Volume XXVI
Number 3
Page Private school
Newport Mesa Campus nEWSLETTER March 2015
Leaders in education for 107 years
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In This Issue:!
1st & 2nd Grade News…………………….7!
3rd & 4th Grade News……………………8!
5th & 6th Grade News……………………9!
7th & 8th Grade News……………………9!
Dates to Remember………………………..11!
Director’s Corner……………………………..3!
Field Trip…………………………………………5!
Kindergarten News…………………………6!
March Lunch Menu……………………….10!
P.E. & Computer News…………………….5!
Preschool. News……………………………..6!
PJ & Movie Night for Kids!……………8!
Spanish & Art Happenings……………..7!
Students of the Month………………….4!
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Director’s Corner:
Spring'will'be'here'on'the'20th,'and'it'is'so'hard'to'believe'that'we'are'in'
the'6inal'weeks'of'the'third'quarter!''At'this'point'in'the'school'year,'it'is'
so'important'that'we'continue'to'motivate'our'students.' 'Please'check'
with'your'child’s'teachers'and'with'TeacherEase'so'that'together'we'can'
assist'him'or'her'to'achieve'the'best'grades'possible.'
This' month,' we' will' have' a' “wear' green”' spirit' day' on' March' 17th' in' honor' of' St.' Patrick’s' Day!' ' All'
children'can'wear'free'dress'this'day,'but'they'must'wear'something'green.'
Thursday,' March' 19th' is' spring' picture' day' for' preLschool' and' Friday,' March' 20th' for' Kindergarten'
through'8th'grade,'a'6lyer'will'be'sent'home'to'pick'the'background'of'your'choice.'
By' now,' you' will' have' received' your' reLenrollment' letter' for' the' 2015L2016' school' year.' ' This' form'
along'with'your'reLenrollment'fee'must'be'submitted'by'March'20,'2015,'in'order'to'hold'the'space'for'
your' child' for' the' upcoming' school' year.' Junior' Kindergarten' students' will' participate' in' a'
Kindergarten' move' up' day' on' Tuesday,' March' 10,' and' we' will' have' a' parent' informational' night' on'
Thursday,'March'12'at'5:00'pm'in'room'109'of'the'elementary'building.''We'hope'to'see'you'there.''We'
hope'that'you'choose'to'continue'your'child’s'education'with'Page.'
Our'third'report'card'will'be'coming'out'on'March'20th,'and'we'will'have'an'honor'roll'presentation'on'
Friday,'March'27th.' 'We'will'be'having'our'honor'roll'presentation'promptly'at'8:30'am.' 'Please'drop'
your'child'off,'and'stay'for'the'presentation.'Honor'roll'awards'will'be'posted'on'Thursday,'March'26th'
on'the'bulletin'board'next'to'the'elevator.'
Our'seventh'and'eighth'grade'students'are'getting'very'excited'about'their'upcoming'trip'to'New'York'
and' Washington' D.C.' ' They' will' be' traveling' March' 29th' and' returning' on' April' 3rd.' This' is' a' great'
educational'trip'for'the'students.'
As' always,' I' wish' you' all' a' great' month!' ' The' teachers,' Ms.' Kelly,' and' I' appreciate' the' support' and'
effort'you'provide.'
James'Shafer'
Assistant'Director
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Students of the Month
Adrian Zarate
Chelsey Ruiz
Mikhail Downing Elliana Anbardan
Kaydence Ruiz
Ava Walters
Natalia Palma
Ciara Kennedy
David Mills
Hayden Betson
Ivy Holt
Samantha Giebler
Velmar AmadorLankster
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Field Trip: Legoland
This month, we are off to Legoland Theme Park
in the beautiful city of carlsbad. Sign up early, as space is limited. Page Private
School T-shirts are required.
Who: PS - 8th Where: Legoland
When: Thursday, March 26th
Time: 8:30 a.m. -4:00 p.m.
Cost: $35.00 Checks payable to School Tours, Inc.
P.E. & Computer News
March will be a terrific month, we will work on a number of activities in P.E. Towards the beginning of the
month we will begin to use some of our time in class to begin practicing our dances for the Spring Program.
The theme for this years program is Through The Decades! Please be aware any absences mean your student
has missed the opportunity to participate in the class, and therefore cannot earn their participation points.
Parents and students are encouraged to see me about make up work and activities for P.E. and Computer Ed. as
soon as possible.
Learning to type is very useful skill that will help students throughout their educational years, and beyond.
Each grade level has class time devoted to increasing their typing skills each week! Just a reminder, the
students (3rd grade +) are responsible for bringing their flash drive to class like they are required to wear their
P.E. uniform. If they are missing one of these items they will lose one to two points each time they do not
bring it to class.
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Spanish & Art Happenings: Spanish
Kindergarten is just about to begin learning the words for the parts of our face and bodies. 1st and 2nd
Grade will be exploring Fairy Tales, characters and the adjectives we use to describe ourselves and
others. 3rd and 4th Grade will be learning about our classes and school routines, including our first big
introduction to verbs! 5th and 6th Grade is just about to start on a longer unit on the house (outside,
inside, and items that belong in each room). 7th and 8th is exploring travel (especially airports) and
continuing with our exploration of complex grammar. They are also reading a book in Spanish and
watching a Spanish TV series! So proud of all my students!
Art
7th and 8th Grade's Upside-down Self-Portraits will be on display next month on the upstairs Bulletin
Board. Please swing by for a look. Also, please feel free to come by the Art room downstairs, as we
showcase art from the different grades. March will be our last month of Art before returning to Music,
so we have a lot to get done!
Ms. Anna
1st & 2nd Grade News:
March is going to be a wonderful month! The students have been making so much progress
and are ready to learn even more! The 1st and 2nd grade class will be diving in to different animal life
cycles from areas such as the forest, ocean and desert. This class will also be getting to work on their
Explore Our World projects which I am so excited to see and I know the students are excited to learn
all about their topic.
The 2nd grade class will be practicing their measuring and shape drawing skills in Math. The
1st grade class will still be perfecting their skills at place value and adding teen numbers. Both grades
are becoming expert spellers and also amazing readers! We have added so many more books to our
Reading Room Library and the students have been so overjoyed to read them. We have also been
practicing our dance for the Spring Program and I must say I have a group of very talented dancers.
The March Students of the Month are Kaydence Ruiz and Natalia Palma. Kaydence has
made such great progress this year. She has improved in all academic areas and is on her way to
becoming an excellent reader. Kaydence loves to talk about her soccer skills and all the fun things she
does in Girl Scouts. She is such a great friend to her classmates and loves to help me with things in
the classroom.
Natalia Palma is such a bright and energetic student. Natalia is a HUGE fan of Palace Pets and
My Little Pony. She loves to read, write stories, draw and sing. Natalia has made the biggest
improvement in her reading since her days in Kindergarten. She is such a sweet and kind-hearted
friend to everyone.. I am so proud of what she has accomplished so far! Keep it up Kaydence and
Tally!
Ms. Martus
3rd & 4th Grade News
Students of the Month: Hayden Benton and Ciara Kennedy
Our class has been working on writing expository essays. Check out their good advice for how to avoid
getting sick. You can see their essays and pictures on the large bulletin board downstairs this month.
We will be working with adjectives in English and magnetics in Science. In Reading, third graders will
focus on following directions and drawing conclusions. Fourth graders will focus on problem solving and
drawing conclusions. Both groups will also practice using prefixes and suffixes in their writing.
In math, third grade will analyze data to read and create a variety of graphs. Fourth graders will analyze
patterns and move into measurement.
Soon this month you will receive a packet explaining our Explore Our World Social Studies project. Each
third grade student selects a National Park to research and then completes a written report. Also, each
student builds a model of their selected park. Fourth graders will focus on California Missions. A written
report is also required, but you have a choice of building a mission model or filming a video tour.
Let’s have a wonderful month!
Ms. Aihara
PJ & Movie Night for the Kids!
Friday, March 20th, 5:30pm - 9pm
You won’t want to miss this! Mark your Calendars - Special Night Ahead!
Did you miss our Drop & Shop in December? Or want to do it again? Well, we are having
another great evening planned ahead for the kids. It’s a win-win-win – time for you & the
hubby/wife for a special dinner . . . or just for you to have some “me time”. It’s good for
the parent(s), kids & 100% of the proceeds go to support the 7th & 8th grade 2015 DC/NY
trip. Just sign up your child on the signup sheet and we will prepare to have a special night
for everyone.
There will be movies, board games, pizza, snacks & drinks - picnic style! Be sure they are
prepared with their PJ’s, special pillow & blankets to cozy up with their BFF’s for a funfilled night. From 5:30 - 9pm, Friday, March 20th. Hosted by the parents of 7th & 8th grade
right here on the Page Private School Campus, all elementary children are welcome. Any
questions please contact Kristine Ward @ 949-648-1534. Cost is $25/child. Thank you for
your support!
5th & 6th Grade News
Students of the month: Chelsey Ruiz & Velmar Amador-Lankster
It's hard to believe it is already the month of March! The students and I had so much fun in Catalina! It
was a great learning experience and a fun time had by all. We tried many new things like snorkeling
and kayaking! We also leaned a lot about oceanography!
This month, we will wrap up fractions in 6th grade and decimals in 5th grade. Sixth grade will revisit
geometry and 5th grade will master multiplication and division of fractions. In language arts, we will
finish the novel Where the Red Fern Grows and go back to our reading anthology for a few stories,
before we read our last novel of the year. In social studies 6th grade will be learning about ancient
China and 5th grade will continue to study the American Revolution leading into the birth of our
nation. Toward the end of the month (March 29-April 3) I will be in New York with our middle school
students, but the 5th and 6th grade schedule will continue as usual.
Ms. Tiffany
7th & 8th Grade News
Hello everyone!
Time is flying by and it is already March! For those of you who do not know who I am yet, my name
is Luke Gutierrez and I recently started teaching 7th-8th grade Language Arts and Literature; and
5th-6th grade science. A little bit about me, I graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a degree
in English and a minor in Spanish in 2012. Following that, I began my studies to get my teaching
credentials and my masters in education. I have finished the credentialing process, but am still
working on finishing that masters! So far, I am loving my experience at Page School and am looking
forward to get to know everyone as I continue teaching here.
As far as what the students are up to, the 7th-8th graders are finishing up their work with The Hobbit
by creating newspapers in groups as if they were journalists writing about the book. The projects are
looking fantastic so far and should be completed soon. Following that, we will begin work on our
next novel, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles. In Language Arts, students are
finishing up work on a creative writing project in which they thought of and wrote a proposal for a
sequel to an existing movie. We are then using this project as a springboard into a discussion about
sentence structure and complexity in writing as we move forward to our unit on argumentative
writing.
The fifth graders are about to begin their studies on the water cycle, complete with labs that use
shaving cream and food coloring to illustrate precipitation! While this occurs, the sixth graders will
start their studies on Earthquakes, gradually moving towards creating their own seismograph.
I am excited to work on all of these projects and to continue to develop relationships with all of these
wonderful students!
Regards,
Luke Gutierrez
March Lunch Menu
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2
Burritos
Spanish Rice
Pears
Juice
3
Cheese Burger
French Fries
Celery Sticks
Milk
4
Tuna Salad Sandwich
Potato Chips
Fruit Cocktail
Lemonade
5
Taquitos
Refried Beans
Mixed Veggies
Pineapple
Milk
6
Fish Sticks Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Jello
Milk
9
10
11
12
13
Chicken Soft Tacos
Spanish Rice
Mixed Veggies
Lemonade
Corn Dogs
Potato Chips
Peaches
Milk
Spaghetti w/ Marinara
Sauce
Green Salad
Orange Slices
Milk
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Pears
Lemonade
Cheese Pizza
Green Salad
Applesauce
Milk
16
Breaded Chicken
Sandwich
Baked French Fries
Peaches
Milk
17
Hot Dogs
Potato Chips
Celery Sticks
Green Jello
Punch
18
Pasta Alfredo w/
Chicken
Green Salad
Chocolate Pudding
Milk
19
Quesadilla
Refried Beans
Tapioca Pudding
Lemonade
20
Mac & Cheese
Green Beans
Mixed Fruit
Milk
23
Beef & Cheese Nachos
Refried Beans
Chocolate Cake
Milk
24
BBQ Chicken
Drumettes
French Fries
Apple Juice
25
Turkey & Cheese Wrap
Green Salad
Fruit Cocktail
Milk
26
Chilli
Chips
Pears
Juice
27
Cheese Pizza
Green Salad
Chocolate Pudding
Milk
30
Beef-A-Roni
Green Beans
Apple Slices
Milk
31
Burrito
Spanish Rice
Pineapple
Lemonade
Happy St. Patrick’s
Day!
Dates To Remember: March 2nd
Dr. Seuss - Read Across America - Pajama Day
March 10th!
Kinder Move-UP Day
March 12th!
Kinder Early - SignUp @ 5:00p.m.
March 17th!
St. Patrick’s Day - Kickball Tournament
March 19th & 20th Spring Pictures
March 20th
Date Night 7th & 8th Grade Fundraiser
March 26th
Field Trip to Legoland
March 27th
Honor Roll Presentation @ 8:30a.m.
March 30-April 3
7th & 8th Gr. Trip to New York & Washington DC
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