APS Weekly Newsletter
March 31, 2023
🌟March 31: Dossier/OPAL Due
🌟April 1: Color Run at AHS 9am
🌟April 4: Optional PD Opportunity with Screencastify at 3:30pm (register below)
🌟April 7: Snow Day - NO School
🌟April 10: Spring Holiday - NO School
🌟April 12-14: NM-ASR Testing for 5th and 8th Grade
🌟April 12: SAT Day at AHS
🌟April 12: Licensure Cohort Final Meeting -4:15pm @ AHS Library
🌟April 13: NM-ASR for 11th Grade at AHS
🌟April 18-21: 3-8 NM-MSSA Math and ELA
🌟April 20: Group Meeting with Mentors and Mentees - 5-6pm @ T&L Classroom
🌟May 1-5: K-2 state mandated ISTATION EOY assessment
🌟May 1-5: K-2 Mobymax Quick Placement EOY
We now have Screencastify Submit Unlimited!
Are you interested in teaching ESY or being an EA for ESY? Please fill out the form below!
APS Team,
We would like to get an APS Group together to volunteer at this year's Alamogordo Community Cleanup. The event will take place on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
If you are interested in volunteering, please let Lisa Patterson know so she can ensure that you are registered under the APS Group.
More information about the event can be found at this link https://form.jotform.com/220265136646151
Please note you can NOT be on campus during testing if your training is not complete.
April Testing Calendars
Don't panic but...We have 5 school days until 5th and 8th graders take ASR and 11th graders take SAT/ASR. We have 9 days until ELA/Math MSSA for 3rd-8th.
Refer to the testing resource to the left and ask yourself, "Have I...
22-23 State Testing Newsletter
- incorporated testing questions that my students may see in an engaging way?"
- reviewed test taking strategies with my students that will help them succeed?"
- planned a day or a couple days to do the practice tests together to model the tools so that aren't new "toys" to my students on testing day?"
- spiraled in highly tested standards into my bell work?"
- thought about a creative way to motivate my students (even an encouraging note can make a world of difference)?"
- encouraged perfect attendance?"
- received and started reading my testing manual to prevent irregularities?"
- identified what I should cover or remove for testing?"
- asked any questions from my STC that I may be wondering?"