We just wanted to update you on a few upcoming items for January. They are listed below.
- Grades were finalized yesterday and report cards will be sent home on Friday. They will be sent home in Data Binders with your child. Please review these with them, celebrating successes and growth, and setting goals for weaknesses to improve.
- ISTEP is just around the corner and will be completely online this year. We will be working on test taking strategies when taking an online test and working on building our weaker skills. Writing is definitely an area that we will continue working on this semester. Typing fluency is also a focused skill we have been working on since the beginning of the year. Students use an online typing fluency site called "Typing Club" to build typing speed and accuracy. They seem to really enjoy using it. They can access the site at home, as well.
- Students should be practicing math facts nightly and reading for 20-30 minutes. They also should be budgeting time to review their vocabulary/word study words at least a few nights a week. Our next test is on Friday, January 26.
- Data binders should be coming home once a week. Just prior to Winter Break we did not have a lot of additional data to add since our schedule was adjusted. Starting next week, our routine will be back to normal with adding data. NWEA is all wrapped up here at Webb and we will be sending home results in your child's binder as soon as all district schools are finished.
