March 2009                                                                                                                                                                                              Volume 2, Issue 5

The Title I goal is to ensure that each child successfully meets or exceeds Georgia’s proficient and advanced levels of student  performance and meets or exceeds expectations on local, state and national assessments.

     Title I is hosting its second CRCT Clinic for parents. The CRCT Clinic is designed to offer parents support in helping their students achieve success in the classroom and on  standardized achievement tests.

     Parents will receive information in the core content    areas—reading, math, science, and social studies. Students will also have an opportunity to complete an enrichment course while parents attend group sessions.

     The CRCT Clinic is scheduled for March 21, 2009, from 8:00 a.m. to noon at the Teaching Museum South located at 689 North Avenue, Hapeville, GA, 30354. A continental breakfast will be provided.

     The CRCT will be administered to all Fulton County  students in grades 1-5, April 16-23, 2009. Please review the test-taking tips below for the best ways to help your student achieve success on the CRCT.

 

CRCT CLINIC

² Encourage your child to do well, but don’t pressure him/her. You may stress him/her and it is important for your child to stay relaxed as they approach the test.

² Make sure that you are aware of your child’s               performance and that you can interpret the results when they become available.

² Mark down test days on your calendar so that you and your child are both aware of testing dates.

² Talking with your child about tests can relieve stress about test-taking.

² Make sure that your child gets enough sleep the night before the test.

² Ensure that your child eats a healthy breakfast and avoid heavy foods that may make him/her groggy as well as avoid high sugar foods that may lead to hyperactivity.

² Make sure your child gets up early enough so that he/she will be on time to school.

—www.testakingtips.com

 

FORM A                PARTNERSHIP WITH  YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER

Reading is an excellent way to teach students concepts about math. Work with your child’s teacher to improve your student’s learning by combining reading and math for double learning. When you combine reading and math, you create a learner who appreciates both subjects and one who is more likely to excel in other subjects, too. Help your child:

· Choose books about math.                                                                                    Stories like Ten Little Rabbits by Virginia Grossman teach while entertaining, too.

· Find books with patterns.                                                           Many books such as Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? follow a pattern just like numbers do.                                                       

· Notice references to math.                                                                Look for shapes, measurements, numbers and more in books. In addition to fiction, read cookbooks and how-to books.

· Count your books.                                                                                       If your child has a book collection, see how big it is.   Together, try counting by twos, fives, or tens.

 —Manuel, K. & Roper, C. Explore math through children’s  literature. www.peel.edu.ca/parents/tips/num-index.htm

 

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

 

Health and Wellness

Title I Distinguished Schools

Supplemental Educational Services

Parent Resource Centers

New Legislation          Impacting Title I

Make Reading A  Part of Your Child’s Everyday Routine

Try creating a reading routine. If he knows the family reads for 15 minutes at bedtime every night, for     example, he’ll get used to it. Make this time pleasant by keeping fun materials handy or taking turns reading pages aloud.