Parent-teacher conferences scheduled

Lincolnview Elementary students will meet with author Linda Stanek on Friday, Nov. 20 during the visiting author series. Students will attend assemblies during the day to meet and hear the author. In addition, second and third grade students will have the opportunity to attend a writing workshop.

Monday and Tuesday will be active days at Lincolnview. Parent-Teacher conferences will be held from 4:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 and noon-8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 24. Parents may sign up by going to the Lancer homepage.

An annual event held the during conference times for elementary school parents is the annual book fair. Books make wonderful gifts for young readers. This year’s theme is “It’s a Monster Book Fair” Students will have the opportunity to shop from Nov. 30 through Dec. 4. In past years, the library has benefited by earning free books.

Parents often worry how they will pay for college. Anyone wondering about this should come to the presentation at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 23 during parent-teacher conferences. Stephen Semer representative of Wells Fargo will be here to help parents plan for the future and answer questions. The meeting will be held in the Lecture Hall.

The clothing pickup will also be held in the Elementary Cafeteria during conference times. Gently used clothing, infant through adult sizes, have been collected by staff and students, and organized by size and gender. Anyone may “shop” for free with no questions asked. Bags and boxes will be provided.

Thanksgiving break for students will be Nov.24-Nov. 29. Lincolnview staff and students wish everyone a Happy Holiday.

Students in Matt Allesandrini’s fourth grade math class use Chromebooks to collect data quickly for prompt, organized presentation to the teacher. Alessandrini can then use the data in his next lesson to help those who didn’t understand the topic and challenge those who did. (Photo submitted.) — Students in Matt Allesandrini’s fourth grade math class use Chromebooks to collect data quickly for prompt, organized presentation to the teacher. Alessandrini can then use the data in his next lesson to help those who didn’t understand the topic and challenge those who did.
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Using Technology to Do a Formative Assessment

Have you ever taken a test and worried what your grade would be because you didn’t know all of the answers? The process of formative assessment eliminates the worry of not knowing all the answers for a test and replaces it with confidence in knowing exactly what one knows and what one does not know. Students are assessed frequently during lessons, and this process helps the teacher zone in on who needs help with what and who is ready to move on to the next topic, so by the time of testing the students already know what they need to study and can be prepared.

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