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7029 E. Brown Road
Mesa, AZ 85207
Phone: 480.472.8400
Fax: 480.472.8484
Website www2.mpsaz.org/salk/
School Hours: 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Early Release Wednesday: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Vicki Hester
Principal
Salk Elementary
The Scorpion Scoop
Building a Smarter World, One Student at a Time
Testing Tips
Week of April 4 -April 8
AZ Merit Testing all week
Monday, April 4
Students in grades 3-6 are currently completing AZ Merit Testing,
and students in grades K-2 will begin CRT Testing April 18. Testing
is mandatory for all students and must be completed by May 6, 2016.
Here are some tips to help your child test their best!
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AZ Merit testing
Tuesday, April 5
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AZ Merit testing
Wednesday, April 6
Wear your favorite college shirt for AVID awareness
Student Extra Early Release 11:45 AM
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Thursday, April 7
Come to school every day, on time. Once the test has begun,
the class cannot be interrupted. Students will have to make
up any missed portions of the test, whether tardy or absent.
Schedule appointments later in the day, after school. If you
arrive to check your student out early, you may have to wait
until the testing block is completed for your child to be
called out of class. Call the office ahead of time to check
their testing schedule if you must make appointments during
school hours, and try to avoid scheduling appointments
when your child’s class is testing.
Encourage your child to do their best, and make sure they
go to bed early and get plenty of rest at home.
AZ Merit testing
Friday, April 8
AZ Merit testing
Will you be moving over the summer?
As we prepare for next year, it is important for us to know which students
plan to return to Salk for the 2016-2017 school year. Please contact the office
at 480-472-8499 to let us know if you do not plan on returning next year and
we will prepare your student’s file to be transferred to their new school this
summer.
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Student Early Release Wednesday, April 6
School will release at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday,
April 6 for Professional Development for teachers.
Teachers will be learning new things just like kids do
every day. Parents, please make arrangements for
your children after school on this early day out.
Pictures Please
Visit the Salk website at www.mpsaz.org/salk
Please send any photos of school functions that you have taken
and would like to share, especially flag ceremonies to:
arschaumburg@mpsaz.org
March Pillar of the Month is Trustworthiness –
Turn things you find in to lost and found
SOAR – Be Safe
Take Ownership
Parent University Class Offered in May
Register at www.mpsaz.org/parentu
Positive Self-Esteem for Women –
Mondays, May 2, 9, 16, 2016……………6:30-8:30 pm -Salk Media Center
Healthy Scorpion Square
Exercise Breaks in a JAMmin’ Minute - Wk6
Here are 1 minute exercise routines that allow everyone to participate, even
those physically challenged. Try them together as a family.
It only takes a minute!
Reps
Exercise Routine: Standing Exercises
10
Raise the Roof: Arms pump over head while
bouncing knees
Dribble, dribble shoot
Pretend hula hoop
Touch knees, then waist and toss arms over head.
Hands over head, fingers make heart shape, sway
side to side.
10
10
10
10
Be Accepting
Be Ready!