ell, we are finished with our reading MAPs test as of today.  We have the winter math MAPs test to take in the beginning of February.  Monday we will have a mid-trimester common assessment in math.  The students have been working hard on decimals and division, so I’m confident they will do well.  We are then moving on in math to ordered pairs, order of operations, patterns, and problem solving.  On Thursday, we will have our Chapter 10, Lesson 3 test in social studies.  We are post-Revolutionary War, and coming up with a government that will work.  We will be reading the story “Woodsong” in reading.  There will be a test on the story and DLP on Friday.  In science, we are working on acids and bases.  We had some interesting experiments going on today.  Ask your child to explain to you what we observed. 

The ISATs have been replaced by the PARCC test, which is coming in March.  Having basic typing skills will be helpful to the students when taking the test.  They will have to type in the answers as well as click, drag, and understand the toolbar.  Please encourage your child to go to www.typingweb.com to practice typing.  The username is wes (studentID) and the password is the student’s ID number.  Practice will truly make the testing less stressful for your child because they will become more comfortable with typing. 

Have a great weekend.