5 / 15 / 2026

 

📣 ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Students need to bring a water bottle with name on a daily basis for proper hydration!
• Please make sure they have utensils in their lunchboxes, if needed.
• Reminder about lunch drinks - please no glass bottles, soda cans, Kool-Aid, or fountain drinks. Thank you.

💡DATES TO REMEMBER

May 19th - 22nd - Half days of school - dismissal @ 12:30

May 21st - Half-day - First grade Mexican party; half day dismissal @ 12:30pm

May 22nd - Last day of school/half day dismissal @ 12:30pm - If you are planning on leaving school before the year is over, please communicate that with us. We would like to send your child's things home, instead of throwing it away. Anything left in your child's desks will be thrown away.

Note: There are no more clubs for the remainder of the year. Students need to be picked up at dismissal unless they are an athenaeum scholar. If your scholar is in athenaeum, please be sure they have a lunch and a snack for the afternoon. Thank you.

IMPORTANT: Medication Pick-Up

Parents or guardians who provided any medication for your scholar, please pick up the medication from the school nurse by Friday, May 22^nd  at 3:30pm the latest. After the last day of school, all medications will be disposed of. Please know that we can't put the medicine inside the student's backpack; it must be picked up by a responsible adult who has been approved by parents or guardians to pick up the medication.

We additionally would like to remind you that if your student has a chronic condition such as asthma, diabetes, seizures or severe allergy (needing epi-pen), every new school year we require a new action plan and non-expired, medications for that condition. Please reach out to your student's medical provider this summer to obtain these before the new school year starts.

Reach out to the school nurse if you need a blank copy of the next school year's action plan for these conditions.

Please reach out to the school nurse for any questions or concerns at sspanbauer@archwaychandler.org.

Archway Chandler Summer School

Dear Parents and/or Guardians,     If your child is registered at a Great Hearts School for the 2026 –2027 school year, this opportunity might be for you. We have never offered a Summer School Program like this before. If your child is entering  1st through 5th grade, this would be an opportunity to strengthen their Math and ELA skills prior to the next school year.       The objectives covered in Summer School are listed at the end of this letter. If your child could benefit from more exposure to these skills, please consider enrolling them in Summer School today.  Spaces are limited as each grade level will only have 20 scholars.    If you are enrolling your child in both subjects or if you have multiple children to enroll, you will need to reselect the link to return to the Summer School options to add additional items to your cart.  Please reach out to Kristen Scott at Kscott@archwaychandler.org with any questions.   Click here to enroll                Program Details – Please be sure to select Archway Chandler            June 1st – June 25th, Monday – Thursday            1st – 4th Grade            Math 8 – 9:30AM          ELA 10 – 11:30AM    5th Grade                      ELA 8 – 9:30AM           Math 10 – 11:30AM *Configio states differently          English Language Arts is $300 and Math is $300, $600 for both    Your child is invited to also join Summer Camp at Archway Chandler. You will receive a generous weekly discount for Summer Camp because he or she is enrolled in Summer School. If you are already enrolled in Summer Camp, prior to enrolling in Summer School, please email your registration to Wendy Hood to receive a refund of the discount amount. If you haven’t enrolled yet but would like to, please reach out to Wendy Hood prior to enrolling in Summer Camp to have your discount applied.

  

Rising 1st Grade ELA Objectives    ·       Identify first 55 Spalding phonograms – introduced to the last 15   ·       Name and write all letters    ·       Write name with correct letter formation and capitalization     ·       Decode and blend CVC words    ·       Sight word fluency (based on Spalding)   ·       Copy a full sentence using proper punctuation, capitalization, and letter formation	Rising 1st Grade Math Objectives    ·       Place Value – Tens and Ones (Ten Frames)    ·       Practice and memorize basic math facts    ·       Addition and Subtraction to 9 (More/Less)    ·       Counting and number order to 100 (forward & back)    ·       Writing numbers to 20 with speed (Rocket Math)    ·       Understanding picture graphs, reading a monthly calendar
Rising 2nd Grade ELA Objectives    ·       Identify all double and single letter Spalding phonograms and master markings     ·       Write modeled and dictated sentences with accuracy    ·       Identify nouns, pronouns, verbs, and adjectives    ·       Read first-grade passage with accuracy and fluency    ·       Write a complete sentence including a noun and a verb with appropriate spacing and penmanship    ·       Show comprehension of a passage read by retelling it with detail	Rising 2nd Grade Math Objectives    ·       Memorize math facts including doubles and doubles plus one (Rocket Math)    ·       Understand place value and have number sense including ones, tens, and hundreds and compare numbers     ·       Understanding number bonds - the part and whole relationship in addition and subtraction    ·       Addition and subtraction to 50 including making tens and renaming    ·       Count by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s    ·       Identify the coins and their values (penny, nickel, dime, quarter)    ·       Tell time to the hour and half hour
Rising 3rd Grade ELA Objectives    ·       Identify all Spalding phonograms and understand the markings    ·       Identify and classify parts of speech and types of sentences (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs)    ·       Read a second-grade passage (Level O) with accuracy, fluency, and comprehension    ·       Write a five-sentence paragraph with proper grammar, punctuation, and penmanship using a teacher made template   ·       Accurately write a dictated sentence (10 – 12 words) using proper capitalization and punctuation	Rising 3rd Grade Math Objectives    ·       Introduce multiplication and division facts of 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s    ·       Number sense and place value to the thousands    ·       Add, subtract, numbers to the thousands with renaming    ·       Solve math word problems by underlining key phrases and drawing models    ·       Count and add paper money      ·       Tell and add time – Distinguish between AM and PM, Interpret phrases like “half past”, “quarter ‘til”, etc.
Rising 4th Grade ELA Objectives    ·       Read and comprehend a third-grade passage with accuracy and fluency     ·       Identify, comprehend, and diagram parts of speech and types of sentences (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, interjections, conjunctions, and prepositions)    ·       Write a three-paragraph essay with unified paragraphs and accurate punctuation, capitalization, and grammar	Rising 4th Grade Math Objectives    ·       Memorize multiplication and division tables    ·       Add and subtract fractions    ·       Solve two-step word problems using the four operations    ·       Understand area and perimeter to solve for both
Rising 5th Grade ELA Objectives    ·       Read and comprehend a fourth-grade passage with accuracy and fluency    ·       Analyze and diagram the parts of speech and types of sentences (nouns, verbs, prepositions, direct objects, indirect objects, conjunctions)    ·       Write three paragraphs with complex sentences and transitional words     ·       Create an outline for writing work	Rising 5th Grade Math Objectives    ·       Master multiplication and division facts     ·       Solve multi-digit multiplication and long division equations    ·       Strengthen place value comprehension and understand the relationship between fractions and decimals     ·       Solve equations with multiplication, division, fractions, and decimals that include rounding and estimating    ·       Understand inverse operations and practice the order of operations

💡REMINDERS:

1. Please double check your child's uniform to make sure they still have the right length.

2. The scholars should bring the following daily:

• Water bottle with name
• Healthy and dry snacks in front pocket
• Take Home folder (please make sure it is emptied out at home)

*Your child may use the small backpack-shaped checklist of the things they need to bring to help them pack their things. 

3. Please review the Driveline procedure here: directionsforparentsdrivelin.docx We have also attached the file in the resources on the right side of this webpage. 

Thank you for all your support in volunteering to read with the students this year. We appreciate you and couldn't have done it without you.

💡WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS WEEK:

📕SPALDING: Continue practicing at home the phonograms they haven't mastered yet. Check out the Spalding resources on this website to review letter formations, spelling/Spalding rules and phonogram list.

               

                                Jobs of silent final e:

 Job 1: Silent final e jumps over the consonant and makes the vowel say its name.

 Job 2: English words don't end in u or v.

 Job 3: c and g will say their second sound.

 Job 4: Every syllable needs a vowel

 

                                    Job 5: e has no job 

 

          rule 1: q is always followed by u, and together they say /kw/. 

 

rule 2: c before e, i, or y says /s/. 

rule 3: g before e, i, or y says /j/. 

 

rule 4: a, e, o, and u may say their names at the end of a syllable. 

 

rule 5: i and y may say 'long' i. 

rule 6: y, not i, is used at the end of an English word

rule 8:/er/ can be found in "Her first nurse works early".

rule 9: 1-1-1 rule: One syllable words with one-vowel followed by one consonant need to double its last consonant before adding an ending beginning with a vowel.

rule 11:Words ending with a silent final e are written without the e when adding a vowel ending.

rule 12:  i before e except after c or when saying /ay/ (field)

rule 13: sh is used at the beginning of a base word or the end of a syllable. 

rule 14:  ti, si, ci are also used to say /sh/, but not at the beginning of a word.

rule 15: si says /sh/ when the syllable before it ends in an s.

 

                            rule 17: Double f, l, and s when following a single vowel. 

                            rule 18: "ay" is used to say a at the end of a base word 
 
                rule 19: i and o will say their name if followed by two consonants

rule 20:  s never follows x.

rule 21: "All" written alone has 2 l's.

rule 23: dge is only used after a single vowel that says a short sound.

rule 25: ck may be used only after a single vowel that says its short sound. 

sick

block 

rock, back, neck

rule 26:  Capitalize proper nouns.

      rule 27: Words beginning with the sound /z/ are always spelled with z never s. (zoo)

      rule 28: ed has three sounds and is added to form the past tense of regular verbs.

      rule 29:  divide words between double consonants

ap ple

lit tle

Key:

new rules covered 

rules covered this week

rules covered in the past

📕SAYINGS: 

•  Hit the nail on the head! 

• There's no place like home.

• A.M./P.M. 

• Never leave 'til tomorrow what you can do today. 

• The more the merrier. 

• Land of Nod

• An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

• Sour grapes 

• Do unto others what you would have them do unto you. 

• It could always be worse. 

• Let the cat out of the bag. 

• Wolf in sheep's clothing   

• Practice makes perfect.

• If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

• Fish out of water

📕 LITERATURE: We also read the Chinese version of Cinderella called Yeh Shen. On Tuesday, we compared their similarities and differences and practiced using the Venn diagram. We also finished our last literature project of the year by recalling the scenes from the story and creating a panel art similar to the style of the illustrator of Yeh Shen. On Friday, we started to read Rikki-Tikki-Tavi in class. We learned how mongooses act when snakes come around and that Rikki-Tikki-Tavi will prove to be a hero.

📕 POETRY: Review of our poem - The Village Blacksmith - this week. Poetry recitations continued throughout the week.

The Village Blacksmith

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Under a spreading chestnut-tree

     ⁠The village smithy stands;

The smith, a mighty man is he,

     With large and sinewy hands,

And the muscles of his brawny arms

     Are strong as iron bands.

His hair is crisp, and black, and long;

     His face is like the tan;

His brow is wet with honest sweat,

     He earns whate'er he can,

And looks the whole world in the face,

     For he owes not any man.

Week in, week out, from morn till night,

     You can hear his bellows blow;

You can hear him swing his heavy sledge,

     With measured beat and slow,

Like a sexton ringing the village bell,

     When the evening sun is low.

And children coming home from school

     Look in at the open door;

They love to see the flaming forge,

     And hear the bellows roar,

And catch the burning sparks that fly

     Like chaff from a threshing-floor.

He goes on Sunday to the church,

     And sits among his boys;

He hears the parson pray and preach,

     He hears his daughter's voice

Singing in the village choir,

     And it makes his heart rejoice.

It sounds to him like her mother's voice

     Singing in Paradise!

He needs must think of her once more,

     How in the grave she lies;

And with his hard, rough hand he wipes

     A tear out of his eyes.

Toiling,—rejoicing,—sorrowing,

     Onward through life he goes;

Each morning sees some task begin,

     Each evening sees it close;

Something attempted, something done,

     Has earned a night's repose.

Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend,

For the lesson thou hast taught!

Thus at the flaming forge of life

Our fortunes must be wrought;

Thus on its sounding anvil shaped

Each burning deed and thought.

📕 

MATH: We concluded the end of the year Singapore tests this week. 

📕 HISTORY: We began learning about the culture, geography and celebrations in Mexico. Next week, we will make papel picado to decorate our room for the Mexico party. 

📕 SCIENCE: This week, we learned more about electricity.

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