Welcome to Open HouseWelcome to Open House

Share the following with parents:

•Letter

•CA Artwork

•All work in folder

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Why do we test using the STAR?

1. The testing program consists of standards-based tests designed to show how well California students are mastering the grade-level content standards established by the state Board of Education.

2. Each school's STAR results are calculated into a complex formula that assigns the school a base API between 200 and 1000 (1000 being the best score). The state has set 800 as the target API score that schools should try to achieve.

3. It is used to help schools track their own progress and to hold schools accountable for improvement. The results may result in sanctions or rewards for schools. 22

STAR TestingSTAR Testing This year’s STAR test is This year’s STAR test is

scheduled for the week of May 3scheduled for the week of May 3rdrd -12-12thth . .

Practice reading comprehension Practice reading comprehension skills with the released questions skills with the released questions over Spring Break.over Spring Break.

Be sure student’s are: underlining Be sure student’s are: underlining key words to the questions and key words to the questions and proving their answer in the text.proving their answer in the text.

The process of elimination is The process of elimination is crucial during standardized tests.crucial during standardized tests.

Reduce testing anxiety by Reduce testing anxiety by encouraging him/her to do their encouraging him/her to do their best.best.

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More Tips for the STAR TestMore Tips for the STAR Test

“I did my best on the test!”

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ELA STAR BreakdownELA STAR Breakdown Carefully analyze blueprintsCarefully analyze blueprints

Standard # of QuestionsStandard # of Questions

Word Analysis, FluencyWord Analysis, Fluency

and Vocab. Dev. *20and Vocab. Dev. *20

Reading Comprehension *15 Reading Comprehension *15

Literary Response and Analysis 8Literary Response and Analysis 8

Written Conventions *13Written Conventions *13

Writing Strategies 9Writing Strategies 9

Total 65Total 65

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Math STAR Breakdown Math STAR Breakdown • Carefully analyze blueprintCarefully analyze blueprint

• Standard # of QuestionsStandard # of Questions

• Number Sense *32 Number Sense *32

• Algebra and Functions 12 Algebra and Functions 12 questionsquestions

• Measurement and Geometry *16 Measurement and Geometry *16

• SDAP SDAP

Total 65 Total 65 *make sure son/daughter is using*make sure son/daughter is using graph/ scratch paper to show graph/ scratch paper to show workwork *students need to know how to *students need to know how to make a x table in 5 minutesmake a x table in 5 minutes

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Performance LevelsPerformance Levels 5- 5- AdvancedAdvanced:: Students demonstrate Students demonstrate

a comprehensive and complex a comprehensive and complex understanding of the content area.understanding of the content area.

4- 4- ProficientProficient: Students demonstrate a : Students demonstrate a competent and adequate competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and understanding of the knowledge and skills of the content area.skills of the content area.

3-3-BasicBasic:Students demonstrate a :Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills of the of the knowledge and skills of the content area.content area.

2-2-Below Basic Below Basic / 1 / 1 Far Below BasicFar Below Basic: : Students demonstrate little or flawed Students demonstrate little or flawed understanding of the knowledge and understanding of the knowledge and skills of the content area.skills of the content area. 77

ResourcesResources Barnes and Noble Bookstore at Eastridge MallBarnes and Noble Bookstore at Eastridge Mall

On line at : On line at : http://productsearch.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.aspx?http://productsearch.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.aspx?WRD=ca+test+prep+third+grade&box=catest%20prep%20thirdWRD=ca+test+prep+third+grade&box=catest%20prep%20third%20grade&pos=-1&ugrp=2%20grade&pos=-1&ugrp=2

Google: test taking strategiesGoogle: test taking strategies

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/testprep/gr3/index.htmlhttp://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/testprep/gr3/index.html

Great to work onduring Spring Break.

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Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events

STAR Testing May 3rd-12thSTAR Testing May 3rd-12th

Field Trip to The Fallon House May 19thField Trip to The Fallon House May 19th Young Author’s Faire books due April-MayYoung Author’s Faire books due April-May Digital Book Link: Digital Book Link:

http://http://www.bookemon.com/create-book/http://http://www.bookemon.com/create-book/

International Dance Festival JuneInternational Dance Festival June

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Thanks for Coming!

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