Copeland Hoofbeat
March 23, 2017
From the Principal
Our 4th and 5th grade students will be taking the STAAR tests on March 28th (4th Writing and 5th Math) and March 29th (5th Reading). Thank you for understanding that there are no visitors allowed on those two days. Please encourage your children not to worry and to do their best on the tests. The teachers have prepared them well. Please keep smartwatches at home on testing days, and if students bring electronic devices, they must be turned off and stored in their backpacks during the test.
Thank you so much for your support of Copeland.
Upcoming Events
3/23 Art Club for 2nd & 3rd 3:30
Chick Fil A Spirit Night
CFISD Parenting Classes 6:00-8:00 in Cafeteria
3/24 End of the 3rd Nine Weeks
3/28 STAAR NO VISITORS 4th Grade Writing & 5th Grade Math
3/29 STAAR NO VISITORS 5th Grade Reading
3/30 Report Cards go home
Colts are College bound-wear college shirt
Last Art Class 3:30
CFISD Parenting Classes 6:00-8:00 in Cafeteria
Copeland's Leaders of the Week
PTO Nominating Committee
Nadia Benavides
Chris Bocanegra
Abigail Varnie
Justina Salama
Joab Islam
Credit by Exam
Students in grades K-5 will have four opportunities during the school year to use “credit-by-exam” to accelerate to another grade level. Students will only have one opportunity to test for each grade level considered.
To apply to take the test to skip kindergarten, a student must be 5 by September 1, and registered in a CFISD school. To apply to take the test to skip grade 1, a student must be 6 by September 1, and enrolled in a CFISD school.
Students who earn scores of 80% or better on each component of the credit-by-exam will qualify to advance one grade. Only one grade level may be “skipped” each year. No retests will be given.
If you are interested in getting more information about credit-by-exam, please contact the school counselor at 281.856.1400 or kathryn.nomura@cfisd.net.