Practicing for the OAA's

As you know, the OAA's will be here before you know it! If you have a 4th grader in my SFA class, just ask them how many times I mention the OAA in class. It's more than they would like to hear but everything we're doing is helping them prepare for this assessment! Many parents ask how they can support their child's preparation at home.  If you click here you will be brought to the Ohio Department of Education's website and you will find practice tests for your child's grade level. If you click here you will be brought to the released test materials page where there are actual tests from past years. You may see these examples come home with your child on a practice sheet but it's nice for you to know where they are in case you want extra practice for your child.  Another great way to prepare for the OAA is completing assignments on Study Island. These questions are set up like OAA questions so they give the students a real feel for what the test will be like.  If you have any questions about the resources listed in this post, feel free to contact me at djoseph@princetonschools.net or 864-1216. 

Reminders!!!!

Tonight is the last night of parent teacher conferences. They are from 4-8pm here at school.

My SFA class has their book project due tomorrow.  If a student does not turn in a project, he/she will relinquish his/her recess until it's finished. The students have been informed they will work during their recess time if they do not turn in a project.  They've known about this project since December so they all should be turned in tomorrow!  Please contact me with any questions: 864-1216 or djoseph@princetonschools.net

Parent Resources

Happy (almost) Valentine's Day! January flew by with much fanfare due to all the delays and snow days and put us right in February without a thought! Before we know it, April will be here and the kids will be taking the OAA. I'll talk more about OAA preparation later!

I receive the NEA magazine and this month's issue included 10 free websites for teachers. I wanted to share this website with you because it has a parent section.  The website is Read, Write, Think and it has interactive materials to help kids with writing.  The skills range from organizing and summarizing, to writing poetry to learning about language.  There is a great parent section that I think you should explore and your kids can take advantage of, especially on a snow day!

I was perusing the NEA website and saw this article on the top 10 tech trends students say change education.  With all the technology utilized during a school day, it's interesting to get a kid's perspective, along with other school personnel, as to what is assisting them in education. Check it out and let me know what you think!

February Calendar

Thursday, February 13      Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00-8:00

Friday, February 14           Valentine Celebration 2:55-3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 25        PreK & Kindergarten Registration Night

Friday, February 28           Princeton Gala