TCAP Time for 3rd and 4th!

It is TCAP time! Students in grades 3-4 will take the TCAP standardized achievement test tomorrow, April 29, through Friday, May 2. The testing will take well over 7 hours to complete. The majority of the testing will take place in the mornings. At school, we plan to help students do their very best during testing by: • Ensuring the school building is quiet and calm. • Rewarding students for concentrating and doing their best. • Carefully pacing the testing to avoid fatigue. • Praising students’ efforts daily. • Providing a daily snack and a break in between sections of the test as well as peppermint gum to help concentrate. At home, parents can greatly help by: • Praising your children for their best efforts, but avoiding stress about testing. • Ensuring your child has a good night’s sleep and a good breakfast each day. • Making sure your child arrives to school on time. If your child is late, he or she will not be able to enter the classroom until the next part of the test begins. Thank you for your help! Our students have performed extremely well for our first seven years, and we are expecting this year’s results to be even better!