Wildcat Parent Newsletter
May 2023- From the Desk of Monica Granados, Principal
May Learning Opportunities
Our final day of classes, May 25, is drawing nearer every day. Even though the year is coming to a close, our Summer camps and learning programs are just getting started. This year, Versia Williams Elementary will host the Amon Carter Riverside Summer Enrichment Camps, which we encourage children to attend. We also encourage our young students to enroll in the bilingual and ESL summer camps at Hubbard Heights or M. H. Moore Elementary.
These camps provide theater, STEM, and fine arts in addition to academic subjects.
For registration links, see below.
Summer School Registration 1st-5th Grade
https://fortworthisd.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9GfXkYy2AXpWNO6
Programa de verano bilingüe K/1 Student Registration Form
https://fortworthisd.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8vpBZhSrITe3CCi
TEA Rising K-1 Emergent Bilingual Program (Grades K-1)-- Elementary Student Registration Form ESL
Promotion Ceremonies- Natha Howell Wildcats
All ceremonies will be held in the auditorium, and students are encouraged to wear their best dress attire. Parents and relatives are welcome to bring up to two additional seats per child. When you enter or exit the auditorium, our PTO will sell graduation gifts. Parents are also welcome to bring their own gifts to the school.
Pre-Kinder May 22, 8:30-9:30
Kindergarten- May 23, 8:30-9:30
1st grade- May 23- 9:45-10:45
2nd Grade May 23, 12:45-1:45
3rd grade May 24, 11:00-11:45
4th grade May 24, 9:45-10:45
5th grade May 24, 8:15-9:30
Classroom End of Year Parties- May 25th- Last Day of School
MAP/NWEA Student Achievement and Growth Goals
The progress of students is measured in what we call an RIT score.
When students finish their MAP Growth test, they receive a number called a RIT score for each area they are tested in (reading, language usage, math, or science). This score represents a student’s achievement level at any given moment and helps measure their academic growth over time. The RIT scale is a stable scale, like feet and inches, that accurately measures student performance, regardless of age, grades, or grade level. Like marking height on a growth chart, and being able to see how tall your child is at various points in time, you can also see how much they have grown between tests.
You can use this height analogy when explaining RIT to your children as well. The higher the RIT score, the more achievement your child has in the subject. The student's percentile ranking and conditional growth percentile can show how much the student has achieved in comparison with their peers.
The RIT scale is a scale of item difficulty, and it is grade-independent. A 2nd grader and a 7th grader with the same RIT score are both answering items of the same level of difficulty. However, when testing, the item content seen by the 2nd grader will be different from the item content seen by the 7th grader because the content that is included in the MAP Growth K-2 test is different from the math content included in the MAP Growth 2-5 test.
Happy Mother's Day to all our Beautiful Mom's
Texas A&M and Camp Allen with our 5th Grade Wildcat Seniors
Year Books and More
Adopt a School- United Methodist
To register for the United Methodist Church- Private Camp with Project Transformation you may click here- The cost is $20 for an 8-week program.
This is for 1st-6th grade students June 5th- July 27th
https://ptctx.my.site.com/registration/s/ (Registration Link)
Reading and Math Practice-
Lexia and Dream Box must be completed by all students during the summer. A minimum of twenty minutes should be spent on Lexia and another 20 on mathematics or Dreambox each day. Students must complete a lesson in order to proceed. I firmly encourage you, as parents, to make sure lessons are completed in order to avoid lost time and/or missing assignments.
The Myon online library should also be used by students, and it is available on the Natha Howell Elementary website.