Parents Help With Our Unit of Inquiry!

Week 11

THINGS TO TALK ABOUT OR ASK YOUR CHILD ABOUT THEIR LEARNING AT SCHOOL THIS WEEK…..

·       The IB word of the week is APPRECIATION:  How does your child show appreciation? What are ways to show you are grateful?  

·       Short /i/ Words – Can your child read and or spell consonant/vowel/ consonant words? pig, rip, hit, dig, sit, lip, did, bib?

·       Math – What have you measured in the classroom and at home using non-standard forms of measurement?

·       IB – Communities. As your child what buildings in our community are essential to our community?

·       Communities – What do these terms mean? Urban, suburban and rural.

·       Ask your child what he/she planted this week.

·       What is a Veteran?

Upcoming Testing

The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT 7) will be given November 18. The students will take the non-verbal section of the test. This is a paper-pencil test containing 38 questions. The CogAT is a teacher paced test, with students bubbling in their answer choice in the test booklet. Test results will be sent to parents in early January 2015. 

The IOWA Test, a nationally normed assessment, will be given to all Kindergarten students during December 5-12. Students will take different subtests each day covering reading, math, listening, science, and social studies. This is a paper-pencil test with time limits. Test results will be sent to parents in late January 2015.

Both tests are used in evaluating our students for gifted and talented qualifications.