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Superintendent Letter to Parents
Read the Superintendent Letter to Parents and Community Members here.
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Ask the Superintendent
Do you have questions about current topics in the district? Submit a question to the Superintendent here.
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Orchestra Students Rehearse and Perform with Time for Three
Wood River High School advanced Orchestra students and students from the Sun Valley Symphony School of Music rehearsed and performed with Time for Three last week. A standing room only crowd enjoyed the free performance at the Wood River High School Performing Arts Theater at the Community Campus. Time for Three is conducting a three-year residency with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony called Tf3.
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Parent Math Night with Jonathan Brendefur and Sam Strother
Wednesday, April 8, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Community Campus
Queen of the Hills Room
The Blaine County School District will host a Parent Math Night with Jonathan Brendefur and Sam Strother from Boise State University. The event will be held at the Community Campus on Wednesday, April 8 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Queen of the Hills Room. Spanish interpretation is available. Parents of students in all grades and in all schools in Blaine County are invited to attend. Read more here.
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New State Testing Begins in BCSD
The test of the new Idaho Core Standards is now being administered in the Blaine County School District. The new Idaho Core Standards required a new test - ISAT 2.0. Students in grades 3 through 10 will takes the ISAT 2.0 in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Unlike the old, timed test, ISAT 2.0 gives students the chance to read closely and think carefully about questions requiring multiple choice and short answer questions. Students will also be asked to write an essay and solve a real-world math task using problem solving skills.
The BCSD ISAT 2.0 testing schedule has been coordinated across schools; the testing window is March 30 through May 22. In general students will test in one-hour sessions, enabling students to maintain fairly regular classroom experiences.
Educators will be able to use the results from individual student scores and aggregate scores to guide instruction. If you have questions please contact Dr. Marcia Grabow, Assessment and Data Coordinator for the Blaine County School District.
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Bellevue Hosts Gallery Walk
Thursday, April 9
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Bellevue Elementary will host a gallery walk on Thursday, April 9 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The event will celebrate student writers, poets and artists in all grades at Bellevue Elementary.
Bellevue teacher Gloria Wieand says, "The night will resemble a gallery walk with visitors touring the building to see the work on display. Students will be hosting guests, and sharing their own contributions to the gallery. Everyone is invited to celebrate the artistic accomplishments of Bellevue Elementary students."
Bellevue Elementary is located at 305 N. Fifth St, Bellevue, Idaho, 83313. Phone: 578-5090.
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Students Learn Statistics, Writing, Speaking and Critical Thinking Skills in International Baccalaureate Unit
7th grade students at Wood River Middle School learned statistics, writing, speaking and critical thinking skills in an International Baccalaureate unit that included a National Geographic presentation with Jim and Jamie Dutcher called "Living with Wolves" this week at the Community Campus.
Social studies teacher Rob Swanson wrote, "Our goal is to create a learning experience for all seventh graders that stretches across the curriculum and centers on a topic with local and global implications. This year's topic is "Wolf Debate: To Hunt or Not To Hunt?"
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Choir Students Attend and Compete at the Heritage Festival in Anaheim
Wood River High School choir students recently traveled to Anaheim, California for the Heritage Music Festival. The choirs included Colla Voce, B-Tones and Morning Blend (colla Voce and B-tones combined).
According to choir teacher Max Stimac, "This years festival was extra large. There were 22 schools from 9 state with over 1,700 students participating."
The results are:
Chamber choir division - Morning Blend 1st place Gold
Mens choir division - B-Tones 1st place Gold
Vocal jazz division - Colla Voce 1st place Gold
Solo Awards - (out of 1700 students only 15 received this award) Sam Brown and Jorgan Lawrence.
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Take the Blaine County Comp Plan Recreation Survey
Blaine County is very excited to launch our next survey for the Comprehensive Plan Update! This new survey is all about recreation. We hope that you'll take the survey (10 questions, less than 10 minutes) at your earliest opportunity, and please forward it on to others you think will be interested in recreation in our County. Take the survey here.
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Meet the Final Candidate for Hailey Elementary Principal
Monday, April 6,
6:30 p.m.
Hailey Elementary
Parent Math Night with Jonathan Brendefur and Sam Strother
Wednesday, April 8,
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Community Campus
Bellevue Elementary Gallery Walk
Thursday, April 9,
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Hailey Elementary PTA Science Fair
Thursday, April 9,
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Board of Trustees Meeting
Tuesday, April 14,
6:00 p.m.
District Office
118 W Bullion St.
Hailey
GATE Parent Workshop "Talent Development and Healthy Mindsets" Tuesday, April 14, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Wood River Middle School
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School Board Members
Board Chair
Shawn Bennion
(Zone 1)
Board Vice-Chair
Kathyrn Graves
(Zone 3)
Trustee
Kathy Baker
(Zone 2)
Trustee
Liz Schwerdtle
(Zone 5)
Trustee
Rob Clayton
(Zone 4)
on our website
Superintendent
Dr. GwenCarol Holmes
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