<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(251,2,7)">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact <a href="mailto:ToniaColeman@berkeley.net"><span class="gmail-s1" style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">susilopez@berkeley.net</span></a> with questions.</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:11px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:11px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear Parents & Guardians of Incoming BHS Students:</p>
<p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The World Languages placement test for incoming students will take place on <b>Saturday, May 22nd</b>. The test for students taking a Spanish or Mandarin placement test will start at 9:30 AM. The test for students taking a French placement test will start at 11:00 AM. </p>
<p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Who Should Take This Test?</b></p>
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<li class="gmail-li6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s2">Students with little or no previous language experience are <i>automatically</i> placed in level 1. They <b>DO NOT</b> need to take this test. <br>
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<li class="gmail-li6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s2">Students who have completed two years of the same language in middle school will be placed in Level 2. This includes students from within BUSD, as well as from private and independent schools. They <b>DO NOT</b> need to take this test<br>
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<li class="gmail-li6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s2">Students who were in a level at BHS last year, will move on to the next logical level, provided they got a passing grade in the previous class. They <b>DO NOT</b> need to take this test. <br>
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<li class="gmail-li6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s2">Do you want to skip a level? Do you want to start at a level that is higher than one of the above automatic placements? </span><span class="gmail-s3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,11)"><b>THIS TEST IS FOR YOU and you need to register</b></span><span class="gmail-s2"><b>. </b><br>
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<p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">In order for a student to participate in one of these tests, you must do the following:</p>
<ol class="gmail-ol1">
<li class="gmail-li6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s2">Complete <a href="https://forms.gle/nYjWBcmaojNXEeacA"><span class="gmail-s1" style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">this</span></a> registration form only once, please. Students who did not not pre-register will <b>NOT</b> be able to take the test. </span><span class="gmail-s3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,11)">The registration must be completed by MAY 7.</span><span class="gmail-s2"><br>
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<li class="gmail-li6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s2">After you complete the registration, look for a confirmation email and the Zoom link by </span><span class="gmail-s3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,11)">May 15th.</span><span class="gmail-s2"><br>
</span></li>
<li class="gmail-li6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s2">Your student should be prepared to do a one-on-one oral proficiency test with a language teacher. They will then receive a link with the writing portion of the test. The students will be monitored by a teacher on Zoom while they complete the written part.Students will enter the Zoom waiting room and will be called on one by one by the moderator to verify registration. Depending on the number of people testing, students could be in the waiting room for a long time. Be patient. Wait in the room until you are invited into the main session.<br>
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<p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The placement results will be sent to parents and guardians within five days. Please have your student be ready to stay on Zoom for approximately two hours. It will be best if the student uses a computer to take the placement test. As a reminder, we will use both the oral and written tests to determine the appropriate placement. Academic dishonesty of any kind including the use of electronic translators, such as Google Translate, is <b>prohibited</b> and will void results. </p>
<p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b>PLEASE NOTE that </b><span class="gmail-s3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,11)">students who are unable</span> to attend the May 22nd placement test will be assessed by their assigned language teacher when the 2021-22 school year starts. Once we receive the results of the placement test, we will make the recommendation to the counselor. No level changes can happen before then.</p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p11" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p12" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(24,25,27)"><b>_____________________________</b></p>
<p class="gmail-p13" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">Nicole Chee, Jenny Fosket, Chaghig Walker, and Charlotte Le Liboux are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the Etree; please direct any questions about the Etree to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>.</p>
<p class="gmail-p14" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(62,0,63)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p15" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(12,97,171)"><span class="gmail-s5" style="color:rgb(70,103,157)">BHS Etree archives: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p15" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(12,97,171)"><span class="gmail-s5" style="color:rgb(70,103,157)">BHS website: <a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p13" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">BUSD 2020-2021 Calendar:<span class="gmail-s6" style="color:rgb(15,121,165)"> <a href="https://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2020-21-BUSDCalendar_5.15.19.pdf"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">2020-2021 Calendar</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p13" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación: <a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</span></a></p>
<p class="gmail-p14" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(62,0,63)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p13" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">To post a message, send to: <a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs@lmi.net</span></a>.</p>
<p class="gmail-p14" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(62,0,63)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p13" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">To <span class="gmail-s7" style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(251,0,7)">unsubscribe</span> from the Etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: unsubscribe. The request must be sent from the email address that is subscribed to the list. If that does not work, visit the URL at the bottom of each message, or put your email address at the end of this URL: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/</span></a>, or contact the Etree moderators at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-owner@lmi.net.</span></a></p>
<p class="gmail-p14" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(62,0,63)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p16" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">To <span class="gmail-s8" style="text-decoration-line:underline">subscribe</span> to the Etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: subscribe</p><div><font face="Arial" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:11px"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>