Congratulations to our of the Elementary Teacher of the Year Jaci Cloud. Mrs. Cloud has 14 years of teaching experience with 9 of those years at Big Sandy. She currently teaches 2nd Grade and does an outstanding job with her students.
Families, thank you for your partnership this year. As you know, our students took the STAAR tests earlier this spring. The STAAR is one of many ways to measure student learning. It will help schools and teachers better understand where students may have gaps from the disruptions to learning caused by the pandemic. Teachers will use STAAR results along with other information to co-create learning plans with families to jumpstart learning next year.
Scores are available on different dates according to the grade and subject tested.
Spring STAAR EOCs (grades 9-12) are available now.
Grades 5 and 8 STAAR Math/Reading ONLY are available starting today, June 21, 2021.
Grades 3-8 STAAR will be available on June 28, 2021.
Summer STAAR EOC Retests will be available on July 30, 2021.
You will be able to access your child’s STAAR results via the www.TexasAssessment.com website. (Detailed instructions for login on next page.) This will take you directly to your child’s STAAR results, which will include detailed breakdowns in each subject, identifying your child’s strengths as well as areas where they may need additional support. Parents have shared that seeing which questions their child got incorrect has been the most useful. You will also see easy to use resources that can be used at home over the remainder of the summer focused on the skills your child needs the most support with.
We expect STAAR scores will likely be lower for many students this year. So many of them have experienced trauma and loss in addition to the disruption in classroom instruction. You can help ease stress by letting your child know that this year, STAAR is only meant to help teachers and parents better support their learning.
The partnership between families and schools has never been more important. We encourage you to log in and learn more anytime after your student’s scores are available. Use this information along with your own observations from the past year and your child’s grades to create a learning plan with teachers in the fall to help your child succeed.
Thank you for your partnership! We wish you and your family a healthy and restful summer.
For more information about STAAR, visit TexasAssessment.Gov/STAAR/Families/ .
STAAR Student Portal Log In Instructions
Visit www.TexasAssessment.com.
If you DO know your child’s Unique Student Access Code:
Enter your child’s Unique Student Access Code and Date of Birth.
Click on “Log In to Student Portal”.
You should then see your student’s STAAR performance results.
If you DO NOT know your child’s Unique Student Access Code:
- Click on “Find My Access Code”.
- You will then enter three items:
1. Student’s First Name
2. Student’s Social Security Number (SSN) or S-Number
3. Student’s Date of Birth
- Click the “Go” button.
- After you see “Access Code Lookup Successful”, click the “Go” button again.
- You should then see your student’s STAAR performance results.
For more resources, samples, and instructional videos, please visit the following link from TEA: Understanding Your Child’s Score.
Students who are in grades 6-12 can pick up registration packets at the Junior High Office. They will be available for pick up June 21- 24 or June 28-July 1st between the hours of 8 am-4 pm. The offices are closed on Friday's. You must bring proof of residence when you return your completed paperwork.
Athletic Department Information:
Wednesday, June 9th there will be a meeting in the HS Gym at 6:00 pm for Booster Club Activities. It is very important that all athletes and a Guardian be there for boys and girls.
Summer workouts start this week, 5:30-7:15 for boys. Girls have a schedule for workouts with this post.
If you need to get a sports physical they are $25.00 at UT Health Center in Tyler.
Plan B for Graduation: In the event of rain for graduation the ceremony will move to the auditorium. Each senior will be given 12 tickets during their breakfast on Friday, May 28, 2021. Tickets will be needed if there is rain. Outside ceremony guest are not limited. An announcement will be made on Facebook, our website and by text message if we need to move with plan B.
Attention parents - Due to road closures beginning on Monday, May 24 on FM 1002 it’s possible that bus routes could be early or a bit later depending on how the area will be rerouted. The buses do plan on picking students up.
Dear Student Athletes and Family:
The Big Sandy Athletic Boosters and the Wildcat Coaching Staff would like to invite you and your parents/guardians to join us at the 2020-2021 Big Sandy High School Athletic Awards Ceremony. Our coaching staff and booster club want to provide each of you the opportunity to be honored and recognized for work and dedication to Big Sandy High School. The Athletic Awards Ceremony will be on Monday evening, May 24th at 6:30pm in the Big Sandy Auditorium.
There will be no charge for this event, with everyone welcome to attend! It has been a difficult year, but as things begin to return to normal we would like to attempt to return activities to as traditional as possible.
Refreshments and snacks will served at the conclusion of the Ceremony and we hope to see you there!!
Thank you for allowing us to serve your children this year!!
Larry Minter
Big Sandy High School
Attention Parents of Seniors: If you child has received any scholarships or is joining the military please email that information to Ty Anne Tapley at ttapley@bigsandyisd.org so they can be recognized at the Senior Banquet next week.
Attention Parents: Recently, our software vendor for our Parent Portal to access grades had an update which has changed the URL link for access. The new link has been added to our website under the Parents section then Student Grades. Please update your saved link when checking on your children's grades.
Parents/Guardians of Upcoming 7th Grade Students in Texas Schools:
State law requires all students in all grades in Texas schools to be immunized against certain vaccine-preventable diseases. In addition to vaccines your child has already received, state law requires one dose of the meningococcal conjugate (MCV4) vaccine and one dose of the Tetanus-diptheria-acelllular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine for students in 7th-12th grade.
Please take care of this early before the busy back-to-school season. Our Facebook page and our website has a local clinic set up just for you on May 28th. You must sign up in advance to participate.
For more information - https://www.bigsandyisd.org/article/459482?org=district
We are working with UT Health Center to reschedule athletic physicals for another day. We will get that information out as soon as we have more information.
New STAAR Testing schedule for grades 3-8:
ELEMENTARY:
Wednesday, May 12th: Grades 3-5 Math
Thursday, May 13th: Grades 3-5 Reading
Friday, May 14th: Grade 5 Science
JR HIGH:
Thursday, May 13th: Grade 8 Science
Friday, May 14th: Grade 8 Social Studies
Monday, May 17th: Grades 6-8 Math
Tuesday, May 18th: Grades 6-8 Reading
Big Sandy ISD will not have school today Tuesday, May 11th due to road conditions. We have minutes available so this day will not have to be made up. We do plan to have school tomorrow but will let you know if something changes. We will release a new schedule for STAAR Testing soon.
STAAR Testing for today will be rescheduled. We will have more information later today for when today’s test will be given.
Big Sandy ISD will have a delayed start today May 11th of 10 am due to road conditions from the heavy rain. Buses routes will be delayed today.
Good Luck to the Big Sandy students participating at the state track meet. We are all cheering for you Michael, Jeremy and Zoey. Go Wildcats!
Just a reminder that Big Sandy Junior High will be hosting a dance for current students in grades 6-8. on Friday, May 14, 2021 from 6:30-8:30. The cost is $4.00 per person. There will be a DJ and a photo booth for the event and concessions will be available for purchase. This is going to be a fun event you do not want to miss.
Here is a sneak peek of some of the items that will be up for bid at the FFA Auction this Saturday at the Civic Center starting at 5:30 pm.
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and this year, more than ever, just about every one of our employees in Big Sandy has acted as a teacher in one important way or another. This year, all of our employees have been called on to do what would have seemed impossible two years ago. We've asked our educators to love on our students, invite them back into classrooms and provide academic and emotional support at a time where our student's lives were anything but normal. We've asked our teachers to reach kids in the classroom and their homes. All of our teachers, paras, custodians, and just about every other employee have been asked to clean surfaces multiple times throughout the day.
Through all of this turmoil, the employees in Big Sandy ISD have handled these challenges with dignity, strength, and grace.
So, as we begin Teacher Appreciation Week, let's express our deep appreciation for ALL of our teachers, paras, secretaries, custodians, maintenance staff, and everyone else that has kept our school up and running through a pandemic. All of you have done everything that you can to make our schools a place where kids could feel normal again, or at least as normal as possible during a pandemic. You've all loved our kids even a little bit more than usual, and for that, we are forever grateful.
Congratulations to our Big Sandy Wildcats Michael Jitjaeng, Jeremy Dezelle and Zoey Messick on their Regional Championships. These three students are headed to State on Thursday!
Michael qualified by winning 1st place in Discus with 178’10” and 1st place in Shotput with 57’7”
Jeremy qualified by winning 1st place in High Jump with 6-03
And Zoey qualified by winning 1st place in 300 Meter Hurdles with 48.04
