The Weekly Newsletter
MAP TESTING We received word that only 3rd Year students will be MAP testing during virtual learning. We will be testing 3rd year students in small groups this week and next. The schedule is below. It is imperative that students receive no help reading the passages during the reading assessments. If your child does not understand the meaning of a word you can not explain it to them. We use these assessments to guide our instruction and if your child receives help we might think they already understand concepts that they do not. Please click the link below for information about MAP testing. We are going to have students who are testing in the morning stay on Zoom after morning meeting. Students who are testing in the afternoons need to log in to our Zoom meeting by using the morning meeting link at 12:15. If your child is taking a MAP assessment they do not need to complete journal writing that day.
**You might need to disable the pop-up blocker on your toolbar to reach the assessment. If you receive the "OOPS" message, look at the toolbar and click the red x.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zHl5wyvVqX3IiyStPtg7evR83rGZBV3v/view?usp=sharing
Open Meetings On Tuesdays
Students will not be able to join our open meetings on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of this week due to MAP testing. We will miss meeting with the younger students at this time, but if there are any questions or concerns that need to be addressed, please email us or send a message on ItsLearning and we will get in touch.
Monday Open Meeting Schedule
1st years 8:45-9:05
2nd years 9:05-9:25
3rd years 9:25-9:45
Amira: Your Child’s Personal Reading Tutor
Our students will start using the Amira reading tutor this week. It is accessible from the ItsLearning platform. Students should log in. Go to the black toolbar at the top of the page and click "groups". They should click "Savannah Chatham County Schools" on the dropdown menu. They will then see Amira's face and should click that box. When the screen says "Hi ______" your child should click the "Launch Amira" box. The tutoring is prefaced with an assessment to gauge your child's reading level. It is so important that you do not help your young reader in any way. If your child receives help Amira will not place them where they need to be! Our students are expected to work on Amira 3 times a week.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1U7I8Z1UlmOlZb2AmwoV5zEvbko7fEv9ReS0lU2OBYuQ/edit?usp=sharing
Please view the link below to find help accessing assignments and navigating the ItsLearning platform.
https://www.loom.com/share/dd959101f1cd429dadd33a874a0ffceb
Turning In Assignments
Students should find their assignments under the "plans" tab on Itslearning. When turning in assignments, students should use the "plans" tab, find the assignment, click "answer assignment" tab at the bottom of the assignment, then click on the "more options" tab in the toolbox and choose the square icon with mountains to add a picture of their work. If your student is sharing pictures that we cannot see and is asked to resubmit, we suggest you download the ItsLearning app onto your phone and take pictures with that and then submit them to assignments.
Dates to Remember
10/9/2020--------Fall Break (No School!)
10/12/2020-------Fall Break (No School!)
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