Illinois Assessment for Readiness (IAR)

This coming week, our 3rd – 5th grade students will be participating in the Illinois Assessment for Readiness (IAR). The IAR is the required standardized state testing.

Our students will take three English Language Arts Tests (one per day) this coming week on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, April 11th, 13th, and 14th. The following week, students will complete three Math tests (one per day) on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, April 17th-19th. Make-up assessments will be conducted when possible throughout the assessment window and through the following week of school. It is extremely important that students are in attendance for these assessments and prepared to do their best, as the assessments are used to rate our school on the Illinois School Report Card.

Parents can help ensure that their children are prepared to do their best as well! Please be sure that your child:

Gets a good night sleep on the evenings before the tests
Eats a healthy breakfast on the morning of the assessments
Arrives to school on time, as some testing will begin immediately in the morning
Brings their iPad updated and fully charged
Brings their school issued headphones or earphones

Please be sure to read the official letter regarding IAR with additional suggestions as to how parents can support students with the testing and more details regarding the assessments. You may also contact me directly with any questions.

Grove Family Reading Program BIG EVENT

We will be announcing our Family Reading Program BIG Event to students this coming Monday, April 10th! Information about the event will then be sent out to parents. We will be looking for parent volunteers to join us for the all school field trip on Friday, April 28th. If you are interested in volunteering to help chaperone the event, please contact your child’s classroom teacher. Spaces for chaperones will be limited, however, we will need volunteers for each class for the event.

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