Montcas Testing March 4th - 15th

Hello Parents,

We will begin our Montcas testing next week at Arrowhead School in Third Grade.  Once we start a test, the child may not leave the room until the test is finished.  We will have a change in recess times and not have snack time offered on these days due to the paper tests that we will be using.  Please help your child have a well balanced breakfast at home. 
We will be able to have sugar free gum in the room if a child would like to have some gum during testing. 
Please remember to help your child get extra rest this weekend so they can do their best.  
Due to our schedule changes, we will be moving Library to 9:30 & P.E. to 10:30 both on Mondays for the testing weeks.
Our schedule will be as follows:

1. Tuesday, March 5th from 8:30 to 10:30 Reading Section I
2. Wednesday, March 6th from 8:30 to 10:30 Reading Section II
3. Thursday, March 7th from 8:30 to 10:30 Reading Section III
4. Tuesday, March 12th from 8:30 to 10:30 Math Section I
5. Wednesday, March 13th from 8:30 to 10:30 Math Section II
6. Thursday, March 14th from 8:30 to 10:30 Math Section III
   

Donations needed for the class:

• packages of sharpened pencils (I bought 2 boxes of 24 pencils in January and the class has already used them up.  Sharpening during the test is too distracting)
• packages of sugar free gum (We have about 3 packs leftover from Fall testing but we will go through those on day 1)
• packages of lined paper for drafting ideas and math problems (we are down to our last package as a class)

Thank you so much for continuing to help your child be prepared as we approach this session of standardized testing.