Spring Newsletter

It’s that time of the year again. NYS Assessments are just around the corner. Our school community has been working hard to meet our academic goals throughout the school year. Students take assessments throughout their educational journey to allow educators to monitor learning and growth. It’s critical that students participate in taking these assessments. They are one of the measures we use for placement in advanced courses and for Academic Intervention Services (AIS). For more information on the importance of your child taking the NYS Assessments, please check out the following link:https://secure.smore.com/n/426df

Please check out the 2025 NYS Assessment Schedule:

NYS ELA Assessments

Grades 5 through 8

April 29th and 30th

NYS Science Assessments

Grades 5 and 8 only

May 7th

NYS Math Assessments

Grades 5 through 8

May 12th and 13th

Please keep in mind the following reminders:

• Chromebooks should be fully charged the night before the assessment. Students will take their assessment online, using their chromebook

• Students of families that chose to opt-out their child will be asked to read silently for the entire duration of the exam. Students should bring a book to read. Students will not be able to use their chromebooks until after the exam is over.

• All electronic devices must be stored in their lockers prior to the start of the assessment. This includes cell phones, ear buds, smart watches, etc. If a student is found to have an electronic device in the testing area, your child's score will be invalidated and he/she will receive no score.

• Testing will begin at approximately 8:20am and conclude at approximately 10:15am.

• Students will resume their normal schedule at the conclusion of the exam.

We’re excited to host our annual Middle School Career Day on Thursday, April 10th! Students in grades 5–8 will have the opportunity to meet a variety of professionals from our community and learn about different career paths. This is a fun and engaging day that helps students explore their interests, ask questions, and start thinking about their futures. We’re so grateful to our presenters for sharing their time and experiences with our students!

Our school continues to use the Positivity Project for our social emotional learning curriculum. April and May character strengths include Fairness, Humor, Leadership and more! The theme when we return from break is Appreciating Beauty and Excellence, just in time for Earth Day 2025! Additionally, our school continues to partner with Sweethearts and Heroes as part of our SEL curriculum. On Friday, April 4th, several middle school classes participated in activities with Josiah of Sweethearts and Heroes.

PBIS is also an integral part of SEL in our middle school. PBIS incorporates a restorative approach to teacher managed student behaviors and includes a reteaching component and contact home. Our goal is to partner with families to support positive behaviors in our school. Teachers use Riverbucks to acknowledge the appropriate behaviors. Students have the opportunity to enter raffles and attend special events with their bucks. In April, the PBIS team will raffle off Walmart Gift cards and in May, the raffle prize will be season tickets to Great Escape!!!

Please check out the following link to review your child's sports schedule. https://www.schedulegalaxy.com/schools/941

Corinth Middle School will again be offering a summer school program at the conclusion of the school year. More information will be forthcoming. Stay tuned!

• WATER BOTTLE: Students should bring a refillable water bottle with them to school each day
• EAR-BUDS - Students are asked to bring ear buds to school on a daily basis as they are needed for certain class activities. Ear buds should only be used for academic purposes
• PARKING: Parents/guardians are asked not to drop students off in the staff parking lot by the cafeteria in the morning

April 29th and 30th - NYS ELA Assessments - Grades 5 through 8

May 7th - NYS Science Assessments - Grades 5 and 8

May 8th - 7/8 Spring Concert

May 12th and 13th - NYS Math Assessments - Grades 5 through 8

May 20th - Budget Vote - Corinth Elementary School

May 20th - 5/6 Spring Concert

May 23th - May 26th - No School