May - SC Ready Testing Information
Testing begins next week for grades 3-5. Below are our school-specific testing dates and a few important notes.
Coosa Testing Dates:
Tuesday, May 14: Reading (Gr. 3, 4, 5)
Wednesday, May 15: Writing (Gr. 3, 4, 5)
Tuesday, May 21: Math (Gr. 3, 4, 5)
Wednesday, May 22: Science (Gr. 4 ONLY)
Thursday, May 23: Writing Field Test (Gr. 3, 4, 5)
- We ask that all students come to school well rested, fed, and on time, prepared to do their best.
- Testing begins promptly at 8:00am. Students that arrive late will not be allowed to enter the testing environment. They will be required to test at an alternate time or date.
- During testing students may not be in possession of any electronic device that can be used for communicating, recording, timing, creating images, or storing images. These devices include, but are not limited to, cell phones, media players, electronic readers, smart watches, and headphones. Parents and students should be aware that these devices will be collected by the TA before testing begins. During testing students are prohibited from using the testing device to create, store, or transmit by any means any documents or images. This is a state requirement.
Please contact your child’s teacher or our testing coordinator, Mrs. Roberts, with any questions or concerns.
Beaufort County School District's Five-Year Strategic Plan Meetings
We hope our Coosa community members and families can attend one of the below meetings to share your voice:
Beaufort County School District is excited to invite you to participate in shaping the future of education in Beaufort County!
Join us at one of our six community meetings to share your thoughts, ideas, and aspirations for our schools. Your voice matters; together, we can work towards excellence in education for all our students.
All meetings begin at 6 p.m.
Meeting Details:
May 13 - Whale Branch Early College High School media center
May 14 – Hilton Head Island Middle media center
May 16 - Bluffton Middle School (Spanish language) cafeteria
May 20 - Battery Creek High School media center
May 23 – Bluffton High School cafeteria
Can't make it in person? No problem! You can still share your input online at https://connectbeaufortschools.org/strategic-plan-input from May 6 to the end of May.
National Speech-Language-Hearing Month
Happy National Stuttering Awareness Week!
Trivia Question #1: What do Ed Sheeran, Emily Blunt, James Earl Jones, Joe Biden, and John Stossel have in common?
All of these famous and very successful people are people who stutter – Wow! Even though each one of these individuals is one of the 70 million people who stutter worldwide, they didn’t let it stop them from dreaming BIG and achieving their goals – and if you are someone who stutters, don’t let it stop YOU!
Did you know…
- Stuttering affects 3-4 times as many males as females.
- Approximately 5% of all children go through a period of stuttering that lasts six months or more. Three-quarters of those will recover by late childhood, leaving about 1% with a long-term occurrence.
- Studies show that people who stutter are as intelligent and well-adjusted as those who don’t!
- Speak in an unhurried way, pausing frequently.
- Increase the time that you give your child undivided attention and are listening fully.
- Resist asking questions one after the other.
- Have all members of the family take turns talking and listening.
- Look for ways to use praise to help boost your child’s confidence.
Trivia Question #2: At what age does the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend recreational use of screens? (Answer will be in next week's Bobcat Brief.)
