Peace Day & Hidden Figures

Today our 8th graders took a trip to the high school.  Our high school looks more like a college campus.  They go there to take a tour, talk to current students, and get a feel for the place before they are there in the fall.  After that we went back to our school for lunch and then to watch the movie Hidden Figures.  We didn't finish it today but we decided to finish it up in math the next two days, which I am excited for, easy days 😃  I also got two really nice notes from students today!

MCA Tests

So we began our MCA (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment) state tests today for math & reading.  I am always anxious when we start testing because I want my students to do well and I know they can but lots of things happen and some students just don't test well.  Our school is being super strict this year about bringing nothing but a pencil, paper book, and water bottle into testing; so I had to give my students their testing goodies last week.  I also made "Rock the Test" t-shirts to wear on the days of testing.  Also today I was trying to be sneaky about it but I went to school early and wrote all over our sidewalks positive messages for the students, to give them that extra little encouragement before starting their state tests.