Important DatesMay 29 Memorial Day, No School June 14 PTSA Meeting, 6:00 pm June 19 Juneteenth, No School June 21 8th Grade Promotion, 10:45am June 22 Last Day of School, 7:45am-9:45am
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Greetings Chinook Middle School Community,
We will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week May 8-12. We all know Chinook has amazing teachers who go above and beyond to support their students every day. Join us in celebrating our teachers by sending a note of appreciation. Chinook Staff – Chinook Middle School (bsd405.org). News and updates below. In Partnership, James Peterson Principal |
Smarter Balanced and Modified Schedules
All students will take the Smarter Balanced Assessment as scheduled below:
- May 9: English Language Arts Computer Adaptive Assessment
- May 11: English Language Arts Performance Task
- May 16: Math Computer Adaptive Assessment
- May 18: Math Performance Task
- All 8th Grade students will take the Science Test (Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science—WCAS) on May 22 and May 23 during their Science class.
Students should come to school on these days with a fully-charged laptop and wired headphones (no Bluetooth/wireless headphones). Students do not need to make any other special preparations for the test apart from getting rest the night before and coming to school prepared to do their best.
More information about the Washington State SBA is available here. More information about the Washington State WCAS is available here.
We will follow the testing schedule below on May 9, 11, 16, and 18.
PTSA Meeting- Save the Date
IMPORTANT!!! Please mark your calendars for our Final PTSA General Membership Meeting of the year on Wed., June 14th, from 6:00 – 7:00 pm in the Chinook Commons (TEAMS link will be provided as the date approaches). This a critical meeting to vote on next year’s budget and a new Executive Committee. We still need volunteers!
In Case You Missed It
May’s Advisory Focus
Academic: Advisory will be canceled during school-wide testing (ELA and Math) on May 9, 11, 16, and 18. After testing, students will learn tips for organization from AVID students, and they will have a grade conference and work time.
Community: 8th grade students will learn about an opportunity to be a speaker at the 8th Grade Ceremony, will learn about the ideas coming from the Reimagining Middle Schools committee and have the opportunity to respond to the Make Middle School Better survey, and all students will have a play date or game day on May 30th.
Social-Emotional: On May 4th, students will prepare to take the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA). Teachers will share logistics and expectations, and students will have an opportunity to practice so they become familiar with the format and tools.
BSD Summer Programs
It’s time to register for BSD Summer Programs, which include:
· Credit Recovery: (Current 9th – 12th Graders)
· Elementary Summer School: (Transitional K, 3rd – 4th Graders)
· Middle School Jumpstart: (Rising 6th Graders)
· Arts, Tech, and More Summer Camp (Rising 7th – 8th Graders)
See the BSD Summer Programs website at 2023 Summer Programs K-12 – Bellevue School District (bsd405.org)
Humane Society Donation Drive
This is a message from Mr. Wells’ advisory class. We are starting a school wide drive for the Seattle Humane Society, and we need your help! We are seeking food, toys, and blankets for dogs and cats to help struggling families who want to keep their pets in the Bellevue area. Our goal is to reach 600 lbs of pet food – which is enough to feed the families in need in the Bellevue area for one month. We are calling on everyone to help us meet our goal! Donations will be accepted in the front office.
Become a Bellevue School District Interpreter/Translator
Would you like to become an interpreter/translator for the district? Interpreters/translators are needed for a variety of languages for school and district events.
Currently we have three different job positions* open. If you are a bilingual/multilingual member of our community, you may be interested in applying.
· Language Access Interpreter: Languages other than English (on demand and in person)
· Language Access Translator: Languages other than English (on demand and remote)
· Curriculum Translator Multilingual Department: Spanish, Mandarin Simplified and Arabic (on demand and remote)
*A proficiency test and training will be required.
Become a School Board Director
Are you interested in student, staff and community well-being? Consider a candidacy for becoming a school board director.
The Bellevue School Board of Directors is made up of five community members, one from each geographic region of the district. Districts 1,2 and 4 are open for election in 2023.
Candidates who are interested in running for a school board position must file a Declaration of Candidacy with the King County Elections office during the filing period. The filing period begins the Monday two weeks before Memorial Day and ends the following Friday. There is no filing fee for school board positions. For step-by-step instructions, please refer to King County’s Candidate Manual.
IMPORTANT: The State of Washington requires all candidates and elected officials to a file a financial disclosure statement and report all campaign finances to the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC).
Qualifications and additional resources can be found on the district’s Become a Board Member webpage.
Hear from Board President, Sima Sarrafan.
Commitment to Nondiscrimination
Bellevue School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:
Civil Rights, Racial Discrimination, and Gender Expression or Identity Discrimination:
Civil Rights/Nondiscrimination Compliance Coordinator Nancy Pham, (425) 456-4040 or [email protected]
Sex-based Discrimination, including Sexual Harassment: Title IX Coordinator: Jeff Lowell, (425) 456-4010 or [email protected]
Disability Discrimination: Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Heather Edlund, (425) 456-4156 or [email protected]
Mailing address for all three: 12111 NE 1st Street, Bellevue, WA 98005.