Good morning,
Now that the NWEA tests are complete, each student is expected to reflect upon what made him/her successful from the fall test to the winter test. The reflection is to be written down, then transferred to the ePortfolio. If you are unfamiliar with the ePortfolio, please ask your son/daughter about it. This is a great way to have goals in mind, in order to strive for success.
Also, we have a late start on Wednesday, February 15th.
Our mid-winter break is February 20 – February 24. Be sure to keep reading 20 minutes per night to raise the NWEA scores.
There is much success to celebrate with the winter NWEA Reading test and the Language Usage test. For the Reading test, there was a 69% increase in the fall test to the winter test; 25% decreased; and, 6% remained the same. For the Language Usage test (editing, mechanics, and writing process), there was a 55% increase in the fall test to the winter test; 37% decrease; and, 8% stayed the same.
I look forward to the spring NWEA test to see how much growth each student has achieved from the fall of this school year to the spring of this school year. Please continue to have the dialogue with your son/daughter as to the importance of reading, as it improves thinking, writing, listening.
As a Language Arts department at Unis Middle School, we discussed having one section of Honors English in the 8th grade for the next school year and one section of Honors English in the 7th grade for the next school year. We discussed the necessary criteria to be in either of the sections: NWEA Reading scores, NWEA Language Usage scores, Grades, Work Ethic, and Teacher Recommendation. If your son/daughter is interested, feel free to send your son/daughter to have a conversation with his/her Language Arts teacher.
Have a great week!!
Mr. Drinkert
