Robins K-8
March Newsletter
A Message from the Principal
It’s March Madness time! We are working as a school to increase our affirmations to students for following our PBIS expectations of: 1. Being Respectful 2. Being Responsible and 3. Being Safe. Our students are doing an amazing job at following our expectations and we appreciate families supporting our PBIS expectations by honoring your child for receiving a purple or teal “Roadrunner rocks” certificate for our K-5 students and Roadrunner points for our middle school students.
This month we are celebrating the National Women’s History Month as well as the National American Irish Heritage Month. Please stop by our library to check out books celebrating these proclamations this month.
Our STATE TESTING: 3rd-8th grades Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment (AASA) will begin at the end of this month. Please ensure that your students have plenty of rest and a nutritional breakfast each morning prior to the test as this will provide them with the fuel and stamina needed to successfully complete the state test. Teachers will send out information on test days for their classroom, it is our tentative schedule as dates can change based on unforeseen influences. This is being sponsored by our Family Engagement Committee in collaboration with our test coordinators in an effort to ensure that parents/guardians have the opportunity to see their child’s benchmark data and other assessment data that is collected online which helps to prepare our students for the AASA. More information will be sent home regarding those zoom sessions. Please find “WHY STATEWIDE TESTING PARTICIPATION MATTERS TO STUDENTS” attached to this newsletter and/or use the link below to access an overview, practice test and resources for parents click on the link: https://www.azed.gov/assessment/parents. We will be offering TWO ZOOM sessions 816-4040-1556 for parents/guardians in preparation for our upcoming state testing for grades 3rd-8th on March 20th and March 22nd @ 6PM. This year we will receive a letter grade from the state for our school based on our students’ performance. We are doing something special for our students! Those students that are in grades 3rd-5th that are taking the state test will be able to participate in the school dance just for them during school hours IF they are present for all of their state testing dates and complete their state test 😊 Middle school students will receive roadrunner points for their participation to be turned in for prizes.
It’s ENROLLMENT time! Please log on to your ParentVue account and register your child for Robins K-8 today! Thank you😊 All classes with 100% of students enrolled for the next school year will receive a class prize. Enrolling your child also helps me secure the teachers positions for next school year.
We are also preparing for an upcoming Regional Elementary Track meet at Pueblo high school on March 22nd @ 9am. In the meantime, practice will continue Monday’s and Tuesday’s from 2pm-3pm.
Challenge: Students who can remember to tell me that when Pi Day is (3/14) and what it means, will receive a pick from the principal prize box! Let’s promote math! Let me know after Spring Break!
Please do not forget that SPRING BREAK is from 3/11 – 3/15. School will be closed and we encourage students to read daily and to utilize our online resources during their break via their CLEVER page.
Please be mindful of the traffic flow and procedures for pick up and drop off to ensure safety of all students. Please do not stop right in front of the school in the parking lot to drop off students, pull up so that you are not blocking the fire lane and flow of traffic. Mrs. Thomas Principal
SPRING BREAK 03/11/2024-03/15/2024
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Counselor Corner
Hello Roadrunner Families,
I hope all of you had a wonderful Spring Break.
Thank you for your patience while I was out during 1st quarter. I am back seeing students and doing small groups and classroom lessons.
Thank you to all of you who recognized Counselor Appreciation Week in my absence. It felt great to be acknowledged even while I was out of the office.
Reminder to all NJHS students and families: Induction is April 30 at 5:00. More information to come.
Student Council fundraiser – (PreK-5th grade only) Peter Piper Night March 20 @ 5:00. Please support Student Council and come out.
If you have any questions please reach out to contact me.
Curriculum
State Testing will begin after spring break! Please see the schedule below to ensure that students are in school on these dates. Students do better when they have a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and arrive to school on time.
3rd Grade will be taking the Reading Fluency exam this year, this exam is given to small groups. They will take this exam on either April 3rd or April 10th.
5th and 8th graders take the science exam. There are 3 parts, and they will take one part each day. 8th graders will be taking the exam in 1st and 2nd periods, so it is very important that they arrive to school on time.
Thank you for your support!
3rd Grade - Writing 4/2 Reading 4/9, 4/16 Math 4/11, 4/18 Reading Fluency 4/3 or 4/10
4th Grade - Writing 4/2 Reading 4/9, 4/16 Math 4/11, 4/18
5th Grade - Science 3/26, 3/27, 3/28 Writing 4/2 Reading 4/9, 4/16 Math 4/11, 4/18
6th Grade - Writing 4/4 Reading 4/8, 4/9 Math 4/11, 4/12
7th Grade - Writing 4/4 Reading 4/8, 4/9 Math 4/11, 4/12
8th Grade - Science 3/26, 3/27, 3/28 Writing 4/4 Reading 4/8, 4/9 Math 4/11, 4/12
A Message from the Library
Hello! February was a great month! We had so many cool things going on here at the library. The book fair was a great success. Thank you for all of your purchases at the book fair. That really helps the school, and it helps me to keep getting exciting new books, and books that’s you have requested! Speaking of new books, I have about 50 new books that will be available for check out once you come back from Spring Break.
This month is Women’s Month and Irish American Heritage Month, so I should have some really neat displays you can look at.
When you check out books, take care of them so they are in good condition so that other students can borrow them once returned. If you still have books from last year, please return them so I can check them in, and you can keep borrowing. I had a student return books from 2019! It’s never too late.
Have a great Spring Break!