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April 15-18
School holiday on Friday, April 19 and Monday, April 22
Home to School Connection
If there are other things keeping your child at home, please call his/her teacher and communicate those concerns with us so that we can partner together in keeping attendance important. Students that have missed more than 10% of school (18 days) have a more difficult time staying on track.
This is a critical time in the school year. Daily attendance and daily arrival time are critical to keeping progress going for students.
How are teachers designing instruction for my student?
- BAS Testing-Baseline reading Assessment-This test allows us to see the reading progress of students. Each grade level has specific targets. BAS is given to all grade levels 1st-5th three times a year. Your students should know their reading levels and what they can do to increase.
- MAP Testing-We conduct MAP testing three times a year at each grade level K-5. This is a nationally normed test that allows us to see the progress of students over specific grade level material. This test allows teachers to generate student specific targets for each student. The information from this test guides instruction and helps the teacher plan for individual needs of students. We are entering a MAP testing window these next two weeks. Students are working to meet their goals. Teachers will use the results to plan instruction based on individual targets for students.
- STAAR Testing-The state of Texas required STAAR testing is for grades 3-5. STAAR measures specific grade level content. The next testing dates grades will be 3rd Grade Reading and Math, 4th grade Reading and Math, and 5th-grade re-testing. During STAAR testing, the campus is closed to ALL visitors: May 13th - 15th
All students have set goals around their progress, please talk to your child about their goals!
Tracey Besgrove-Principal
Email: tbesgrove@bisdmail.net
Website: http://norwood.burlesonisd.net/
Location: 619 Evelyn Lane, Burleson, TX, United States
Phone: (817)-245-3400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Norwood-Elementary-267393067234122/
Twitter: @nwdvikings