Thursday, March 26, 2009

4th Nine Weeks

It is hard to believe we are starting the 4th nine weeks of the school year! Things seem to move quicker each year. I am very excited to announce that our school was recently named a winner of the Palmetto Silver Award for improving test scores among a historically underachieving group. We are very excited to receive the award and very proud of the efforts of our students, staff and families.

On Saturday, April 4th we will have our 5th annual Family Fun Run. There will be a 1 mile walk/run and a 5K walk/run. You can still register by contacting the school. The events will begin at 8:45 am on the 4th. From 11:00 - 2:00 on April 4th, our PTST will sponsor a Spring Carnival. There will be games, food, bouncy rides, and more for everyone to enjoy. We hope you can join us for this fun-filled Saturday!

Monday, March 9, 2009

PASS Testing

Tomorrow our students in grades 3 -5 begin taking the new PASS test for the state. The PASS test replaced the PACT test that our students used to take. On Tuesday and Wednesday we will be taking the writing portion of the PASS. This is the earliest we have taken the state standardized tests. The reason for that is so that we can get the results earlier. Our students will take the other sections (ELA, science, social studies, math) in May. We are proud of the hard work that our students, staff and families have put in as we prepare for the PASS test and look forward to the positive results.