Monday, March 12, 2018

Dear Parent/Guardian,

We will be giving standardized tests to measure your child’s learning. These tests include questions that relate to the information your child is learning in school.

Many students do not test well even though they know the material. They may not test well because of test anxiety or the mystery of taking tests. What will the test look like? What will some of the questions be? What happens if I do not do well?

To help your child do his/her best on the tests, we will be using some practice tests. These tests help your child learn what the tests will look like, what some of the questions might be, and ways to learn to take tests. These practice tests will be included as part of your child’s daily study pack at home. Please do NOT answer anything with your child at home, only help your child by studying the question from the practice test that were already done in class with his/her teacher.

These tests help your child learn what the tests will look like, what some of the questions might be, and ways to learn to take tests.

The actual tests will be on the following dates:

·         Language arts – Sunday, March 18, 2018

·         Reading – Monday, March 19, 2018

·         Math – Thursday, March 22, 2018

Important Note: some of the questions in the practice tests we still haven't covered in class, because the test includes all the needed information to master your child's grade level skills. There are also some questions that will not even be covered throughout the year because the test is designed to measure all students' with different levels and to help us discover any students with advanced learning skills. The test has nothing to do with your child's grades in school, so please do not stress yourself out.

By showing you are interested in how your child is doing, he/she will do even better in school. Enjoy this time with your child. Good luck with the practice tests.

Good luck!