The Riebli Record
John B. Riebli Elementary- February 18, 2022
Art docent news!
The Big Event news
Only 10 more days to get your VIP tables for the Big Event! VIP tables come with 2 bottles of wine, drink tickets for each person at the table, and best part…a reserved space for you and 7 others!
Music News
We are happy to announce that the Mark West District Winter Concert will happen in person next week on Thursday, February 24 at the Mark West Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room (gym). The concert is free to attend, but donations in support of the music program are always welcome. Concert times will be as follows:
5:00 Guitars
5:30 Chorus
6:00 Violins
6:30 Band (Clarinets and Trumpets)
Performers should come to the Mark West music room 15 minutes before their concert time. All performers and audience members must wear face masks regardless of vaccination status.
Make Music, Eat Polenta! Save the date for our Polenta Feed Drive-Thru fundraiser at Cardinal Newman High School on Saturday, March 12! Meal and raffle tickets for this event will also be available for purchase at the Winter Concert. Help us keep music education alive in the Mark West School District!
Riebli Night at the Warriors!
Here is the link to purchase tickets for the event. We have tickets saved for Riebli and I can add more if needed.
Statewide Testing Notification
Every year, California students take several statewide tests. When combined with other measures such as grades, class work, and teacher observations, these tests give families and teachers a more complete picture of their child’s learning. You can use the results to identify where your child is doing well and where they might need more support.
Your child may be taking one or more of the following California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC), and a set of Physical Fitness Tests. Pursuant to California Education Code Section 60615, parents/guardians may annually submit to the school a written request to excuse their child from any or all of the CAASPP assessments. This exemption does not exist for the ELPAC or Physical Fitness Test.
CAASPP: Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) and Math
Who takes these tests? Students in grades 3–8 and grade 11.
What is the test format? The Smarter Balanced assessments are computer-based.
Which standards are tested? The California Common Core State Standards.
CAASPP: California Science Test (CAST)
Who takes the test? Students take the CAST in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, either in grade 10, 11, or 12.
What is the test format? The CAST is computer-based.
Which standards are tested? The California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS).
ELPAC
Who takes the test? Students who have a home language survey that lists a language other than English will take the Initial test, which identifies students as an English learner student or as initially fluent in English. Students who are classified as English learner students will take the Summative ELPAC every year until they are reclassified as proficient in English.
What is the test format? Both the Initial and Summative ELPAC are computer-based.
Which standards are tested? The 2012 California English Language Development Standards.
Physical Fitness Test
Who takes the test? Students in grades 5, 7, and 9 will take the fitness tests.
What is the test format? The test consists of five performance components: aerobic capacity, abdominal strength, trunk strength, upper body strength, and flexibility.
Which standards are tested? The Healthy Fitness Zones, which are established through the FITNESSGRAM®.
TK/Kindergarten enrollment
Online Enrollment for TK/Kindergarten is happening now!!
Students born between 9/2/17 and 2/2/18 are eligible for TK.
Students who turn 5 years old by 9/1/22 are eligible for Kindergarten.
go to http://markwestusd.asp.aeries.net/air/
Families who are interested in enrolling additional children in grades 1st-6th may do so through Online Enrollment beginning January 24, 2022 for the 2022-23 school year!