The B.Y.E. Buzz

Week of April 26

Principal Corner

We are so proud of all of our students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade for working hard on the ACT Aspire test. Next week we will begin MAP testing for Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade. Teachers can give you specific information regarding dates and times. 3rd- 5th graders will also be participating in MAP testing over the next two weeks. Stay tuned to grade-level notes regarding specifics.

I encourage you to make sure your child gets plenty of rest, a good breakfast, and a positive start to each school day. Thank you for working with us to have your child at school on each testing day. Please see the student technology policy below. Students will need to leave technology at home during testing.

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EAST: Are you a 5th Grader that is going to Hellstern?

Are you going to Hellstern next year? Learn about EAST and apply here. Applications are due by April 30th.

https://sites.google.com/sdale.org/hellstern-east/home#h.n8yxyxcjcwae

Purchase your Hellstern gear here!

School Store Link- Hellstern

5th grade students will be taking a tour of Hellstern Middle School during the school day on Friday, May 21st.

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Talent Show

Does your child have talent and want to be in our virtual talent show? Mrs. Low will be making a video talent show for our students. Please submit videos to alow@sdale.org for the talent show by May 13th at 3:00pm.

Note:

Talent should be 3 minutes max.
The video should be horizontal/landscape.
Preferred mp4 recording

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PTA News- PTA Store

Pippin Apple Field Day will be May 26! You can order your Pippin Apple Field Day at the PTA store today! All other merchandise is also on sale, so grab it while it lasts- limited quantities and sizes.

Check out our new officers for the 21-22 School Year:

President: Amy Thomason

Treasurer: Stacey Kaundart

Co-VP of Events: Katy Collier and Amy Storms

VP of Student Affairs: Jessica Owenby

VP of Parent Relations: Andi Douglas

VP of Teacher Appreciation: Meredith Penzo

Secretary: Jennifer Stephenson

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Notes from the Counselor- Test Taking Tips- Perseverance

Tips from the Counselor- Test Taking Strategies

We are quickly approaching the end of the school year which means your child will be taking part in standardized testing. Some children struggle with testing and test anxiety, below are some tips and tricks that will help your child be successful.

For Students: Get a good night’s sleep, have a nutritious breakfast, relax and take slow, deep breaths during testing, follow directions and read each question carefully, move on if you don’t know an answer and come back to it later.

For Parents: Make sure your child gets a good night’s rest, make sure your child eats breakfast, make sure your child gets to school on time, send your child to school with words of praise and support, practice deep breathing with your child, send a letter of encouragement with your child that they can read before the test.

Perseverance

For the months of April and May we are focusing on the word perseverance. Perseverance is the drive to keep working even when things get hard and you want to quit.

Practice it!

Help your child learn to persevere by engaging in difficult tasks with him/her. Buy a large puzzle, learn and perfect a new skill, etc.. Find something to do together and commit to pushing each other through the challenge.

Read About it!

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
The Dot by Peter Reynolds

Talk About it!

What do you think perseverance means and why is it important?
Tell me about a time when it was hard to get through a challenge. How did you feel afterwards?
What are some things that are hard for you to push through, and how can I help you?
What are 3 goals you have? What may be some challenges to meeting these goals? What will happen if you don’t give up?

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