The second week of school started out with the MAP Reading Assessment given by the district. This will occur three times per year: fall, winter, and spring to assess and celebrate growth. This first assessment is the baseline score and it will be used to identify strengths and areas for growth. In Parent Portal, I have included the RIT score, percentile ranking, and the growth target for the year for each student (it is in the comment section). The GATE/Honors students averaged a RIT score of 234.9, percentile of 84%, and growth target of 4.2. Please refer to the following documents for more information: RIT to Smarter Balanced and Target Scores.
As the week progressed, we were able to have a little more fun in class learning about digital citizenship (this is very important in our digital age). We learned a lot about digital footprints, copyright and fair use, and cyberbullying. The students should be able to share some of what they learned with you!
Monday
Interactive Notebook Setup
Writing Strategies: MD3P (Summary Expectation)
Tuesday
Writing Strategies: ICE/RACES (Constructed Response with Evidence Expectation)
Wednesday (Back to School Night 5-7 p.m.)
Writing Strategies: TREEAT (Body Paragraph Expectation)
AR Log Check (Log-5 entries/Signature)
*Students need to be reading an AR book that has a reading level >3.5 for 30 minutes 5 nights per week. Students need to earn 35 points at every quarter checkpoint (10/21, 12/9, 3/10 and 6/2).
Thursday
E-Portfolio Set-Up
Friday
Depth and Complexity Icons
Argumentative Essay Guided Outline
