MAPS Testing
There is a new testing system being employed by the district this year. MAP testing stands for Measures of Academic Progress. These tests will be taken beginning next week, in the areas of Reading, Language, and Math. Students will take a series of multiple choice tests in each area on the computer. The program computes a score, which is then placed along a continuum to show each student's individual progress. It will even be able to show what particular areas each student excels at, and what areas they may need some additional support with. We are hopeful that this new system will help make our instruction for our students even better!
Chess Club
Since we do not have school on Monday, there will only be chess club for Wednesday's group this week. But don't worry - the next week we will only have Monday's club because we have a half day on Wednesday, the 20th.
3rd Grade Skills Reading with Mrs. Csorba
This week we will begin the skill of identifying cause and effect. We will be using the anthology story of "Cliffhanger." We will also be doing vocabulary work with "Cliffhanger." We will practice our phonics skills using Patricia Cunningham's Making Words.
4th Grade Skills Reading with Mrs. Beseth
The skills that we will be working on this week are questioning and noting details.
5th Grade Skills Reading with Mrs. Bucklin
We will continue to work on topic, main idea and details. We will do this by reading a nonfiction book called Saving Sea Turtles.
