Tuesday, April 28, 2009

End of Year Testing

It’s that time of year when we all wish we could be outside all day playing in the sunshine. It is so nice to have some warm weather after our cold winter.

April begins our year-end standardized testing with grades 2nd-6th. The test includes many of the subjects your children are taught in school. To help students prepare to take the test your child’s teacher will be doing some review and may go through a practice test. This practice test will acquaint students with the testing format and also reinforce test-taking skills.

There are several things your child can do to prepare: Get a good night’s sleep each night before testing; eat a good breakfast each morning, listen carefully to directions and follow them exactly, if the directions are not clear, ask the teacher to repeat them; give their best effort; even if some of the questions are hard, don’t give up.

There are several ways you, as a parent, can help your child. Make sure your child understands that while testing is important, its purpose is to provide information. Help your child develop regular study habits. Don’t ask your child to spend extra study time for this test. The test covers material that is acquired over a long period of time, and cannot be learned in a few extra hours. Reassure your child about the test-taking experience. Students who are calm and sure of themselves do better on tests.

Remember: this type of test can give only certain kinds of information about how your child is doing in school. To get a more complete picture, you also need to know how your child is doing on daily class work, homework assignments, other tests given by the teacher, and other activities.

End of Level Testing Schedule Grades 2-6
A Track Monday, 4/20/09 – Friday, 5/22/09
B Track Monday, 4/20/09 – Friday, 5/22/09
C Track Monday, 4/20/09 - Friday, 6/12/09
D Track Monday, 5/11/09 – Friday, 6/12/09


PALS Assessment Grades 1-2
A Track Monday, 4/20/09 – Friday, 5/29/09
B Track Monday, 4/13/09 – Friday, 5/22/09
C Track Monday, 4/13/09 – Friday, 6/12/09
D Track Monday, 5/4/09 – Friday, 6/12/09

Early out days are also scheduled for grades 1 and 2 due to the PALS assessment.

Tracks A,B,C, 1st and 2nd grades are out at 1:50 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2009 and Tuesday, April 28, 2009.

Track D, 1st and 2nd grades are out at 1:50 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2009 and Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Welcome to Rose Creek Elementary - Home of the Raptors

The 2008/2009 Track Calendar has school ending on July 3rd. This is a state and federal holiday. Superintendent Newbold petitioned the State Board of Education to allow Jordan School District to conclude their final day on July 2nd. This petition has been granted. Tracks B, C, and D will officially end the 2008/2009 school year at 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, 2009. The building will be closed on July 3rd.