Friday, April 19th
Next week we have PE on Wednesday.
Dear Parents,
It was great to see so many of you at our Inspiration Exhibition yesterday. I was reminded of the special community we have a Kohl. Your children worked very hard to complete their informational state slideshows and were excited to share them with our school community.
Our first day of CMAS testing is complete. I am proud of the hard work your children put into the test. Please continue to encourage your child to do their best!
This week we completed part one of the ELA (English/Language Arts) and Math test. Next week, we will complete part two and three of the ELA and Math test. We are testing on Monday and Wednesday of next week. Due to the testing, we will not be sending home a Mystery State or math homework again next week. Students should continue reading nightly and practicing their math facts.
We are planning our last field trip for Thursday, May 2nd to the Morrison Natural History Museum. Thank you to those of you who have returned the permission slip and money!This trip will be a great supporting activity for our Earth Materials science unit. We will only have one bus for this field trip, so we do not need parent chaperones. If you would like to join us for this trip, you are welcome to drive and meet us there. Thank you!
Hopefully your child has told you about the writing project that we are doing with Mrs. Eaman’s 6th graders. We had our first meeting last week! Each third grader is partnered with a sixth grader together they will write, illustrate, and publish a book. This is an exciting and rewarding creative writing project. We have participated in this project for many years now, and our third graders have loved the process. Sixth graders will return on Friday, May 3rd and Friday, May 17th in the morning. Please make a note of the dates and add them to your calendar. It is important that our third graders are here on these dates to work with their sixth grade buddy.
If your child would like to do some more practicing at home for the CMAS tests, follow this link: http://download.pearsonaccessnext.com/co/co-practicetest.html?links=1
Here are some test taking tips that you can share with your child.
- Eat a good breakfast the morning of the test. Avoid eating sugary foods. High-protein foods are often best for aiding concentration and minimizing fatigue.
- Get a full night’s sleep before the test.
- Wear comfortable clothing.
- Don’t panic. If you start getting anxious, take slow deep breaths. Don’t worry about other people finishing early. It is good to use all available time to double-check your work. Students can bookmark questions that they are stuck on and come back to them later.
- Check to make sure you have answered all parts of each question. Many questions are multi-step and/ or require more than one answer.
- On a multiple choice question, eliminate any answers that you know are incorrect, especially on questions where you are having trouble arriving at the answer. Eliminating a few wrong answers can increase the chances of a random guess being correct.
- Consider all the answer choices before selecting your final answer.
- If you have time left over at the end of the test, review your answers.
- Do your best!
Homework for next week:
- Read at least 20 min nightly.
- Practice math X and / facts 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and subtraction and addition facts through sums of 20 daily
Important Dates to Remember
April 22nd and 24th-CMAS testing
May 2nd-Field Trip to the Morrison Natural History Museum
I hope you have a peaceful weekend.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Aisha Galt
