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Welcome
to the
2010-11 School Year!!!!
By
Principal Sarah Sullivan
Dear
Pershing Families,
Welcome to a new year at Pershing and congratulations to our
families from last year on the outstanding achievement of
your children. The California test results were released
August 16, and the results show very nice growth. Between
all of us - your children, their teachers and you, our
students performed well in all areas, improving more than a
year on average. Well
done!
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2010
Results for the
California State Testing Program
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English
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Math
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Science
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History
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2009
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66.9%
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53.9%
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67.0%
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33.1%
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2010
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71.1%
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55.2%
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71.6%
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46.3%
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Change
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+4.2%
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+1.3%
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+4.6%
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+13.2%
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The California
Department of Education website has the official results
for all schools in California.
I hope families and teachers alike take pride in the
accomplishments of our children. It is not easy to get
students to be our allies and to engage their sense of
ownership in their learning. I continue to be impressed
after ten years of work at Pershing with our collective
ability to connect and to open the hearts and minds of our
students to learning.
There are a
few changes this year in schooldays and policy. Briefly:
No
More Required Supplies:
This will be a change for all of us. Pershing now will
supply all necessary books and materials to your child this
year. Our district's policy of allowing schools to require
that students purchase materials and to charge fees for
participation in certain activities was found to...
(To read
Principal Sullivan's entire letter, please click here.)
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Pershing's
6th Grade/New Student Orientation
Thursday, September 2, 2010
8:00 a.m.
Pershing Auditorium
All incoming 6th grade parents and students as
well as new 7th and 8th grade students and their families
are encouraged to attend our 6th Grade/New Student Orientation
on September 2nd at 8:00 a.m. in the Pershing Auditorium.
At the orientation, you will hear from
various staff including Principal Sarah Sullivan, the
vice-principal, and our 6th grade, elective, and PE teaching
teams.
PE Uniforms: Per district
guidelines, it is not mandatory that parents buy the
Pershing-logo PE uniforms for their children. The PE
teachers will go over all new rules and regulations with
their students during the first week of school. However, for
those who wish to purchase PE uniforms from the school, they
will be on sale after the 6th Grade Orientation on September
2nd.
To learn more
about this informative event,
please click
here.
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