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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:red'>Do not reply to this email, contact Vernon Walton,</span></font> <a href="mailto:vernon_walton@berkeley.k12.ca.us">vernon_walton@berkeley.k12.ca.us</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><o:p> </o:p></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><o:p> </o:p></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>STAR TESTING<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Beginning Tuesday April 26th Berkeley High School will be administering<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>the STAR test to all 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students. Testing will end<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>on Friday, April 29th.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Below is a summary of testing days for STAR:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>On Tuesday April 26th, all 9th, 10th and 11th grade students should report<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>at 8:30 to their second period class for English Language Arts testing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Seniors will stay at home in the morning and attend periods 4, 5, and 6<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>beginning at 12:56 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>On Wednesday April 27th, all 9th, 10th and 11th grade students should<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>report at 8:30 to their second period class for Math testing. Seniors will<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>stay at home in the morning and attend periods 4, 5, and 6 beginning at<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>12:56 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>On Thursday April 28th all 10th grade students should report to their 2nd<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>period class to take the 10th grade Life Science test beginning at 8:30am.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All students taking a science course will take their content specific<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>science tests beginning at 10:35 am. Seniors will have the mornings off<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>and will report to periods 2, 3, and 1 beginning at 1:37 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>On Friday, April 29th 10th and 11th grade students will report to their<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>2nd period class at 8:30 for History testing. Freshmen and seniors will<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>report to school for periods 2,3 and 1 at 12:01 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>In an effort to increase participation rates this year Berkeley High<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>School will institute make-up testing. Students who are not present when<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>the CST is administered will be pulled from their classes to take make-up<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>tests. Please encourage your student to come to the main administration of<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>the test so that they do not miss valuable class time to complete their<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>STAR testing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If you have questions about the STAR test contact counselor Molly Offerman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>or vice principal Vernon Walton.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><o:p> </o:p></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>______________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Diane Douglas, Marguerite Fa-Kaji and Pat Anderson are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the etree; please direct any questions to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></font></a>. </span></font><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>BHS etree archives: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></font></a>; BHS PTSA website: <a href="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/" title="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/</span></font></a>. 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