Tuesday, April 21, 2015

ACT Aspire Testing
The ACT Aspire Test will start on Tuesday, April 28.  This timed test is administered to test the mastery of Common Core Standards that are part of our day to day curriculum in Reading, Writing, and Math.  Below is the schedule for the ACT Aspire test, along with links to the State Department of Education Website that will give you more information about this test.

Grades 3-8
Test Date
Number of Test Items
Time Limit
Writing
Tuesday, April 28
1
30 minutes -
grades 3-8
English
Tuesday, April 28
32 (grades 3-5)
30 minutes -
grades 3-5
Reading
Wednesday, April 29
31
60 minutes -
grades 3-8
Mathematics
Thursday, April 30
31 (grades 3-5)
55 minutes -
grades 3-5


Boosterthon
The Boosterthon Fun Run will be held on Wednesday, April 22 from 9:30 - 10:50!  We are looking forward to celebrating all of our hard fundraising work with this run.  Please come join us!  Thank you to all families who have donated and supported the Boosterthon Fun Run.  It is a great fundraiser to raise money for new playground equipment!



Important Dates:
Monday, April 13- Tuesday, April 21- Get Boosterthon Pledges!!
Wednesday, April 22 - Boosterthon Fun Run!
Friday, April 24 - Half Day. Dismissal at 11:30



A Peek At This Week!
(April 20-24)
ELA
Reading: Poetry
Foundational Skills: Suffixes -ment, -able, -ness

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Writing
Writing:

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Social Studies
Slavery in SC

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Science
Observable and Measurable Properties of Matter

Math
Engage NY- Module 5:  Fractions as Numbers

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