Spring Testing – Spring testing will begin soon after we return from break, I have added the dates to our blog calendar.
MSTEP – We will begin MSTEP testing on Mondays and Wednesdays starting April 22nd
iReady – We will begin iReady testing on Mondays and Wednesdays starting May 6th
Preparing for the test – to prepare for the test students should continue to do their iReady practice for a minimum of 10-15 minutes per subject per day. This will help prepare them for both tests. Students will get prizes for completing a minimum of 45 minutes a week in each subject.
MSTEP practice – When we return we will also begin the MSTEP practice test. If you are interested in having them get a head start over break you can find the practice test here. Click on Sample Items, pick a the grade and subject, then the login information is printed above the login box.
Black History and Alternative Energy Fair – April 4th 4 PM – 5 PM – Please join us for to hear our students present their Black History Biography reports, and see the Green Team poster boards on Alternative Energy. I sent everyone’s the lapbooks home on Friday so that students can practice reading them outload so they are ready to present. Some students need to finish their projects and some need to clean up some mistakes or things the might look sloppy. PLEASE LOOK AT YOUR STUDENT’S LAPBOOK TO MAKE SURE IT IS COMPLETE AND READY TO PRESENT. Please return your projects on Monday so they can be graded and we can practice before the fair. Here are the resources to help finish or repair their lapbooks:
Complete Biography Lapbooks – it should look like this sample. If you are missing any papers print them here. Here are the biography articles they used to complete their lapbooks: Biographies set 1 and Biographies set 2
Reading Logs – Please remember to continue to read over the break. Return reading logs on Monday, April 1st for a prize. The class with the most participation gets a pizza party.
If you have any questions about anything please email me at keeblek@dearbornschools.org.
Enjoy your Spring Break – I hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of their spring break. I am hoping we will be getting some spring weather soon! See you on April 1st!
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