Here is the latest update from Principal Gretchen!
Here are older Tuesday Telegraphs if you need to catch up.
Hello Home Link!!
Last night I had the opportunity to share highlights from our wonderful program with our community at our school board meeting. Thank you to those of you that attended and to those students and parents that participated in the presentation. We are truly blessed by our school community.
I have highlighted a few notes here in this email, but please click on the attachment for more information.
Have a wonderful week!
Staff Appreciation Week
Next week, May 5-8, I want to remind our wonderful specialists and other Home Link staff how much we appreciate them. I know so many of you make fabulous homemade goodies. HERE is a sign up if you would like to share some "Sweet Treats" with our staff next week.
Annual State Testing Information and Schedule
Dear Parents of Super Testers,
It’s almost testing time again! We’re excited to share some new ideas we have in store for this testing season.
This year, we're introducing a Superhero Theme to add a bit of fun to what can sometimes feel like a stressful time. We encourage your children to wear a Superhero T-shirt or cape if they’d like!
All tests are untimed, which means students may finish at different times. To help with this, we’re implementing a new pick-up process for when your child completes their testing. This change aims to maintain a quiet testing environment and ensure a safe pick-up for everyone.
Students can be dropped off at the gym starting at 8:45 am. Feel free to wait with them until 9 am, when they’ll head to their individual testing rooms with their proctors. We kindly ask that all students remain in their testing rooms until break time at 10:15 am. During this break, they will enjoy snacks and games in the gym!
After break, students who are finished will head to the art and woodworking portables, where you’ll be called to pick them up. If they’d like to take more time on their tests, they can return to their testing rooms. Once they finish, they’ll come out to the portable, and you’ll be notified. If a student isn’t finished by the end of their session, they may arrange with their proctor to complete it at another time. We’ll also have a make-up day on June 2nd at 9 am for students of all ages.
We’re looking forward to a smooth, calm, and hopefully fun couple of weeks ahead! If you have any questions about testing, please don’t hesitate to reach out ahead of time to our testing coordinator, Richelle Harget, at 509-468-3363.
Thank you, Richelle Harget and the Home Link Team
Please refer to our testing schedule below.
SBA: Daily/Weekly Schedule
Week 1: May 19-22, 2025
Monday: ELA CAT (3rd- 7th grade)
Tuesday: Math CAT and PT (3rd -7th grade)
Wednesday: ELA PT (3rd - 7th grade)
Thursday: Science (5th grade only)
Last names A-K
8:45: Gather in the gym
9:00: Welcome- students dismissed to classrooms. Testing session begins.
10:15: Break/Snack time in gym.
10:30: Finished students will go to the art portable and parents will be called for parent pickup. Unfinished students will return to their classrooms to complete the test.
11:30- Testing session ends.
Last names L-Z
12:45: Gather in the gym.
1:00: Welcome- students dismissed to classrooms. Testing session begins.
2:15: Break/Snack time in gym.
2:30: Finished students will go to the art portable and parents will be called for parent pickup. Unfinished students will return to their classrooms to complete the test.
3:30: Testing session ends.
Week 2: May 27-30, 2025
Tuesday: ELA CAT (8th and 10th grades)
Wednesday: Math CAT and PT (8th and 10th grades)
Thursday: ELA PT (8th and 10th grades)
Friday: Science (8th and 11th grades)
8:45: Gather in the gym
9:00: Welcome- students dismissed to classrooms. Testing session begins.
10:15: Break/Snack time in gym.
10:30: Finished students will go to the art portable and parents will be called for parent pickup. Students who walk home or drove themselves may check out at the portable and leave at this time. Unfinished students will return to their classrooms to complete the test.
11:30: Testing session ends.
Outdoor Ed Mandatory Parent Information Meeting
Do you have a child in Home Link who will be in grades 4-8 next year?
Maybe they would be interested in coming to Outdoor Ed. at beautiful Camp Gifford?
Outdoor Ed. is held every Tuesday at Camp Gifford from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
There is a bus that leaves DPHL at 8:30a.m., and returns at 2:30 a.m.
Prospective OED students and their parent(s) can come learn about OED, and how you can apply to join us.
There will be mandatory Parent/Student orientations held at DPHL in the Training Room.
May 8th at 3:30 PM
OR
May 13th at 6:00 PM.
You will be able to pick up your application at the orientation.
