Patriot Post
September 20, 2019
5th, 6th and 7th Grade Berkmar Cluster Basketball Tryouts
BERKMAR CLUSTER BASKETBALL TRYOUTS
Sunday, September 22 at Berkmar High School
5th grade - 1:00 - 2:30 pm
6th Grade - 2:30 - 4:00 pm
7th Grade - 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Iowa assessments grades 2 & 5
Dear Parents/Guardians,
From September 23 – September 27, 2019 your student will take the Iowa Assessments. Please make sure that your student is in school and on time on test days. Students should be at school by 9:00 am.
About the Iowa Assessments
The Iowa Assessments help determine how students are performing on nationwide standards. These assessments measure achievement in several important content areas including Reading, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science (grade 5 only), and Social Studies (grade 5 only).
The Iowa Assessments help teachers identify a student’s strengths and areas that may need additional emphasis. The Iowa Assessments also measure student growth and progress in the content areas assessed from year to year and may provide information about college readiness for older students. The assessments produce information that enables sound decision making and provides a focus for teachers to evaluate instruction. Each test includes sample questions to help students become familiar with the content and format of the tests. Samples help students understand what to do—how to mark answers and move from question to question.
Thank you very much for encouraging and supporting your student during testing.
Reminder - Dropping Students off in the morning for Clubs
Students that are participating in morning clubs at Corley MUST use the car rider lane. Staff will come out at 7:45 to allow students in the building. No students may be dropped off in the bus lane or come in through the front lobby of school. All morning clubs start at 7:45 am.
ART CLUB
Grade Level: 3rd & 4th Grade
Teacher Leader: Ms. Santos-Flores
Meeting Days: Wednesdays 7:45-8:20 AM, September 4th-March 25
CHORUS CLUB
Grade Level: 4th and 5th grade
Teacher Leader: Ms. Adams
Meeting Days: Wednesdays 7:45-8:20 AM
Jump Roping P.E. Club
Grade Level: 2nd - 4th Grade
Teacher Leader: Coach Humphrey
Meeting Days: Wednesdays 7:45-8:20 AM
Fall Semester: September 4 - November 16
Birthday Celebrations
We know that birthdays are important to every child and that our Corley Patriots like to celebrate with their classmates. Parents may send treats for the students in the class of their child who has a birthday. Treats may be provided only if they are consistent with the following guidelines:
- Birthday's can only be celebrated during lunch.
- Treats are to be in individual servings needing no cutting and limited to one item (e.g., cupcakes, individual cookies, or other prepackaged individual snacks)
- Balloons, candles, flowers, party favors, goody bags, or any other things that will disrupt the instructional day are not permitted.
We look forward to sharing your special day!
Read To Achieve Parade and School Wide Cook-Out Reminders
Corley's Annual Read to Achieve Parade and School Wide Cook-Out has been moved to Friday, October 4th at 9:30 AM. NOTE: This is later than originally scheduled due to the extreme heat.
Parents are welcome to attend and line up on the sidewalk outside the school starting at 9:15am. Our parade will end by 10:15. Students will have lunch at their regular class time. Parents will need to go through the visitor check-in process to stay for lunch.
Due to limited seating for the cookout, parents will not be allowed to wait at the tables or in the cookout area until their child's lunch time. If the class time will be 11:15 or later, we suggest parents leave after the parade and return for lunch.
PRE-ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK!
Our FULL COLOR yearbook is only $25.00. Corley Elementary School Yearbooks are on sale and must be ordered online at www.mypaymentsplus.com
Prices will go up in January so don't miss out on the memories! Order your copy today!
August- December - $25
January - March - $30
April until sold out - $35
Picture Day
All students will have their picture taken for the yearbook.
Corley's Website
Please check the schools website at https://www.gcpsk12.org/CorleyES as we are continually updating information throughout the course of the year.
Upcoming EVENTS
9/23-9/27 - ITBS Testing
10/1 - Fall Pictures
10/4 - Corley's Annual Read to Achieve Parade and School-wide Cookout
10/7 -PBIS Awards 8:00 am
10/10-10/14 - Fall Break/No School
10/17 - Literacy Night
10/23-10/24 - Early Release at 12:45pm/Parent Conferences
Read to Achieve Parade & Fall School-wide Cookout
Our annual Read to Achieve Parade will kick-off at 9:30 am. This will be followed by our Fall School-wide cookout. Let's hope for sunny day!
We will be also be celebrating the start of Hispanic Heritage Month the day of the cookout!