{"id":134,"date":"2018-04-12T11:01:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T15:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/khalili\/?p=134"},"modified":"2018-04-12T11:02:55","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T15:02:55","slug":"mstep-testing-schedule-for-3rd-and-4th-grades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/khalili\/2018\/04\/12\/mstep-testing-schedule-for-3rd-and-4th-grades\/","title":{"rendered":"MSTEP Testing Schedule for 3rd and 4th Grades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For more information please visit Michigan Department of Education: <strong>www.michigan.gov\/mde\/<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>April 23, 2018<\/p>\n<p>Dear Parents,<\/p>\n<p>Students in 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and 4<sup>th<\/sup> grades will be taking the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP). This school year, the testing window for the new M-STEP assessments for both grades will be April 30 to May 18.\u00a0 Students will take the reading, writing and math assessments. \u00a0\u00a0Both tests will include open-ended response, writing, and multiple choice questions. Please see M-STEP assessment schedule below:<\/p>\n<table width=\"595\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"595\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Grade 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0 &amp; 4th M-STEP Testing Schedule 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\">Monday<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"108\">Wednesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"144\">Friday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\">\n<p><strong>April 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\n<p><strong>May 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ELA Day 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"108\">\n<p><strong>May 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ELA Day 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">\n<p><strong>May 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make-up ELA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\">\n<p><strong>May 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make-up ELA<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\">\n<p><strong>May 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make-up ELA<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\n<p><strong>May 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Math<\/td>\n<td width=\"108\">\n<p><strong>May 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make-up any Content Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">\n<p><strong>May 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make-up any Content Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\">\n<p><strong>May 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make-up any Content Area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\">\n<p><strong>May 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make-up any Content Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\n<p><strong>May 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make-up any Content Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"108\">\n<p><strong>May 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make-up any Content Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">\n<p><strong>May 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make-up any Content Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\">\n<p><strong>May 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make-up any Content Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please review with your child the following test-taking tips. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Before the Test<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>*Develop a positive attitude. Tell yourself, &#8220;I will do my best on this test.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>*Get a good night&#8217;s sleep the night before the test.<\/li>\n<li>*Get up early enough to avoid hurrying to get ready for school.<\/li>\n<li>*Eat a healthy breakfast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>During the Test:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>*Relax and stay calm.<\/li>\n<li>*Listen carefully to the directions the teacher gives.<\/li>\n<li>*Ask questions if you don&#8217;t understand what to do.<\/li>\n<li>*Read each question carefully. Find the key words. Try to figure out what the question is really asking.<\/li>\n<li>*Read the entire question and look at all the answer choices.<\/li>\n<li>*Use strategies you learned in class to figure out the answer<\/li>\n<li><em>*<\/em>Take your time picking the best answer.<\/li>\n<li>*Go back and recheck your answers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please tell your child to take their time on the test and to do their best. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For more information please visit Michigan Department of Education: www.michigan.gov\/mde\/ April 23, 2018 Dear Parents, Students in 3rd and 4th grades will be taking the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP). This school year, the testing window for the new M-STEP assessments for both grades will be April 30 to May 18.\u00a0 Students will &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/khalili\/2018\/04\/12\/mstep-testing-schedule-for-3rd-and-4th-grades\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":905,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/khalili\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/khalili\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/khalili\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/khalili\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/905"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/khalili\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/khalili\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/khalili\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/khalili\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/khalili\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}