SBAC practice

Hello families!  Wondering what the upcoming SBAC will look like?  I would encourage you to log on from home and work through some of the practice questions with your student.  The link is:

SBAC practice tests

We have been practicing them in class.  The tests will be coming soon!

~Mrs. Spenner

Upcoming events

Hello families!

We have a busy next few weeks!  Please be aware of our upcoming events!  We have 7 upcoming district/state tests.  (MAP and SBAC)  Please make sure you are aware of the testing dates and have your child here at school well-rested, fed, and ready to do their best!

We have 2 birthday celebrations left in the year.  April birthdays will be celebrated on Friday, April 24th and May birthdays will be celebrated on Friday, May 8th.  If your child has a summer birthday (June, July, or August), please feel free to celebrate with us on either of our remaining dates.  You are not required to send in a treat, but if you would like to, the kids enjoy it!  Please help us keep the treats healthy!

A letter was sent home this week about our Rendezvous field trip, May 15th.  If you did not see the green paper, here is a link you are welcome to print and send back:  Rendezvous Letter
Letters/$5 are due back by Thursday, April 23rd.

Our fish release will be after school on Wednesday, April 22nd starting at 4:15.  The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will have their fish trailer at McDevitt Pond until 8pm for free fishing!  Come join the fun!  Families, friends, and neighbors are welcome!

Our field day is coming up on Friday, May 29th.  We will be attending the morning session.  If you are interested in helping, please let me know!  I will need to have 6 volunteers from our classroom to help!

I have updated our classroom information for next week.  *Remember there is no school next Wednesday, April 15th.  It is a teacher in-service day.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Spenner

Testing coming soon!

Hello families!

I wanted to make you aware of the upcoming testing, fish release/dissection, and happenings within the next month.

Students will be taking 3 MAP tests (reading, math, and language) as well as 4 SBAC tests (a math and reading Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) and a reading and math computer essay tests) over the next 6 weeks.  Our class will begin on April 22, but several students who work in a small-group setting will begin the MAP testing on Monday or Tuesday of this upcoming week.

Please encourage your student to do their best!  It helps to start the day after a good-night's sleep and a good breakfast. 

Mr. Lamansky (our fish biologist) was in this week.  He will be returning on April 22nd to dissect fish with us in class.  Students will be working in pairs on this project, but if they truly do not want to participate, it is not mandatory.  They can just observe, or go into a different classroom if needed.

After school that day, we will be releasing the trout we have been raising into McDevitt Pond (at the corner of Eagle Rd. and McMillan Rd.).  We will do this around 4:15-25ish...as soon as I can get the fish out of the tank and drive there!  That is a "Fishing Trailer" day at the pond.  The Fish and Game Department will be there with rods/bait for anyone to use until 8pm as well!  Families are welcome to come and help release our trout as well as spend time outdoors fishing.  Hope everyone will be able to make it!

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Spenner