Dear HFRCS Families,

I am excited to share that Holy Family is implementing a reading and mathematics program for kindergarten through 8th grade called i-Ready. i-Ready is an online program that will help us determine your child’s strengths and areas for growth, personalize their learning, and monitor their progress throughout the school year. i-Ready allows us to meet your child where they are and provides us with data to inform instruction.

The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions based on student responses. Each item a student receives is based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier ones. The purpose of this is not to give your child a score or grade, but to determine how to best support their learning. The students will be completing a diagnostic test for both reading and math next week. Reading will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, while the math assessment will be Thursday and Friday.

To help prepare your child for the i-Ready Diagnostic, encourage them to:

• Get a good night’s sleep and eat a full breakfast the day of the assessment.

• Try their best on each question and try not to rush.

• Try not to worry about questions to which they do not know the answers—remind them that it is expected that they will only get about half of the questions correct.

• Be respectful of other students who take longer to finish.

• Use paper and pencil to work out the math questions. When in doubt, write it out!

If you have any questions about i-Ready, please do not hesitate to contact me. You can also learn more about i-Ready by visiting i-ReadyCentral.com/FamilyCenter.

Below are some other updates and reminders about Holy Family Regional Catholic School. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you,

Mr. Elia