This week, April 1-5, grades 1-2 are taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and grade 9 is taking the Iowa Test of Educational Development.Tomorrow, April 2, the voluntary universal ACT assessment will be administered. Next week, April 8-12, grades 3-8 will be taking Augmented Benchmark Exams. End-of-course geometry exams are April 16-17, end-of-course biology exams are April 23-24, end-of-course algebra I exams are May 7-8.
Make sure your child:
• Gets plenty of sleep the night before the test. A loss of one hour of sleep is equivalent to [the loss of] two years of cognitive maturation and development. Recommendations by age group: 3-6 years old: 10-12 hours/day. 7-12 years old: 10-11 hours/day. 12-18 years old: 8-9 hours/day
• Eats a good breakfast the day of the test. Avoid sugary foods. High-protein foods like scrambled eggs can help aid concentration and minimize fatigue
• Is present every day during testing period.
• Has a pleasant home environment free of unnecessary stressors.
• Knows you’re thinking about him/her. Wish your child good luck every morning of testing.
Tips for children:
• Answer easy questions first then go back and answer harder questions
• For hard questions, eliminate incorrect options then make an educated guess
• Answer every question, guess if necessary
• If the child finishes before time is called, recheck answers for that
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Dear Parents:
The Little Rock School District kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week with its annual Crystal Awards Ceremony held at the Embassy Suites last night, May 6, 2013. The Marian G. Lacey Award Winner is Holly Brown, a third grade teacher at Terry Elementary. The award is named after Dr. Marian Lacy, a long time LRSD educator and principal. Elementary, middle and high school level winners are: Mary Anne Struthers, Williams Magnet Elementary; Kasey Miller Neal, Mann Magnet Middle School; and Ryan Parson, Parkview Magnet High School.
Unfortunately, for many students a lack of high-speed internet access is hurting their chances for academic success. LRSD and its partners are committed to providing affordable computer equipment and access to as many disadvantaged students as possible.
In an effort to help high school students improve their ACT college entrance exam scores, the Little Rock School District will host the ACT Readiness Program, (formally CPEP) this summer at Parkview Magnet High School, 2501 John Barrow Road, Little Rock, AR. The classes will be held Monday through Friday from June 10th to July 2nd. The time of the classes will be from 8:30-1:00pm each day. This program is for rising 10th (who have completed Geometry), rising 11th, and rising 12th grade students. It is open to students from all schools in the central Arkansas area.
LRSD is partnering with the Little Rock Fire Department (LRFD) to launch a Junior Cadet Program for rising high school juniors and seniors. The program will provide students with hands-on experience and education in the field of fire safety with introductory firefighter courses and the appropriate facilities and equipment to do live simulation drills.
Four decades of service – that’s what the Little Rock School District’s Volunteers in Public Schools (ViPS) will celebrate during this year’s “A Evening for the Stars” reception, April 16th at the Airport Holiday Inn. The event will honor schools, volunteers, and businesses with outstanding volunteer involvement. A special award established by ViPS in honor of the program’s founder, Jane Mendel, will be presented to a volunteer who has provided an exceptional level of district-wide service.
Professional dance floors, dedicated dressing rooms, convenient and secure instrument storage areas, sound-absorbing walls and a 20-person piano lab are a few of the unique amenities students can take advantage of at Horace Mann’s Arts and Science Magnet Middle School’s $4.3 million Fine Arts wing that was dedicated on Tuesday.
On Friday, March 11, the Hall High Warriors and Hall High Lady Warriors visited students at Gibbs International Magnet School during the noon hour.