TEST?
Well, last week the Third, Fourth and Fifth Graders completed eight ERB (Educational Research Bureau) tests. While testing was intense, with some sessions lasting as long at forty-five minutes, it’s a good way to get a general feel for how a child is progressing in their development. Tests are certainly not the only way to evaluate a child’s growth, but they are one aspect among many important others through which to examine progress.
We’d love to show you some pictures, but you probably find pictures of kids slumped over desks about as exciting as the kids involved in the testing. Instead, we’ll show you the ways in which students blew off steam in order to maintain their sanity before, between and after tests.
As a matter of fact, in the video below, a Fifth Grade student leads the morning game.
Social Studies Talks
This week, the Fourth and Fifth Grade polished up Social Studies presentations in front of a live audience of Third graders. Our first step was to write up our presentations and then try them out before a live audience (each other), carefully evaluating each performance. Students were recorded and then allowed to watch themselves, evaluate their work, and polish until they were happy with them. The idea was to instill in them the value of drafting and practicing, and how important it is to growth.
In many of the videos below, you’ll see examples of Fourth and Fifth Graders before and after practicing and polishing. Please take a look at the growth and progress of a few of them.
Here is Nevaeh before practicing and polishing…