Golmen Gazette

Volume 2, Issue 22 February 25, 2010

What’s New? MATHEWS RAP the MAP!!!

March Character Trait is
Courage!! Reaching for Awesome Performance on the MAP!!!
Stand up and be brave!!  Test Tip: Answer every Question
TCB with your Word Up:
Rapper Slang for: Taking Care of Business with your
Weekly Quizzes & Work
Friday ~ Math Check Up, Spelling Test Cool Words of Wisdom
Daily- Reading towards 100 minutes for the On the MAP test, every question counts. So, it is very important you
week. Morning Math try to answer every question. A blank answer gives you a 0%
chance of getting the question correct. If you don’t know the
answer, the responses that don’t make sense should be eliminated
Future Plans! and then the best answer should be chosen. If taking a timed
portion, you should know to take the last few seconds to fill in blank
Feb. 28 McDonald’s Night answers if they are not finished. Take the shot! If you miss, at least
you TRIED your best right?
Mar. 10th End of 3rd quarter/PBS
Brain Based Stategy
Big Event
th th Find a Focus:
Mar. 14 -18 Spring Break Nobody knows how much you can handle more than your own
th
Mar. 29 Boot Camp brain! When your brain starts to wander, find a focus! Keep
th th
Mar. 30 -Apr. 8 MAP Testing  your eyes on the prize! When your brain gets tired, try a
brain stretch! Cross your arms or legs during testing. Rub
your opposite ear! Remember that this test is only a portion
Mathews McDonald’s night is
of the day. If you get tired, persevere. You are almost there.
MONDAY!! Come join us from 4-8pm.
20% of sales go directly to Mathews Word of the Week
Elementary!!! Explain aka Drop Science:
Drop Science means to explain your answer on a given topic
Explain means to provide specific details to support your answer.
Yearbooks are on Sale!
 Show your work
Our school year is packed with special  Write neatly
memories that your child will want to  Practice how you play
 RQIA –restate question in answer
remember forever.  The yearbook captures
 Eliminate unimportant information
the excitement and fun of this school year in  Get to the point
a keepsake that your child will treasure for a  GIST/Summarize
lifetime. Order a yearbook today!    Paraphrase
Deadline: March 11, 2011
Congratulations to our Caring Kid for the month of
Standard Yearbook: $ 16.00
Optional Personalization: $ 5. 00 February: Hannah Regier

What’s Coming Up?

Reading: MAP Review
Writing: Writing to a prompt
Working With Words: let’s, almost, wear, semifinal, supermarket , wreath, wrench, wrist, wreck, wring
Prefix: semi-, super-
Math: Skill Review
Social Studies: Famous Missourians