SAGE Testing Schedule

Our annual summative testing begins after spring break.  With that in mind, it is important that your child rests well, eats healthy meals and comes to school on time in order to do his/her best.  These things are important for your child every day, but are particularly important during testing in order to eliminate the anxiety that can come with taking an exam.  We have regular conversations in the classroom that this assessment is simply an opportunity for students to show what they know, and to demonstrate what they have been working so hard on all year.

Although SAGE is only one measure of your child’s progress, it is important to enter into the test with an attitude of working hard and doing their best.  (When would we ever encourage a child not to do their best?)  Students often reflect what has been discussed at home, if you model a positive attitude toward the test, your child is likely to do better when test time arrives.

  • Friday, April 14 – Writing
  • Tuesday, April 18 – Language
  • Wednesday, May 10 – Math
  • Thursday, May 18 Science

If you have any questions about testing, please let me know.

March

Hello!

I hope you are all doing well!  I know I am enjoying the little glimpses of sunshine and warmer temperatures that we are getting.  I look forward to Spring!  Things are very busy right now in our class.  Here are some things you need to know.

Biography book reports were due yesterday, March 6th.  I have really enjoyed all of the presentations so far!  I look forward to seeing the rest of the reports tomorrow from those that are late.

We are having our special classes tomorrow instead of Thursday, so students should come prepared for PE.

Thursday is our field trip to the State Capitol!  I am so excited!  Students should arrive at school and be picked up at normal time.  They should be wearing nice clothing and dress appropriately for the weather.  They also need a sack lunch that does not need to be heated in the microwave.  Their lunch should include a drink/water bottle.  We will be traveling by school bus.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

March 14th is Pi Day!  Our class loves to celebrate Pi Day and learn all about circles, diameter, radius, and calculating pi.  The favorite part of Pi Day is eating pie, of course!  We will be baking apple pies as a class, but we’d love to have you sign up to bring a pie that day to help us celebrate.  Please sign up if you can bring a pie and let us know what kind you are bringing so we don’t get too many repeats.  https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/hgrxb

March 17th is an early release day and there is no school on March 20th!

The 4th and 5th grade students all have a large home project that they should be working on.  The 4th graders should be preparing for the Utah History Fair.  Their projects are due on April 17th.  They received a packet of information about their project a couple of weeks ago.  If you haven’t seen it yet, ask your child about it.  The 5th graders should be preparing for the STEM fair.  Their projects are due on March 27th.  They also received a packet of information to help them prepare their projects.  Please help your students plan appropriately for these assignments and avoid procrastinating until the last minute.  They will be given limited class time to work on their projects, but they should mainly be done at home.

On March 29th, the 6th graders will be going on a field trip to the Planetarium in Salt Lake.  A permission slip should be coming home soon.  This field trip is an important reinforcement of the things that we are learning in science this year.

March 31st is our annual class egg drop!  Look for more information as this day gets closer.

Last but not least, Spring Fever is setting in for many of the students.  Please reinforce with your children at home that it is important to respect their classmates and teachers and do their best to meet expectations and follow the rules.  Your support is greatly appreciated!

Thanks for all you do!  I love your children!

Kirsten