Hi Families! I hope everyone had a nice and relaxing break and is ready to start the new year!

I was so happy to see almost all of the children turn in their winter break NWEA practice packets! Their hard work will be rewarded with a special treat this Friday 😀 (If your child is still working on their packet, no worries, they have until Friday to turn it in).

The first grade teachers were also able to get the 1st grade testing time slot moved to next week. This is good news for our kids to give them the chance to get back into the swing of things and our regular routines. We will begin with our Math NWEA test on Monday and finish it throughout the week and do the same with Reading the week of the 18th.

I wanted to post a few extra practice sites for you and your child to explore that helps prep them for the NWEA (or any online) test. These are online and are in the format of games. The kids have already played them in the computer lab with Mr. Donelson and LOVED them! They had a blast!

There are two sites, one for math and one for reading. When you click on the link, they will look similar. You will be asked to choose a RIT score for your child. For reading, EVERYONE will need to pick the first option – Below 181 for Informational and Literature, and Below 171 for Foundational Skills and Vocabulary. For math, everyone should start at the first choice (below 161 or below 171). Some students may say those questions are too easy, so you can move them to the next range to give them more challenging questions. If your child is struggling with the first group of questions, please do not try to push them onto the second set of questions.

LINKS: copy and paste into new browser tab 

Reading:

https://www.sowashco.org/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm           <—– Below 181/171

Math: 

https://www.sowashco.org/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/          <—– Below 161/171, unless your child feels they are ready for the next set of questions (171-180).

If you have any questions, please let me know 🙂

Ms. Otto