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Classroom Happenings- Week of 9/24

Miscellaneous-

  • Reading log due on Mondays, weekly goal 100 minutes
  • Keep having your child practice their multiplication facts. Once they master fives have them practice mastering  2’s and review 5’s. Don’t include new facts until these two are mastered. Then introduce facts this same way with the following facts in this order. Remember work for mastery with one fact before moving on and always review previously mastered facts.  This is the order to introduce facts for practice toward fluency. 5, 2, 9, 10, 3, 4, 1, 0
  • Math Homework- MobyMax Mondays through Thursdays for 5 minutes

Upcoming Dates:

  • September 28-Friday is EAGLE PRIDE DAY, wear your maize and blue to show our eagle pride.
  • September 27– Picture Day
  • September 28– Hudsonville Homecoming
  • October 2– Vision Screening
  • October 5-The Walkathon is coming up and is our primary fundraiser for the year. Watch for details as the date approaches.
  • October 12- Early Release, 12:15 dismissal
  • October 23- Turkey Trot @ 5:00
  • October 31-Halloween Party @ 1:15-2:00

What’s Coming Up – Week of May 4

Miscellaneous:

  • If your son/daughter is a safety, please have them check around for a safety belt or two because we do not have enough safety belts at school for our current safeties.
  • Don’t forget to have your children read at home. They should be reading and filling out their reading logs every day.

Click to view the list of important Upcoming 5th Grade Dates.

Meap Testing

Dear Families

As we move into the month of October, students will be participating in the annual MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program).  MEAP is Michigan’s general assessment for students in grades 3 through 9. It is based on Michigan’s grade level content expectations in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies. Students are assessed in the fall of each year on the prior year’s expectations.Test dates and times are predetermined by the Michigan Department of Education.  Assessments are administered in sections over a course of several days.  Administration times vary from 20 – 80 minutes per section.  2013 test dates are as follows:

  • Oct. 8 & 9:  Reading (grades 3 – 8)

  • Oct. 10:  Writing Day 1 (grades 4 & 7)

  • Oct. 15:  Mathematics (grades 3 – 8)

  • Oct. 16:  Writing Day 2 (grades 4 & 7), Science (grades 5 & 8)
  • Oct. 16 – Nov. 5*: On-line Social Studies (grades 6 & 9)
*Building principals will communicate specific dates during this window
The MEAP results are used for many purposes, including informing instructional practice and tracking student performance. MEAP is also used for a number of high-stakes accountability measures, such as determining a building’s and district’s Adequate Yearly Progress, school rankings and designations (Reward, Focus or Priority), and educator evaluations.
As the uses of the test results expand, the importance of ensuring high-quality, fair, and
standardized test administration increases. Schools must administer tests within state and
federal guidelines. These guidelines sometime appear restrictive; however, these guidelines ensure equitability between all schools and all students.
For example, resources, such as writing posters, maps, multiplication tables, and other content information on the wall, that might provide students with clues to answers of test questions must be removed from classrooms. If students can view these resources during testing, they will have an advantage over students who cannot use these resources.
In addition, we have found that students do their best when additional distractions are removed from the testing environment such as snacks, books, and art supplies.  Students who finish early are encouraged to go back and recheck their answers and then wait quietly while their classmates complete the assessment.
We are asking that you partner with us to ensure that your child be prepared for the MEAP test by making sure he/she is in school during the testing dates, gets a good night’s sleep, has a healthy breakfast, and understands the importance of doing his/her personal best.
Thank you for your assistance and please feel free to contact me if you have questions.

~Kym Burdis