1. AZMERIT AIMS April 4 – 8, 2016 April 14-15, 2016
By San Luis Middle School

2. AZMERIT Testing Dates:
Day One:
Writing
7th and 8th grade
Monday, April 4th
Day Two:
Reading Part 1 and Math Part 1
7th and 8th grade
Tuesday, April 5th
Wednesday, April 6th
Day Three:
Reading Part 2 and Math Part 2
7th and 8th grade
Thursday, April 7th
Make-Up Day 1
Make-Up Day 2
Friday, April 8th

3. AIMS…8th grade only Mock AIMS…7th grade only
Thursday, April 14th
Day One
AIMS Science
7th and 8th grade
Friday, April 15th
Make-Up
AIMS Science
7th and 8th grade

4. Scorpions Rock the Test!
Students Do’s…
Be On Time!
Scorpions Rock the Test!
Get a good nights rest!
You need at least 8 hours of sleep
Be on time!
1st bell at 7:25 a.m.
2nd bell at 7:30 a.m.
Testing starts at 7:45 a.m. (after attendance and announcements)

5. No candy, chips or colored drinks! Scorpions Rock the Test!
Students Do’s…
No candy, chips or colored drinks!
Scorpions Rock the Test!
Eat Breakfast!
At home or at school is good
We will be serving two types of breakfast: a hot breakfast in the cafeteria and our Grab n’ Go breakfast (sack breakfast) as normal
Water only!
Brings a snack!
Optional; school not providing
Ideas: fresh fruit, granola bars, trail mix, sandwich, raisins, pretzels, etc.
NO: chips, candy or colored drinks

6. Trying your BEST means…Try your HARDEST!
Give all questions your best effort; all have an answer
Use testing strategies that you’ve been taught by your teachers:
Annotating text (pencil only)
4 T’s (text structures)
4 E’s (explain your answer)
PRAAR strategy
Read passage/article 2 times before answering questions
Take your time; do not rush!
Pace yourself throughout the test and use all time allotted for you

7. Test booklet annotations do’s and don’ts…
Use a pencil to annotate the text!
DO!
Eliminate answers by crossing out on the words not the choice!
DON’T!
Eliminate answers by crossing out on the choice!

8. Once you turn in your test you CANNOT get it back to make changes!
Before you turn in your test…
All questions have an answer(s) filled in (some are 2 parts)
All stray marks around multiple choice options are erased
You truly tried your hardest and used all testing time given
Once you turn in your test you CANNOT get it back to make changes!

9. Why is AZMERIT and AIMS important?
For the student:
SLMS uses 7th grade result to place in 8th grade Language Arts, Science and Math Classes
San Luis High School will use 8th grade results to place in Language Arts, Math and Science classes
For the school:
The State of Arizona will label our school according to all student achievement on these assessments

10. Student Rewards and Motivation!
Pep Rally! March 24th 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Singing, dancing, games to motivate students for the test
Testing Day Tickets
Student can earn a ticket on each testing day for being present and putting effort into the test
Ticket Raffle
Each testing day all tickets earned will go into a raffle for prizes!
AZMERIT/AIMS Festival April 15th 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
All students who came everyday for testing, try their hardest during the test and have good behavior will attend a festival with games, prizes and treats

11. Questions?