Help us meet our school's goal and build a better community by having all of our student's complete Finn's Mission. COMMENT BELOW: Can you list the warning signs of stroke? Hint: FAST? To register download the Kids Heart Challenge App or go to www.heart.org/khc

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Ayudarnos a alcanzar la meta de nuestra escuela y construir una mejor comunidad al tener toda la Misión de Finn de nuestro estudiante completa. COMENTARIO A CONTINUACIÓN: ¿Puede enumerar las señales de advertencia de un accidente cerebrovascular? Pista: ¿RÁPIDO? Para registrarse, descargue la aplicación Kids Heart Challenge o vaya a www.heart.org/khc

February

10 - March 3: Kids Heart Challenge

22 & 24 - Campus CLOSED to Visitors due to Testing

22 - STAAR Interim - Reading (3rd-6th)

23 - Early Release @ 12:15 - No Clubs

23 - Parent Teacher Conferences (sign up with your teacher)

24 - STAAR Practice - Science (5th) - Campus Closed to Visitors

27 - TELPAS Testing Begins

March

3 - Deadline to Nominate POY (Parent of the Year)

9 - Spring Parent Academy

Dear Families,

STAAR Interim Testing will take place on Feb. 21 & 22 for 3rd-6th grade students and Feb. 24.

We are kindly asking all our parents to refrain from scheduling doctor appointments during that week to prevent any conflict with students missing tests. The campus will be closed to outside visitors. All food deliveries will not be permitted, so please plan accordingly.

STAAR Interim Assessments.

The Interim Assessments are a tool that provides actionable data to help educators monitor progress and predict student performance on the STAAR summative tests.

Interim assessments are a way to monitor academic improvement, especially for students who are consistently performing below grade-level.

The Interim Assessments are delivered in an online format through the STAAR Online Testing Platform. STAAR Interim Assessments include test questions developed with Texas teachers and STAAR summative test questions from previous years. The test questions have been field tested and are fully aligned to the TEKS. The STAAR Interim Assessments use mostly multiple-choice questions and some griddable questions (in certain mathematics and science assessments only).

The night before testing:

• Get enough sleep. Don’t stress about the test. YOU GOT THIS!

• Eat a healthy breakfast

• Arrive to school on time

• Bring a snack and a water botttle

Thank you so much for your continued support. Please let me know if you have any questions, or ways that I can help your child succeed through this testing period.

Kind Regards,

Heather Gregory, Testing & Federal Programs Coordinator

Tips for combating test anxiety.

What goes well with football, cooler weather... well just about anything... PIZZA!!

It’s pizza time! We’re selling Pizza Kits to raise money for HSAG PTO.

We invite family and friends to join us in helping raise funds for fun and educational activities for the students at HSA Garland.

To reach our goal and be successful, we need everyone’s help. It’s super easy to join the fun! Pizza Kits will be delivered directly to your home by FedEx, so send the link to your out of state family and friends, too. You can even post this link on your social media pages.

Every kit we sell makes an impact.

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