Lathrop Intermediate School Winter MAP Am I academically successful? College Prep Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe

UC Irvine “Saturday of Science” ATTENTION students interested in Science. HURRY our first field trip is NEXT Saturday! UC Irvine “Saturday of Science” WHAT: Field Trip WHEN: Saturday, January 28, 2017 (as space permits) OR Saturday, February 11, 2017 (as space permits) OR Saturday, March 18, 2017 (as space permits) TIME: Bus leaves and returns to Lathrop. 8:45am to 2:00pm. WHY: Learn about STEM careers Get to know the staff & students at UCI Science department Visit the brand new STEM Lab & Maker Space at UCI Lunch is provided. Sign up with your elective teacher or see Ms. Sullivan in Room 106. Please see Ms. Sullivan if your parent would like to come with us. We have room for parent chaperones. Permission slips are due ASAP. Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe

Valentine's Dance WHEN: Friday, February 10th TIME: 2:45 to 4:45 COST: $3.00 Bring extra money for food and treats Permission slips will be passed out next week. *More information coming soon* Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe

Lathrop’s Got Talent Talent Exhibit Competition Do you have a special talent? You might be a great artist, photographer, comedian, skater, writer, musician, singer, dancer, rapper, etc. To kick off the new year, the Yearbook staff will be hosting a 2017 talent exhibit competition.

Rules: All entries must be your own original work….. That means you created it. For example: -If you’re singing, it must be your voice that is heard. -If you’re drawing, it must be your drawing (no tracing). -If you’re writing, it must be 100% your words; nothing taken from online, a book, a movie etc. Criteria: Overall Performance A judgement on the contestant's ability to present original material that draws a positive response from the audience with personality, originality, and poise. Originality The performer/artist’s ability to create a piece of work that is distinctive or different from the other performers. It takes creativity, ingenuity, confidence, and personality to present an original piece. Creativity A judgement based on the creativity of the performer(s).

Submitting Your Entry If your entry is something physical, such as a model, poster, drawing etc., bring it to Ms. Wolff in room 218. If your entry is something that is not physical (such as singing, playing an instrument, a comedy skit, skateboarding trick, etc.) please record a video and send it to Ms. Wolff at: Amanda.Wolff@sausdlearns.net Be sure to include: first name last name ID# You can use a phone or your Chrome Book to record, and your Google Account to email your entry.

Submitting Your Entry(continued) You may submit more than one entry, but you can only win 1 prize. It costs $1 for each entry: (for example, if you enter 2 items, it will cost $2) Bring money to Ms. Wolff in room 218 with your entry. If your entry was emailed, you must stop by Ms. Wolff’s room.

Lathrop’s Got Talent Exhibit Prizes 1st place: $15 gift card (to the place of your choice) 2nd place: $10 gift card (to the place of your choice) 3rd place:$5 gift card (to the place of your choice) Entries are due by February 10th! Please get a form from your College Prep teacher if you’re interested.

Am I academically successful? Measure of Academic Progress You are academically successful if… You are passing your classes with grade C or better You are making at least the projected GROWTH on your MAP tests Math Reading Language Usage Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe

MAP RIT Norms A student's RIT score indicates the level at which the student was answering questions correctly 50% of the time. On the next slide you will see the “mid-year mean” for MAP Reading, Math and Language Usage Right now: Find your grade level Find the “Mid Year Mean” for your grade level As you are preparing to take your MAP Assessments, keep in mind, this is the RIT score that students at your grade level should achieve on this assessment in order to be on track for High School Once you complete your MAP assessments, write down your RIT scores, so you can see if your score meets the mean for each subject area. Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe

GENERAL SCIENCE: Coming soon….

How important is MAP? A major factor in class placement MAP – 4 points BK1 ER – 2 points Sem1 Grade – 2 points BK2 ER – 1 point Sem2 Grade – 1 point ___________________ Total 10 points A major factor in class placement A measure of High School, College and Career Readiness A measure of success in school

How important is MAP? A major factor in class placement MAP – 3.5 points BK1 ER – 1 points Sem1 Grade – 1 points DWA - 2.5 points BK2 ER – 1 point Sem2 Grade – 1 point ___________________ Total 10 points A major factor in class placement A measure of High School, College and Career Readiness A measure of success in school

MAP ESSAY CONTEST!!! NOW: Visit this website to watch a brief video about the contest and to read the complete details: http://write2win.nwea.org/

REMINDER TO ALL STUDENTS Tomorrow, Thursday, January 26th is our first day of MAP Testing As a Lathrop Spartan, I am responsible for: Charging my Chromebook tonight Bringing my Chromebook to school tomorrow Being in class by 8:15 a.m. Trying my best on all of my MAP assessments Being academically successful Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe

End of Semester Assessment Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 26 MAP Math Math class 27 MAP Math Math class 31 DWA College Prep 1 MAP Reading College Prep 2 MAP Language College Prep Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe