Eastvalley Family News
October 13, 2023
Monday, 10/16 is an Asynchronous Learning Day for Students!
Important Dates
October 16 Asynchronous Learning Day
October 16 CCSD Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at noon
October 17-20 Parent Teacher Conferences, Early Release Days
October 17, 18, 19 CogAT Testing for 1st and 3rd Grades
October 23, 24, 25, 26 IOWA Testing for 3rd & 5th Grades
CoGAT and IOWA Testing for 1st, 3rd, & 5th Grades
On October 17, 18, 19 our 1st and 3rd grade students will take the CogAT. A letter was sent home with your child about this test. On October October 23-26 our 3rd and 5th grade students will take the IOWA.
About the Iowa Assessments and Cognitive Abilities Test
The Iowa Assessments and Cognitive Abilities Test help determine how students are performing compared to their peers across the nation. The Cognitive Abilities Test measures students’ learned reasoning abilities in three areas that closely relate to success in school; verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and nonverbal reasoning. The Iowa Assessments measure achievement in several content areas including Reading, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. The tests help teachers identify a student’s strengths and areas that may need additional emphasis. The Iowa Assessments also measure student growth and progress in the content areas assessed from year to year and may provide information about college readiness for older students. The assessments produce information that enables sound decision making and provides a focus for teachers to evaluate instruction. Each test includes sample questions to help students become familiar with the content and format of the tests.
Sample questions help students understand what to do—how to mark answers and move from question to question.
We are piloting an online version of these assessments for the district. All test questions are multiple choice, and the tests last about 10 to 35 minutes.
How your child can prepare for test taking—and what you can do to help.
A student who is well rested and well fed and has a positive attitude about testing is best prepared for testing. You can help your child do his or her best by considering these tips:
- Make sure that your child is in school and on time on test days.
- Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast before each day of testing.
- Remind your child that these tests are only one measure of what he or she has learned.
- Emphasize that you have confidence in his or her ability to do the best job possible.
Remind your child to listen to the directions and read each question carefully during testing.
Encourage your child to ask the teacher for help if he or she does not understand the directions.
Score reporting and how we use test results
The school will receive test scores in about 68 weeks. These scores will indicate how your child performed on the tests compared with students across the nation in the same grade.
Thank you for encouraging and supporting your child during testing. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact nicole.meador@cobbk12.org.
Afterschool Fun Clubs (FAST Activities)
Our Foundation is excited to partner with FunClubs to provide a simple and streamlined registration platform for our FAST enrichment clubs! On our FunClubs School Page, you can sign up for multiple enrichment classes, for more than one child at a time, all in one place with one profile and one payment method. You can also view important enrichment dates and after school procedures. Learn More About Enrichment Clubs at https://www.funclubs.com/schools/eastvalley-elementary The deadline to register is October 16. This is a hard deadline and no exceptions will be made.
PTA Reflections
One great way to spend some of your asynchronous day time on Monday and half-day afternoons next week is on an artistic way to represent the idea, "What gives me hope?" That is the theme for this year's national Reflections competition. Categories include dance, film, literature, music composition, photography and visual art -- and we are proud to have had several county winners from Eastvalley in the past few years. Completed masterpieces are due via electronic form by October 27. If you have any questions, please email evreflections@gmail.com.
PTA & Foundation News
Please join our PTA and Foundation
The best way to get involved at Eastvalley is to volunteer! Our PTA and Foundation are instrumental in supporting our students and teachers. Please take a moment to join these organizations and check out the opportunities to volunteer. There are many different types of opportunities for families to help with- from organizing events to keeping our campus beautiful. https://eastvalleypta.membershiptoolkit.com/
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PTA Instagram: @eastvalleyfoundationandpta