Dear parents and students,
In preparation for the upcoming Math and Reading TAKS we will be stepping up our at-home work. Every night between now and the Monday before TAKS (April 25), we will have at least one math or reading worksheet per night. This is what I like to call our "TAKS push" and helps us solidify all the skills we need to succeed on the TAKS test.
Just a reminder- in my classroom I try very hard not to "teach to the test," meaning that there is so much more to educating a child than just preparing for one standardized test. However, in the next two weeks we will begin working a much more TAKS-centered curriculum.
Here is what I need from parents:
Please talk to your child about their feelings about the upcoming TAKS tests. Students need to be assured that they are capable of doing well on the TAKS.
Help your student with the nightly worksheets. If they are struggling with a specific topic, please let me know and I will help them out at school, as well as send home additional learning material about that topic.
Make sure your child gets a little more rest than usual during this stressful time. Being tired can be very counterproductive to learning.
Eat healthy and get plenty of exercise. A healthy body helps keep those brains going strong!
HOMEWORK:
Two math worksheets covering time, number lines and fractions (which we covered in class today.)
Read AR for at least 20 minutes.
Together we can doing amazing things! I have faith that each and every one of my students is capable of greatness.
Mrs. Anderson :)
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