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Alamo Elementary Weekly Newsletter - May 20, 2019
Important Dates
May 20 - Girls on the Run
May 20 - Boy on the Move
May 20 - Kindergarten Reading Assessments
May 21 - 3rd & 4th grade M-Step Math
May. 21 - K & 4th grade Reading Assessments
May 22 - School Store
May 22 - Girls on the Run
May 22 - Boys on the Move
May 22 - Otsego High School Swingout @ 7:00 p.m., OHS Gymnasium
May 23 - 4th grade Reading Assessments
May 23 - 3rd & 4th grade M-Step
May 23 - School Store
May 23 - Kindergarten to GR Children's Museum
Alamo PRIDE
Responsible Actions - Owen Meersma & Tyler Mullins
Integrity WIthin - Harper Rowekamp & Colt Neiboer
Determination to Succeed - Brinley Fraaza & Claire Fritz
Expect Excellence - Lucas Taylor & Gage Peloquin
Congratulations 5th Graders!
Little Free Libraries - Introducing "Nate the Great!"
Super Books
Attention 5th grade families
Kick-off your 1st year at OMS with the 6th grade Camp!
The middle school is looking forward to meeting their new students and has reserved Monday, August 6th for their 6th Grade Camp Kickoff – “Building a Better Bulldog!” Camp will be held at OMS August 14, 2019. The cost is $20 and is due to your 5th grade classroom teacher by June 1st. Please click on THIS LINK for additional information and to register your student.
Be sure to mark your calendars. Your student won’t want to miss this event!
Alamo Field Day
On Friday, June 7th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. students from Alamo Elementary will participate in field day at Bulldog Stadium.
If you would like to volunteer please return the volunteer portion of the information letter or email Mr. Uramkin at kuramkin@otsegops.org
Please be sure to return your volunteer form and lunch choice form ASAP.
- Lunch order form due May 24th
- Volunteer form due May 28th
5th Grade Parents - You are Invited
5th Grade Recognition
Tuesday, June 11th at 10:30 a.m.
in the
Alamo Elementary Gymnasium
2018-19 Yearbooks
End of the Trimester & Student of the Month Assembly
Book Drive
Lost & Found
M-Step Testing Wraps Up This Week!
2019 Michigan Department of Education Testing Updates
Students in grades 3 – 8 and 11 will be assessed on Michigan’s current content standards in English language arts (ELA), mathematics, science, and social studies. This year, the M-Step (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress) will be given April 8th through May 31st in an on-line format.
The following is important information regarding this test and your child’s participation.
All components of the test will be given on–line. It is a computer based test.
· Grades 3, 4 and 5 will be tested in ELA (reading, writing & listening comprehension) and Mathematics.
· Grade 5 will be tested in Science and in Social Studies.
Testing will consist of an on-line test and will be administered within the following guidelines:
1. Online Test Session:
· The Online Test Session may be administered in 1 session with a scheduled break (not to exceed 20 minutes) or in 2 separate sessions of equal length (45 minutes each for grades 3‐5 and 60 minutes each for grades 6-8 and 11) on the same day.
· Breaks may be provided during test sessions using the software’s pause feature.
· Although the Online Test Session is not timed, schools should allow about 1.5 hours of testing time for students in grades 3‐5 and 2 hours for students in grades 6‐8 and 11.
State Testing Window for M-Step is as follows:
· The 5th grade Science assessment will consist of one 45 minute session.
· The 5th grade Social Studies assessment will consist of two 30 minute sections (total of 1 hour).
· The State testing windows for the M-Step assessment is as follows:
o Grades 5 ............ April 8th – May 3rd
o Grades 3 & 4...... April 29th – May 24th
Congratulations to our 5th graders for finishing their last assessment last week.
Each school is scheduling these assessments individually; a schedule for Alamo Elementary is below.
5/21 - 3rd grade Math
5/23 - 3rd grade Math
5/21 - 4th grade Math
5/23 - 4th grade Math
The test will be administered in the classroom using the Chromebooks.
For further information on this upcoming computer based assessment of student achievement, please visit: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-22709_70117---,00.html.
A Practice Test for students can also be found at: https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT STUDENTS ARE IN ATTENDANCE THE DAYS OF TESTING!
Alamo WatchD.O.G.S. ROCK!
We still need a WatchDOG for:
M-F May 20th-24th
M-F May 27th-31st
Register to be a WatchDOG and sign up by clicking on the link at VolunteerSpot: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/1998773/false#/invitation
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Upcoming Important Dates
May 29 – Last Delayed Start
May 31 – 5th Graders to OMS
May 31 - 1st grade to John Ball Zoo
May 31 - Kindergarten Celebration @ 3:00 p.m.
June 6 - End of the Trimester & Student of the Month Assembly @ 10:30 a.m.
June 7 – Alamo Field Day @ 10:00 a.m. at Bulldog Stadium
June 11 - 1/2 day, dismissal @ 12:10 p.m.
June 11 – 5th Grade Recognition @ 10:30 a.m.
June 12 - 1/2 day, dismissal @ 12:10 p.m.
June 12 – End of the Year Assembly @ 10:00 a.m.
Alamo Elementary
Email: nknight-lucas@otsegops.org
Website: www.otsegops.org
Location: 8184 North 6th Street, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Phone: (269) 694-7600