Pontiac School News

April 26, 2018

Barber Bulletin

SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics will be administered statewide to students in grades 3-8 during the month of May. Below are our school’s testing dates:

Writing on May 15th

Reading on May 16th

Math on May 17th

Science on May 22nd - Grade 4 Only

Social Studies on May 22nd - Grade 5 Only

*3rd grade students do not take Science or Social Studies this year

It is our hope that you will take time to learn more about this assessment. The State Department has posted numerous websites to help you become acclimated with the test and the test format.

It is important that your child be in attendance on these testing days and arrive prior to 8:10am. Students who are absent will be required to complete make up testing upon their return to school. Parents can also help your child prepare by ensuring a good night’s sleep for your child as well as providing a healthy breakfast on these testing days.

As a school, we will continue to motivate our students to do their best on this statewide assessment. Thank you for your continued support!

Living by the Mission statement

Now that you created your family mission statement, make sure it is visible and conspicuous, because it is time to live it! Some families put it in a frame and hang it in different locations in their home as a reminder. Other families repeat their family mission statement at meals to remind them of what their family stands for before they go out the door.

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Testing Schedule

May 15th SC Ready ELA Session One/Writing Grades 3-5

May 16th SC Ready ELA Session Two/Reading Grades 3-5

May 17th SC Ready Math Grades 3-5

May 22nd SC PASS Science Grade 4 Only

May 22nd SC PASS Social Studies Grade 5 Only

(Third grade students do not take the SC PASS tests for science and social studies)

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Mission Statement

The Community and Action Team hope that you and your family have discussed your vision, plan, or goal for your family. Below are the next steps for creating the Mission Statement.

Creating a Mission statement

After defining the outcome, next is to create a family mission statement. In order to do this, figure out what is most important to your family by answering these seven questions:

What is the purpose of our family?
What kinds of things do we want to do?
What kind of feeling do we want to have in our home?
What kind of relationships do we want to have with one another?
What are our family’s priorities?
What are our responsibilities as family members?
How can we contribute to society as a family and become more service-oriented?

Give your children the opportunity to express their feelings of what they think is important to your family. Mission statements do not need to be long or formal, they just need to represent what is important to you and your family. Don’t try to rush this process. This may take a few months! Make sure that your family feels that the mission statement clearly represents what is important to everyone.