The Ticasuk Brown Elementary 2017-18 school supply lists are available for viewing and download.

The testing weeks are upon us! All 3^rd - 5^th graders will be taking the statewide PEAKS test, between March 28^th-April 12^th. Students in schools in Barrow, Juneau, Nome, and all places in-between here in Alaska will be taking the same tests as us here at Ticasuk Brown, so you can see how important these tests have become in measuring the progress of our students and our schools. For an up-to-date testing schedule please see below.  As I shared last week, students can’t really study for these tests but you can help us succeed in a few important ways:

1. Attendance is critical. If we do not have 98% of students here at school to take the

            tests, our school automatically “fails” no matter how well the rest of our students do,

            so please make sure your child is here on time.

2. State law mandates that once a student has started a test, the student cannot

            leave the school and return later to finish it, so please do not pull your child from

            the building for appointments over their testing days. Please contact the office

            as soon as possible if you have further questions or concerns.

3. Thanks for continuing to make sure your child is well rested and well fed

            each day, but especially during these days of testing. Alert brains and satisfied

            tummies always help students do their best!

4. Finally, it’s always a good idea to have a pep talk at home with your child

            about slowing down and taking time to do their very best on these tests. You

won’t receive your child’s test results until the summer and these won’t

            impact his/her report card, but we want our students to “show off” a bit and let the

            rest of the state know just how smart our Ticasuk Ptarmigans really are! Thanks for

            the encouragement at home!

Peaks Testing Calendar

3rd Grade-March 28-29th

4th Grade-April 4-6th

5th Grade-April 11-12th

Monday, August 15 from 5:30-6:30 pm

• Meet the Staff-see old and new friends

• Learn your student’s class placement for the new school year.

• Join the PTA. Sign up to be one of our AWESOME VOLUNTEERS.

First day of school: Wednesday, August 17, 9:00am-3:30pm

School Pictures for Pre-K, 1st and 2nd grade: Wednesday, September 28

School Pictures for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade: Tuesday, September 27

Project 360 is at Ticasuk Brown Elementary