Thursday Exchange
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Life School Red Oak
469-518-2812 to receive school updates.
Email: yvonne.horton@lifeschools.net
Website: lifeschools.net
Location: 777 South Interstate 35 East Service Road, Red Oak, TX, USA
Phone: 469-552-9200
Calendar of Events:
April 9-13: National Assistant Principal's Week
April 10 - 13: CLOSED CAMPUS for STAAR Testing
April 10: 4th Writing STAAR Testing & 5th Math STAAR / CLOSED CAMPUS
April 11: 5th Reading STAAR Testing/ CLOSED CAMPUS
April 12 - 13: Make-up STAAR Testing/ CLOSED CAMPUS
April 18: Early Release/Parent Teacher Conferences
April 23-27: Spring Book Fair
April 24: Future Grade Level Parent Night
April 25: National Administrative Assistant's Day
April 27: Birthday Friday/ $1 Jean Day
From Our Assessments Specialist:
April 10: 4th grade STAAR Writing and 5th grade STAAR Math
April 11: 5th grade STAAR Reading
Parents can help their children be prepared to do their best by following these guidelines:
*make sure your student gets a good night’s rest before test day
*make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast
*make sure your child arrives to school on time (tardy students may not be allowed to test)
*no early release before 1:30 pm (for doctor/dentist appointments)
*send a book for your child to read after he/she finishes testing
*send a bottle of water and a healthy, NON-MESSY snack each day of testing (lunch is later due to the test, so students will get hungry without a snack) Some good choices are peanut butter/cheese crackers, goldfish crackers, pretzels, nuts, granola bars or trail mix. Snacks that are juicy or leave a lot of residue on fingers such as oranges or Cheetos can not be allowed because the mess could cause a student’s test document to be invalidated.
Thank you for partnering with us to help ensure your student has a successful testing experience!
From the Principal:
Next week is our first round of STAAR testing for this spring. All 4th and 5th grade students will be taking the STAAR test next week. Our campus will be a closed campus for Tuesday, April 10 through Friday, April 13, as we work through testing and make up testing for this first round of STAAR. 4th and 5th Grade parents, have your child get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and get to school on time for those days of testing. I am proud of how hard they work, and I know they can do it!
Have a great weekend!
Morning Arrival/Afternoon Dismissal Reminders
If you normally drop off your child at the rear drop off area, please note that we will close that drop off area at 7:50 each morning. You will be directed to the front to drop off your child at 7:50 and later.
Morning Arrival and Afternoon Dismissal:
Please make sure that you are driving slowly around our campus during our arrival and dismissal times. Your speed should be no more than 5 miles an hour. Also, please refrain from using your cell phone while driving on school property.
Safety is our top concern, so we appreciate everyone keeping our students and staff safe!
Mustang Math Camp
Don't miss this year's Mustang Math Camp! Our 2018 theme is going to be Math Mysteries! Activities that we are planning: team problem solving challenges, skip counting to music, and LOTS of awesome hands on fun! Brochures and applications are in the office, or email sharon.grey@lifeschools.net
Camp 1 : Entering grades 1-2
Dates: June 4-7
Times: 9 a.m. - 12pm
Cost: $80
Camp 2: Entering grades 3-4
Dates: June 4-7
Times: 1 p.m. - 4pm
Cost: $80