Parent Resources
Useful Links and Resources:
This collection of links may be very helpful for you. Your teacher may have even more great links. If you find any broken links, or have any suggestions for valuable links, please contact the webmaster.
School and District Information
Standardized Testing
Learning Resources for all Subjects
Math
Reading and Writing
Science
School in General
This collection of links may be very helpful for you. Your teacher may have even more great links. If you find any broken links, or have any suggestions for valuable links, please contact the webmaster.
School and District Information
- Attendance: Attendance - my child will be absent, what should I do? Please call (661) 294-5345 or e-mail Cathy Duus.
- Preschool & Child Development Program
- District Calendar 2011 - 2012
- Disaster Plan Information
- Lunch Menu
- Saugus Union School District
- Charles Helmers Elementary 2009-10 School Accountability Report Card
- Parent Survey
- Parent Student Handbook
- Guía Para Padres (Español)
Standardized Testing
- Standardized Testing and Reporting - (STAR): This link takes you to our district's page all about STAR testing.
- Sample STAR Questions: Open this page to try out sample questions from actual tests.
- California Department of Education (CDE) This site has all you need to know about California's education system.
- California's State Standards for Education These are the standards we follow when choosing what to teach and when to teach it to our students.
Learning Resources for all Subjects
- Homework Spot Informational portal that supports homework related material (Grades K-12)
- Discovery Education Engaging digital resources for Math, Science, English and Social Studies (Grades 4-8)
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online encyclopedias (Grades K-8) - Contact your teacher for the log in information
Math
- Math Curriculum You will need an access code from your teacher to access this site. This site is made by Macmillan/McGraw Hill, the company that makes our math series. It has great tools to help your student master the math concept and skills. To access your text book, please email your teacher for your access code.
- Khan Academy Math Resources
Reading and Writing
- Language Arts Curriculum (Pearson) This site is made by Pearson, the company that makes our Language Arts series. It gives access to all of the in class curriculum, plus study resources and games. Be sure to get your log-in information from your teacher.
- Spelling City This website has several games that help your student practice spelling.
- Starfall This site has great reading activities for beginners to intermediate. Open it up and let the learning/practice begin!
- Scholastic.com Visit this site to order books and explore other fun resources for reading.
Science
- Kids Know It A student portal into the many exciting facets that make up our Universe Activities include educational games and worksheets (Grades 4-8)
School in General
- Saugus Union School District A link to the SUSD website School in General
