MONTEREY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Message sent - 3/30/2009
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
The soul is healed by being with children. ~Fyodor Dostoyevsky
STAR TESTING – WEBSITE FOR 2nd – 5th GRADE RELEASE QUESTIONS
I know all of you are well aware that STAR testing is just around the
corner. In fact, all 2nd – 5th graders will be taking the state standardized
test beginning April 20th. The state has a website that has “released
questions” that are examples of the type of questions, passages and problems
students will see on the language arts, math and science sections of the
test. The website is http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp. Most
importantly, please make sure during STAR testing that your child has a good
night sleep, eats a healthy breakfast, and is at school on time. Don’t
forget to put the test in context and build your child’s confidence.
MATH MARATHON
Our first annual Math Marathon will take place this Friday. All classes have
an assigned time to participate in the MPR. We are very excited about this
new tradition and look forward to seeing all of our amazing mathematicians
participate on Friday. Even our Preschool is participating and joining the
fun.
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
On Friday, April 3 we will once again be honoring our Character Counts
Students of the Month at our Student Council led Breakfast of Champions
before Friday Flag. As I am certain you are aware, our commitment to
character education is strong. We want to celebrate students who exhibit the
behaviors of the Pillar of Character we emphasize each month. Over the
course of the school year we celebrate the six Pillars (Trustworthiness,
Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship) to help us bring
character education alive and provide a barometer to help guide our
students' decision making. On Friday, we will be honoring those students who
exemplified the pillar of Caring. Thanks again for joining us in helping
build the minds and characters of our students.
SPRING BREAK
There will be no school the week of April 6-10. School will resume on
Monday, April 13.
COMPASS LEARNING
This round of our before and after school Compass Learning intervention and
enrichment program will end on Thursday. You may continue to access Compass
Learning from home any day or time now that we have licenses for all
students. We hope to have one last round after STAR testing.
UPDATE STUDENT INFORMATION
Is your student’s emergency and contact information correct in our Student
Information System? PUSD has an online student information update website.
Go to http://onlinereg.powayusd.com and follow the easy steps to see what we
have on file for your student(s) and make any necessary changes. This site
is available 24/7 for your convenience! You will need to activate your
parent account. If you have need assistance with accessing your account you
can contact the help desk at LPTHelp@powayusd.com or call 858-748-0010 x
2854 for your user name and password.
Dr. Rich Newman.