This week at Park Street we are celebrating our Exceptional Learners! Each day is a different spirit day!

• Monday: Wear blue and yellow.
• Tuesday: Wear your exceptionally craziest socks.
• Wednesday: Wear a superhero shirt.
• Thursday: Wear your favorite college shirt.
• Friday: Wear your best exceptional t-shirt or wear blue for Autism Awareness.

• GAA Testing continues for grades 3-5.
• MAP Testing for those who participate will be April 16 and April 17.
• Please use the link below to complete the Georgia Department of Education Parent Survey!
• The Lion King performance by the Performing Panthers on April 18 at 6:00 in the PSE gym.

Our students who are in grades 3-5 will participate (if applicable) in the state assessment, Georgia Alternate Assessment 2.0 (GAA). The testing window opens March 25.

https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/GAA_2.aspx

Our team from left to right: Ms. Turnbull (SC3), Mrs. Banks (SC6), Mrs. Bassery (SC2), Mrs. Speaks (SC3), Ms. Gay (SC1), and Ms. Payne (SC1)!

Ms. Nia is working with Mrs. Banks. Mrs. Moore is working with Mrs. Bassery!

Emails:

jpayne@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

nbassery@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

eturnbull@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

tbanks@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

The SC classes use an adapted curriculum called enCore! There are a total of 36 units, and those units are banded by grade levels. All of our classes have multiple grade levels. Due to this, some classes might use two units simultaneously. For example, a class might use a unit for kindergarten through second and a different unit for grades third through fifth. Each unit consist of an adapted fiction book and an adapted nonfiction book. It takes six weeks to complete one full unit with three weeks per book.

For more information on our wonderful curriculum please visit the link below!

We have started GAA testing. Students who are not being assessed began their nonfiction units.

In social studies, students were working on economic understandings.

In literacy, we will continue working in our fiction units. Each book has a variety of phonics built in. This changes every day. Depending on the book, the phonics could range from letter identification, letter sounds, counting syllables, or decoding words.

• Ms. Payne is using the book Life Cycle of a Butterfly.
  
• Mrs. Bassery is using the books Life Cycle of a Chicken and All About Water.
• Mrs. Banks is using the book Energy and Motion.
• Ms. Turnbull is using the book Telling Time.

Our third-fifth graders will continue participating in their state assessment, Georgia Alternate Assessment 2.0 (GAA)

Mrs. Banks' class does not participate in state in assessments due to their grade-levels. This week her class will work on the following:

-ELA: Action Verbs and Opinion Writing

-Math: Shapes

-Social Studies: Economic Understandings

- Science: Light and Sound

In social studies we will continue working on economic understanding which ranges from needs and wants to budgeting.

Cooking is an important life skill our students will need to learn. At home, you can use visual recipes to help your child begin learning these important skills!

• March 25: Georgia Alternate Assessment 2.0 window opens for grades 3-5
• April 16-17 : MAP Testing
• April 18: The Lion King performance at 6:00.
• April 25: DSS Parent Webinar
• April 29: Georgia Milestones begins
• May 17: Field Day
• May 21: Awards Day (more information coming soon)
• May 23: Last Day of School!

Department of Student Services (DSS) will be offering Parent Academy Webinars! These webinars are on Microsoft Teams. There will be an interpreter for each session.

• Park Street is a uniform school. Below is a copy of our uniform policy. Your child is expected to be in uniform Monday-Thursday.
• Birthday parties are not permitted. However, birthday cupcakes are allowed during lunch time.
  
• If there is a change in transportation arrangements, we require notice from the parent before allowing students to be transported by anyone other than a parent. You may send in a note with your child or email parkstreet@marietta-city.org with the details of the change.
  
• When a student arrives late (after 8:30), an adult must sign the student in at the office.
  
• If a child is out for any portion of the school day, the missed time is recorded as a tardy. A note sent in the morning will help us to have your child ready. To avoid interruptions to instruction, no student will be released between 2:45 and 3:15.