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6th GRADE DANCE

The 6th grade dance will be Friday, February 10th from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. 

Tickets will be sold during lunch Monday the 6th through Thursday the 9th during lunch for $5 each. 

Tickets may also be purchased at the door for $10. 

The attire for the evening is school appropriate casual attire. 

8th Grade Course Selection Parent Meeting

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 (at 6:30 PM)
8th Grade Parent Meeting Regarding Course Selection
Westside High School

Thursday, February 9, 2012 (at 9:30 AM)
8th Grade Student Meeting Regarding Course Selection
West Briar Middle School Auditorium

Monday, February 13, 2012 (all day)
Course Selection Day
8th Grade Small Group Student Sessions
West Briar Middle School Science Classes

West Briar Middle School’s State & District Test Day Policies

Students must place all communication devices (cell phones, etc.) away with personal items during test administrations. 

If a student is found with any communication device at the test site, the student will face a day of in school suspension and will be charged a $25.00 fee to have their device returned to them.

STAAR Test Policy- A four hour time limit has been established by the state for STAAR assessments, as opposed to TAKS which was untimed. 

This four hour limit includes bathroom breaks, water or snack breaks, stretching breaks and medical breaks (e.g. to take medicine).  Breaks for lunch are not included in the four hour time limit.

West Briar Middle School will have early dismissal days this school year along with all other HISD schools for staff development. 

The school hours will be 8:30am to 1:25pm on
January 11th, February 29th, and April 18th. 

If you pick up your child, please be on time.  School buses will run as normal.

STAAR will Replace TAKS in 2011–2012

For years, students have been taking the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) to determine whether they have mastered the material and concepts required for their current grade or course. Beginning in 2011–2012, TAKS will be replaced with a new testing program, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR).

STAAR is expected to be more rigorous than TAKS and is designed to measure whether students are on a path to college and meaningful careers. In general, questions on the new exams will have multiple steps and will require higher–level thinking. Students will also have a time limit to complete the tests. For more information, visit www.houstonisd.org/STAAR

STAAR reemplazará el TAKS para el 2011-2012

Por varios años, los estudiantes han tomado la evaluación de conocimientos y capacidades (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills o TAKS) para determinar si han aprendido los conceptos y material requerido para su grado o curso. Desde 2011-2012, TAKS será reemplazado con un nuevo programa de evaluación, el Examen estatal de preparación académica (STAAR).

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