Spring break is upon us and closely behind is

our AzMerit assessment. While some may

approach this time of year with a bit of trepi-

dation, I prefer to look upon it as an oppor-

tunity to reveal the impressive gains that our

student body has achieved during the school

year.

There is currently much debate about the

methods that the government chooses to

evaluate how our schools are progressing.

Some of the discussion is valid and we are

constantly researching methods to make the

assessment process less intimidating and

more relevant.

We must be careful how we communicate

with our children about the assessment.

When I was a child, my mother related to me

that she had a deathly fear of math and that

she was never very good in this subject. I in

turn, feared math and never considered myself

very good at it. Until I changed my perspective

and learned to embrace the fact that math

takes time and effort, fearing math became a

self-fulfilling prophecy. I have since learned to

love math and embrace the challenges that this

subject presents. We must change our own

attitudes about assessments and teach our chil-

dren that they are not to be feared, rather cele-

brated as a time to show off their skills and

knowledge.

Very shortly you will be receiving communica-

tions concerning the AzMerit assessment

schedule. Please speak with your children and

encourage them to do their best and not be

anxious. Remember, your children pick up on

your attitudes and beliefs. Let’s be positive and

encouraging concerning assessments!

AzMerit is Almost Here, Time for Us to Shine!

March Newsletter

We still have many more fun and exciting events coming up over the next few months! If you would like to volunteer for an event, find out what the PTO is up to or even join our organization, please join us at our next PTO meeting that will be held on Wednesday, April 13th at 3:30pm in the Library.

Greetings Rosefield Parents,

The Imagine Rosefield PTO would like to send out a very big THANK YOU to our wonder-ful families, awesome parent volunteers, sup-portive teachers & administration for attend-ing our annual Spring Carnival. This year's car-nival was a huge success with record breaking attendance. Many families came out to enjoy games, inflatables, food, prizes and even a dinosaur! Families also enjoyed face painting, a climbing wall and a DJ. Thank you for help-ing us put on such a FUN event.

Our organization has truly thrived this school year with our big Apex fun run, dine-out nights and dress down days! With the money raised so far we have been able to purchase 45 Chromebooks and 18 iPads for our classrooms. Thank you families for your support and contributions to the PTO. We could not have done it without your support!

March Events:

Event Date

Spring Break 14-18

No School– Spring

Holiday

25

PTO Book Fair 28-4/1

Character Assembly

& Early Release Day

30

PTO Dine Out @ Freddy’s

31

April Events

Kinder Grad Pictures 6

PTO Meeting @ 3:30 13

Sports Banquet @

6pm

14

Points of Interest:

Time for Us to Shine!

PTO Update

Mrs. Rogers’ Neighbor-

hood

Character Corner

Specials Scoop

Prep Surprise News

Counselor’s Blog

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Upcoming Events:

March 28th through April 1st- Scholastic Book Fair

Wed, March 31st- Freddy’s Dine Out Night

Wed, April 13th- PTO Meeting at 3:30pm in the Library

Roadrunner Gazette

The ‘Specials’ Scoop– What’s going on in Specials!

Physical Education – School-wide we finished up the

Presidential Fitness Challenge! Kinder and 1st Grade

dabbled in dodgeball and now moved on to musical

hoops. 2nd Grade through 5th Grade enjoyed an old fa-

vorite of steal the bacon and they too have moved on to

musical hoops!

Music – Music classes have been a little 'whacky' lately,

we have been learning how to play with boom-whackers!

We played some simple mystery tunes and are beginning

to play chords as well! Our goal is to learn how to play

the Eye of the Tiger! In 3rd grade we have begun Record-

er Karate and have learned how to read and play 3 notes

and Hot Cross Buns! Our recital will be in the beginning

of May.

Technology – Reading Comprehension is alive and well

in technology utilizing Reading Eggs and Reading Egg-

spress. It establishes individual reading levels and then

equips students with increased reading proficiency. All

the while earning and spending their hard earned egg

money! Engagement is at an all-time high.

Library - A lot of input from students on “Natural disasters”

is being shared in the library. Many students have noticed

that in Arizona, we are very lucky as we don’t experience

some of the devastating disasters like other parts of the

United States do.

Art – This month in Art, K-1st graders are learning how to

use oil pastels. They are creating ocean water for their

boat drawing. 2nd and 3rd graders watched a power point

on "OP Art" (Optical Illusion) art work and are in the process

of creating their own "OP Art". 4th and 5th graders are fin-

ishing up their Contour drawings of an Anchor.

Character - This month we will be focusing school wide

on the character trait of perseverance!

Evaluate: End of Year Testing

The purpose of state and benchmark testing is to meas-

ure progress of learning. It helps guide instruction and gives

us insight into the needs of each individual student. Stu-

dents in grades 3-5 will be taking AzMerit in the month of

April and in the month of May all students will be taking the

STAR benchmark assessments for reading and math. We

encourage our students to try their best, so their tests are

an accurate reflection of what they can do.

How can parents equip their child to ensure they are suc-

cessful on assessments? There are many things parents can

help with to ensure success on assessments. First, have rou-

tines established so your child gets a good night sleep. Re-

search shows a child that is tired will not be as attentive.

Also, allow time for a healthy breakfast, or encourage your

child to eat breakfast at school. Support homework being

done independently by being available for questions, but

allow your child to persevere through their work. Remem-

ber, homework is a review of what has already been taught, if you

see your child struggling and getting frustrated please communi-

cate to your child’s teacher. Lastly, encourage your child to read

and practice math facts. Students that develop automaticity with

math facts are more equipped to persevere through problem solv-

ing.

Here are some helpful math sites:

www.xtramath.org http://www.math-drills.com/

www.ixl.com www.khanacademy.com

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Mrs. Rogers’ Neighborhood

Mrs. Rogers’ Tip of the Month:

Encourage your child to read over break!

Keeping their brains active over break will en-

sure a smooth transition back to school. Also,

for students in grades 3-5 that participate in

ARC, if they read and turn in a project after

break they will earn a dress down ticket.

News & Ideas from Our Wonderful Data / Instruction Coach...

Remind 101. Thank you for continuing to partner with us

through a variety of communication methods.

Character Council: The next Character Council Meeting will be held on Thursday April 14th from 3:15 to 4:00pm. Par-ents must pick up their child at Ms. Morgan’s classroom room #154 promptly at 4:00.

If you would like to actively partner with us and join the Char-

acter Committee please contact Christy Rogers at

Christine.Rogers@imagineschools.com

March is Perseverance and April is Citizenship

Establish: One of our Character goals this year is com-

municating regularly with parent’s about their child’s

progress. We know how important it is to partner with

parents to ensure the success of all of our students.

Teachers have a variety of ways they communicate with

parents. Most recently, in February we held our APTT

nights that communicated specific data to parents about

their child.

Teachers also use Friday Folders to send home com-

munication and graded work. Teachers also create

newsletters to inform parents on things that are happen-

ing in the classroom. In some grade levels agendas are

utilized for communication about behavior and home-

work. Many teachers are also using technology for com-

munication such as Class Dojo, PowerSchool, emails and

Imagine Prep Surprise is very excited to announce that

our school is one of only two schools in the United

States and one of approximately twenty schools in the

entire world chosen for the honor of piloting Cam-

bridge's Global Perspectives program for middle

school. Ms. Meunier and Mrs. Boven will head to Cam-

bridge University in London this April and join fellow pilot

teachers from all over the world to learn more about the

program and plan for its inception in Fall of 2016. Other

countries participating in the pilot include Albania, China,

Germany, India, Malaysia, Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan,

Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Zim-

babwe, and our fellow Americans from Michigan! We are

extremely honored to have been chosen for this opportuni-

ty to work directly with the Cambridge Global Perspectives

team and teachers and students from across the globe to

bring this program to our students here at Imagine Prep

Surprise.

Already a favorite course of many of our AS level upper

division students, the Cambridge Global Perspectives pro-

gram is at the very heart of our mission, developing young

minds and hearts into active and aware global citizens.

Through a series of challenges, learners will explore vari-

ous issues at the personal, local, and global levels while

simultaneously developing necessary 21st century skills:

confidence in communication and collaboration, responsi-

bility and respect for self and others, reflective in thought and

practice, critical thinking and the ability to problem-solve inno-

vatively, and the ability to be engaged participants in their

local and global community.

In addition, learners develop the research and analytical skills

necessary in becoming critical consumers of information that

are not content specific but can be applied to any course of

study throughout their education and work life. Cambridge

Global Perspectives also offers teachers and learners the

ability to connect content and skills across the curriculum,

thus making learning more meaningful and lasting to stu-

dents. As learners continue to develop throughout the course

of Secondary and Advanced Level Global Perspectives, they

are developing both the interpersonal and thinking skills

which can be utilized as they tackle real world issues with

others from various backgrounds and understandings. Imag-

ine Prep Surprise agrees that these are the skills vital to our

learners meaningfully contributing to a thriving 21st Century

world.

Humbly yours,

Chris McComb, M.Ed.

Principal

Imagine Prep Surprise

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Character Corner

Character Quote of the Month:

“Many of life’s failures are people who did

not realize how close they were to success

when they gave up.” – Thomas A. Edison

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