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.