Monday, April 30, 2018

SBAC Testing

We have finally made it to Smarter Balance testing this week. The students have been preparing for this all year. We will be taking English Language Arts and Math these next three week. Make sure that your child comes to school on time every day as we will be testing right away. Snacks are offered in the library before school from 8-8:15 on the day of testing. It is important that students get a good nights sleep before the test. They have been working really hard all year and I am sure they will do a great job.

Monday, April 9, 2018

April 9th - April 13th

Welcome back to the final stretch of the 2017 - 2018 school year! There is so much more to do including getting ready for the SBAC testing starting April 30th. In May we will have Science Fair and it is a requirement for 3rd and 4th for their science grade.

MATH

3rd Grade
Monday: 15-2 Measuring Capacity
Tuesday: 15-3 Units of Mass
Wednesday: 15-4 Measuring Mass
Thursday: 15- 5 Problem Solving: Draw a Picture
Friday: Chapter 15 Online Practice Test

4th Grade
Monday: 15-5 Solving Problems Involving Money
Tuesday: 15-6 Problem Solving: Solve a Simpler Problem and Make a Table
Wednesday: Chapter 15 Online Practice Test
Thursday: Chapter 15 Enhanced Online Test
Friday: 16- 1 Points, Lines, and Plains

SMARTER BALANCE PRACTICE TESTS

https://practice.smarterbalanced.org/student/

From now until April 30th we will be having daily practice tests. If you would like they can work on these tests at home as well. There is no login other than the GUEST that is already on the page. The students will have to select their grade level on the next page. Then they will be asked about modifications they do not have any so keep hitting select. Once they get to their testing page they have the choices of ELA Practice Test, ELA Performance Task Practice Test, Math Practice Test, and Math Performance Task. Those are the only four tests that the students will be taking. The practice test does not save or grade their progress. It is used to get them familiar with the format and process of the Smarter Balance Test.

In Science we will be working on a class Science Fair Project. We will be going step-by-step to get the students ready for the Science Fair in May. It is important that each students turns in their project. There will be a grading system and prizes for the top 3 in 3-5 grade.

READING
Unit 7 Benchmark will continue this week with our weekly assessment, and the reader's theater.