Principal’s Message April 19, 2019 Testing: We will be testing differently this year than we have in years past. Last year, we did school-wide testing for ELA, and we liked the process for it. This year we are going to move to school-wide testing for all content areas. We feel strongly that this will provide the best testing environment for all students. By doing school-wide testing for all areas, we are able to push the testing all the way back to the week of May 6-10 and … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – March 29, 2019
Principal's Message March 29, 2019 Principal’s Message March 29, 2019 Testing: Now that we are into March, it is a good time to discuss RISE testing that will be coming up at the end of April and beginning of May. Please remember that RISE is taking the place of SAGE this year. The questions that will be used in the testing remain the same; it is the testing platform and the functionality of the test that is changing. We have asked the ELA, math, and science teachers to get their … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – February 8, 2019
Principal’s Message February 8, 2019 Souper Bowl of Caring: Thank you to everyone who participated in Souper Bowl of Caring. We raised over $4700 in addition to over 800 items of food. We participate in the food drive every year, and it’s something we like to focus on because we never want to lose sight of the fact that there are many families in need within Granite School District. We appreciate Granite Education Foundation and the work they do with The Utah Food Bank to keep the … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – January 7, 2019
Principal’s Message January 7, 2019 Souper Bowl of Caring: We are participating in the Sopuer Bowl of Caring again this year. This is a food drive that benefits the Utah Food Bank, but, more specifically, it is run in Granite by the Granite Education Foundation, and all the food we collect will be distributed to school-based food banks in Granite School District. The number of schools in the district operating their own food banks has increased the last few years, and this is the main … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – October 26, 2018
Principal’s Message October 26, 2018 Science SAGE: The state released Science SAGE results last week, and Churchill did well. Sixth graders were 67% proficient and above, 7th grade was 57%, and 8th grade was 60%. This gives the school a 62% overall proficiency score. That is up from 49% the year before. So, once again, we made great strides by increasing 13% overall in science. Churchill finished second in Granite District in Science SAGE. Joined with our number one finish in English, … [Read more...]