In Language Arts today we had more of a relaxed day. The students continued to work on decorating their writing folders and they added pieces they have worked on this year to their folder.
If they needed to finish Read Theory, they were given time to do so.
Additionally, we spent time in class going over the Unit One Test. Test retakes are scheduled for Thursday, November 7th at 7:20am. Normally, an afternoon session would be offered too but since Mrs. Dailing is on maternity leave and I have swim practice after school, the only time I have for a retake is Thursday morning. In order to be eligible for a retake, students cannot have missing assignments. If their interactive notebook is significantly incomplete, meaning they scored lower than 90 out of 112 points, they will not be eligible for a retake because they did not do the work to prepare for the assessment when the material was being taught. There will be no check answer button on the retake which means the students will get one attempt at each question (since they have already had three attempts on the original test). Additionally, the second score on the assessment will be taken. I will not take the better score or the average since scores should only improve when a test is taken a second time. Students MUST sign up in class in order to attend the retake. Emails from families and students will not count as signing up for the retake. Students who do not sign up will not be allowed to retake the test. Students must also have a note from a parent or guardian stating that they understand that the student is taking the retake and it must be signed. This note must come with the student to the test retake on Thursday morning. If the student does not bring a note, they will not be allowed to retake the test.
At this point, grades are completely updated based on what has been turned in and what I have been told by students. What you see on Student/Parent Connect is the grade you can expect to see on your report card.
Have a great weekend!
Homework:
- Read for 20 minutes-You should be starting your third good fit book on Monday!