January Benchmark Testing

Hello families! 
In first grade this January is an important month for benchmark testing.  This testing allows us to see where all the students fall in the areas of reading, writing, and math.  With this information we can target specific skills and form differentiated instruction groups.  By the end of next week, we should have completed all of the testing.  We just finished up our Aimsweb testing (the one with the green and yellow graphs I  handed out at conference time) and Fountas & Pinnell running records to get a current reading level for your child. 

Next week we will be taking the Math Benchmark Assessment and the Writing Benchmark Assessment.  If you have any questions about how your child did on these assessments please feel free to contact me.  We can set up a time to talk in person, on the phone, or I can send you the info in an email.  Have a great long weekend! 

P.S.  Ask your child what they learned about Martin Luther King Jr.  We talked a lot about him in class and also watched some of the video clip of the "I Have A Dream" speech on the Smartboard.  They were very mesmerized by it and had a ton of questions.  Here is the link:

http://www.mlkonline.net/video-i-have-a-dream-speech.html

Thank you!
Mrs. McAuliffe

Happy New Year!

Classroom Supply Wish List for 2011

Crayons 

Hand Wipes or Baby Wipes

Clorox Wipes

Mechanical Pencils

Glue Sticks

Hand Sanitizer - Pump