Thursday, May 4, 2017

May 5, 2017 Weekly Update

Hello Everyone!

We have been busy finishing the math sections of the MAP test this week!  It sure feels great to be finished, and I am proud of the kids behavior and effort during testing.

As a reminder, Monday May 8th we will be going on a field trip to Buckman Farms.  I have all of the permission slips, and remember that students are provided lunch free of charge, which is a nice little side benefit to this trip!  Buses will leave at 11:00am, and we should be returning sometime between 2:00 and 2:45pm.  This is a local farm, so the travel time is manageable.

We are looking forward to our parent lunch coming up on Friday, May 12th.  I am expecting a great turnout, and the kids are so excited to share the poetry they've created!  I will be sending an email reminder next week, so be looking out for it.

This week in class, we have worked hard on testing, but we have also had a lot of fun.  Our kids created cool geometry stars, got to play with several different types of robots, and even made some cool paper airplanes!  It has been an awesome, but tiring week!

Next week, we will be giving our last round of AIMS web and DRA tests.  The AIMS web is an assessment of reading fluency, or reading aloud.  The DRA is more involved, as it also contains a comprehension section.  It is important that students read the materials carefully, and they need to go back to the text to help them write out complete answers to the questions.  We will review this before we begin, but I thought I would mention it so you can discuss it with them at home this weekend.

I am proud of our kids for how they carried themselves during testing.  We only have a few weeks left until summer!

Have a great weekend, and I will be back with another update next week!