Ms. Kaley's Classroom Room 24

Thank you to those parents who came to our field trip on Thursday.  Also, thank you to all parents, carpools etc. for being flexible on the train situation that made us an hour late getting back!  The kids had a great time at the Planetarium!

It is up in the air at this moment if we will have a field trip in April.  April is busy with 3rd grade testing.  Here are the dates:

April 9th- Writing test.

April 15th- Language Arts test

April 17th- Math test

This year is a pilot year for the new SAGE test.  The state is incorporating higher level bonus questions towards the end of the Language and Math tests to see how far Utah students really know.  In conjunction, no test is the same.  Each test will cater to a child’s understanding.  For example if a student is getting division problems wrong, the test will eliminate a percentage of those questions containing division.  This does not mean some kids tests may be easier.  From our understanding there is a percentage of questions  from a category of knowledge (Example: 15% of questions may be asked in Geometry).  It’s only in a portion of the test where if a child is getting problems wrong will the test change up the questions.  I hope that makes sense.  The state of Utah is expecting lower scores this year being that it is a pilot year.  This doesn’t mean our kids are not prepared.  I have been working with our 3rd graders since the beginning of the year and since January when we came back from Christmas break our 3rd graders have a review or lesson together everyday.  Language on Monday and Tuesday, Math on Wednesday and Thursday.  We will see what is to come!

My class is known for a cooked breakfast on tests days.  I am still holding to that tradition.  Our 3rd graders are teamed up with Ms. Jill’s 3rd graders and we will all test in the conference room on those specific days.  I  usually would do scrambled eggs and fruit.  I am looking for some volunteers to help me this year with breakfast cooking in our room

Writing test- scrambled eggs, fruit, 1 piece of toast, apple juice

Language test- waffles, fruit, milk

Math test- scrambled eggs, fruit, 1 piece of toast, apple juice

2 volunteers per day is sufficient.  Please let me know (can be a parent from any level) if you would like to help out and be part of our tradition.  Since starting this tradition it has made our students excited to test.  It also ensures me that they get something to eat in the morning to be able to function and focus during testing time.  Breakfast starts at 8:20am and they have until 8:55am to finish.

This week in group lessons:

Level 1s: Types of lines, reading comprehension

Level 2s:  Angles test, reading comprehension

Level 3s: Adverb and Pronoun review/worksheets, Geometry with fractions test

In cultural:

History:

Level 1s: Telling time to the 5 min mark

Level 2s: Uranus

Level 3s: Dinos

Zoology:

Level 1s: Birds

Level 2s: Mammal study

Level 3s: Insects

Geography:

Level 1s: Strait/Isthmus landforms

Level 2s: Types of rocks from the rock cycle card matching

Level 3s: Weather bingo

This coming week we will have a bird show on Thursday after lunch, so no Spanish week 28.

Have students be working on their science fair!  I will be setting up other teacher reviewers this week.  They are due 3/24!  No late projects accepted.

Cheers!

Ms. K