NWEA Testing Coming SOON

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Welcome back from Winter Break! I hope you were able to spend some much needed family and relaxation time.

Now that we are back in 2019, NWEA testing will be quickly approaching.

In order to prepare students for the test, we will be reviewing important skills. It would be very helpful to continue to practice reading and math skills at home. Here are a few ideas to help you with preparing for the NWEA tests:

  • Review Math flash cards – have a parent or sibling quiz you!
  • Try and complete a math facts quiz — time yourself and try and beat your time!
  • Read, read, and read!
  • Write about what you read. For each book you read, write a short summary about what the book was about. Focus on listing the characters, main events, and big ideas from the reading.
  • Ask and answer questions about the text – read a paragraph or two and have an older sibling or family member ask you questions about it to make sure you understood what it was about — COMPREHENSION is OH SO SO SO IMPORTANT!
  • Most importantly, take care of yourself. Wash your hands, brush your teeth, eat healthy brain foods and get plenty of good rest. Testing can be stressful, but the more prepared you are the better you’ll succeed! I promise it will all be okay! 🙂

Math Test Corrections

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I am returning students’ graded math tests from before Winter Break with a “Math Corrections Form” attached to it. This gives students an opportunity to improve their math test score. I want to give students every opportunity that I can to showcase what they know. Requirements for returning the test:

  1. Write the Question # in the box –> students ONLY need to fix the problems that they got WRONG
  2. Redo the problem in the box by showing all work and writing their final answer
  3. Check the corresponding box as to why they got the problem wrong

The form is due by THURSDAY, JANUARY 10. That gives students 3 nights to work on this. If there are any issues, please let me know. Once the students’ tests are returned I will re-grade and add points to their original score if they got the problem right by fixing it on the Corrections Form.