CRCT week is a most important week in your child's educational career. Thanks for your support and in the confidence that you instill in them that they can do a good job on the CRCT. The following reminders are vital in helping students do their best:

• Get to school on time. Being tardy makes the day begin in a rush. Testing is from 8:30 – 10:30 or 11:00 each day.
• Grades one and two test Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Grades three, four, and five test every day.
• Please have your student at school every day unless they are sick. Students do not do as well when they do not test with their peers.
• Get up in plenty of time so that you do not have to hurry.
• Eat a good breakfast.
• Do not schedule appointments that interfere with the testing or so that your child will have to leave school during the test. The classroom cannot be interrupted for a child to leave during testing time.
• Have your child(ren) wear something comfortable and an outfit which makes them “feel good” about themselves. It instills confidence.

Again, thanks for your support and interest in your child's education. We can do a better job of educating them with your help.

Denise Pigatt

Test – taking tips , like study skills, are learned over a period of time and require daily reminders and daily practice before becoming good, strong habits. These skills can be taught and reinforced at school and at home, but this is an on-going process. At this time of year, when testing is upon us, we focus on reducing anxiety for our students. Please take a minute and review the following tips for reducing test anxiety.

• Try to simplify life at home.
• Be sure that your child gets a good night's sleep.
• Provide your child with a good breakfast.
• Pack a nutritional snack for your child.
• Give your child ample time to get ready for school, eat breakfast, and get to school on time.
• Provide your child with two No. 2 pencils for testing.
• Remind your child that different people have different strengths.
• Review with your child any review sheets sent home for the test.
• Discuss how effort increases success. It is important for all of us to do our best.

Crysti Nix

On a lighter note, spring has arrived and will bring warmer weather. With the warmer weather the tendency is to wear cooler attire. Please refer to the handbook in the front of your child's agenda to the School Dress Code section on page 20. Sun dresses should also pass the test for proper length listed in item 6.

If a child is found to be in violation of this dress code, parents will be called to bring proper attire for their child. If the parents can not be reached, we will find some thing for the child to put on.

AFTERSCHOOL INFORMATION

Reminder – pre-registration for our After School Program for next school year will be May 5 – 9, 2008 from 3:30 to 5:45 with the site coordinator. All fees will remain the same.

Registration fee is $20.00 (non-refundable) and must be received with the enrollment form. Parents may return on Aug. 1,2, or 3 from 9 AM – 4 PM to schedule and pay for the first attendance. Tuition for the ASP will be $12.00 per day. Tuition payments made by Friday prior to the week of attendance will be $9.00 per day. ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED!

News from the Nurse

Some changes are being made to the State Immunization requirements. These changes affect next year's kindergarten children and this year's fifth grade children. A letter to all parents of fifth graders was sent home earlier describing the changes and the deadlines for complying. If you have not taken care of the new requirements, please do so soon. Your child will not be allowed to attend sixth grade next year without proper immunizations.

If you will be a parent of a kindergartner please contact the school office with any questions you might have concerning immunization requirements for your kindergartener.

Cindy Jones

Safety Reminder

Please remember when you visit the school to come into the office to sign in and pick up a VISITOR PASS . This is for the safety of your child(ren) as well as all of the children and staff and applies to all times you are a visitor. The VISITOR PASS should be worn so it can be easily seen while you are in the buildings.

Please remember to buckle up your children when you pick them up from school before leaving the school grounds. Thanks for helping us ensure the safety of your child(ren) while here at Western and on their way home.