This week, the third through sixth graders have been taking the Iowa Assessments Test. The topics are reading, written expression, capitalization, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, computation, mathematics, social studies, and science. The test is multiple choice, and takes between 15-30 minutes to complete. There are between 20-65 questions on each test. It's taken every year in L.A, and takes up the whole period. On most days, we took the tests at 9:00 a.m, but on Tuesday, we took it a little later because the power went off. The goal of kids taking the Iowa Assessments is to test the core subjects and (sometimes) to place them into future classes. On Friday, we had a party, to acknowledge the hard work students put into the tests. Unlike last year, this year's party had no Gorp.
Reminders:
*Book orders are due Monday, October 27. You can place your order online.
*There will be no school on Monday, October 20.
*Our Halloween parade will be in the afternoon on Friday, October 31.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Johnson's 5th and 6th Graders
Below are a couple of pictures of us reading during our power outage on Tuesday. We all had to sit near the window so that we could use the natural light to see. There is also a photo of a student taking the Iowa Assessments (with the lights on!).
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