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Parent Coffee

Parent Coffee. October 9, 2013. Important Dates. October 11 – End of the First Quarter MS Unity Day 12:15 to 3:30pm October 14 – Diversity Day (No School) October 16 – First Quarter Report Cards Sent Home October 22 - MS Parent Conferences 12:30 – 4:30pm

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Parent Coffee

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  1. Parent Coffee October 9, 2013

  2. Important Dates • October 11 – End of the First Quarter MS Unity Day 12:15 to 3:30pm • October 14 – Diversity Day (No School) • October 16 – First Quarter Report Cards Sent Home • October 22 - MS Parent Conferences 12:30 – 4:30pm • October 25-26 – MS Friendship Meet Lincoln/UAS (Lincoln Hosting) • October 31 – MS Assembly 10:30-11:40am (Halloween) • November 9 – International Day

  3. MAP TestThe results…

  4. Only ONE data point v

  5. RIT Score • Overall score on test • Stands for= Rasch Unit Student RIT Score 228 RIT Range • No score is absolute. • Your child’s score would fall within this range most of the time Student RIT Range 225-231

  6. Percentile Range • They scored as well, or better, than that percent of students taking the test in your grade. Percentile Range 68-85% District Average • The average RIT score for all students at LINCOLN, in the same grade as your child, who were tested at the same time. District Avg 223.40 Norm Group Average • The average score for students in the norm group (over 3 million tests from students across the US) Norm GrpAvg 218.4

  7. Goal Performance • How they did in the goal strands (the parts tested in this subject). • Shows snapshot of the skills in each area that they scored in LO Writing strategies & Skills AV Conventions Grammar & Usage HI Conventions Mechanics of Writing HI= Top 1/3 AV=Middle 1/3 LO=Bottom 1/3

  8. Reading Descriptors • Word Analysis & Vocabulary—Word recognition and vocabulary, multiple meanings, synonyms and antonyms, word components • Literal Comprehension-Locate information and read directions, sequence events, read for main idea and details, determine cause and effect • Interpretative Comprehension—Infer, predict, compare & contrast, summarize, interpret Author's purpose, draw conclusions • Evaluative Comprehension --Evaluate persuasive elements, Author’s technique and viewpoint, fact & opinion • Lit Response/Analysis- Identify literary elements, literary devices, characteristics of genre

  9. Language Descriptors • Writing process– Structureprewriting skills, use drafting and revising skills, use editing and proofreading processes • Composition—use sentence forms appropriate to purpose, develop paragraphs, composition forms • Grammar Usage-use basic sentence patterns, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions, negative and interjections, phrases, clauses, spelling • Punctuation-use appropriate end punctuation, commas, other forms of punctuation • Capitalization—use beginning capitalization, capitalize proper nouns and adjectives, and other rules of capitalization

  10. Math Descriptors • Algebraic Concepts- patterns and sequence, expressions, equations, inequities, graphs, functions and matrices. • Problem solving— understand problems, represent problems, solution strategy, verify results, reasoning, logic, conjecture and proofs • Number sense and Numeration—Whole numbers (compare, order, round, etc), Fractions and Decimals, Equivalence, number theory, powers, roots, and scientific notation, integers, rational and real numbers

  11. Math Descriptors continued • Geometry-2 and 3-D Identification and Classification, symmetry, transformation, similarity, congruence and scale, Pythagorean Theorem, coordinate plane • Computation—Whole numbers, fractions and decimals (multiply, divide, add, subtract), percent, ratio, powers, roots, proportion, matrices, recurrence relations • Stats, Probability and Graphing-Organize, read and interpret graphs, data collection and analysis, probability, permutations and combinations.

  12. Only ONE data point v

  13. Norm data vs. Lincoln DataGrade 6

  14. Norm data vs. Lincoln DataGrade 7

  15. Norm data vs. Lincoln DataGrade 8

  16. Primary use of MAP tests • Student placement – Math/ELL • Student Goal Setting – this week in Core classes • Shows academic growth over school year – 2nd test in May Other Business: • Middle School Coffee: November 13 ( 1-1/BYOD Report) • End of Semester – Exams/Events • 2nd semester trips • Friday Movie/Game Nights: • November 22, February 21, March 28, April 25, May 16, June 6

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