Dear Parents,
It’s hard to believe, but it is the time of year that our thoughts turn to class placement for next year. The teachers and I take the placement process very seriously. With our understanding of each child, we will plan for classes that are heterogeneous; a combination and balance of boys, girls, abilities and learning styles. If you would like to submit placement concerns to administration, please read the Download Parentplacementinput .
In our December/January newsletter, we shared our school improvement goals from Mountain View's School Strategic Plan.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency at or above grade level in math.
2. Teachers will increase the degree to which they either support or implement the instructional use of technology.
We also shared the many strategies we have implemented in order achieve these goals including Guided Math, grade level math goal setting, teacher trainings, Math Morning, and our Mountain View Foundation funded computer lab instructor. In support of our technology goal, we are excited to share with you that early this month the county will be installing SmartBoards in every classroom! SmartBoards are interactive white boards that allow teachers to create lessons that permit their students to collaborate, draw, and interact with information on the screen. Lessons and activities in the classroom setting become more engaging for students and increase overall retention of the lesson content.
Spring is quickly approaching and with it the CRCT. Please mark your calendars for April 14th through the 23rd, this year’s testing window. All students in grades 1 through 5 will test in Reading,English/Language Arts, and Mathematics. Students in third, fourth and fifth grade will test for two additional days in the areas of Science, Social Studies. Third graders must pass the reading portion of the CRCT in order to be promoted to fourth grade. Fifth graders must pass both the reading and math portions in order to move to middle school.
Parents might be interested in the CRCT page located at the Georgia Department of Education website: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_testing.aspx?PageReq=CI_TESTING_CRCT On this page, you can access information about the test, study guides and statewide scores.
In further support of this testing, we recently sent home access information for Online Assessment System (formerly known as CRCT Online) at https://www.georgiaoas.org to families of first to fifth graders. The Georgia State Department of Education has developed this online assessment system containing practice tests for the CRCT that your child can take at home if he/she has access to the internet. We hope these resources will be helpful to you throughout the remainder of the school year.
Finally, we would like to share with you that based on last year’s scores Mountain View was one of only thirty-six Cobb County schools named as an award winner for student achievement by the Georgia Department of Education and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement. Our school received the Gold Award with at least 97% of students meeting and exceeding standards on the CRCT, with a minimum of 30% exceeding. With your support and the hard work of our teachers, we can repeat or even improve that impressive success!
Thank you for your continued support of Mountain View Elementary School!
Angela M. Huff
