Monster Mash

In yesterday's Dolphin Folder, there was a neon green Monster Mash flyer.  If you would like to preorder tickets for this fun event, please fill out the order form on the flyer and return it asap with your check.  The Monster Mash is on October 27th.

There will be a Reading Vocabulary test on Thursday.  The students were given the words and definitions yesterday.

There is a new online Math practice website that the kids can practice on.  The usernames and passwords are taped in your child's agenda on the first page.  The website is firstinmath.com.  We will be exploring the website today when we go to the computer lab.  Also, the kids should be doing Times Attack at home to practice their multiplication facts.

Next week the 5th graders will be taking the COGAT test.  We are scheduled to take it on Tuesday - Thursday with Friday being the make-up day.  Then the following week we will be taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.  This test will be given on Monday - Wednesday with Thursday the make-up day.  Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep and a good breakfast on testing days.  The CogAt is used to measure overall cognitive and reasoning abilities from a developmental perspective.  Our school district also uses the data from the test to help in determing the GT label for secondary grades. 

The ITBS is available at different levels for students at different grade levels. The batteries aim to help determine how prepared students are for academic instruction, what individual accommodations may be necessary, which students may require early intervention, and to determine each student’s individual baseline of achievement. Questions are delivered orally by the teacher and response options are pictures, words or numerals, as appropriate. Approximately 30 minutes are given for each test.

Students are able to sign up for UIL tryouts this week.  The 5th grade events are : Music Memory, Art, Listening, Oral Reading, Spelling, and Maps, Graphs, and Charts.  The UIL competition is on December 1st.

Please remind your child that cell phones need to be turned off during the day.  If the phone goes off during school, it will cost $15 to get your phone out of "cell phone jail".   Parents will need to come to the office to get the phone.

Have a wonderful week!!!