Sacred Heart School
Week of April 20th
Challenge Accepted
This past week, I watched the news, like many folks, and listened to the verdicts for the 12 Atlanta teachers and administrators accused in one of the greatest cheating scandals. I couldn't help but think about the amount of pressure they were under to cheat. Testing in the United States seems to have gotten out of control and we all seem to have lost sight of the point of these tests.
Simply put, we test our students so that we can measure where they are. We test so we can celebrate their accomplishments or intervene if need be. If they aren't where we want them to be, it allows us to think critically about what we are doing and what we could be doing differently. If they are making gains, it affirms what we are doing and provides fuel to keep going. That's it.
We don't need to cheat. We don't need to try and teach them an entire year's worth of curriculum in one week. We don't need to change what we already do day in and day out. We just need to gather the information and move on.
Bring on the tests...
Snapshots
Title 1 + Project Zero Night
Upcoming Events
Staff Meeting
Monday, Apr 20, 2015, 03:45 PM
Mr. Landrigan's Classroom
Performance Series Assessment Begins
Monday, Apr 20, 2015, 08:00 AM
Lab
Awards Assembly
12:45-1:45pm K-3rd,
1:45-3:15 4th-8thTuesday, Apr 21, 2015, 11:30 AM
Theater
Middle School Field Trip - International Spy Museum
Sunday, Apr 19, 2015, 09:00 AM
International Spy Museum, F Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United States
Field Day
PreK-K, 1&2, 3&4, 5&6, 7&8
We will go over the details for the day at our Staff meeting on Monday.
Thursday, Apr 23, 2015, 08:00 AM
Hains Point
National Gallery of Art - Children as Citizens Event
Please come and support the team!
Saturday, Apr 25, 2015, 10:00 AM
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States
Spirit Week
Tuesday, April 20th- Pajama Day
Wednesday, April 21st - Formal Wear
Thursday, April 22nd - Jersey Day, Teacher v. Student Dodgeball Game
Friday, April 23rd - Field Day