August 27, 2021

 

This year we celebrated Rakhi on three different days because the kids are older and their schedules have kept it pretty crazy!  Here is a picture of Maya tying one on for Dylan. Rakhi is the simple but beautiful thread tying around the wrist of a brother, conveying lots of love and emotions. Sisters wholeheartedly tie Rakhi on the wrist of their brothers and pray to divine for bestowing him prosperity, health with serenity. Brothers who deeply and truly understand the deep message of Rakhi, pledge to keep their sisters safe from all evil circumstances of their life and promise to stand by her in every up and down moments of life. The brothers usually give their sister's gifts. Rakhi festival also has a social significance because it underlines the notion that everybody should live in harmonious coexistence with each other. 

The MAP Test Administration window for all students opens: Please watch the videos for testing if you need to refresh your memory. At SV we will be testing from 8/30- 9/3. Here is the spreadsheet link to let us know when you will be testing CLICK HERE 

UPDATES and REMINDERS:

For the In-Person testing, here is the URL for MAP (with pop-up window) https://test.mapnwea.org/ will remain an option as it provides some additional value regarding engagement and test security. Additionally, teachers and students are familiar with the pop-up test window. Remember, the pop-up testing window creates a mild level of lockdown, removing some browser functionality and access to multiple tabs in a window. However, the pop-up testing window does not fully lock down all computer functionality and does allow students to navigate away from the test. 

·  Students will have ONE opportunity to test in Reading and mathematics. They will not be able to retest. It is critical that you proctor and monitor the students closely so that you can be sure students gave their best effort so that accurate data is measured on where students are in their learning. In addition, the system will prompt the proctor letting them know if a student is "rapid guessing". 

·  Students who rapid guess will result in their test ending and be coded with ***7 on the report as invalid and they have another chance to test during your make-up testing sessions.

·  Equity for All - Accessibility & Accommodations - Removing Barriers - Be sure to look at the available supports. Here is the link to see what is available in MAP

·  To turn on Text-To-Speech - Simply turn the Chromebook on and click on "Ctrl Alt Z and this will turn on the ChromeVox spoken feedback feature. Then open the MAP APP and the screen content will be read aloud.

More detailed information will be coming from the district. 

Here are the test names for each assessment by grade level.

PLEASE BE SURE TO SELECT THE CORRECT NAME FOR YOUR GRADE LEVEL WHEN SETTING UP YOUR TEST SESSIONS. This will ensure that students do not have the ability to select the incorrect test. 

 Grades 1 & 2 - 

Growth: Reading K-2 CA 2010

Growth: Math K-2 CA 2010

**reminder - Grade 2 take these tests and not the Growth 2-5 tests ***

 Grades 3-5  

Growth: Reading 2-5 CA 2010 V3

Growth: Math 2-5 CA 2010

 Grades 6-8

Growth: Reading 6+ CA 2010 V3

Growth: Math 6+ CA 2010

Back to School Night

Back to School Night August 31:

Please make sure you send out your video on Monday or before if you have it completed. I will be sending out my video on Monday as well. ALL teachers will be sending a pre-recorded video to families and also hold two in person sessions 6:20 and 6:55.

 

Schedule

6:00-6:15 Principal out on blacktop for questions

6:20-6:50 Session 1

6:55-7:25  Session 2

Observable Fish Moments at SV:

Thank you to our 6th-8th grade team for working as a team as we had a displace a teacher. Thank you for thinking out of the box to do what is best for students. Cierra thank you for being part of our team. We wish you well at your next school.