Greater Heights Academy - 9/10/21
News From the Nest
N.W.E.A. Testing
Before School Survey
S.O.A.R.
Hello GHA Families,
Thank you for your continued support as we embrace our new school year.
Please review the following AMAZING three points as you go into your weekend.
- 1- We will begin our NWEA Testing next week September 13, 2021, and wanted to partner with you to encourage your scholar to do their very best. This test gives our scholars a true baseline of their understanding to help our excellent instructional staff better understand strategies to empower scholars to achieve academic growth.
- 2- We are gathering data on a before-school opportunity that would be beneficial for your family. Please complete the survey below.
3- GHA excellence and expectations of S.O.A.R.
S = SAFETY MATTERS
O = ON TASK
A = ACT RESPONSIBLY
R = RESPECT
Please ask your SCHOLAR to share with you these expectations as each teacher has been empowering our young minds with these character traits.
"To the world, you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world."
Thank you for being the world to our scholars, we look forward to working with every one of you throughout your scholars' educational journey here at GHA.
In partnership with you,
Richard K. Thompson (Mr. T) & The dedicated Team of GHA
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NWEA MAP TEST OVERVIEW
What is NWEA testing?
NWEA offers state-aligned, computerized adaptive tests, called Measure of Academic Progress (MAP). These tests accurately reflect the instructional level of each student and measure growth over time. NWEA offers MAP tests in the subjects of Mathematics, Reading, Language Arts.
Better insights, better outcomes MAP Growth is the most trusted and innovative assessment for measuring achievement and growth in K–12 math, reading, language usage, and science. It provides teachers with accurate, and actionable evidence to help target instruction for each student or groups of students regardless of how far above or below they are from their grade level. It also connects to the largest set of instructional content providers, giving educators flexibility in curriculum choices.
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We need your input - please take our SURVEY
If we had a before-school option to help serve your family in the morning would that be helpful to you?
Our proposal is that there would be an option to drop off your scholar if needed before school officially starts at 7:45 A.M.
This opportunity is like an insurance policy that lets you drop off your scholar any time after 7:00 A.M. So if you have an appointment or need to be somewhere you can utilize this option.
It would be free and just another way that we here at Greater Heights Academy serve our families.
Please complete the survey so we can have data to see if this is need.
Thank you for being partners with us in your scholars' formation and education.
Please take a 2 question survey below..
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S.O.A.R.
S = SAFETY MATTERS
O = ON TASK
A = ACT RESPONSIBLY
R = RESPECT
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Kionna Williams
Ramson Seay
Richard Thompson
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Below please find an amazing interactive empowering webpage: The purpose of this Parent’s Guide is to help you increase resilience in yourself as well as in your scholar.
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Have Questions? Contact Us!
Greater Heights Academy is a tuition-free charter school proudly serving K-6 families in Flint. We represent a partnership of scholars, faculty, staff and administration. We are united in our mission to achieve academic success for all scholars through positive family, school and community relationships. Scholars are our first priority. We believe that traditional fundamentals of education must be enhanced to form a solid foundation for our scholars’ futures.
Email: Thompsonr@greaterheightsacademy.org
Website: http://greaterheightsacademy.org/
Location: 3196 W Pasadena Ave, Flint, MI 48504, USA
Phone: 810.768.3860
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreaterHeightsAcademy/