What we've been up to...

6th 6wk Assessment Results:

 

 Reading-

The students scored an average of 88% on

their 50 point test from HATCHET.

 

High scores go to: 

Duke- Briana Marks & Keyshawn Thomas

Howard- Selena Steward

                    

 Writing-

The students scored an average of 88% on

their Free-Write Essay.

 

 High scores go to: 

Michigan- Haley Maury

Madison- Jessie Robinson

UWM- Kia Payne

 

  

MRA's Winter Scholar Celebration was a

smashing success.  Awards were given out for GPA,

citizenship, and academic improvement.  Other

awards were given for subject-specific achievements

and homeroom participation and effort. 
 

MRA'S 2009 Living History Museum was amazing. The kids put on a show to remember.  The show was packed for both nights with parents, community members, and our local representatives.

Special congratulations to Judge Clevert for his MRA Award for excellence!

 

2008-Here is an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel!

 

Reading Strategies:

Predicting, Summarizing, Inferring, Connecting,

Questioning, and Reflecting.

 

Reader's Workshop:

Connector, Summarzer, Discussion Director,

Literary Luminator, Travel Tracer, Illustrator, Fact

Finder, Word Wizard

  

Reading Calculator:

Students at MRA are reading approximately 400

mintues a week.  That's almost 7 hours a week!

 

Developmental Reading Assessment:

DRA Tracker- (average scores)

Pre MRA mark-46.5 (Mid 4th grade level)

MRA 6 month mark- 59 (High 5th grade level)

MRA 1 year mark-?


 

Standards being covered:

WI State Standards (8th grade)

Standard A 8.1-a,b,c,d  8.2- a,b,c,d 8.3-a,d

Standard B 8.2-c 8.3-f 

Standard C 8.3-a-j 

Standard D 8.1-a,b,c 8.2-a,b,c 

 

CA State Standards (6th grade)

Reading 

1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 3.1-3.8 

Writing 

1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.4 

Listening and Speaking 

1.1-1.9, 2.1-2.3



DEBATE TEAM!

National Topic 2008-2009;  Wind Energy

 

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