Jensen J-Hawk Weekly Bulletin
February 4th -8th
New State Testing in 2019
--From Dr. Carlile- Director of Teaching and Learning--
The Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) will replace the Iowa Assessments beginning this spring. Below is a table showing the ISASP assessments students in UCSD will take:
ISASP Test Name and Grade Levels
Reading 3rd - 11th
Language & Writing 3rd - 11th
Mathematics 3rd - 11th
Science 5th, 8th, & 10th
Some notable changes that are also part of the new ISASP assessments include online testing, untimed testing sessions, and testing later in the school year.
All students, except those with specific accommodations that necessitate consumable testing materials as part of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 plan, will take assessments online this year. All other accommodations that are part of IEP or 504 plans will be available online. UCSD students in grades three through nine have all taken the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) assessments online this year, so there will be a level of familiarity with online testing for those students. Many UHS students have experience taking class assessments through Moodle, an online learning management system.
ISASP assessments are untimed. Schedules for testing will be developed and communicated as the test window approaches, but students who do not finish their assessments in the allotted time will be allowed more time to finish. Again, this is very similar with what students in grades three through nine have already experienced with MAP tests.
Finally, the ISASP testing window will be in April, 2019. In past years, UCSD administered Iowa Assessments in February. The movement of the assessment window to April was due to a new state law requiring all schools in the state of Iowa to administer the ISASP assessments during the last quarter of the school year. The UCSD testing window was carefully set to avoid end-of-year conflicts with school activities and other assessments such as Advanced Placement testing.
More information regarding the ISASP assessments will be communicated as the April testing window approaches.
A Note From Your School Counselor:
Friendship Parties- February 14th
Note from our FFO
Happy February, Jensen Families, during this month rich with history and love I wanted to share two community resources that may be helpful to you. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is having a Strengthening Families Program. It is free to families and teaches “evidence based parent youth and family skills building curriculum” in a fun way. Workshops are held starting Tuesdays, February 26th-April 16th from 5:30pm-8:00pm. The location is St. Stephen Lutheran Church 3510 72nd St. Urbandale, IA 50322. A free meal and child care will be provided. For questions and registration please call or text Cassie at 515-414-9865.
Another resource VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) is a free tax preparation service through United Way of Central Iowa. If you individually or as a family combined have earned $58,000 or less last year can you qualify for this free service. For additional information please visit their website at www.vitadsm.org or to receive text message alerts on tax preparation information and best times to visit a VITA location please sign up by texting VITADSM to 898211
A Look Around Jensen...
2nd grade indoor recess games
5th Graders learn chess during indoor recess
5th Graders play chess during indoor recess
100 day in Mrs. Emerson's Room
100 day in Kindergarten
Such fun on 100 day!
100 day!
Kindergarteners collected 103 cans for the Urbandale Food Pantry!
100 day dress up
UPCOMING EVENTS DATES
2/4/19- Chorus- 3:45-4:30pm
2/6/19- LATE START
2/6/19- Band- 9-9:45am
2/6/19- PTO DINE OUT NIGHT at Pizza Ranch
2/6/19- ELL Family Night at Jensen- 6-7PM
2/8/19- Clickers- 3:45-4:30pm
2/11/19- Band- 8-8:45am
2/12/19- Kindergarten Registration (see flyer below)
2/12/19- Chorus- 3:45-4:30pm
2/14/19- FRIENDSHIP PARTIES