Week 3

As many of you may know, we are quickly approaching the ELA State Tests that will take place ​March
25-26. ​ The Math State Test will take place on ​April 22-23.​ Use your thick READY booklets for ELA and
Math to complete your homework assignments. These books are to remain ​home​ for the duration of Test
Preparation. ​Each night, you will be assigned specific pages regarding the skill learned in class.
Students are required to complete the set of pages at home and then (carefully) rip out pages/
staple for submission.

● Graphic organizers in the READY book are great tools for scaffolding students’ thinking for
reading and writing. However, these organizers are ​not ​required and do ​not ​need to be
completed.
● It is vitally important to acknowledge that testing season can bring with it a great deal of anxiety
for our students. Below are some ways that students, parents/guardians and teachers can
work together to help kids who are overly anxious about testing.

How Students Can Alleviate Test Anxiety​:

○ Share your feelings of anxiety with parents/guardians and teachers.

○ Think of the test as an opportunity to show what you know.
○ Review homework and materials that pertain to test topics.
○ Relax, breathe deeply and stay focused on the test.

How Parents/Guardians Can Alleviate Test Anxiety:

○ Discuss the test openly and in a positive way.

○ Have realistic expectations of your child’s performance while encouraging his or her best
efforts.
○ Emphasize that the test is only one measure of academic performance.
○ Emphasize that test scores do not determine a person’s worth.
○ Help your child identify times he or she were anxious or faced challenges that had
positive results.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

date assigned- 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/13-3/16

date due

ELA ● Unit 3 Lessons 13-16, Pages 200-255 Unit 3, New York

READY ○ At home, NOT due in class State Test Practice
Book ● Review Extended Response concepts learned in class as well as feedback Pages 258-264
○ Assessment in class on Friday DUE in class
Monday

Math Unit 3, Lessons 11-12 Pages 111-139 Unit 3, New York

READY At home, NOT due in class State Test Practice,
Book Pages 140-142
DUE in class
Monday