MAP (NWEA) testing week

HI there- Ok-so I was informed by the students that the blog never published yesterday so here it is along with a couple new things from today. First of all, thank you to everyone for your help in donating lots of cakes and baked goods for our cakewalk at the carnival. The 4th grade cakewalk proved to be the "hit" of the carnival once again so thank you so much for helping this out. The funds we received will continue to be used as science/math supplies/books as well as items bought for auctions to buy things with extra fake money. Testing schedule this week is such: Wednesday-10:00-11:30-Reading --Thursday-12:30-2:00-Math --Friday-10:00-11:30 Language. So please don't miss school unless you are ill. These are my favorite tests because they show how much your child has learned throughout the year and they are compared only to themselves so what a great time to show what they know!!! We made our worm home on Friday so now we will be able to watch them tunnel (hopefully) and see how they adapt to their habitat. We are now going to be learning lots of cool facts about worms by reading 3 different books and doing some activity sheets. In Math, we finished our customary measurement unit and now we are moving into decimals & fractions before we move into the metric measurement section. We are going to do some fun metric olympics for this unit after testing. In Social Studies, we are going to finish our Geography challenge tomorrow and then tour the West region. Make sure you study those states and capitals. We will look at having the test a couple weeks from now. No actual date set as of yet. In Reading, we are finishing up Selection 2 and then we will be working on Ecosystem projects (some of it done here at school) and some done at home. I have a rubric with expectations on it along with a model of one I made so students will know what is expected of them. We had a guest speaker today that did an awesome job. Ask your child about whom it was and what she did and what their favorite part was. If you have a good discussion, write YAM in the planner. Also, ask them what the little testing message and treat they got from me today to start getting us prepared for testing tomorrow. Testing Prep: Remember at least 8-10 hours of sleep each night, protein filled breakfast, and bring a protein filled snack. Also, as your child leaves for school in the morning, send them off with a positive message and make them feel good about themselves. Have a great night.