CLASSROOM NOTES FOR MAR. 31-APR.4TH

I HOPE ALL OF YOU HAD A GREAT SRPING BREAK!!!  WE ARE NOW ON THE DOWNHILL RUN TO THE END OF THE YEAR.  I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT ANOTHER YEAR IS ABOUT TO END.  WE STILL HAVE MANY MANY THINGS TO BE DONE.  WE HOPE THAT ALL OF OUR MAJOR TESTING WILL BE DONE BY THE END OF THE SECOND WEEK OF MAY. 

WE WILL BE SENDING HOME ANOTHER NOTE ABOUT OUR FIELD TRIP TO THE ZOO SOON!!!  PLEASE REMEMBER THAT I WILL BE NEEDING AS MANY OF YOU TO GO ALONG THAT CAN.  ALSO THE CARNIVAL WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT ALSO.  IT WILL BE HELD APRIL 25TH.  YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A CALL SOON ABOUT HOW YOU CAN HELP OUT.  WE ONLY ASK 30MIN. OF YOUR TIME ON THAT FRIDAY EVENING. 

I WILL CONTINUE WITH SPELLING THROUGH THE END OF APRIL AND AFTER THAT I AM NOT SURE I WILL BE SENDING HOME ANYMORE LISTS, AS WIE WILL HAVE COMPLETED THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS FOR SECOND GRADE.   I WILL INFORM YOU ABOUT WHAT WILL BE HAPPENING AS WE APPROACH THAT TIME.

I HAVE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT ACHIEVEMENT TESTING.  LIIBBEY DOES NOT GIVE FORMAL ACHIEVEMENT TESTS LIKE PAWS.  WE HAVE CRITICAL ASSESSMENTS AND BENCHMARKS THAT ARE GIVEN EVERY QUARTER TO SHOW CONTINUING PROGRESS.  ACHIEVEMENT TESTING IS NOT DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE  FOR OUR K-2 STUDENTS.  I HOPE THAT WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.  IF NOT PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. 

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!