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Thank you to the Community Foundation of Louisville for coming to Young Elementary on April 4th to celebrate their Year One partnership with DonorsChoose.org. We were happy to host the event and show our gratitude for their support in helping fund projects at our school and across JCPS. We look forward to Year Two!
Check out the pictures from the celebration:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cflouisville/sets/72157629847932569/
Important Dates:
Wednesday, May 9 - Tuesday, May 15-- State Student Assessments
Here at Young, we instruct students in the core academic areas and give them opportunities to apply their new knowledge and skills. We also help them to become familiar with these new testing practices. There are many changes with the state student assessments this year:
- The window is shorter (5 days) and takes place later in the year than in years previous.
- It is a new test called the K-Prep that is based on the new national common core standards in math and language arts adopted this school year.
- The format will be different. In the past, the tests were multiple choice and Open Response Question. Now there are multiple choice, short answer and extended response.
An article that explains more about the new Kentucky student assesments can be found at: http:www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/01/30/20mct_kynewtest.html
Monday, May 21 Field Day
Tuesday, May 22 No School (Elections)
Monday, May 28 No School (Memorial Day)
Wednesday, May 30 Last Day of School
Young Elementary World School is Kentucky's first authorized primary school for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme.We earned this prestigious recognition in December 2010.
The IB is a nonprofit educational foundation foused on the whole child. IB World Schools share a common philosophy- a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education- that Young believes is important to our students. The Primary Years Programme prepares students by developing skills and constructing knowledge needed in the the 21st century. Our aim is to provide students learning for life and to help them become global citizens.
Only schools authorized by the IB can offer any of its three academic programs; the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), or the Diploma Programme. To learn more, go to http://www.ibo.org/pyp/ .
Mission Statement:
Young Elementary strives to develop internationally-minded students in pursuit of knowledge as they assume responsibility in shaping their community.