7350 Palmer House Drive, Sacramento, California 95828

James Rutter Middle School

7350 Palmer House Drive, Sacramento, California 95828

Phone 916.422.3232, Fax 916.422.8354

www.egusd.net/rutter

Kenneth L. Smith, Principal

Michelle Wallner, Vice Principal

Rinaldo Shackelford, Vice Principal

Jorge Leiva, Academic Program Coordinator

Lub Cuaj Hli 1, 2017

Nyob Zoo Niamtxiv thiab Tus Saibxyuas:

Lub homphiaj ntawm tsab ntawv no yog sau tuaj qhia rau koj paub tias yuav muaj ib lub sijhawm zoo rau koj tus tub ntxhais uas kawm qib 8 los mus npaj ntxov rau nws lub neej rau yav tom ntej.

Los ntawm lub District Cov Tsavxwm Saib rau Kev Kawm Ntawv uas tau pom zoo kom pab nyiaj rau tes haujlwm no, thiab los ntawm kev koomtes nyob nruab nrab ntawm Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) thiab cov Tsavxwm saib kev kawm nyob rau College, tasnrho EGUSD cov tub ntxhais uas kawm qib 8 yuav muaj feem muaj sijhawm los mus xeem rau Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) uas yog xeem dawb tsi tau them nyiaj dabtsi li. Cov cheebtsam district tsev kawm ntawv uas twb yeej muaj xeem PSAT rau lawv cov tub ntxhais uas kawm qib 8 kuj pom tau tias qhov no yeej muaj kev nce qib rau tus tub ntxhais kev kawm ntawv, tiamsis qhov uas tseemceeb tshaj los ntawm kev uas xeem PSAT no, cov tub ntxhais yuav kawm thiab paub ntxiv txog tej yam tseem ceeb rau kev kawm zoo dua qub thiab kawm tau tej yam txujci tseemceeb uas yuav pab tau lawv lub neej kom vammeej rau yav tom ntej.

Tej uas zoo rau kev xeem PSAT thaum nyob qib 8 kuj muaj ntau yam zoo. Qhov uas zoo yog li no:

·  Kom Paub Txog Cov Kev Xeem

PSAT npaj cov tub ntxhais rau kev xeem SAT, Scholastic Aptitude Test, uas yog ib qhov kev xeem uas cov college thiab university saib txog uantej yuav txais cov tub ntxhais los kawm, yuav saib seb cov tub ntxhais puas npaj txhij thiab puas yuav kawm tau nyob rau qib siab hauv college. Kev xeem PSAT thaum kawm nyob qib 11 yog siv los mus saib seb cov tub ntxhais puas tsimnyog tau txais nyiaj pab dawb rau kev kawm ntawv raws li qhov uas lawv xeem tau ntawd (National Merit Scholarship).

Muaj kev tshawb nrhiav tau hais tias cov tub ntxhais uas xeem rau PSAT ntau tshaj li ib zaug thaum kawm nyob qib 8, 9, thiab 10, cov no xeem tau zoo dua thaum kawm qib 11, thiab xeem tau zoo dua rau SAT. Ib qhov uas ua rau cov tub ntxhais xeem tau zoo thiab mas vim lawv twb xeem dua lawm thiab paub hais tias kev xeem nyob rau PSAT zoo licas, cov lus nug nyob rau hauv zoo licas, thiab yuav xeem nyuaj npaum licas.

Koj thiab koj tus tub/ ntxhais mus saib tau tej cov lus nug uas nyob rau hauv PSAT8/9 thiab saib seb qhov kev kawm txujci txawj ntse twg yog qhov uas lawv yuav xeem rau los ntawm qhov uas mus saib rau Go to Test Design: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-8-9/test-design

·  Kev Npaj Tus Kheej rau Kev Xeem PSAT/NMSQT thiab SAT

Cov tub ntxhais uas xeem rau PSAT 8/9 yuav tau txais ib qhov kev npaj rau lawv kev xeem rau SAT raws li qhov uas lawv xeem tau. Khan Academy practice experience yuav pab kom lawv paub yoog tau thiab npaj kom phim raws li tus tub ntxhais ntawd kev tu ncua. Yog xav paub ntxiv, mus saib tau rau Khan Academy: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/about/benefits/khan-academy-practice

·  Better Access to Better Data

Nyob rau cov sub-scores thiab cov cross-test scores, PSAT 8/9 scores uas yog cov (qhabnees) yuav qhia tau ntxaws txog tus tub ntxhais seb nws kev kawm txujci paub txog qib twg lawm. Cov kev qhia li no yog siv los pab txhawb cov tub ntxhais kom lawv txojkev txawj ntse yuav zoo tshaj qub thiab kom yuav vammeej rau txojkev kawm nyob hauv high school thiab college.

Thov mus saib rau https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-8-9/scores yog xav paub ntxiv.

·  Txuas Rau AP

AP Potential™ yuav pab koj tus menyuam lub tsev kawm ntawv thiab lub district rau kev uas siv PSAT8/9 cov qhabnees los mus saib txog cov tub ntxhais seb lawv puas yuav kawm tau zoo nyob rau cov hoob kawm Honors thiab Advanced Placement uas muaj kawm nyob rau hauv high school. Peb mam li sau ntawv los qhia rau cov tub ntxhais thiab niamtxiv paub yog hais tias pom tau tias nws yuav muaj peevxwm kawm tau.

·  Delivering Opportunity

PSAT 8/9 yuav txuas lossis coj cov tub ntxhais mus rau cov kev xyaum uas yog (pab dawb) rau kev xeem nyob rau SAT Suite thiab rau cov hoob kawm AP.

Yuav muaj xeem PSAT 8/9 nyob rau ntawm James Rutter Middle School rau hnub Friday, lub Kaum Ib Hli Ntuj, tim 3, 2017. Peb zoo siab uas tseem muaj tej lub sijhawm zoo li no rau koj tus tub ntxhais uas kawm qib 8 los xeem rau 8/9 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude testing uas koj tsi tau them nyiaj li. Yog koj muaj lus nug txog PSAT, thov hu mus rau koj tus menyuam tus counselor pem tsev kawm ntawv.

Ntawm Siab Dawb Paug,

Ken Smith

Thawj Xib Fwb (Principal)

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