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Week of March 25th
Fairy Tale Ball - A magical writing celebration! Check out the video below:
Last Chance to Order Your Yearbook!!
APRIL 15th!
Yearbooks are on Sale Online for $30 until APRIL 15th!
Go to Balfour.com and select Suwanee Elementary or click the link below:
What is Milestones?
The Georgia Milestones Assessment System (Georgia Milestones) is a comprehensive summative assessment program spanning grades 3 through high school.
Georgia Milestones measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in the state-adopted content standards in English Language Arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Students in grades 3 through 8 take an end-of-grade assessment in English Language Arts and mathematics while students in grade 5 are also assessed in science and social studies.
What is on Milestones?
Parents of Students in Grades 3, 4, & 5: This link will take you to a Georgia Milestones Study/Resource Guide for Students and Parents. Just select the grade level for your child. You will find ample information about the test as well as sample problems so you can see what types of questions are on the assessment.
Types of Items
There are 5 Types of Items on the Georgia Milestones. Read more about each of the following items on pp. 6-7 of the Resource Guide for your grade level.
- Selected-Response
- Technology-Enhanced
- Constructed-Response
- Extended Constructed-Response
- Extended Writing Prompt
Depth of Knowledge Levels
Test questions are designed with 4 Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels in mind. Read more about each of the following DOK levels on pp. 8-10 of the Resource Guide for your grade level.
- Level 1 - Recall of Information
- Level 2 - Basic Reasoning
- Level 3 - Complex Reasoning
- Level 4 - Extended Reasoning