Dr Weiss's blog

We often find that students are not comfortable with writing, and that their skills are not as strong as we might like them to be.  This may be due to the fact that students do not write as much outside of the school setting as they used to.  We do a lot of structured writing in school, but we often do not have as much time for creative writing during the school day.  All of these reasons could account for why students do not write as much, and why their skills may not be as strong as we would like.  Perhaps we can take a look at ways to enhance writing outside of the school setting- things

As most of you are aware, the state requires that all students participate in state testing to see if they are meeting state standards.  These tests, known as the ISAT tests, are given in the first weeks of March.  This year, the testing window is March 2- 12.  We want our students to do their best, and we do some preparation at school to make sure that they are familiar with the test format, testing procedures, and time restrictions.  We also want students to feel comfortable during the testing, and not worry too much as to affect their performance on the tests.