1. education
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Test-taking season is rapidly approaching, and Line
Creek wants students and parents alike to be ready.
Solid preparation is, of course, key for students to be as
relaxed as possible on test day, and ultimately perform
at their peak.
During April and May, students in grades 1-5 will be
taking important district and state assessments. Students will be assessed using the MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) and the Terra Nova. These challenging
tests will measure whether students are learning what
is expected of them at their grade level.
Mark your calendars
for Thursday, April 23.
Line Creek will host our
second annual
CAREER DAY.
If you would like to be
part of career day and
spend some time
sharing information
about your career with
our students, please
contact your child’s
teacher.
Last year, we had many
visitors and learned so
much about the interesting careers of our
parents that we can’t
wait to expand our day
this year to include
YOU!
Be sure to contact your
child’s teacher today.
Research shows students do best on tests when they
receive lots of encouragement from parents and teachers and develop a positive attitude.
These are some things you can do to help your child do well
on these tests:

Make sure your child is well rested and eats a healthy
breakfast each day of testing.

Make sure your child attends school and arrives on time
on testing days.

Avoid scheduling appointments or vacations during this
time.

Speak positively about the test. Your attitude is contagious!

Encourage your child to have a positive attitude about
tests and listen closely to test instructions.
Please refer to page 2 of this newsletter for detailed dates on when your child will be testing
during April and/or May. Both the Terra Nova
and MAP assessment will be taken on the computer by students in grades 3-5; students in grades 12 will still do a paper/pencil Terra Nova assessment. All testing will occur before lunch. Please
refer to both the April and May calendars for information on when your child will be testing.
Please avoid scheduling appointments during your
child’s testing dates.
Summer School
Park Hill Summer School is a
free, fun, caring place for
your child to learn during
the summer.
Students who will enter kindergarten through eighth
grade in the fall will focus on
academics in the morning
and fun explorations in the
afternoon.
Summer school will go for a
full day and include transportation. You can also purchase meals for your child
during summer school.
The deadline to enroll is May
6.
Summer school date are June
1 —July 2.
For more information about
summer school, including
enrollment, transportation
and meals, see the district
website,
www.parkhill.k12.mo.us,
under “Teaching and Learning.”
The Terra Nova is a norm-referenced achievement test
battery that uses multiple-choice questions to measure
subject area content and process skills. In combination
with MAP scores, the Terra Nova provides longitudinal
data for the core content areas. Growth of students,
schools, and the district can be monitored reliably from
year to year. Scores are used to determine strengths and
weaknesses, and are considered as part of decision-making
processes, including program evaluation and school
improvement.
Grade 1
Grade 2
Tuesday, April 14
Tuesday, April 14
Terra Nova
Terra Nova
Communication Arts
Communication Arts
Wednesday, April 15
Wednesday, April 15
Terra Nova
Terra Nova
Math
Math
Thursday, April 16
Thursday, April 16
Terra Nova
Terra Nova
Science & Social Science
Social Science
Friday, April 17
Terra Nova
Science
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Terra Nova
Terra Nova
Terra Nova
Tuesday, March 31
Tuesday, March 31
Tuesday, March 31
Science
Social Science
Social Science
Thursday, April 2
Thursday, April 1
Social Science
Science
MAP
MAP
MAP
Monday, April 20
Tuesday, April 21
Wednesday, April 22
ELA
ELA
ELA
MAP
MAP
MAP
Monday, April 27
Tuesday, April 28
Friday, April 24
Math
Math
ELA
MAP
Wednesday, April 29
Math
MAP
Thursday, April 30
Math
MAP
Wednesday, May 6
Science
MAP
Thursday, May 7
Science
The Missouri Assessment
Program (MAP) is a statewide
assessment developed to
assess the degree to which
students are proficient in the
knowledge, skills, and
competencies represented in
Missouri’s Learning
Standards and Common Core
State Standards. Scores are
interpreted as how well
students, schools, and
districts are performing
relative to the Missouri
Learning Standards.
Families with children entering Park Hill School District kindergarten in
August 2015 may enroll now by visiting their local elementary schools between 7:45 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Children who turn five on or before July 31 are eligible for kindergarten
for the 2015-2016 school year. Parents will need to bring their children’s
certified, state-issued birth certificate, immunization records and two
proofs of residency to enroll. One proof of residency must be a lease or mortgage agreement. The other should be
an original and current gas, electric or water bill on which the name and address are provided.
If you do not know which school your child will attend, please check the district website at
www.parkhill.k12.mo.us or go to the Park Hill district office, 7703 NW Barry Road, Monday through Friday
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to get the enrollment packet and locate your school. Feel free to call us at (816) 3594320.
After you enroll, mark your calendar for the Kindergarten Roundup event at Line Creek on Monday, May 4 from
5:30 - 7 p.m. Parents and students will get a sneak peak of the school, tour the building, ask questions and get to know the
staff.
In Park Hill, students in grades K-4 are placed in their next school year classroom through the
collaborative efforts of their current classroom teacher, specials teachers, counselor and principal. When applicable to the student, special education teachers, reading specialists and/or ELL
teachers also provide input.
This process is very deliberate and we strive to match student personalities, learning styles and
needs to teachers matching those styles and needs.
During this process, we do not accept parent requests for specific classroom teachers or requests specifying a teacher you do not want to be assigned.
A Student Information Feedback form is available in the school office if you wish to provide additional information about your
child. Completing this form is not required. If you wish to complete a form, please return it to your child’s teacher by
May 8, 2015, and she will share this information during the class placement process.
Each year, all Park Hill Schools select two staff members to represent their school at the Northland
Excellence in Education Banquet. One staff member is selected for their Excellence in Classroom Teaching
and the other for their Excellence in Service to Education.
Line Creek will again be represented very well this year by Shelly Fischer for outstanding classroom teaching and Lori Morris for outstanding service to education. They will be honored at the banquet held on April
21, 2015.
In addition, Park Hill annually selects nominees from each building to receive the Staff Spirit Award.
Shelby Culver will be honored as Line Creek’s Spirit Award winner at Park Hill’s Service Award Banquet
held on May 7, 2015.
Please join me in congratulating each of these
amazing Line Creek staff members.
We are proud to have them represent
Line Creek and Park Hill!
Take Your Child to Work Day
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is on Thursday, April 23, 2015. To accommodate parents/guardians
working for businesses that plan career awareness events for this day, the Park Hill School District has made a provision allowing students not be counted absent on this school day dependent on the completion of a reflective work
day assignment. This assignment will be designed by your child’s classroom teacher giving your child the opportunity to reflect and share information about his/her day at the work place.
If your child is planning on attending Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day events, please complete the form
included in this email and return it to your child’s teacher prior to April 23, 2015. This form will be kept on file in
the office so you will not be called regarding your child’s attendance on this day.
Early Release Day….coming soon
Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 1:30 p.m.
On Thursday, April 23, all Park Hill elementary schools, including Line Creek Elementary, will dismiss at 1:30 p.m.
This early release day will provide an opportunity for teacher training and collaboration, as part of our ongoing
continuous improvement efforts. The high schools already have a similar late-start or early-release time, and the
middle schools have built-in collaboration time.
Next school year, we will have monthly elementary early release days. This year’s early release day will allow us to
work through the details to make this work for Park Hill families.
April 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1B
2C
3D
4
Spirit Day
5
6A
7B
8C
Testing Spirit
Week all this
week:
Dress according
to theme of the
day.
Bricks4KidzKindergarten
Bricks4Kidz1st grade
Bricks4Kidz-2nd grade
Theme: Dress
for Success
Theme: Put Your
Thinking Cap On
(wear hat)
Theme: Work out
your mind (wear work
out clothes)
Theme: Rest for
the test (wear PJs)
Theme: LC
Spirit Wear
12
13 B
14 C
15 D
16 A
17 B
Bricks4Kidz-5th
grade
6:30pm
Kindergarten
Musical
5th grade
pictures
Bricks4Kidz4th grade
19
20 C
21 D
22 A
Spirit Daymismatch day
26
27 D
Progress
Reports Home
28 A
29 B
10 A
11
Bricks4Kidz3rd grade
Fire drill
2:00pm Kindergarten
Musical Dress
Rehearsal
6:30 pm
PTA meeting
9D
PTA Skating
Party
23 B
24 C
Career Day
Sci-Friday
1:30pm
Dismissal
Leadership
Luncheon
30 C
18
25