EDUPRIZE PARENT NEWSLETTER DR. McCAMMAN’S CORNER 580 W. Melody Drive Gilbert, AZ 85233 480-813-9537 January 9, 2015 JANUARY 2015 Our teachers are beginning their training on AzMERIT (the 2014-15 State mandated assessment) and will begin test preparation in the classrooms soon. Grades 3-10 will be assessed in English Language Arts and Math. As a school we are opting to use the paper and pencil format for the first year and the time frame will be April 13-24. This state mandated assessment is a very important tool used to monitor student growth so it is necessary to have all of our students in attendance during testing. As always, we are effective at school if our parents support us at home. Please refer to: http://www.azed.gov/assessment/new for updated information, practice materials, and tips for successful test taking. 13 Before the winter break, we held a parent meeting for the parents of secondary (7th-10th grade) students. It was a productive meeting where we were able to share information on the future of the program and to work through some misinformation and fallacies. One of the points of confusion seemed to be what administrators were in charge of what students. Below you will find a partial list of the administrators and the grade levels/areas they cover: 29 Jim Richardson Dean of Students K-10th grades All discipline issues Chuck Green Secondary Principal 7th-10th grades All Areas Robbie McCamman Elementary Principal K-6th grades All Areas WHAT’S UP FROM MR. GREEN! Happy New Year!!! It was so nice to have our halls once again filled with wonderful students, and we are looking forward to a terrific 2015. Speaking of 2015, remember: Come One, Come All!!! What: EHS Informational Meeting for School Year 2015-2016 Why: We will reveal our Master Plan (Location, Courses, and Details) When: Tuesday, January 13th @ 7:00 PM Where: B3 Theater See you there! INFORMATIONAL MEETING TOPS/iClass Tuesday, January 13th, we will be holding an informational night for any parent who would like to know more about our TOPS and iClass programs. The TOPS schedule has been very popular and continues to meet the needs of many of our families with unique scheduling. iClass has grown in leaps and bounds due to the ability of iPad technology to meet the individual needs of the students and to provide many exciting resources. Please join us at 6 p.m. on January 13th to hear more about both programs and to meet the talented teachers who bring their gifts to enhance the TOPS and iClass programs. 14 16 19 27 Parent Tour 9 a.m. Bldg. 3 Theater TOPS iClass Parent Information Meeting 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bldg. 3 Theater Jr./Sr. High School Parent Information Meeting 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Bldg. 3 Theater School Wide Spelling Bee 4th—8th graders 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bldg. 2 Gym A Very Grumpy Social (Pizza & Grumpy Cat movie) 12:10 p.m.—2:30 p.m. Bldg. 3 Theater & lunch tables NO SCHOOL—MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY Kindergarten & Sibling Registration 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bldg. 1 Science Room #120 Parent Tour 6 p.m. Bldg. 3 Theater IB AT EDUPRIZE In the last installment of IB, we introduced six content areas and identified the courses available at EDUPRIZE. In this weeks installment we explain the meaning of “SL” and “HL” designations for each course. SL, or Standard Level, refers to the level of understanding expected of the student in the assessments. SL courses are taught at the level of freshman courses for non-majors. The course is required to have 150 contact hours, but is expected to occur concurrently during the two years of the Diploma Programme (DP). An HL course (Higher Level) requires a stronger level of understanding (reflected in the assessments) by the student. It requires 250 contact hours, and is equivalent to the first year of college for a majors course in the content area. In order to earn the IB Diploma, a student must take at least 3 HL courses, and a total of 6 courses. PROJECT EXPLORATION In five short weeks we will be boarding our buses for our fabulous trip to Southern California and our ocean adventure through Project Exploration. I would like to thank all of the chaperones and students who paid all fees on time. Friday, January 9th, (today), is the deadline for the final student payment. Please make sure your payment is made at the front desk of Building 1 next week if you missed this deadline! Within the next three weeks, students will receive a full itinerary and a list of items to bring. Those students who have elected to have supplementary insurance will receive their forms. There will also be individual medical forms for those of you who filled out blue prescription forms. We will need one form for each medication your child must take. A chaperone meeting will be scheduled for the end of January. The date, time and location will be announced. If you have any further questions, or would like information via email, please contact JoCarol Brown at: [email protected] QUICK GLANCE PHONE LINES 0 and 1 for Bldg. 1 2 for Bldg. 2 (Principal’s office) 3 for Bldg. 3 (Dean’s office) 4 for Attendance 5 for Records 6 for Enrollment 7 for Health Office 8 for Directory of names 9 for Tours and Directions Page 2 Parent Teacher Network News [email protected] www.twitter.com/eduprizeptn www.facebook.com/eduprizegilbertptn Harkins Loyalty Fundraiser There is a limited supply of cup vouchers and $25 Gift Cards available. T-shirt vouchers are no longer available. Order forms are available at the front desk of each building. Boosterthon Fun Run coming soon! We are so excited for the Fun Run this year! We invite you to join us for the kick off on February 24th. Times will be posted at a later date for the assemblies. Know a business interested in sharing their info with over 1,000 families? Please contact PTN by 1/16 for more info. YEARBOOK INFORMATION!! Hopefully, many of you have been taking pictures! If you have any photos of sporting events, club activities, class parties, school functions OR all of the above, you can upload them to www.community.lifetouch.com. Please use the following codes to upload photos: Elementary Code: DRPPDR Jr. High/High School Code: ESNSTW Need to purchase a yearbook? Please visit:YBPay.lifetouch.com PreK-6th online code 10222515 7-10th Grade online code 10222615 Thank you all so much for contributing to Eduprize history! We couldn’t do it without you!! Thank you so much and keep snapping! Have Box Tops, Labels for Education or Coke Rewards to send in? Simply detach the form below. Place a minimum of 25 Box Tops or Labels for Education in a Ziploc bag and send them in with your student to earn a prize! ———————————————————————————— Student:____________________________ Grade:_____________ Teacher:____________________________ Room #:___________