Ogden Elementary Newsletter
September 20, 2021
Ogden COVID Dashboard:
Ogden specific COVID 19 case notification information is available on our school’s webpage https://ogden.vansd.org/
Cases include:
• Only staff members and students with a lab-confirmed positive test or a doctor's note stating that the person
is presumed to be positive.
• Person also must have been in a VPS building or on a VPS bus during their infectious period
(48 hours before they began showing symptoms).
Students and staff who are considered close contacts will always be notified by a VPS administrator or contract tracer. Students and staff members who are not contacted by a VPS administrator or contact tracer have a low risk of exposure to the virus. They may attend school and work as usual.
For more information on VPS’ health and safety practices, please visit https://vansd.org/back-to-school-2021/#details
Additional resources
For more COVID-19 information, please visit Clark County Public Health's website.
Library Times:
Early Release Mondays:
Every Monday through May 16th is a 40-minute early release for teacher collaboration. Students will be dismissed at 2:10 on Mondays.
Virtual Curriculum Night Next Week:
A few classrooms have already communicated virtual Curriculum Night Information to families. The remaining classrooms will have a virtual presentation for parents/guardians the week of September 27th. Specific details, including links, will be emailed to families next Monday, September 27th.
Fall Smarter Balanced Testing:
Dear Family/Guardian,
This fall students in grades 4-5 will take the Smarter Balanced or Washington Access to Instruction and Measurement (WA-AIM) tests in math and English language arts.
Students had limited in-person time in the classroom and likely experienced fewer opportunities to learn last school year. Last spring’s Smarter Balanced and WCAS testing were postponed to fall as we prioritized critical in-person instruction time for the benefit of students, families, and district staff. The WA-AIM spring 2021 window was extended into fall to allow flexibility for teachers and students, based on student need.
Smarter Balanced and WCAS tests were shortened this fall to ensure that students and teachers would have as much time as possible at the start of school year 2021–22 to establish relationships, routines, and activities.
The results from the Smarter Balanced and WA-AIM math and/or English language arts tests provide a picture of whether students across the state are on track to be ready for career or college.
Knowing your student’s achievement level (1 through 4) will provide an important piece of information as the school year progresses. Your student’s teacher will be able to provide more information about your student’s skills in ELA, math, and science. Our school will have access to the Smarter Balanced and WCAS test scores a few days after students complete the online tests. WA-AIM scores will be available in late January.
Most students will take the tests online. Our school is scheduled to take the tests October 4-15.
For more information about the tests, visit: https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/testing/state-testing-overview, and click on the name of the test.
To try out an online Smarter Balanced practice test or WCAS training test, visit: https://wa.portal.cambiumast.com/.
For more information about the WA-AIM tests, visit: https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/testing/state-testing-overview/assessment-students-cognitive-disabilities-wa-aim.
Please call or email Jenelle.Moore@vansd.org if you have questions about state testing.
Thank you for continuing to work with us to make sure your student is successful. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to better support your them. We want your student to leave us with a solid foundation of skills and a future full of opportunities.
Upcoming Dates:
EVERY Monday Early Release at 2:10
October 8th—State In-Service Day for Teachers, No School
October 11th—Picture Day, More Information coming home soon
October 20th—2 Hour Early Release for Parent Teacher Conferences
October 21st and 22nd—No School for Parent Teacher Conferences
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