Eagles' Notes
Madras News: April 10, 2017
Madras Middle School
Email: MadrasNews@cowetaschools.org
Website: http://www.cowetaschools.net/mms
Location: 240 Edgeworth Road, Newnan, GA, United States
Phone: 770-254-2744
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Twitter: @MadrasEagles
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Georgia MIlestones Testing is April 17-28
Georgia Milestones Resources for Parents
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 grades 5 and 8 are also assessed in science and social studies. High school students take an end-of-course assessment for each of the ten courses designated by the State Board of Education.
Features the Georgia Milestone Assessment System include:
- open-ended (constructed-response) items in English Language Arts and mathematics (all grades and courses);
- a writing component (in response to passages read by students) at every grade level and course within the English Language Arts assessment;
- norm-referenced items in all content areas and courses, to complement the criterion-referenced information and to provide a national comparison; and
- transition to online administration over time, with online administration considered the primary mode of administration and paper-pencil as back-up until the transition is complete.
What is the purpose of Georgia Milestones?
The Georgia Milestones Assessment System is designed to provide information about how well students are mastering the state-adopted content standards in the core content areas of English Language Arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
Importantly, Georgia Milestones is designed to provide students with critical information about their own achievement and their readiness for their next level of learning – be it the next grade, the next course, or endeavor (college or career).
Informing parents, educators, and the public about how well students are learning important content is an essential aspect of any educational assessment and accountability system. Parents, the public, and policy makers, including local school districts and boards of education, can use the results as a barometer of the quality of educational opportunity provided throughout the state of Georgia.
As such, Georgia Milestones serves as a key component of the state’s accountability system – the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI).
What content areas and grade levels are tested?
Students in grades 3 through 8 take an end-of-grade assessment in English Language Arts and mathematics while students in grades 5 and 8 are also assessed in science and social studies. Each school district selects a local testing window, based on their local school calendar, from within the state-designated testing window. Madras eighth graders will test all subjects (Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies) April 17-21, and Madras sixth and seventh graders will test in Language Arts and Math April 24-26.
Additional Georgia Milestones Parent Information and Resources
2017 Georgia Milestones Parent Brochure
Parents' Guide to End of Grade Reports
Experience Online Testing Georgia
Study Guides
The Study/Resource Guides are intended to serve as a resource for parents and students. They contain practice questions and learning activities for each content area. The standards identified in the Study/Resource Guides address a sampling of the state-mandated content standards.
Parent Survey
Upcoming Weeks at a Glance
Monday, April 10
- Band Solo and Ensemble Rehearsals, 3:30-4:30
- Parent Volunteer Training, 9:00 a.m. or 2:45 p.m.
Tuesday, April 11
- CCSS Board Meeting
- Media Specialists Day
- Track Finals, (Field) ECMS, 4:30
Wednesday, April 12
- Band Spring Concert, 6:30 pm, Nixon Centre
- Track Finals, (Running) ECMS, 4:30
Thursday, April 13
- Junior Beta Club Meeting, 3:30-4:30
- CCSS STEM Symposium
- Coweta County Honor Band
- Friday Advisement
- Coweta County Honor Band
- ECHS Prom
Monday, April 17
- Connections 1st, 3rd, 5th only
- Georgia Milestones Assessment, 8th ELA
- Band Solo and Ensemble Rehearsals, 3:30-4:30
- Junior ROTC Meeting, 3:30-4:30
Tuesday, April 18
- Connections 2nd, 4th, 6th only
- Georgia Milestones Assessment, 8th ELA
Wednesday, April 19
- Connections 1st, 3rd, 5th only
- Georgia Milestones Assessment, 8th Math
Thursday, April 20
- Connections 2nd, 4th, 6th only
- Georgia Milestones Assessment, 8th SCI
- Student Council Meeting, 3:30-4:30
Friday, April 21
- Connections 1st, 3rd, 5th only
- Georgia Milestones Assessment, 8th SS
- TMX Rehearsal, 3:30-5:30
Monday, April 24
- Connections 2nd, 4th, 6th only
- Georgia Milestones Assessment, 6th/7th ELA
- Band Solo and Ensemble Rehearsals, 3:30-4:30
- Art Club, 3:30-4:30
Tuesday, April 25
- Connections 1st, 3rd, 5th only
- Georgia Milestones Assessment, 6th/7th ELA
Wednesday, April 26
- Connections 2nd, 4th, 6th only
- Georgia Milestones Assessment, 6th/7th Math
- Administrative Professionals Day
Thursday, April 27
- Georgia Milestones Assessment Make-Up Testing
Friday, April 28
- Georgia Milestones Assessment Make-Up Testing
Saturday, April 29
- Band Solo and Ensemble
- Vocal Solo and Ensemble at LMS
- NGHS Prom
Congrats to the Eagles Wind Ensemble: Superior Ratings at The Festival of Music!
3rd Nine Weeks Eagle Pride Recipients
Boys Track Team Takes First Place in County Meet
Box Tops for Education
My name is Stacy Hankinson and I’m thrilled to be our school’s Box Tops for Education™ Coordinator.
Clipping Box Tops is an easy way to help earn cash for our school. Each one is worth 10¢ for our school! Just look for the pink Box Tops on hundreds of products. All you have to do is clip them and send them to school.
Last school year, we earned $1,229 for our school from Box Tops and used the money for our teachers. This school year, our goal is to earn $2500. For more information on Box Tops, including a list of participating products, go to BTFE.com. Be sure to sign up as a member (it’s free!) so you can check out our school’s earnings details and get access to coupons and bonus offers.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m here to help make our school’s Box Tops for Education™ program a huge success this year.
Thanks for your help!
Stacy Hankinson
Email: stacyhankinson@gmail.com
PTSO: Join the Team!
Alison Kelleher, PTSO President
Welcome to Madras! The purpose of our PTSO is to help improve our school by combining the efforts of parents, students, and teachers. We invite you to join PTSO to help make our school a better place to work and learn! Our fundraising efforts have benefited a variety of projects in the past including school building improvements, teacher instructional requests, equipment for the fine arts department, instructional technology purchases, and athletic programs. We ask that each family join PTSO with a $10.00 contribution. (Checks should be made payable to Madras PTSO.) We also need your volunteer time! If you are interested in assisting, please print the form below linked below, and indicate in the appropriate section. Return the form to the MMS front office or to your child's homeroom teacher. You will be contacted as the events take place. We also need members who are interested in chairing a committee during the 2016-2017 school year. If you are interested, please contact PTSO officer Alison Kelleher by email at alisonkelleher@me.com.
Thanks in advance for your support!
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