PREPARING FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS

THE TIME IS APPROACHING FOR STUDENTS AT CGMS TO TAKE THE INFAMOUS KANSAS ASSESSMENTS IN READING AND MATH. SIXTH GRADE READING ASSESSMENTS WILL BE GIVEN TUESDAY, MAR. 6, THURSDAY, MAR. 8, AND MONDAY, MAR. 12. MATH ASSESSMENTS WILL THEN BE ON TUESDAY, APR. 3, THURSDAY, APR. 5, AND MONDAY, APR. 9. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO EAT RIGHT AND GET A GOOD NIGHT'S REST DURING THESE TESTING DAYS.

IN MY READING CLASSES, STUDENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD ON OR WILL BE WORKING SOON ON READING SKILLS THAT WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO KNOW IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL ON THE ASSESSMENTS. SOME OF THESE SKILLS INVOLVE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, TEXT TYPES, TEXT STRUCTURES, AND TEXT FEATURES, PREFIXES/SUFFIXES, CAUSE/EFFECT, COMPARE/CONTRAST, AND FACT/OPINION TO NAME A FEW. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING WEEKLY FORMATIVES TO PRACTICE FOR THE REAL DEAL!!

THE TIME WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT! I AM EXPECTING GREAT THINGS FROM MY STUDENTS!