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Bio

My name is Sam Gasparini and this will be my 6th year teaching, 2nd year at Athlos! I was in second grade last year, but kindergarten is where my heart is meant to be so I am very excited to be back.
 
I graduated with my Masters in Early Childhood Education from the U of M-Twin Cities, and also recently got my STEM certificate through St Thomas. 
I have an almost 2 year old at home, and due with my 2nd child early November. When I get time alone I like to hike and read. I also love taking walks with my family and cooking. 
 
I want you to feel comfortable reaching out to me with whatever, whenever! Here's to a great school year. 
 
 
 

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11/6

Last newsletter from me for a while! My last day will be WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8th. I will help transition the students to their new classrooms that afternoon, in hopes that they'll get some time in with their new teacher before a full day with them on Thursday. 
 
I will miss you all on my leave, but you are in good hands with the rest of the kindergarten team!

10/30

Please keep an eye out for an email with the classroom teacher information that your student will be moving into come my maternity leave. My anticipated leave date is THIS FRIDAY NOV 3rd (But will be around the following week if baby decides not to show). 

Newsletter 10/16 & 10/23

Happy Monday!
 
In addition to the newsletter, please note Bingo For Books is TOMORROW night in our gym at 5-7pm. Come win some books!
 
Also, I will post a separate link (along with email) a conference sign up for me later today as I will not be using pickatime due to needing to schedule conferences prior to my maternity leave.
 
Any questions about anything, email is easiest/fastest way to reach me: [email protected]
 
 

Week of Oct 2nd

Wow that first month of school flew by fast! I hope your student has been enjoying themselves as much as I've enjoyed them in class so far. We really have a great group! 
 
The newsletter this week covers the sun (Science), letter M-R, counting (math) and general dates to have on hand. 
 
Contact [email protected] if you have any questions!

Newsletter 9/18

Here's to another week! The students have been settling in, and it's fun watching their friendships grow. We start our social studies lessons this week, focusing on rules, laws, and cooperation. We'll be continuing our number and letters. PICTURE DAY THURSDAY. Can be out of uniform for that day. 

FINAL WEEK 6/5

I cannot believe we made it through another school year! I am so proud of all that the students have accomplished, and each one of them has impacted my teaching. 
 
I am so grateful to have known your students, and cannot wait to see where they go!
 
Reminder: LAST DAY IS THURSDAY JUNE 8th (regular dismissal time)

Week of 5/22

Let the countdown begin! This is our last full week of school!
Next week we are off Monday May 29th for Memorial day, and the last day of school is Thursday June 8th. 
 
This week we are working on:
 
Reading: root words, sharing what we learned about an animal of our choosing (from our animal report)
 
Math: unit 8 test (on arrays and shapes), starting unit 9 on equal parts
 
Science: planting seeds, animal needs
 
FIELD DAY TOMORROW: it is free dress day (Dress according to weather, and there will be a lot of running/movement), and please bring a water bottle (preferably labeled in case it gets misplaced). 
 
Any questions email me @ [email protected]
 

week of 5/8 and 5/15

Reading: comprehension questions; responding to texts; central message
--> also taking our spring FAST testing
 
Math: shapes (polygons, quadrilaterals, attributes of shapes, etc.)
--> also taking our spring FAST testing
 
Social: reviewing kindness
 
Science: plant needs, parts, and life cycle
 
Spelling
5/8
within
body
field
belongs
cheese
earn
edge
feather
fence
funny
 
NO MORE SPELLING TEST AFTER THIS WEEK
--> we will just be working on 2nd grade sight words as spelling words for the rest of the school year

Week of 4/25 & 5/1

Reading: learning how to research, and write informative sentences on an animal of their choosing
 
Math: graphing/collecting data, measuring, shapes unit 7 test
 
Social: finish earth day; how can we take care of the planet, how do we hurt the planet (test)
 
Spelling 4/25
leave
early
close
flower
flour
nothing
ground
lead (I lead you to the gym; present; l-e as in eagle-ad)
led (led you to the park; past tense; l-e as in egg-d)
lead (like a pencil; l-e as in egg-ad)
Spelling 5/1
such
morning
however
mind
shall
alone
order
third
push
point

Week of 4/17

My apologies for forgetting to post last week! Here are this week's info
(please note: NO SCHOOL MONDAY APRIL 24TH FOR STAFF WORK DAY)
 
Reading: continuing central message and character traits from prior week; filling out a story map (all elements of a story); beginning, middle and end craft
 
Math: graphs and generating data; adding strategies; measuring in inches, centimeters, meters, yards
 
Science: Earth day and how we can take care of our environment/it's resources
 
Spelling:
One
Own
Before
Know
No
Where
Were
There
Here
Dead

Week of April 3rd

I hope you all had a wonderful spring break! It was so nice to see everybody again today. 
Reminder, no school this Friday April 7th(begins Easter weekend)
 
Reading: character traits; central message of a story; beginning, middle, end
 
Math: 2 digit addition strategies; 2 digit subtraction strategies; exploration of arrays and shapes
 
Science: finish habitats (test); introduce environment (how to take care of it; what's hurting it)
 
Spelling: 
Indeed
Four
Herself
Power
Wish
Because
Cause
World
Country
Meet

Week of 3/20

Hello! Last week before SPRING BREAK! We are off the entire week of March 27-31st. 
 
There are NO SPELLING WORD THIS WEEK. I will try to send an updated list of your child's sight words list by Friday, so you can practice over break. 
 
Reading: Opinion writing; being able to give at least 3 reasons WHY you pick something, with an introduction and conclusion sentences; using proper capitalization and punctuation
 
Math: story problems, partial addition
 
Science: habitats