MAY FIELD TRIP!
We are going to the Oregon Zoo next week on Thursday, May 21! I am preparing some fun activities for the students to do while they are there. I have six confirmed parent chaperones and I am looking for more to come with us. The more volunteers, the smaller the groups. The smaller the groups, the more fun we have! Please let me know if you’re interested. Please arrive at HOA between 9:00-9:15. We will be leaving at 9:30 and returning at 2:30 in the big yellow school bus. Also, students are not allowed to bring money or electronics on this field trip.
May 18-22
Monday through Wednesday – 6th Grade SBAC Testing (NO FACE-TO-FACE CLASS FOR GRADES 3-5)
Thursday – Zoo field trip! Please fill out permission slip and pack a lunch for your student.
Friday – CODING CLUB 12:00-1:00
UPCOMING SCHOOL SPIRIT DAYS
SPIRIT DAYS WILL BE ON PAUSE FOR STATE TESTING
IMPORTANT DATES
May 18-20 6th Grade State Testing 9:00-12:00
May 21 Field Trip to Oregon Zoo
May 25 Memorial Day (no face-to-face class Monday or Tuesday that week)
May 26-27 SBAC Make-ups, any grade.
June 1-2 Regular face-to-face class resumes.
June 8 3rd-4th Grade End of the Year PARTY!!! Stay tuned for details.
June 9 5th-6th Grade End of the Year PARTY!!! Stay tuned for details.
STATE TESTING AND TEST PREP
As you can see from the above dates, we will not be having regular face-to-face class meetings during the month of May. We will still have Coding Club and our Zoo fieldtrip on May 21. A few weeks ago, we worked on practice tests for the SBAC, the state test. Below is the link and directions to get to the practice tests. I would encourage you to do the test with your student several times over a few days. The questions will change and it will give you a good idea of what the questions will be like on the test.
1. Go to : http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/
2. Click on the practice test icon at the bottom of the page
3. On the next page, click on sign in, do not change any of the info
4. Select your student’s grade, then click YES
5. The tests you can take are the Practice Tests and Performance Tasks. You can take the Training Tests, but I would do the Practice Tests first.
7th GRADE FORECASTING Parents of 6th graders, if you were unable to make it to our parent meeting, please contact Brandi Tarrel, our school counselor, at [email protected] to arrange a time to come in and get information.
RAZ App and MobyMax
Your student can now do their reading on RAZ Kids through an app! Go to your app store on any mobile device and search for RAZ kids. It’s free and they can log in using their login information. If you are interested, there is a new program on MobyMax that will test your student’s reading level. I have not yet used this program myself, so I’m not sure how long the test is and how accurate it is. If you would like your student to take this test, have them log into their MobyMax account and click on Reading Level Assessment.
PARTNERSHIP WITH PARKS AND REC
If your student is enrolled in 4 core courses at HOA (Math, LA, Science, and Social Studies), you will have $100 to spend on classes and activities in the Winter/Spring catalog. NOT the SUMMER catalog. If your student is enrolled in 3 core courses, you will have $75 to spend. If your students in enrolled in 2 core courses, you will have $50 to spend. If your student is enrolled in 1 core course, you will have $25 to spend. You will not get the difference back. Right now, go grab a catalog, choose your course, and register your student like you normally would. Kristina, our office manager here at HOA will be in charge of the reimbursements, so save your receipt. There is a form that you will need to take in to the classes to satisfy attendance requirements. It is attached to this email and will also be in the FORMS tab on my Weebly website. Please let me know if you have any questions.
SCHOLASTIC We have a class code for online orders with Scholastic, it is MH739. It’s simple! Go towww.scholastic.com and register today! We earn points for books to build our classroom library!