Testing, Remediation, and the Schedule

The scores are in and, for the most part, I am very pleased with how well students did. Congratulations to all who were successful!
Sadly, there were a couple of unpleasant surprises. Fortunately, the state of NC allows students a retest and most of my students who must retest were very, very close to earning a 3. I expect several will pull out a passing score and that is good news. We will work for the next week very diligently on remediation, retests begin on Monday. If you heard from Mrs. Dohner, Ms. Rennie or myself regarding retaking the reading test, please work with your child in the evening on language arts skills. There are links to released tests on this blog, please click on them and review with your student. I will be using those tests for remediation. If you bought a Competitive Edge reading book, please have your child continue working in them. Most of these tests were within a few questions of being passing scores.
NCS will run on a modified schedule to aid with remediation for the rest of the week. Thank you all for your support, patience ad help.

Week of May 16

Well here we go! Testing week has arrived. As I have told the students, this is the week to show the state they learned this stuff! Please be sure your child leaves home each day with a good solid breakfast and plenty of sleep. Remind them that they have learned everything they need to be successful, but they must relax, take their time and remember to follow the instructions they have been taught. I have faith in all my students and I know they can do a great job if they remember to prove their answers, eliminate obvious wrong choices and apply good old-fashioned common sense and knowledge.
A very IMPORTANT reminder regarding testing: I will call families of students who must be retested in reading but I will not have the results until Monday, May 23rd. It was the earliest Mrs. Freitas could make an appointment to have the tests run. I understand this is a stressful time, we will just have to be patient.
On to more fun...
Field Day is rapidly approaching and we need supplies! If you can donate any of the following please send it in with your child this week or next. Thanks!
Grades 5-8 (each class)
60 hotdogs
60 hotdog buns
40 individual bags of chips
1 package of freezer pops
1 can of powdered Gatorade
4 gallons of water
4- beach balls
100 -clothespins, clothesline, clothes
5 -beach chairs
5- towels
2- 5 gal bucket
10- cones
1 small bag baking potatoes
3- foot balls
5- tables
4- hockey sticks
5- small pools
10- buckets
5 bags of charcoal
Please contact Angela Jenkins with any questions.
Also, please donate to Neuse Charter's relay For Life team! Thanks! Heres the link:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY11SA?team_id=941421&pg=team&fr_id=32877

Week of May 9

I hope everyone had a Happy Mother's Day!
We will continue to work on EOG testing skills this week in all classes. Please make sure your student is doing all they can to ensure success on the tests, this includes completing homework daily, being prepared for class and handing in work on time.
EOG testing is on the following days; May 18, 19, 20.

Vocabulary Words for this week:
Vocabulary for 6th Grade Week of May 9
optional
alternatively
personification
effective
persuasive
accurate
factual
exclamatory
prediction
subheadings
mood (in writing)
element
influence
symbolize
results

Vocabulary for 5th Grade
Week of May 9
phrase
emphasize
elaborate
approximate
ensure
summarize
results
data
accurate
considered
diagram
personification
italics
flashback
resourceful