Barbara Benson Elementary School
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January 23,2015
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Reminder Dates
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CHP Car Seat
CheckMonday,
January 26th
Public PTO
MeetingTuesday,
January 27
@8:20am
Family Fund
NightTuesday,
January 27th
Joyful Child
Foundation
BRAVE
WorkshopThursday,
January 29th.
Non- Student
Start thinking about your acts for our "Back to the
Future" themed talent show! Acts from all different
decades are encouraged (but not mandatory),
groups of all sizes welcome, and any age can
participate. The tryouts will be held in March so stay
tuned!!
Yearbook Sale
Yearbook
and FINALdedication
square sale!!
If you haven't gotten
your yearbook or
dedication squares yet,
you won't want to be left out! This is
your LASTopportunity to buy dedication squares. It
is also yourLAST opportunity to buy the yearbook at
pre-sale prices.
Please look at your student's Friday Folder today or
go to the Benson website HERE for details. The
sale will run from now until Friday, February 20th.
PTO Public Meeting- What is CAASPP?
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Day- Friday,
January 30th
School Tours Tuesday,
February 3rd
Recycling DayFriday,
February 6th
Lincoln DayFriday,
February 13th
(NO SCHOOL)
Washington
Day-Monday,
February 16th
(NO SCHOOL)
New Standards - New State Assessment
The state has a new assessment system to
measure student learning of the new state
standards that were adopted in 2010. The CAASPP
replaces the STAR assessments that have been
given for the last several years. You may hear the
new assessments referred to as Smarter Balanced
Assessment Consortium (SBAC) because it is the
consortium that provides the assessments.
Students in grades 3-8 and 11 will take the SBAC
assessments in English language arts and
mathematics during the April/May testing window
this year. The new assessments will take about the
same length of time as the old assessments.
It cannot be emphasized enough that the CAASPP
is very different from the STAR assessments, and
therefore, results of assessments from prior years
cannot be compared to the new assessment results
this spring. The key differences will be highlighted
in future editions of this newsletter.
More information may be found atthe
Parent/Student tab of the California Department of
Education CAASPP Web page
athttp://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/.
PLEASE JOIN US AT OUR NEXT PTO MEETING
ON JANUARY 27 @ 8:20 AM IN THE MPR TO
MEET WITH KATHIE NIELSEN, TUSD CHIEF
ACADEMIC OFFICER, TO SEE A
PRESENTATION ON THE CAASPP.
2015-16 School Year
2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR IS AROUND THE
CORNER!
Please start watching the Tustin Unified School
District Website at www.tustin.k12.ca.us for
registration and student transfer details. As we
receive the information from the district office we
will pass it on to our Benson families.
School Tour Day
Elementary schools in Tustin
(excluding Tustin Memorial
Academy) will conduct
TOURS on Tuesday,
February 3rd, at 9:00am 10:00am &11:00am12:00pm for parents of
students entering
Kindergarten next year & for
parents of students in
grades 1st-5th who are new to our district. Please
see our website for additional information from the
District Office. We highly encourage our parents to
tell their friends about Benson, the best little hidden
"treasure"!
CHP Car Seat Check
In the State of California more than 80%
of children's carseats are used or
installed incorrectly. Don't put your child
at risk! Come to the FREE car seat
checkup, Monday, January 26th,
9:00am - 11:00am, and have trained
California Highway Patrol car seat technicians
teach you how to properly install your car seat.
If your car seat is found to be unsafe or recalled,
limited number of replacements may be available.
Pacific Symphony Discounts for Class Act Schools!
Class Act Parent Coordinator Meeting
Joyful Child Foundation
For those of you who have signed up and paid, the
BRAVE Workshop will be on Thursday, January
29th from 6:30-8:00 pm. We are looking forward to
welcoming back Erin Runnion and Salvadore
Hernandez from the Orange County Register for
this exciting event!
Please be advised that the BRAVE Workshop
classes have been expanded to allow additional
participation. The cost is $25 per student and
registration forms will be available in the front office.
Family Fund Night
It's Family Fund Night
time. Please come join us
at Chipotle at 13348
Newport Avenue
on Tuesday, January 27,
2015 from 5:00 PM to 7:00
PM. Benson will
receive 50% of the
proceeds! You must
present the flyer at the time of your purchase. The
flyer will be sent home in the Friday folders. Hope
to see all of you Benson Bears at Chipotle!!!
Early Registration for 2015-16
Outdoor Science School
Final payment for fifth grade Outdoor Science
School is due Friday, February 20th. A third notice
about account balance has gone home with your
student. Please send in any remaining balances to
the office. Please see Janis Bailey in the front office
if you have any questions.
Kindergarten Round Up
Benson YMCA
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Archived Benson Messages
You will still be able to access past Benson messages,
in addition to the new ones that you see here. CLICK
HERE for our new messages.
Barbara Benson Elementary
12712 Elizabeth Way
Tustin, CA 92780