Grades and Spring Break

Friday, March 22, 2013

Grades and Spring Break

Spring FCAT 2 Reading & Mathematics Retakes
April 8 - 10 Computer-based (Grades 11-AD)

What you need to know

As of 3:39 AM, grades have been finalized.
Students that were in school on Thursday received a photocopy of their results and given an opportunity to correct what they got wrong and complete unfinished work.

MINI BAT [Go to: FLIPP Shelf -- Classic -- Snapshot]

MOCK FCAT 2.0 [Go to: FLIPP Shelf -- Pages -- FCAT 2.0 Practice Test #1]

Here is the NEW (restructured) order that you should answer the questions on the Minis:

Growing Up (1-4)

Clever Thief (6-9)
Out of Bounds (11-14)
King of Fibers (16-19)
Miami Blue (21-24)
Forest (26-29)
Words (31-34)
Feisty (36-41)
Planet (43-54)
Key Deer (56-59)
Lincoln (61 – 68)

Bubble the letter “E” on the scan tron for:
(5, 10, 15, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 42, 55, 60, 69 and 70*)

If you were absent on Thursday, you should do the following

Click the page: FCAT Retake 2013 (just below blog title)

Practice the category that you are the weakest in by clicking CRUNCH.

For example

If your weakness is Main Idea, work on Reporting Category 2. Reading Application
If you are a Level II, work on Categories 3 (Literary Analysis: Fiction and Nonfiction) and 4 (Informational Text/Research Process).
If you are a Level I, work on Category 2. Reading Application and “High School Vocab Tests”. (Category 1). Do “Vocabulary Sentences”, Synonym and Antonym practices. One activity a day should be fine. Spend most of your time in Category II.

REMEMBER

Do not procrastinate or assume that just because you missed the last FCAT 2.0 by a few points that you will automatically pass this time.
PREPARE yourself. If you spend 20 - 40 minutes a day, focused on reading and understanding what you read, it will greatly improve your endurance, fluency and comprehension.

Have a safe and productive week of practice and preparation for your BIG DAY!

See you April 1st!