News Letter
April 2018 Calendar
- March 26th - 30th - Spring Break, No School
- April 1st – Easter Sunday
- April 2nd - School Resumes
- April 11th – Late Start Wednesday
- April 12th - Gr. 3 PARCC Testing Begins
- April 20th - K-1 Field Trip to ISU Gamma Phi Circus
- April 24th – Spring Art and Music Event for Kempton Lower Elementary 6 p.m. (Additional info to follow)
- April 25th – Late Start Wednesday
- April 30th – Family Math Night – Scholastic Book Fair Preview
- April 30th - May 4th Spring Benchmark Assessments
- May 1st/3rd – Scholastic Book Fair Purchase Days( Book Fair open Wed. May 2nd 3pm – 5:30 pm)
- *May 23rd - Last Day of Student Attendance
Family Math Night Family Fun Night is being held April 30th from 6-7:30. Family Fun Math night was held last year and was a great success! Make sure to mark Family Math Night on your calendars. Additional info will be sent home closer to the event.
Testing Grade 3 will be participating in PARCC testing beginning April 12th. On the 11th the 3rd grade students will participate in a building wide kickoff to cheer our third graders on! (PARCC) is the state assessment and accountability measure for Illinois students enrolled in public schools. PARCC assesses the New Illinois Learning​Standards. PARCC assessments are administered in English Language Arts and Mathematics in grades 3-8. Additional PARCC testing also takes place in grades 4 and above. Additional information will be sent home closer to testing.
Scholastic Book Fair BOGO Buy one, get one . . . what could be better for everyone at our school? If you wonder what it’s all about if you buy a book you can also get one for free! A BOGO is designed to get books in the hands of students for the summer! (Additional information will be sent home closer to the date) The Book Fair will be April 30th to May 3rd. May 2nd the Book Fair will be open afterschool from 3-5:30 so families can shop. Additional info will be sent home closer to the date.
Fun Day Plans May 23rd Plans are underway for our May PBIS Celebration May 23rd. We are working on renting some great inflatables along with the Jr. High. All children get to participate in our end of the year fun day. We are asking our families to donate $3.00 for their student(s). Please send the $ in an envelope or bag marked with the child’s name and class. Closer to the event we will also be asking for parent helpers for the day. Thank you!!!
School Emergency and Crisis Plans Tri-Point Lower Elementary Staff participated in A.L.I.C.E. training March 12th. ALICE(Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) training classes are led by trained instructors who lead classes to provide preparation and planning for organizations on how to more proactively handle intruder threats.
Prior to A.L.I.C.E. training staff and students have participated in fire drills, bus safety presentations, and a tornado drill. At the beginning of each year staff is reminded to begin discussing safety with students and conduct practice drills. In Feb. a book appropriate for younger students was purchased for each classroom teacher to use. The book entitled, I’m Not Scared, I’m Prepared discusses many safety issues from fire drills to tornado drills to intruders using animal characters. Tri-Point Lower Elementary has also formed a committee which met March 21st to begin reviewing current procedures, guidelines, and protocols. Meetings are planned in April to revise/establish updated plans. Revisions/plans shall then be submitted to the District Emergency Management Team to be included in Tri-Point 6-J’s Emergency and Crisis Response Plan.
