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September 14, 2015 Issue #8 Weekly Communication

Change of Date: Above and Under Water Social!
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The date of our first social will now be on Friday, October 23 from 3:306:00 pm! This will be one of two socials held 2
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quarter. Our Social Compact and Waiver will be available the week of October 12 . A Social Compact and Waiver must be
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signed and returned prior to purchasing a ticket. Tickets will go on sale for $7 starting on October 19 during both lunches.
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Please come out and enjoy the LHS Homecoming Parade instead on September 18 !
Congratulations to our GeoBee Finalists!
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Great job to all of our finalists who will compete this week (Thursday, September 17 @ 6;30 pm) at the school level GEOBee
Competition: Ryan Raimondi, Trevor Austin, Ryan Cook, Mason Lyman, Sean Cameron, Remington Freeman, Michaela
Raneri, Gauriel Curameng, Ethan Van Hook, Emily Redman, Payton Anthony, Marcus Delgado, Brody McClure, Lexington
Freeman, Jessica Derksen
Odyssey of the Mind Parent Information Meeting!
Want more information about Odyssey of the Mind? Want to know the problem synopses for this year? Want to know the how
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you can be a part of this fun filled event? Come to the Parent Information Meeting Tuesday, September 15 at 6:45 in the
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Edna Hill Theatre. The tournament date is scheduled for Saturday, March 5 at Edna Hill. For more information please contact
Leann Weibert at blweibert@yahoo.com
Student Led Conferences Next WEEK! Sept. 21st 25th!
Fall Student Led Conferences take place next week. During this time, your student will share their SMART goals for the year
and share their dreams with their families and Advisory Teacher. Please contact the school immediately if you do not have a
conference scheduled. Also, make note that Monday Friday 9/21-9/25 are adjusted days with a release time of 1:04 pm.

The CAASPP
At the end of last year our students in grades 6-8 participated in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). As part of this
assessment system students were given a new assessment called the Smarter Balanced Assessment. This assessment is designed to measure student
knowledge of subject matter (English language arts and mathematics), critical thinking, analytical writing, and problem solving skills needed in order to be
prepared for and succeed in todays world .Like the new academic standards we are implementing, these new tests are too fundamentally different from the
tests students used to take to make any reliable comparisons between old scores and new. New textbooks and materials have only been in place in our
classrooms within the last few years. Thats why this years test results will only establish a baseline for the progress we expect students to make over time.
Lastly, we expect parent copies of student scores to be delivered to us from the state within the next few weeks. Once they are received we will work quickly to
get these distributed and out to parents. We also suggest that you not be discouraged by scores. They will not be used to make decisions about whether or not
a student moves on to the next grade. Rather, the results will provide an opportunity to focus on the needs of students and to inform/support teachers and
schools in their work.

Edna Hill Sports:

9/14: Wrestling Meet @ Adams Middle School, 4:006:30 pm

Important Dates to Remember at Edna Hill Middle School

School GEOBee Finals: 9/17 @ 6:30 pm
Student Led Conferences 9/21-9/25
BOBCart: 9/25 during both lunches
Fall Break: 9/2810/9
Above and Under Water Social 10/23 (GYM)@ 3:30-6:00pm

This is IT!
Living the Key of This Is It! means
to develop the ability to focus our
attention on the present moment,
knowing that how much attention
we pay to now determines the
quality of our tomorrow.

Contact Us:
School Office: 925-513-6440 Fax: 925-513-0696 Attendance Line: 925-513-6441 Web: www.brentwood.k12.ca.us
Principal: Kirsten Jobb kjobb@brentwood.k12.ca.us
Vice-Principal: Laura Hallberg lhallberg@brentwood.k12.ca.us
Vice-Principal: Dan Hawley dhawley@brentwood.k12.ca.us
Counselor: Saraina Silva ssilva@brentwood.k12.ca.us
Parents Club President: Leann Weibert 513-6440 x4096 ehmsparentsclub@yahoo.com