Good News Bad News

How did the EOGS go?

For some students the news is good; for others, the news of retesting is very disappointing.   

Parents, if your child is feeling down in the dumps from testing information, you can encourage them in a number of ways:

1-  give them one-on-one time with YOU

2- encourage them to spend time outside

3- make sure they know that you love them no matter what their score is

It can be a shock to get unhappy news.  Is the test getting harder?  Yes.  Why?  The world is getting complicated.  What the workplace wants is not what they wanted years ago.  Time was bosses wanted employees that followed orders and did specific tasks.  Now employees have to have skills to create and communicate to others using all kinds of technology and equipment. So schools have responded by asking kids to learn more... and earlier than ever before.

Please please please make sure they get ENOUGH SLEEP.  Elementary students still need at least 10 hours of sleep a night.  The next two weeks there is a lot to review, and then to retest.  

It's Almost Here!

Today I went to pick up the EOG tests.. The time is nearly upon us.

Thanks to all the parents, retired teachers, tutors, and other friends of East Albemarle who have volunteered their time to help proctor.  There's a lot of moving parts to this testing machine and you are very important to its smooth operation!

Best of luck to all,

Mrs Stine

What are we doing in Guidance Connect?

Here is a preview of upcoming lessons in Guidance Connect:

May 6 through May 13th:

Grades K-2: Conflict Resolution Ring Toss Game: Students will compete to get rings on the ring toss and earn point by giving correct answers to questions on how to resolve common problems. Lessons learned: Good sportsmanship, problem solving, hand-eye coordination, teamwork.

Grades 3-5: Stop the Choking Game: This is a very serious lesson about a little known (but very deadly) activity that has killed some children.  This power point/video lesson will inform children of the dangers and how to alert adults should they encounter this activity among friends.

Lessons learned: Safety, Peer Pressure, Addiction, Crisis intervention.

Here Comes the EOG!

Okay, so it's almost here... The EOG, that is!

Parents and students, we will be testing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (May 19th-21st).  All students in grades 3-5 will take the EOG.

On Wednesday, May 27th, all 5th grade students will take the Science EOG test.

***NEW THIS YEAR***

In the past, students who made a "high" 2 (called a 1SE or 2SE) may not have had to retake the EOG.  Starting this year all students who make a 2 will be required to take the test.