STAR Testing - April 20-30, 2010
Dear Parents/Guardians:
This spring, your child, along with all public school students throughout California, will participate in California’s Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. Students at our school will take tests on the following dates: April 20th – April 30th.
Test Name | Who Takes It | Testing Date |
California Standards Test (CST) | Grades 2-5 | April 20 – 30 |
California Alternative Performance Assessment (CAPA) | Grade 2 - 5 students with CAPA specified on IEP |
April 20 – 30
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California Modified Assessment (CMA) | Grade 3 - 5 students with CMA specified on IEP | April 20 - 30 |
Standards-based Test in Spanish (STS) | Spanish speaking students not yet fluent in English enrolled in California public school less than 12 months or receiving instruction in Spanish – Grades 2-5 | April 20 - 30
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Most students will take the California Standards Tests (CST). Students with significant cognitive disabilities, who are unable to take the CST, will take the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA). Students that fall in between the CAPA and CST have an opportunity to take the California Modified Assessment (CMA) and students taking the CAPA or CMA must have their participation stated in the students’ IEP. Spanish-speaking English Learners, who are enrolled in California public schools less than 12 months or are receiving instruction in Spanish, will also take the Standards-based Test in Spanish (STS) in grades 2-5.
Test results will be sent to the student’s home in a STAR Student Report in late August. Individual results are confidential and will be shared only with parents/guardians, the students, and the student’s teachers.
STAR Program reports provide valuable information about your child’s academic achievement. The results are also used to compute our school’s Academic Performance Index (API) and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status and rankings. We expect all students to participate. Non-participation requires a written request from the student’s parent/guardian. Please do not schedule doctor appointments and trips during testing dates and help your child by ensuring she or he receives adequate sleep and eats breakfast the days of the test.
Jessica Romag Memorial Scholarship and Palomar Council PTA Scholarship
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, deadline
The Palomar Council PTA is honored to announce its sponsorship of the Jessica Romag Memorial Scholarship, as well as the Palomar Council PTA Scholarship for 2-year college entrants.
The Jessica Romag Memorial Scholarship is intended for 4-year university applicants, a continuing tradition for the Palomar Council PTA. Jessica Romag was a Poway High School alumnus and student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She was tragically killed in an automobile accident, and in her memory, we are offering six $500 scholarships this year. Applicants must be seniors at one of the Poway Unified School District high schools and planning on attending a 4-year university in the fall. The deadline for this application is Wednesday, April 21, 2010, no exceptions.
The Palomar Council PTA Scholarship is intended for those high school seniors who plan on continuing their education at a 2-year accredited educational institution. Applicants must be seniors in the Poway Unified School District, and must be planning on attending an educational institution that offers up to two years of college-level academic, technical and vocational instruction with emphasis on career preparation. We are offering five $400 scholarships, and the deadline for this application is Wednesday, April 21, 2010, no exceptions.
Both applications can be found at www.palomarcouncil.com/scholarship.htm. They can be sent to: Jessica Romag Memorial Scholarship Committee/Palomar Council PTA Scholarship Committee, c/o Lorna Reese, 14252 Silver Ridge Road, Poway, CA 92064.
PUSD 2010-2011 Enrollment - Kindergarten and New Students - Thursday, May 13 – Enrollment for new students in all grades will begin
Spring Scholastic Book Fair - May 17-20, 2010
It’s time to celebrate books and reading with our PTA sponsored Spring Scholastic Book Fair. This spring we will be having a BOGO (Buy One Get One Free) Book fair!!! Children will visit the fair with their class. They may bring money to purchase books or fill out a wish list to bring home. Teachers will also have wish lists at the fair so that parents who are interested in giving a teacher a book will be able to look at a list and avoid duplication. Another option is a book gift certificate that allows the teachers to pick out their own books for the class.
We hope you will come and take this opportunity to support literacy and get some great books for summer reading!
The book fair will be held the week of May 17-20, 2010. More information on exact book fair times will be coming in the next newsletter.
If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering at the fair, please email Shari Le Favour.
Thank you, Adobe Bluffs Elementary School!
a news release from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Your school joined the 249 other schools in San Diego county for the 2010 Olive Garden’s Pasta for Pennies Campaign, a School & Youth program of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Your student body raised $2,571.72 to help cure blood cancers.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society wishes to thank all the students, teachers, parents and administrative staff who donated their time and spare change to make a difference in the lives of cancer patients and their families. Especially in the lives of some of our local patients 8-year-old Amanda Zachery, 7-year-old Jonas Vincent and 26-year-old Natasha Ramsey who are still battling blood cancer.
We also wish to congratulate the classrooms that earned a School & Youth pennant for raising $100 or more. May you hang them high and with pride in your classroom to display the success of your classroom’s teamwork. Most of all congratulations to the top fundraising class who will celebrate with a pasta party generously donated by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s community partner, Olive Garden Restaurants.
Adobe Bluffs Elementary School’s participation does make a difference and brings The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society one penny closer to a cure for blood cancer by 2015! We hope your school can join Olive Garden’s Pasta for Pennies Campaign next year. Thank you for your support!
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