I am happy to announce that we have finished ALL of our testing that was required! The kiddos were real troopers during the testing and I am thrilled to tell you that the results that I am seeing are AMAZING!
On the FAST reading test each and every 4th grader passed the test ! What this means is that there were not any 4th graders that didn't pass the comprehension and the fluency piece. The result of that is that we don't have any kiddos on a "FAST" plan.
All the kids made great growth in their reading fluency! There were kids that made great growth however did not meet the 141 words per minute benchmark. These are the kiddos that I will still work with on fluency. I don't want them to be discouraged though. The growth from Fall to now is newsworthy!
Your child will be sharing their FAST score with you at conferences.
PLEASE continue to work on reading fluently at home. Our next goal is 157 words per minute and that is a tough one!
The kids have reached another ticket goal. Tomorrow we will celebrate with "Toy Day." They may bring in ONE toy to play with that will fit in their locker. I plan to bring in ice cream treats for the kids as a thank you for their flexibility during my absences. We will have "toy time" from 3:00 until the end of the day.
I am looking for donations of clean milk carton caps for a reading center that I want to make. Please send those in to me!
Conference sign up will be going "live" soon! Please watch your email for it.
We have started to learn division in math. The kids are working hard to remember the steps and the process.
Next week we will start a three week unit on Greek Mythology in reading. The kids will end the unit by sharing trading cards that they will be making in class on Greek Gods and Goddess'. This will be a graded presentation.
We will be having a Valentine's celebration at school. This will simply consist of snacks and the kids reading their Valentines. There will not be any formal party.
If your child didn't bring home the class list for the cards you can find it on the previous blog page.
If your child brings in cards please make sure that they bring them for everyone.
