Activities have been planned for current 5th grade students who are planning on attending Churchville. Please read details on the Churchville website.

News for current 5th grade students

ISAT testing will be taking place March 1‐12, 2010 . Please be sure that your child is in attendance those days. All children in grades 3, 4, and 5 will take a reading and math test. 4th graders will also be assessed in science. The 3rd and 5th graders will take a writing test on expository writing. For more information, including seeing practice tests, please visit the Illinois State Board of Education website. (http://www.isbe.state.il.us/assessment/ISAT.htm) An interactive site with grade level specific test questions can be found at http://metacat2.com/iltestlinks.html

Reminder: New Cellular Laws in 2010

Please be aware of two new cellular laws that took effect Jan. 1. Illinois is now among 19 states that have outlawed texting while driving to reduce the number of crashes and fatalities. On Aug. 6, Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law House Bill 71 and House Bill 72, which took effect on Jan. 1.

Motorists are impacted in three ways according to the two new laws: 1) no motorist will be allowed to compose, send or read messages or access the Internet while driving; 2) no motorist will be allowed to talk on a cell phone while driving through a construction zone or a school zone (There are exceptions for a person engaged in highway construction or maintenance, emergencies and when the phone is in voice-activated mode.); and 3) no motorist under the age of 19 can use a cell phone at all while driving. The ban includes personal digital assistants and portable or mobile computers.

For additional details, please refer to http://www.dot.il.gov/texting.asp.

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