All students in grades K-8 (distance learners and on-campus) will be taking part in our annual standardized testing through MAP Growth assessments beginning Monday, November 2nd. Teachers have until November 13th to complete three hour-long subtests in their classrooms in Reading, Math, and Language.

You can help your student(s) test successfully by:

• Scheduling non-urgent appointments in the afternoon (testing is usually done first thing in the morning)
• Making sure your student is on time for school
• Serving your student a healthy breakfast, including foods rich in protein
• Ensuring your student gets a good night's sleep

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Kara, School Counselor, at kwarner@gracelcms.net

Parents must sign-up for Parent-Teacher Conferences by November 15th HERE or below.

Be sure to sign up under the correct teacher.

Middle School families do not have to sign up for a conference with all Middle School teachers unless you request one with a specific teacher or a teacher requests one with you. Middle School students need to be in attendance during the conference.

Good Afternoon Parents,

We pray that the school year is going well for your family. Thank you for being flexible as we navigate all the changes this year. We are a few weeks away from Parent-Teacher Conferences. As we review how to safely host conferences this year, we need to make a few changes.

All conferences will be held online via Zoom and will last the standard 20 minutes like in the past. To give the teachers time to prepare the technology between meetings, we will schedule the conference start times every thirty minutes.

To create the flexibility for teachers to schedule meetings with every family, there will be no classes for the students on Friday, Nov. 20th allowing for a full day of conferences. We will have minimum school days on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 18th and 19th, and there will be no school on Friday, Nov. 20th to allow the full day for Parent-Teacher Conferences.

We know that this Friday was not listed on the calendar as a non-school day, so we thank you for your understanding. It will help our teachers to be fully prepared for each family’s conference. For those families that will need child care, we will have extended care open Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, as well as all day Friday.

The Parent-Teacher Conference sign-ups will be live this Friday in the Paw Prints. Please make sure you sign-up for a time with your child's teacher.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Ben Elliott

Superintendent

760.747.3029 x7105

November

• 6 Minimum day (end of grading period) 11:30 AM dismissal
• 11 Veteran's Day (No Preschool/K-8 school/Daycare)
• 18 & 19 K-8 Minimum days for Parent-Teacher Conferences
• 20 K-8 No School for Parent-Teacher Conferences
• 23-27 K-8 Thanksgiving Break
• 23-24 Preschool & Daycare OPEN
• 25, 26, 27 NO Preschool or Daycare

An updated one-page calendar can be found HERE.

Email: vlippman@gracelcms.net
Website: https://graceschoolescondido.org/
Location: 643 West 13th Avenue, Escondido, CA, USA
Phone: 760-747-3029
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraceEscondido