Homer Highlights
Special Spring Break Edition - April 8, 2021
Dear Families,
Due to an update this week on state testing, and with testing beginning immediately after break for some grades, we thought a special Spring Break edition might provide some helpful information! Please be sure to watch for our regular Monday Helpful Homer on April 12 for a special welcome to Mr. Leskowich and more details on all things Homer!
School Resumes on Monday, April 12!!!
State Testing Update
The US Department of Education has finally responded to Michigan's request to waive the requirement for state testing, and the answer is no. State testing IS required this year. So what does that mean for our students? We have already made plans for all state testing. We will continue with these plans, as outlined in the documents attached below. However, the State of Michigan has made their own ruling as it relates to students who are fully virtual. Any fully virtual student has the OPTION to come in and take the assessments, but they are not REQUIRED to do so. In person students are required to take the tests.
If your students are fully virtual, please complete the quick survey below to let us know if you will be planning on testing or not.
Tuesday, April 13
- 11th Grade, 10th grade, and 8th grade will all be testing!
- 9th Grade students that receive accommodations for 2 day testing will also begin testing.
- 9th and 12th Grade Students only will be REMOTE
- K-7th Grade will have all of their classes as regularly scheduled.
- All testing will begin at 8 am. Juniors will complete testing around 1 pm and be dismissed early.
- 10th grade and 8h grade testing will finish around 11:15. Students will eat lunch and then return to their regularly scheduled classes for the remainder of the day.
- Virtual students that choose to come in for testing will be dismissed immediately after testing, but are welcome to stay for lunch if they choose.
Wednesday, April 14
- 11th Grade and 9th grade will be testing!
- 8th and 10th Grade students that receive accommodations for 2 day testing will also continue testing.
- 10th and 12th Grade Students only will be REMOTE
- K-7th Grade will have all of their classes as regularly scheduled.
- All testing will begin at 8 am. Juniors will complete testing around 12:30 pm and be dismissed early.
- 9th grade testing will finish around 11:15. Students will eat lunch and then return to their regularly scheduled classes for the remainder of the day.
- Virtual students that choose to come in for testing will be dismissed immediately after testing, but are welcome to stay for lunch if they choose.
Thursday, April 15
- 11th Grade only will be testing.
- All testing will begin at 8 am. Testing will complete by 11 am. All juniors will return to their regularly scheduled classes for the remainder of the day.
- Virtual students that choose to come in for testing will be dismissed immediately after testing.
More detailed information on M-STEP testing for grades 3-8 will be provided later in the month!!
MDHHS Athletic Testing Requirements - Updates
Weekly testing has already begun with our students that practiced over Spring Break! Don't forget that beginning Monday, all student athletes ages 13 and older will need to participate in weekly testing to be able to practice or compete.
Weekly testing will take place on the following dates and times by sport -
- MS Track - Monday at 3pm
- HS Track - Tuesday at 3pm
- Baseball & Softball - Wednesday at 3pm
- Due to golf's schedule, we do not have a set schedule and will fit them into the testing Monday through Wednesday.
Student Congrats!!!
LFE Trojans of the Week
Congratulations to the LFE March is Reading Month Top Readers:
- Ivy Sigler
- Madison Failing
- Tyler Failing
- Dalton Lantz
- JJ Kandell
- and the top reader was Wyatt Powers!!
Birthdays This Week!!!
Happy Birthday to....
April 5 - Mrs. Michele Sharp
April 6 - Emelia Jones
April 6 - William Landis
April 6 - Rusty Smith
April 6 - Mrs. JoEllen O'Keefe
April 7 - Jacob Fisher
April 7 - Myaha Patton
April 7 - Miss Kasey Folis
April 8 - Hayley Davis
April 9 - Scarlett Beatson
April 9 - Gracey Carr
April 9 - Mrs. Libbi Dodd
April 10 - Alexandra Dela Cruz
April 10 - Kylie Endsley
April 10 - Roland Frenette
April 10 - Miss Kelsey Spaman
FREE Food Box Distribution for Village of Homer on April 22
Homer Community Schools
Email: homer@homerschools.net
Website: www.homerschools.net
Location: 403 South Hillsdale Street, Homer, MI, USA
Phone: 517-568-4463
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