Sycamore GEAR Presentation about PARCC Testing

Sycamore GEAR invites you to a special presentation:

“PARCC Testing and the Gifted Student: A Look into the Future”

By Kristen Rojas, Educational Consultant for Hamilton County ESC

Date: Friday, January 9, 2015 at 9.45 am

Place: The Multipurpose Room at Symmes Elementary School, 

11820 Enyart Road, Loveland OH, 45140

Testing can be stressful for both students and teachers, especially when it’s done in a new format. The new PARCC and AIR Assessments use technology-enhanced items that will look very different to students, and require students to “construct” vs. “select" their response.  This presentation will provide an overview to question type and level of rigor on the new assessments. Participants will have the opportunity to review PARCC & AIR sample items in terms of curricular content application, depth of knowledge alignment, and technology skill requirements.  Participants will have a greater understanding of the challenge that is facing our students as they undertake the new assessments.

Milers Fall Session Wrap-up

Milers has ended for the Fall and will start back up in the Spring.  As a school, we reached 1,960 miles!  Way to go Milers!  For the Fall session, the top boy and girl from each grade were awarded a $5 Gift Card for the Book Fair and a “Super Foot” foot charm for their Milers chain.  Students should keep their Milers chains/charms on their backpack or somewhere safe until the Spring because we will continue to add on to those chains for the Spring Session of Milers.

Top Students for each grade level for the Fall Session:

GRADE	TOP BOY(S)	TOP GIRL(S)
1ST Grade	Ethan Barker (13 miles)	Allison Jordan (10 miles) Lucia Wolfenberger (10 miles)
2nd Grade	Cooper Parzynski (16 miles)	Anya Mehta (12 miles)
3rd Grade	Richard Vlady (14 miles)	Calista France (14 miles)
4th Grade	Eugene Harney (20)	Sydney Skinner (20)

The top classes for each grade level are as follows:

Top Classes per Grade Level:

1^st:  Chaney

2^nd: Wasson

3^rd: Cooks

4^th: Emrick

Total Miles per Grade:  3^rd Grade is leading with 560 miles

3^rd: 560

2^nd: 540

1^st: 476

4^th: 384

In the Spring, we also plan to coordinate with the Hog Log to allow students who have achieved 25 miles to run their final mile through the finish line of the Flying Pig Marathon.

Additionally, the top boy and girl from each grade level will get their name on a Milers banner displayed in the Maple Dale gym.