to the Hoop Shoot competition put on by the Elks Lodge. He won his age group! Now gets to move on to the January 21st district competition!

Caroling Event

Stellar Students when caroling at Hilltop Springs Assisted Living facility.

SCOE is excited to partner with David Hill and his team at Heartsmart to present a free opportunity for Shasta County K-4th grade students to spend some time with Boris the Robot as part of our promotion of the Great Kindness Challenge. Shows will run at the David Marr Auditorium during the week of January 22nd-26th. Show times will be 9:00-10:00 and 11:15-12:15 and seating will be capped at 500 with tickets going out on a first come, first serve basis. Click here to register or check out the attached flyer for more information.

Questiosn? Please email ktagilman@gmail.com

Literacy Moment

Children need to have access to a plethora of books. Kelly Gallagher states in his book Readicide that in order for children to develop strong reading habits, "they must be immersed in a book flood" (Gallagher, p.34). Take advantage of our local Redding Library and the Stellar Library. There are also fabulous online audio book programs such as Epic. Our hope is that students become prolific readers for life.

Literacy Note:

Did you know reading helps your brain develop? Reading allows new circuits and connections to be created. As reading skills develop, the connections in the brain become more complex. Try implementing a nightly reading routine to encourage your child to read or listen to a story. Make reading a relaxing activity and enjoy snuggling up with a good book this chilly fall season!

Renaissance

Accelerated Reader (AR) is a computer-based program that students at Stellar Charter School have access to in order to monitor reading practice and progress. Students take short quizzes after reading a book to check for comprehension and reach their reading goals.

How are AR Goals set?

Grades K-1: AR uses a points goal system for students in grades K-1 that will be assigned a goal each semester according to their grade and suggested daily reading is 15 minutes.
Grades 2-8: AR uses a points goal system that will be generated by the STAR assessment they take at the beginning of the year and at benchmark periods throughout the year. Reading will be between 15-30 minutes a day depending on grade level.
Grades 9-12: AR uses a points goal system that will be generated by STAR assessments they take at the beginning of the year and at benchmark periods throughout the year. Reading will be 30 minutes a day.

How many points do books earn? Students can earn points for every book they read. The number of points is based on a book’s length and difficulty.
How can students earn points? Students earn points when they take a quiz for each book. Passing a quiz requires a score of at least 80%. However, if they score higher than 60 percent on the quiz, they receive a fraction of the total points they could earn from it.
Get recognized for reading! At Stellar, all students who reach their goal each semester will receive special recognition with their name displayed in the breezeway. Students in K-8th will be given a prize and students in 9-12th will be eligible for rewards for a gift certificate to Dutch Bros or In-N-Out.

Please contact Mrs.Murphy by emailing (jmurphy@rsdnmp.org ) or coming by the library if you have any questions.

1.) Go to Clever

2.) Scroll down until you see the "R" icon (Renaissance)

3.) Select "Accelerated Reader" icon

4.) In the search box input the name of the book you read and hit search button

5.) Select the correct book and click on "take quiz"

6.) Select "start quiz"

7.) Select “reading practice” box

8.) Select how you read the book: I was read to, I read with someone or I read by myself

9.) Answer the 10 test questions which will complete the test

10.) Select "see my progress" to see how close you are to reaching your goal

The Little Mermaid Jr.

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Stellar Mt. Shasta Ski/Snowboard

Stellar Mt. Shasta Ski/Snowboard - DATES: 1/30/24, 2/12/24, 3/25/24, 3/28/24 by Roxanne Beasley | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for educators, nonprofits, businesses and more

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