Sunday, April 8, 2018
Dear Advanced Learning Academy Families,
STAAR exams, the state accountability test, will be given this week to 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th grade ALA students. Please help by making sure your son or daughter gets a good night’s sleep and eats breakfast, so all are ready to put forth best efforts each morning. Our teachers have been working hard with students to prepare them well, and we know they will do their best! Families may access an overview of the upcoming STAAR Testing schedule HERE.
These testing sessions will take up almost the entire day, with a lunch break mid-way through the exam. Testing regulations require us to collect all electronic devices (cell phones, iPods and other personal media devices) from students prior to testing. Students will not be able to use them during or after they finish testing in their testing room. However, they do have access to a landline in the front office.
During testing, our number one priority is supporting the students who are testing. Therefore, our ability to deliver items, check-out students, and process other paperwork is more limited than on a regular school day; please expect longer delays Tuesday thru Thursday should you need assistance from a faculty member or our support staff. While many of our students will be testing, students who are not testing will follow the regular bell schedule, attend their elective and core academic classes, and will not be dismissed early.
Looking ahead to the 3rd grade STAAR test in May, ALA at Euclid is hosting a Make and Take Math & Reading Night from 5:30-7:30pm for 3rd grade families on Thursday, April 12th. Families will learn more about how to support math and reading student learning at home, create resources to connect school-home, and build community with other 3rd grade families.
The following morning, we will host a Community Coffee at Euclid at 9am. We will finish out the week with 6th, 10th and 11th grade Saturday Schools from 9am-noon.
Finally, the coaching staff would like to ask for donations for the upcoming 1st Annual 7th & 8th Grade Athletic Banquet on Thursday, May 3rd at 6:30 pm in the ALA @ Fox Tech cafeteria. They are in need of paper plates, utensils, and napkins. Items can be dropped off at the main office or to Coach Myers. Tickets are now on sale for $10, and can be purchased from Coach Myers. We hope to see you there!
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Kathy Bieser
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