It is that time of year again. Time for conferences. Please use the link below to sign up for one time slot. Please only sign up for a time with your homeroom teacher.  If you have any troubles or questions, please email me at kprice20@cps.edu

Report Card Sign Up
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E044CACAB22A5FC1-3rdquarter 

4th grade will be taking the Illinois Assessment of Readiness March 26th to April 2nd. A letter went home last week with information about the test. Please refer to the following information that was in the parent email blast about your child opting out of the assessment. If you have any questions, please email me.​State Testing Procedures
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and CPS have announced testing procedures for the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR). Test information from a previous blast has been add below this new information.
ISBE Guidelines

• ISBE requires that all districts and schools test at least 95% of eligible students.
• ISBE does not recognize a parent's right to opt a child out of required State student assessments.
• Failure to reach 95% threshold may out schools at risk for financial sanctions and or other punitive actions from ISBE

Student Refusals Policy

• CPS will be strictly enforcing their student refusal policy.
• Refusal is a student right but parents should be involved in any academic decisions. Parent  written notification is welcome and may be presented by the student when they formally refuse on the day of the test. 
• Students must be presented a testing ticket (online format) or test booklet (3rd grade paper format) for each daily test. 
• Students who refuse to participate will work on a silent, self-guided activity.

We have an upcoming field trip to the Field Museum on Tuesday, March 19th. Students are taking their permission slips home today. Permission slips are due next week. A copy of the permission slip is attached below. 

We will be at the Field Museum from 10:00-1:30 doing activities with the Inca, Maya, Aztec, Native Americans and Dinosaurs. We will be eating lunch at the museum, so please make sure to pack a disposable bag lunch.