{"id":307,"date":"2018-03-29T10:09:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T14:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/saadf\/?p=307"},"modified":"2018-03-29T10:09:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T14:09:38","slug":"307","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/saadf\/2018\/03\/29\/307\/","title":{"rendered":"M-step Assessment after Spring Break"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 29, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dear Parents,<\/span><\/p>\n

When school resumes after spring break, our district will administer the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) to students in grades 3-8. \u00a0This standardized assessment is given to students to measure their knowledge of Michigan\u2019s academic standards in English language arts (ELA), Math, Science, and Social Studies. \u00a0All Woodworth students will complete ELA and Mathematics assessments. These assessments are comprised of constructed response (open-ended) and multiple choice questions. In addition, 8<\/span>th<\/span> grade students will complete a Science and Social Studies assessment; which contains multiple choice questions. \u00a0Please see the M-STEP assessment schedule below:<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nScience<\/b><\/td>\nELA<\/b><\/td>\nMath<\/b><\/td>\nSocial Studies<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/b>th<\/b> Grade<\/b><\/td>\nTues., April 10th<\/span><\/td>\nThurs.,April 12th<\/span><\/td>\nTues., April 17th<\/span><\/td>\nThurs., April 19th<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/b>th<\/b> Grade<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\nTues., May 1st<\/span><\/td>\nThurs., May 3rd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/b>th<\/b> Grade<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\nWed., May 9<\/span>th<\/span><\/td>\nThurs., May 10th <\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As partners in your child\u2019s education, I am asking for your help in reminding your child of the importance of taking their time and giving their best effort on these assessments. \u00a0\u00a0Please encourage your child to spend some time during spring break and in April to take practice online assessments, which can be found by visiting <\/span>https:\/\/wbte.drcedirect.com\/MI\/portals\/mi<\/b><\/a>. \u00a0Several factors have an influence on test outcomes. \u00a0That being said, please take a few moments to review the simple, yet important test taking tips below.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Before Test Tips<\/b><\/td>\nDuring Test Tips<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Have a positive attitude. \u00a0Tell yourself, \u201cI will do my best on this test.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Go to sleep at a reasonable time to get a good night\u2019s rest the night before the test.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Wake up early enough to avoid rushing to get ready for school.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Eat a healthy breakfast.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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    \n
  • Relax, take a deep breath, and think positive thoughts, \u201cI am going to do well.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Listen carefully to directions.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Ready each question carefully. \u00a0Identify key words. Think about what the question is really asking.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Read the entire question and all the answer choices.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Apply strategies that you learned in class to figure out the answer. \u00a0Pick the best answer.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Recheck answer before moving on to the next question.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Thank you for your continued support and dedication to your child\u2019s education.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Kindest Regards,<\/span><\/p>\n

    Zahra Zreik<\/span><\/p>\n

    Interim Principal<\/span><\/p>\n

    Woodworth Middle School<\/span><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    March 29, 2018   Dear Parents, When school resumes after spring break, our district will administer the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) to students in grades 3-8. \u00a0This standardized assessment is given to students to measure their knowledge of Michigan\u2019s academic standards in English language arts (ELA), Math, Science, and Social Studies. \u00a0All […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1569,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/saadf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/saadf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/saadf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/saadf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1569"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/saadf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/saadf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/saadf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/saadf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/saadf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}