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
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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