Thursday, April 11

Unfortunately, I'm out again today. Mr. Martin is back and I'm sure doing a fantastic job with the kiddos. Here is what is planned for today. In Math, students will be at the computer lab taking a practice test using the Ohio Department of Education's OAA testing portal. This is a site that uses test questions released from previously used OAA's. The students can log on and take the test and I can see their scores and the types of questions that the class is getting correct and/or incorrect. Now that I have set this up for your kids, they can access this site and practice at home for Reading and Math. Today's test will help me to see what we still need to work on in Math next week. The best way to prevent test anxiety is to make them confident in what they know. For Read Aloud, Mr. Martin will be reading another Chris Van Allsburg book. The students will be continuing their workboard work for Reader's Workshop and finishing their Z was Zapped page in Writer's Workshop. They will be continuing their work with the branches of government in Social Studies.