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Mar11

Firstly, I wanted to remind everyone about the annual Gala on Saturday, March 21.  This is a fantastic event and supports MAPA in supporting our school and classrooms.

Second, with our next testing window quickly approaching, students need to be practicing SAGE on a regular basis in order to become familiar with the use of the program.  We are still having regular lessons and work cycle and I am by no means “teaching to the test” but do feel it is important that students are practicing with the software they will be testing on.  Because classroom resources are short, we do not have enough computers or time for students to utilize class time for practice and students are expected to practice at home.

We will be focusing on language practice for the next few weeks since this is the first test they will take.  After that it will be math and then science.

If there is no internet access or computer available in the home, please let me know so that your students can practice in class.

Lastly, if you are a chaperone for the 6th grade field trip, we have our next meeting tomorrow, Thursday, March 12 at 6:00pm.  We will be discussing cabin assignments and choosing our bandanna colors.   Please plan on attending.

IXL and Utah Write

Oct17

We now have two ways your children can continue practicing their math, language and writing skills at home.   All 4-6th grade students, in our class,  now have access to a math program and all 4th and 5th level students have an account with Utah Write.

IXL is a web based math and language program that will give your children extra practice at home.  Your student’s username is their first and last name followed by 617, no spaces or caps, and their password is their first name.  For example Jane Doe’s username would be janedoe617 and her password would be jane.  You can access the website at www.IXL.com.  Please encourage your children to utilize this program, as it will expose them to the kind of language that will be seen on the state assessments.

Utah Write is a writing program, sponsored by the state, that has been designed to help prepare our 5th grade students for the DWA (Direct Writing Assessment) taking place in February.  All 4th and 5th level students have a username and password on the inside back cover of their planners.  We will have an official lesson in class next week to introduce them to the ins and outs of the website and to discuss expectations.  You are more than welcome to log on with them, anytime, and begin working.  Utah Write can be accessed at www.utahwrite.com

 

This entry was posted on October 17, 2013, in ELA, Resources.