Though the final battle would not occur until April 21, 1836 at San Jacinto, the Republic of Texas was formed at a convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836, 174 years ago.  George C. Childress wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence, and it was signed on this day by 54 delegates, such as Sam Houston and Lorenzo de Zavala, representing each Texas settlement. In 1845, Texas became the 28th state of the United States.  Texans are still proud of the men who bravely fought for our freedom from Mexico and created the great state of Texas!

Online registration is available for SAT tests.  Go to http://sat.collegeboard.com/register/how-to-register to find dates for SAT and SAT subject exams as well as easy registration.  Make sure your child is prepared for college by taking the exams as early as possible so they can apply for early admission to the school of their choice.

May 1   Deadline to register is March 31

June 5  Deadline to register is May 5

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Carroll Elementary-Enrollment begins April 1, 8am-3pm; Kindergarten social Tuesday, April 20, 6pm-7pm

Durham Elementary-Tuesday, April 20 6pm-7:30pm in the library

Johnson Elementary-Enrollment begins Tuesday, April 1, 8am-3pm;  Kindergarten social Thursday, April 22, 6pm-7pm

Old Union Elementary-Enrollment begins Tuesday, April 1, 8am-10:30am in the cafeteria;  Packets are available March 1

Rockenbaugh Elementary-Tuesday, April 1 8am-10:30am in the cafeteria

Each week, I will post questions from released TAKS tests.  See if you can answer the questions our kids are required to know as they take the TAKS test each spring.

This question is from a 4th grade math TAKS test.

The table shows the number of square pyramids and the number of faces on these square pyramids.

Faces on Square Pyramids

Number of Square Pyramids         Number of Faces

4                                                                 20

8                                                                 40

12                                                               60

Which correctly describes the relationship in the table?

A.  Number of Square Pyramids + 16 = number of faces

B.  Number of Square Pyramids + 32 = number of faces

C.  Number of Square Pyramids x 4 = number of faces

D.  Number of Square Pyramids x 5 = number of faces