Staff Appreciation Week has arrived! This special week provides us with a wonderful opportunity to express our gratitude and appreciation for the hard work and dedication of our incredible staff members. We consider ALL staff members educators, because each person on campus is here to support your child and teach them to be their best self. Therefore we will celebrate ALL 80+ staff members at Sotomayor! We want to make it a special week with snacks, treats, and prizes. Be sure to check out all the opportunities to honor our staff throughout the week. Lets come together as a community to show our appreciation for the incredible individuals who make Sotomayor such a special place to be. A huge shout out to our PTA for their unwavering support and efforts to honor our educators throughout this week!
CAASPP State Testing Starts this Week
End-of-year testing launches this week. Please make EVERY effort to make sure your child is at school, on-time every day. Students who arrive past 8:30 am will not be able to enter the classroom to begin testing. It is important to not plan vacations or doctors/dentist appointments in the next few weeks. It is important to review the assessment calendar each week, to know which days your child is testing. Your can also reach out to your child’s teacher for more details about your child’s specific testing schedule.
We encourage you to support your child by:
- Ensuring they get a good night’s sleep
- Providing a healthy breakfast each morning
- Reminding them to do their best and letting them know how proud you are
- Making sure all cell phones are put away during testing to avoid any test irregularities
- If possible, leave iWatches and other smart devices at home
Please review the important testing information below and mark your calendars with the upcoming assessment dates.
Please make EVERY effort to make sure your child is at school, on-time every day. It is important to not plan vacations or doctors/dentist appointments in the next few weeks and to review the assessment calendar each week, to know which days your child is testing. Your can also reach out to your child’s teacher for more details about your child’s specific testing schedule.
CAASPP State Testing for Grades 3–6
The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) helps provide valuable information to teachers, students, and families about student learning and achievement.
Interested in learning more or helping your child prepare?
- Check out this parent guide to understand the purpose of the CAASPP assessment.
- Want to review practice questions together? We can help point you in the right direction! Click on the link for more information: Practice and Training Site
Together, we can help make this a positive and successful testing experience for all our students. Thank you for your continued support!
Snowy Owl Expectation Focus
Our goal at Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School is to create and maintain a positive and safe learning environment for all and hold students accountable for being positive forces within our school community. The Snowy Owl Expectations are taught, modeled, and practiced throughout all grade levels and locations around campus. For the next week, we will continue to focus and reinforce the expected behaviors for recess. We appreciate your support in asking your Snowy Owls at home what specific behaviors allow them to be safe, respectful, responsible, and kind at recess.
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