<span style="color: #008000">Important Dates: </span>

<strong><span style="color: #008000">TENTATIVE ISAT DATES</span></strong><span style="color: #008000">:  ALL STUDENTS MUST BE PRESENT!!!</span>

<span style="color: #008000">Monday, March 1</span><sup><span style="color: #008000">st</span></sup><span style="color: #008000">:  NO SCHOOL</span>

<span style="color: #008000">Tuesday:  March 2</span><sup><span style="color: #008000">nd</span></sup><span style="color: #008000">: SAT10 TESTING IN READING (Morning) ISAT TESTING IN WRITING (Afternoon)</span>

<span style="color: #008000">Wednesday, March 3</span><sup><span style="color: #008000">rd</span></sup><span style="color: #008000">:  SAT10 TESTING IN MATH (Morning)</span>

<span style="color: #008000">Thursday, March 4</span><sup><span style="color: #008000">th</span></sup><span style="color: #008000">:  ISAT TESTING IN READING (Morning)</span>

<span style="color: #008000">Friday, March 5</span><sup><span style="color: #008000">th</span></sup><span style="color: #008000">:  ISAT TESTING IN MATH (Morning)</span>

<span style="color: #008000">Monday, March 8</span><sup><span style="color: #008000">th</span></sup><span style="color: #008000">:  ISAT TESTING IN READING (Morning)</span>

<span style="color: #008000">Tuesday, March 9</span><sup><span style="color: #008000">th</span></sup><span style="color: #008000">:  ISAT TESTING IN MATH (Morning)</span>

<span style="color: #008000">PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS IN SCHOOL AT 8:55AM EVERYDAY.  IT IS VERY DISRUPTIVE WHEN YOUR CHILDIS EVEN 5 MINUTES DURING A TESTING DAY!</span>

<span style="color: #008000"><strong>Tardies/Absences</strong></span>

<span style="color: #008000"> <span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #008000">Starting MONDAY, students must come to school by 8:55am. </span><strong><span style="color: #008000">If students come to school at 9:00am, they will be considered tardy.</span></strong><span style="color: #008000"> Please remember that after a certain number of tardies, it will be considered an absence.  Please also remember that as part of the promotion policy, if your child has </span><strong><span style="color: #008000">more than 9 unexcused absences, they will have to go to summer school.</span></strong><span style="color: #008000"> This is why I have asked several parents for notes about your child’s absences.  Tardies after a certain time are also considered an absence.  Please call the office if you are concerned about your child’s tardies.</span></span></span>

<span style="color: #008000"><strong>Instruction for the Week</strong></span>

<span style="color: #008000"> This is the last week of instruction before ISAT TESTING.  Students will have continuous practice in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics using the ISAT Practice book as well as playing games to get ready.  Students are excused from reading for 30 minutes during this week.  Students must work on their ISAT Math book as well as ISAT practice problems for this week.</span>

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<span style="color: #008000">Social Studies, Science, and Art will be conducted in March.</span>

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<span style="color: #008000">Please email me at </span><a href="mailto:ssprasad-hei@cps.edu"><span style="color: #008000">ssprasad-hei@cps.edu</span></a><span style="color: #008000"> if you have any questions.</span>