Weekly Update

 Hello Parents,

Below is a quick update. Not much is new this week. Please make sure your child is studying for their test Tuesday! They thev all their notes and flip book.

MAP Testing:

We will take our Math MAP test next week. The dates are below. Please make sure your child comes to school with a fully charged Chrome book in order to complete this. 

MAP Math- Thursday, April 25th and Friday, April 26th

SOL Pass:

Please make sure your child is completing their SOL Pass tests each night that it is assigned. The days they will do it are listed in their agenda when I assign it. Please make sure you verify your child’s score before you initial their log. This is part of their homework effort grade!

 Your child has access to all the released tests back to 2001 in some cases. These are a perfect way to prepare for all 3 SOLs. The password to access them is husky. Please make sure you open the website and not attempt to do it while still in Schoology. It doesn’t always work that way. Your child will know how to do this

SOL Dates:

Hard to believe it but we are already prepping for the Spring SOLS! Here are the dates as of now! If anything changes, I will let you know! Again, please make sure your child comes to school with their computers fully charged!

Reading SOL- Tuesday, May 7th

VA Studies SOL- Thursday, May 16th

Math SOL- Friday, May 24th 

Book Fair:

The book fair is coming! The students will be able to purchase books next week. Mrs. Wilkes and I will be working at the book fair on Family night Thursday, April 25th from 4:15-6:15pm! I hope to see some of you there!

Capstone Student:

Once again, I have been honored by being asked to mentor a Capstone Student from Freedom High School this spring. Ms. Shrikha Balaji is currently a senior at Freedom High School and will be shadowing me during the month of May. Ms. Balaji is excited to be a part of our classroom and for the opportunity to work with your children!

 Focus Areas for Next Week:

•  Reading: We continue talking about Historical Fiction. We will begin our book Number the Stars.

• Math:  We will work on our Fractions unit.

• Science: We will wrap up our Plant unit.

• VA Studies: We will review Chapter 6- Building a New Nation. The test will be on Tuesday, April 23rd!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read all the updates! I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing weekend!