Parent and Family News
Week of January 22, 2024
Wednesday - No Clubs or After-school Except YWCA program
Upcoming Events
Jan. 24 -No Clubs or After-school Except YWCA programJan. 29 - Grades 5-6 i-Ready Math
Jan. 30 - Grades K-2 i-Ready Math, Home Basketball Game
Jan. 31- Grades 7-8 i-Ready Math, CBT Simulation, 8:30-9:30 Grades 3-5, Away Basketball Game
Feb. 1- Grades 3-4 i-Ready Math, PAC Meeting 5:30
Feb. 6 - Away Basketball Games
Feb. 9 - Black History Showcase
Feb. 12-16 Spirit Week
Feb. 19- 23 No School February Break
iReady Diagnostic
Next week students will be taking their iReady Math Winter diagnostic assessments to measure their growth since September. i-Ready Diagnostic & Instruction helps teachers to effectively assess their students and then provide individualized instruction based on each student’s unique needs. i-Ready Math Diagnostic & Instruction assesses and teaches the following skill areas:
• Number and Operations
• Algebra and Algebraic Thinking
• Measurement and Data
• Geometry
Just like the Reading assessment students took last week, this is an an adaptive assessment, which s a test that automatically adjusts the difficulty of the questions according to each student’s performance in order to determine their abilities in reading or math. Before your child begins the assessment, it’s important to set appropriate expectations. i-Ready is a very different kind of test that presents students with questions that can be both too easy and too hard. It is designed to do this until the assessment finds exactly the level at which the student is performing. Therefore, your child will certainly see some items above his or her level. Encourage your child to complete the test to the best of their ability, and know that it is okay to get questions wrong. Each time a student gets an item incorrect, they will be presented with a simpler question until the diagnostic finds the grade level at which the student is performing. The assessment efficiently assesses students across multiple grade levels, allowing for identification of root causes of students’ struggles or for identification of areas where a student is ready for further challenge. This information will then provide the teacher with a “road map” to instructional remediation. Once your child completes the test, their online instruction is adjusted for their newest level to support their progress in mastering each skill. The online instruction is designed to be both challenging and engaging. i-Ready delivers instruction using engaging, contemporary animation; the lessons are also interactive. These lessons are proven to help students grow academically. In addition, i-Ready Diagnostic & Instruction supports the teachers and administrators at school. The program provides a series of comprehensive reports designed to make classroom instruction more effective. These reports include data about student performance as well as detailed teaching suggestions. They help educators make informed decisions about the instruction that is right for your child. Please help your children by asking them about these assessment, how they did and encourage them to do their best and take the assessments seriously.
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