Next week is a B week (Library on Friday)
Mid-Year Literacy Testing
Mid -Year literacy testing has started and will continue the next couple of weeks. Please make sure students are reading each night and practicing their retelling. All students who did not meet the mid-year DRA benchmark of 20 at the beginning of the year will be tested.
Quarter 2 Report Cards
Timed Drills
Now that we are halfway through 2nd grade, our timed drills will change. Instead of giving 5 minutes to complete 50 problems, students will now have 4 minutes. It will stay this way for the remainder of the year. You may see some regression in their scores since we are taking a minute away, however we hope to see them improve quickly!
CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test)
Students’ verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning abilities are measured by three test batteries, each of which is comprised of three subtests. Students typically complete three subtests per day, for three consecutive school days, to complete all nine subtests. These tests are untimed; however, each day’s testing period usually does not exceed 90 minutes. Students work through each subtest at his or her own pace, and the entire test is read aloud to students by means of pre-recorded audio.
Students cannot prepare or study for the CogAT. Instead, they will have the opportunity to become familiar with test items through teacher-directed practice activities. Additionally, practice questions, administered before the first subtest, will familiarize students with the online testing environment.
Score reports will be sent home to parents/guardians together with the 3rd Quarter report card.
Next week is a B week (Library on Friday)
Mid-Year Literacy Testing
Mid -Year literacy testing has started and will continue the next couple of weeks. Please make sure students are reading each night and practicing their retelling. All students who did not meet the mid-year DRA benchmark of 20 at the beginning of the year will be tested.
Quarter 2 Report Cards
Second quarter report cards will be issued today: Friday, January 24th. Report cards will be issued electronically. Your child's report card will be available for viewing Friday afternoon in your ParentVue account.
Timed Drills
Now that we are halfway through 2nd grade, our timed drills will change. Instead of giving 5 minutes to complete 50 problems, students will now have 4 minutes. It will stay this way for the remainder of the year. You may see some regression in their scores since we are taking a minute away, however we hope to see them improve quickly!
Timed Drills
Now that we are halfway through 2nd grade, our timed drills will change. Instead of giving 5 minutes to complete 50 problems, students will now have 4 minutes. It will stay this way for the remainder of the year. You may see some regression in their scores since we are taking a minute away, however we hope to see them improve quickly!
CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test)
During the month of February, second grade students in Loudoun County Public Schools will take the online Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT), Form 7, Level 8. The CogAT measures general and specific cognitive skills that allow a student to learn new tasks or solve problems in the absence of direct instruction.
Students’ verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning abilities are measured by three test batteries, each of which is comprised of three subtests. Students typically complete three subtests per day, for three consecutive school days, to complete all nine subtests. These tests are untimed; however, each day’s testing period usually does not exceed 90 minutes. Students work through each subtest at his or her own pace, and the entire test is read aloud to students by means of pre-recorded audio.
Students cannot prepare or study for the CogAT. Instead, they will have the opportunity to become familiar with test items through teacher-directed practice activities. Additionally, practice questions, administered before the first subtest, will familiarize students with the online testing environment.
Score reports will be sent home to parents/guardians together with the 3rd Quarter report card.
Students’ verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning abilities are measured by three test batteries, each of which is comprised of three subtests. Students typically complete three subtests per day, for three consecutive school days, to complete all nine subtests. These tests are untimed; however, each day’s testing period usually does not exceed 90 minutes. Students work through each subtest at his or her own pace, and the entire test is read aloud to students by means of pre-recorded audio.
Students cannot prepare or study for the CogAT. Instead, they will have the opportunity to become familiar with test items through teacher-directed practice activities. Additionally, practice questions, administered before the first subtest, will familiarize students with the online testing environment.
Score reports will be sent home to parents/guardians together with the 3rd Quarter report card.
Dreambox
Students need to complete 60 minutes of Dreambox to earn Fun Friday. If you are having difficulty accessing Dreambox through LCPSGO, you can click the link below. The login and password is your child’s student number and the Class Code is 44359.
Test Dates:
January 28th - Money Test
January 29th - Germs Quiz
February 13th - Telling Time Test
February 19th - Weather Test
February 26th - Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall Quiz
Important Dates:
January 30th - Parent Coffee 8:30am
February 3rd-7th - National School Counseling Week
February 4th - Meet the Counselors Parent Coffee (Connecting School Counseling Lessons To Home) 8:30am-9:30am Pinebrook Lounge
February 7th - Someone Special Dance
February 10th - PTA Meeting 7PM
February 14th - Valentine's Day Party
February 17th - Presidents' Day (No School)
February 18th-21st - Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
* Science - We will start a unit on weather.
January 28th - Money Test
January 29th - Germs Quiz
February 13th - Telling Time Test
February 19th - Weather Test
February 26th - Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall Quiz
February 13th - Telling Time Test
February 19th - Weather Test
February 26th - Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall Quiz
January 30th - Parent Coffee 8:30am
February 3rd-7th - National School Counseling Week
February 4th - Meet the Counselors Parent Coffee (Connecting School Counseling Lessons To Home) 8:30am-9:30am Pinebrook Lounge
February 7th - Someone Special Dance
February 10th - PTA Meeting 7PMFebruary 14th - Valentine's Day Party
February 17th - Presidents' Day (No School)
February 18th-21st - Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
* Science - We will start a unit on weather.
