Staley Da Bear's PARCC Pep Assembly

This week, Gary D. Wright Elementary School welcomed the Chicago Bears Mascot, Staley Da Bear, to our school.  Staley led a PARCC Pep Assembly for our third, fourth, and fifth grade students.  He reminded us of the importance of getting plenty of sleep, eating healthy foods, being prepared for the test with our chromebooks fully charged and either headphones or earbuds, trying our best, reviewing our answers when we finish, and respecting others throughout testing.  We also got to dance with Staley, which was right up my alley!  To continue the energy and good lessons Staley brought to GDW, we have created special PARCCing Tickets that students can earn throughout PARCC Testing for demonstrating testing expectations including Perseverance, a positive Attitude, Resilience, Courtesy, and Care.  Students can enter PARCCing Tickets they have earned into a raffle, where they can earn Chicago Bears themed prizes including footballs, helmets, jerseys, pillows, blankets, hats, Legos, calendars, folders, notebooks, and more!  Let's do our best on the PARCC Test, Wildcats!