Please be aware that PARCC testing for students in grades 3-5 will begin upon return from April Vacation and will continue through the month of May. The Monday we return grade 5 will be testing in ELA. We will be rotating grades each day. Please pay close attention to the calendar for dates your child’s grade will be testing.
Please also help us in making sure your child is ready and prepared on testing days. While we do not want anyone to be stressed, it is just a test, we also want them to be prepared to try their hardest. Some ways you can help is to;
- Make sure they get a good night sleep on testing days
- Limit video games the night before a test
- Eat a healthy breakfast and a healthy dinner the night before
- Talk to your child and build their confidence!
Please remember this is just a test. Student grades are in no way impacted by their performance on PARCC. At this grade level PARCC is meant to be informational for us as a school in regards to what is working and what needs to be adjusted with our curriculum and instruction. As much as we want students to put forth their best effort we do not want them to stress out. Individual students are not being judged, our school overall however is, and we like to tell our students that this is their chance to show everyone how hard they have been working all year.
The kids are ready and prepared and should have nothing to stress about. Thank you in advance for helping make sure our kids are ready, prepared and confident on testing day!
For more information on making sure your child is prepared please read below.
Red Sox Day
On Thursday April 14th we would like to encourage all students to wear their Red Sox Gear, Hats etc. We are also asking for voluntary donations of $1 and all proceeds raised will be sent to Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Dylan Berrio’s name. Thank you for helping with this great fundraiser!
Good Egg Awards
Today during Community Meeting we gave out our first Good Egg Awards. The Good Egg Award is one of my favorites! Kids were recognized for a variety of projects designed to make the community a better place. Some examples were anti bully projects, organizing a 5K and cleaning up neighborhoods. We are very proud of the 3rd and 4th grade award winners!
Character Word of the Week
Look at all the 3rd and 4th graders who were recognized for the Character Word of the Week at Community Meeting! We have a lot of great kids at HBB!
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