Dear Parents,

Conferences are over and First-Eighth grade should have received a report card and Second-Eighth grade should have received a MAP report and every family should have received a sheet listing all of the big activities between now and Christmas. 

In reverse order:
We have a lot of activities between now and Christmas. We believe that every one of these brings value or joy and builds community through the holiday season. We are aware of all of the other activities this time of year and we appreciate the busyness of the school schedule. We are providing this to inform our new
parents and remind our veteran parents because this is the first full season of activities in a number of years. See the list here.

The MAP scores are a snapshot this time. As we continue to use the MAP testing program, we will be able to show growth over time, but this current snapshot does give an indication of where your child performs relative to his/her peers. Our scores continue to be generally strong and we will use the information from these tests to develop learning objectives for students, classes, and grade
levels.

Report card conferences are a great time to do an assessment of goals for the year. Use the information from the conference to identify areas of growth. Is completion of homework a weakness? Should you develop a new homework routine? Are the grades affected negatively by test/project scores? Should your child prepare better
for long term assignments? We all learn and grow through these assessments. Use the information to help your child have a more successful school year.