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Smarter Balanced Testing is around the corner.  English Language Arts will begin April 20 and the Math will begin on May 11. As you know, this year's tests are quite different from years past. Students should do their best, but definitely not stress about these tests. The results will not affect their grades in anyways nor their future as students. As with any test, we remind you to help your student get enough sleep the night before and come to school with a full belly - for those of you who have kiddos who eat at school, we will make sure they are well fed!  Please avoid any appointments that will take your student out of the building during these days as we will need to find time for make-ups which could prolong the testing time period.

In addition, there are a few audio components in these assessments, so please remind your student to bring a set of headphones if they have some. Kelly will also have headphones for all students who need one, and it would help the logistics if some students brought their own.

• On Friday, April 17 Robin Wellwood 4j School Nurse will be running a vision screening for Kelly students. Volunteers are needed to check students in and pass out stickers. Volunteers needed 8:45-11:00 here at Kelly.

• Friday, April 24 chaperones are needed for a field trip to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the U of O campus. Volunteers are needed 9:00-12:00. Volunteers can ride the school bus to U of O, so no need to worry about parking.

• On Friday, April 24 Kelly and Madison will be having a joint Spring Dance. The dance will take place at Madison Middle School and we need to provide Kelly chaperons along with the Madison chaperons. Volunteers are needed 6:45-9:00.

• Also for the dance we will need a few volunteers to sell admission bracelets for the dance on Thurs 4/23 and Fri 4/24 during lunches here at Kelly.

• 8th grade party is in need of volunteers to help chaperon their event on Thursday, June 9 from 8:15-10:30 pm.

Our annual Food Drive for Food for Lane County finished right before spring break and was a tremendous success! The food drive was organized and facilitated by our 8th grade WEB leaders, who collected the food from each first period classroom every day, and then sorted and counted the food in preparation for pick up by Food for Lane County.

In an effort to encourage students and families to contribute, the Kelly students participated in friendly class competitions. Each day, the classes that brought in donated food received points for the types of food collected. The three first period classrooms who accumulated the most points will receive one of the following prizes in the weeks ahead: a pizza party, Voodoo Donuts, or ice cream. The winning first period classes were Ms. Lum with 2010 points, Mr. Malcolm with 5075 points, and Ms. Young with 5955 points. Congratulations!

Student Need to Apply 

AVID is a research based college readiness system designed to support students and educators as we put kids on the path to college preparedness. Students considered for AVID are bright or hardworking students who would benefit from the class that provides high quality support, academic monitoring, and tutoring. Some may also be first generation college students. The writing process, inquiry, mentoring, collaborative learning, critical reading, and organizational skills are the core strategies of the program. Some students have been involved with their middle school AVID programs and can continue into their high school career where they will be supported in completing college applications.There are limited spaces for the AVID elective class, so students who want to participate in this opportunity will need to apply. Teachers and staff have identified some of our current 8th grade students as potential AVID candidates for the class next year at North Eugene High School. We will be talking with these students the week of April 13 and there will applications/parent letter sent home with students after the presentation.  

If you have questions please contact Tracy Ross, AVID Site Coordinator/Assistant Principal at North Eugene High School.

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