Accelerated Reading Expectations: We do not have an official reading log that lists a certain nightly reading expectation. Instead, we have our AR log to write down the reading that we do, and I remind students daily, on the way out of the door, to have their book and READ, READ, READ! Your student does not get AR reading time daily in class, so they definitely need to be reading at home! I suggest 20-30 minutes a night (or more if your student is an avid reader). Most students will quiz weekly. (Students working on super large novels may only test monthly!) They will not be permitted to quiz at home - only at school!
AR Goals: I think I was bale to mention to most of you that the goals will be changing a little bit this quarter, and we are all pretty jazzed about it! As far as the percent of goal grades are concerned - EVERYONE'S goal is 10 points! However, students have still elected to keep the goals that they set for the quarter, so TOPS reports, AR Folders and class goal charts will reflect the goals they have set. After students reach the 10pt mark, they will have earned the privilege of reading with a partner or literature circle (book club). The focus this quarter will be on COMPREHENSION. So, students are working to get their comprehension as close to 92% as possible!!
Accelerated Math Expectations: AM is great program that gives students extra practice opportunity on math objectives that are expected to be mastered in their fourth grade year. Students ALWAYS have a practice to work on, which should be kept in the clear plastic sleeve labeled "AM" in their binder. I suggest finishing at least 1 page of AM a night. They do not have to finish their entire practice, but if they are jazzed about it and don't have a bunch of other work to do, have at it! Practices CAN be scored at home, but in order to print the TOPS report, you will have to click to find it! Also, it will not print a new practice (I don't think!), but I can take care of that in class if the student asks me to. We do have AM work time three times a week or so, but again, it will take some work at home to meet goals (especially for those students who chose not to use class time wisely).
AM Goals: Am goals will continue the same as they did last quarter. The TOPS report for AM is different than AR and does not have those visual bars reflecting goal progress. However, at the bottom right of all AM TOPS there is a summary of objectives earned, objectives goal, and objectives ready to test. As students complete practices, their mastery of specific objectives is communicated to the AM system. If a student does well enough on their practice, an objective may then be test ready. When a student earns 5 objectives to test on, I generate a test for them, and they complete that here in school. This is how objectives are earned towards goals. SO - finish those practices to earn tests! :D
AM and AR Party: The party this quarter will be a celebration of all the hard work students put in. Students will not need to earn this reward by meeting their goal - we fully expect all students to meet their 10 pt goal and keep their comprehension above 85%. ALL students will be included in this celebration!
AR Goals: I think I was bale to mention to most of you that the goals will be changing a little bit this quarter, and we are all pretty jazzed about it! As far as the percent of goal grades are concerned - EVERYONE'S goal is 10 points! However, students have still elected to keep the goals that they set for the quarter, so TOPS reports, AR Folders and class goal charts will reflect the goals they have set. After students reach the 10pt mark, they will have earned the privilege of reading with a partner or literature circle (book club). The focus this quarter will be on COMPREHENSION. So, students are working to get their comprehension as close to 92% as possible!!
Accelerated Math Expectations: AM is great program that gives students extra practice opportunity on math objectives that are expected to be mastered in their fourth grade year. Students ALWAYS have a practice to work on, which should be kept in the clear plastic sleeve labeled "AM" in their binder. I suggest finishing at least 1 page of AM a night. They do not have to finish their entire practice, but if they are jazzed about it and don't have a bunch of other work to do, have at it! Practices CAN be scored at home, but in order to print the TOPS report, you will have to click to find it! Also, it will not print a new practice (I don't think!), but I can take care of that in class if the student asks me to. We do have AM work time three times a week or so, but again, it will take some work at home to meet goals (especially for those students who chose not to use class time wisely).
AM Goals: Am goals will continue the same as they did last quarter. The TOPS report for AM is different than AR and does not have those visual bars reflecting goal progress. However, at the bottom right of all AM TOPS there is a summary of objectives earned, objectives goal, and objectives ready to test. As students complete practices, their mastery of specific objectives is communicated to the AM system. If a student does well enough on their practice, an objective may then be test ready. When a student earns 5 objectives to test on, I generate a test for them, and they complete that here in school. This is how objectives are earned towards goals. SO - finish those practices to earn tests! :D
AM and AR Party: The party this quarter will be a celebration of all the hard work students put in. Students will not need to earn this reward by meeting their goal - we fully expect all students to meet their 10 pt goal and keep their comprehension above 85%. ALL students will be included in this celebration!