I hope that everyone has a restful and relaxing weekend. This week, our scholars will be taking the AzMerit state test. Please make sure that your child comes to school well-rested and with water bottle and a healthy snack. Please see below to read a message from our Assistant Headmaster, Miss Pantalena.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Your child will be taking the AzMERIT English language arts and mathematics tests on April 14th, 15th, and 16th. Testing will begin promptly at 8:15am and students will have until the end of each day to complete the scheduled exam(s). Upon completion of testing each day, students should engage in a quiet activity like reading a book or solving word puzzles, so please send your child to school with something to do when s/he finishes. Instruction in the classroom will continue as normal upon completion of testing each day, and neither homework nor tests will be scheduled on AzMERIT testing days. Just as we always encourage healthy habits, during testing week we especially stress the importance of a good night’s rest and eating a well-balanced breakfast. We also ask that students come to school with a water bottle and healthy snack to eat between tests.
Your children may naturally be curious about the test. If prompted, simply give them a few words of encouragement to try their best and to enjoy the challenge. To learn more about this test, please click here to be brought to the AzMERIT website. You can find the testing time table below. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to our District Testing Coordinator, Lucia Pantalena at LPantalena@ArchwayArete.org.
Tues. 4/14 Writing (90 min.) 8:15-9:45
Wed. 4/15 ELA Part 1 (75 min) and Math Part 1 (85 min) 8:15-10:55
Thurs. 4/16 ELA Part 2 (75 min) and Math Part 2 (85 min) 8:15-10:55
Sincerely,
Lucia Pantalena
Assistant Headmaster and District Test Coordinator
Our tests and quizzes for the week:
Monday, April 13:
None!
Tuesday, April 14:
AzMerit Writing
Wednesday, April 15:
AzMerit ELA Part 1
AzMerit Math Part 1
Thursday, April 16:
AzMerit ELA Part 2
AzMerit Math Part 2
Friday, April 17:
None!
Here is our plan for the next week:
In Language Arts, we will continue with our journey through the plains of Kansas with Laura and her family in The Little House on the Prairie. We will be covering chapters 7-11. We will also be covering 40 Spalding words this week, but there will be no homework or test on Friday due to the AzMerit testing taking place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. In writing, we will be working on narration and summaries. In grammar, we will be working on the verbal use of irregular verbs. There will be no poem or reading log this week. There will not be a new idiom this week, but we will be reviewing all of the idioms that we have learned this year.
In Math, we will continue to practice equivalent fractions, as well as adding and subtracting fractions.
In History, we will continue with our study of the 13 original colonies. Our focus this week will be on the Virginia colony and how it went from barely making it to thriving due to cash crops and plantations.
In Science, we will be learning about the planets of our solar system!
As always, if there are any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me !
Best,
Ms. Sexton
