KPTN

Officers
President: Kristine Esch
Vice-Presidents: Jill Curd & Karrie
Lukasik
Secretary: Christine Hahn
Treasurer: Mindy Buurma

Kreeger Parent/Teacher
Network

NEWS

March 18th, 2015

On Our Radar
In June 2014, the Michigan Legislature required the
Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to
develop a new test for spring 2015, creating a need
to reduce a normal three-year test development
process to nine months. They been working hard to
accomplish this and our new assessment system is
called the Michigan Student Test of Educational
Progress, or M-STEP.

Highlights!
From Jan 21st Meeting
Scholastic Book Fair March 30th-April
2nd
KPTN researching the purchase of
Trademark Licenses for viewing movies
in classrooms and at fundraisers.

The M-STEP will include summative assessments

designed to measure student growth effectively for
todays students. English language arts and
mathematics will be assessed in grades 38,
science in grades 4 and 7, and social studies in
grades 5 and 8. It also includes the Michigan Merit
Examination in 11th grade, which consists of the
ACT Plus Writing, WorkKeys, and M-STEP
summative assessments in English language arts,
mathematics, science, and social studies.
Kreeger students in grades 3 5 will be assessed
on Michigans current content standards in English
language arts (ELA), mathematics, science, and
social studies.
Scheduled tests:
Grades 5 and 8: the online tests may be
administered on any instructional day April 13
May 1, 2015
Grades 4 and 7: the online tests may be
administered on any instructional day April 27
May 15, 2015
Grades 3 and 6: the online tests may be
administered on any instructional day May 18
June 5, 2015

Meeting Dates

Oct. 8, 2014
Nov. 19th, 2014
Jan. 21, 2015
Feb. 22, 2015
March 18th, 2015
April 22, 2015

KPTN will provide lunch for teachers

during April 1st conferences
Hot chocolate & cookies provided for
classrooms that won BoxTop for
Education Snowman competition

March is Reading Month

monday

tuesday

wednesday

thursday

friday

2
Dr.
Suess
Birthday
9
Read a
shirt day

4
Hat Day

6
Read-In

10

11

12
Picture
Day

13
Poetry
Slam

16
new
word
day
23

17
Non fiction
day
24

18
Share
word
meaning
25
Exercise
outfits

19

20
Word
game

31
Furry
friend

1
Confere
-nces

26
craft
direction
day
2

27
Riddle
and joke
day
3
no
school

Favorite
character
day

No School
Teacher
PD

30

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