Greetings Parents,
Next week is the final week of the year and I'm sure many of you are wondering what next week will look like. I will give greater details regarding all that will take place on the last week in the regular weekly update, but it will remain a busy and academic week. In this email, I wanted to give you an early view of what the test schedule will be like.
Monday: History
Tuesday: Math
Wednesday: Science
Thursday: Literature & 50 Word Spalding Assessment
Friday: Little House on the Prairie Day
History: Students currently have the study guide for history and should be preparing for their last test. We will have a review day tomorrow to cover this material. There will be no history instruction following Monday.
Math: This is a cumulative Singapore math test designed by Great Hearts staff from many different schools. It will serve as a measuring rod to understand where students are as they go into next year and to evaluate weakness in teaching. The students should treat this like AzMERIT and Galileo.
Science: The students will have completed study guides for science on Friday and will have a review day on Tuesday. Students will have a science lesson on Monday covering exploration of space, but this material will not be on the test. The students will take their science test on Wednesday and there will be no science lessons on Thursday and Friday.
Literature: Students will complete the Little House on the Prairie reading today. They will review the material from chapters 25-26 on Monday and have a review day on Tuesday. The students will take the literature test on Thursday.
50 Word Spalding Assessment: The students will be taking another 50 word Spalding assessment to see if they are at or above grade level, which will be important for 4th grade teachers to know. This assessment will be on Thursday.
Little House on the Prairie Day: On Friday, the students will be celebrating the end of the year in Little House style. Students are still required to wear their uniforms. The times for the party are from 9:30-11:30. Further details will be coming soon on items to bring and activities.
I hope everyone has a great end of their week!
Best,
Michael Naaktgeboren
Next week is the final week of the year and I'm sure many of you are wondering what next week will look like. I will give greater details regarding all that will take place on the last week in the regular weekly update, but it will remain a busy and academic week. In this email, I wanted to give you an early view of what the test schedule will be like.
Monday: History
Tuesday: Math
Wednesday: Science
Thursday: Literature & 50 Word Spalding Assessment
Friday: Little House on the Prairie Day
History: Students currently have the study guide for history and should be preparing for their last test. We will have a review day tomorrow to cover this material. There will be no history instruction following Monday.
Math: This is a cumulative Singapore math test designed by Great Hearts staff from many different schools. It will serve as a measuring rod to understand where students are as they go into next year and to evaluate weakness in teaching. The students should treat this like AzMERIT and Galileo.
Science: The students will have completed study guides for science on Friday and will have a review day on Tuesday. Students will have a science lesson on Monday covering exploration of space, but this material will not be on the test. The students will take their science test on Wednesday and there will be no science lessons on Thursday and Friday.
Literature: Students will complete the Little House on the Prairie reading today. They will review the material from chapters 25-26 on Monday and have a review day on Tuesday. The students will take the literature test on Thursday.
50 Word Spalding Assessment: The students will be taking another 50 word Spalding assessment to see if they are at or above grade level, which will be important for 4th grade teachers to know. This assessment will be on Thursday.
Little House on the Prairie Day: On Friday, the students will be celebrating the end of the year in Little House style. Students are still required to wear their uniforms. The times for the party are from 9:30-11:30. Further details will be coming soon on items to bring and activities.
I hope everyone has a great end of their week!
Best,
Michael Naaktgeboren