Family Engagement Hour
Please join us on Tuesday, April 23rd, at 5:00pm in our cafeteria for Family Engagement Hour. Check ParentSquare, or click here to register. This series of presentations provides useful information to our families while engaging in conversations about how to support our students. This month’s topic is “Wellness and Health Choices.”
Class of ’28 Yard Signs
8th graders: Class of 2028 yard signs will be available for $20 (cash only, while supplies last). See Mrs. Mukai in the Library.
Order Your Yearbook!
Order your yearbook at www.treering.com. Customize Your 2 Free Pages. Add photos from your computer, Facebook, Instagram, Google Drive & more. Answer fun Memory Questions to help remember the year. The 2 Custom Pages are FREE and are printed ONLY in your book. Want more pages? Each additional 2 pages is just $0.99. To Purchase & Customize Your Yearbook (Must be a parent or student 13 years or older), go to: www.treering.com/validate. Enter Ahwahnee’s passcode: 1016590244442731. Create Custom Pages by April 18. Regular Price: $22.04.
End of Year Requirements
Monthly Activities Calendar
WIN Tutorial
What I Need (WIN) Tutorial is every day at lunch with Mrs. Murphy (7th), Mr. De La Cerda (8th), and Ms. Hannah (both) in the Student Support Center (D3). After school, see Mrs. Culqui-Lambert Monday through Thursday from 3:32 to 4:30 in E7 or Mrs. Rodriguez on Wednesdays from 3:32 to 4:02 in S9 for help with ELA. For Math, Ms. Renteria is available Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:35 to 4:35 in H2. Social Studies help is available from Ms. Quinto on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 2:30 to 4:00 in E5. Ms. Ramirez is available for help with Spanish on Wednesdays, from 2:30 to 4:00 in S5.
Tutor.com is available for at home support. Students can access through Clever at go.fresnou.org/clever. Create an account and click “Get a Tutor Now.”
Statewide Testing Notification
Every year, California students take several statewide tests. When combined with other measures such as grades, class work, and teacher observations, these tests give families and teachers a more complete picture of their child’s learning. You can use the results to identify where your child is doing well and where they might need more support.
Your child may be taking one or more of the following California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC), and Physical Fitness Test assessments. Pursuant to California Education Code Section 60615, parents and guardians may annually submit to the school a written request to excuse their child from any or all of the CAASPP assessments. This exemption does not exist for the ELPAC or Physical Fitness Test.
CAASPP
Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) and Math
Who takes these tests? Students in grades 3–8 and grade 11 take these tests.
What is the test format? The Smarter Balanced assessments are computer-based.
Which standards are tested? The California Common Core State Standards.
California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) for ELA and Math
Who takes these tests? Students whose individualized education program (IEP) identifies the use of alternate assessments take the CAAs for ELA and Math in grades 3–8 and grade 11.
What is the test format? The CAAs for ELA and Math are computer-based tests that are administered one-on-one by a test examiner who is familiar with the student.
Which standards are tested? Alternate achievement standards called the Core Content Connectors derived from the California Common Core State Standards.
California Science Test (CAST)
Who takes the test? Students take the CAST in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, either in grade 10, 11, or 12.
What is the test format? The CAST is computer-based.
Which standards are tested? The California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS).
California Alternate Assessment (CAA) for Science
Who takes the test? Students whose IEP identifies the use of an alternate assessment take the CAA for Science in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, either in grade 10, 11, or 12.
What is the test format? The CAA for Science is a computer-based series of four embedded performance tasks. The test is administered one-on-one by a test examiner who is familiar with the student shortly after the science content is taught.
Which standards are tested? Alternate achievement standards called the Core Content Connectors derived from the California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS)
California Spanish Assessment (CSA)
Who takes the test? The CSA is an optional test for students in grades 3–12 that tests their Spanish reading, listening, and writing mechanics.
What is the test format? The CSA is computer-based.
Which standards are tested? The California Common Core State Standards en Español.
ELPAC
Initial ELPAC
Who takes the test? Students who have a home language survey that lists a language other than English will take the Initial test, which identifies students as an English learner student or as initially fluent in English.
What is the test format? The Initial ELPAC is computer-based.
Which standards are tested? The 2012 California English Language Development Standards.
Summative ELPAC
Who takes the test? Students who are classified as English learner students will take the Summative ELPAC every year until they are reclassified as proficient in English.
What is the test format? The Summative ELPAC is computer-based.
Which standards are tested? The 2012 California English Language Development Standards.
Initial Alternate ELPAC
Who takes the test? Students whose IEP identifies the use of an alternate assessment and who have a home language survey that lists a language other than English will take the Alternate Initial ELPAC, which identifies students as an English learner student or as initially fluent in English.
What is the test format? The Initial Alternate ELPAC is computer-based.
Which standards are tested? Alternate English Language Development (ELD) Connectors derived from the 2012 California English Language Development Standards.
Summative Alternate ELPAC
Who takes the test? Students whose IEP identifies the use of an alternate assessment and who are classified as English learner students will take the Alternate Summative ELPAC every year until they are reclassified as proficient in English.
What is the test format? The Summative Alternate ELPAC is computer-based.
Which standards are tested? Alternate ELD Connectors derived from the 2012 California English Language Development Standards.
Physical Fitness Test
Who takes the test? Students in grades 5, 7, and 9 will take the FITNESSGRAM®, which is the test used in California.
What is the test format? The test consists of five performance components: aerobic capacity, abdominal strength, trunk strength, upper body strength, and flexibility.What is Reported? Student participation (by component, by grade level) shall be reported in the local educational agency’s Student Accountability Report Card.
ELPAC Testing Begins This Month
Dear Parent/Guardian:
We know that your child brings many strengths with them to school, but also may need extra support in the classroom. As an English learner student, your child will take the Summative English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) this spring.
The Summative ELPAC measures how much progress your child is making in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English. Your child’s voice will be recorded during the speaking part of the test. These recordings may be used to double check test scores and will not be saved or made public.
Your child will take the Summative ELPAC every spring between February 1 and May 31 until they are fluent in English and no longer need support to understand and learn in English.
You are an important part of your child’s education. To make sure your child feels comfortable taking the test, you can do the following:
- Explain to your child that this test is used as a tool to help them learn, and that they should not be anxious or scared.
- Remind your child that you and their teacher want them to try their very best and are there to help, every step of the way.
- Talk with your child’s teacher about their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills to help support their learning.
- Explore the practice tests with your child on the ELPAC Online Practice and Training Tests web page at www.elpac.org/resources/online-practice-and-training-test so they can become familiar with the platform and setup of the test.
To learn more about this test, go to the ELPAC Starting Smarter website at https://elpac.startingsmarter.org or review the CDE Parent Guides to Understanding web page at www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/parentguidetounderstand.asp.
If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Sally Jimenez at (559) 451-4300 and/or sally.hernandez-jimenez@fresnounified.org.
Sincerely,
Sally Jimenez
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Parent Notification – CAASPP Results
Dear Parent or Guardian,
At the end of the last school year, Grades 3 through 8, and grade 11 students took the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) tests or the California Alternate Assessment (CAA) tests in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics. Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 also took a science test.
These tests are based on California’s academic standards, which include the ability to write clearly, think critically, and solve problems, which are some of the skills students need to succeed in college and a career. The tests your child takes are meant to measure the most important skills in each subject.
Family and school partnerships are key to your child’s success. In our district, the test results are just one way to look at how well our students are doing. It’s natural for every student to have academic strengths as well as areas where they may need more support and improvement.
We use the results to find areas where students need help in the next school year. It is also important to know that the test results are not used to determine if a student moves to the next grade. I invite you to participate with us in supporting your child’s continued academic growth.
If your child took the SBAC, you can access your child’s score report in the ATLAS Parent Portal. CAA results will be reported in September. If you do not have access to the portal, please contact your child’s school and the office manager will guide you in gaining access.
Please contact your child’s teacher to discuss ways that you can support your child on their road to achieving their greatest potential!
Additional Resource to find out more about your student’s scores:
Starting Smarter Web site, https://ca.startingsmarter.org
will provide information using score reports to better understand your child’s strengths and areas of improvement. Then you can partner with teachers in the fall to co-create learning goals for the school year.
CAASPP Portal Web site, https://caaspp.org provides students and parents guest access to Practice and Training tests. Select “Sign In” as a Guest User and Guest Session to take a practice or training test with your child. Select your child’s grade and choose a practice or training test SBAC ELA/Math, CAA ELA/Math, or science.
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