ISAT will begin Tuesday, March 2nd and lasts through Friday,
March 5th for the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Testing will
be in the morning so please make every effort to avoid student
absences during these times. Please make sure your student arrives
to school on time. We encourage students to bring healthy snacks
for breaks between tests.
Other ways you can help your child do better on ISATs…
• Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep.
• Provide a good breakfast.
• Have your child dress in layers – kids do better
on tests if they don’t have to think about how hot or cold
they are.
• Don’t be too anxious. say, “This test is important.
I know you will try hard and do your best.” Your confidence
will be contagious.
On the day of the tests give your child these tips:
1 Skip a question and move on if you don’t know the answer.
You can always go back later. Maybe you will be ready to answer
the question then.
2 Check your answers carefully. Make sure the numbers of your
answers correspond to the numbers of the questions on the test.
Standardized tests such as ISAT (Illinois Standards Assessment
Test), are designed to give a common measure of how well students
are doing. Some of these tests measure how much students have
learned about math, reading or science. Others test a student’s
ability to learn in school.
Test results can tell us a lot. But no important decision should
ever be based on the results of a single test. To accurately evaluate
a student, observations from parents, teachers, other staff, the
child and doctors or specialists should be combined to see the
whole picture.
Remember that a test is like a snapshot. It is a one-time look
at a child’s performance. All children have skills and knowledge
that tests do not measure. A single test score does not tell you
everything about your child.
Many parents are taking advantage of the HomeLogic program that
allows parent(s)/guardian(s) to look at their sons/daughters grades.
Teachers upgrade the electronic grade book once a week. Some larger
projects may take more time to process. Remember that nothing
replaces the direct communication with your child’s teacher.
Please join us on March 26th at 10:00 AM for an Internet Safety
presentation by the Family Service Agency's Children's Advocacy
Center of DeKalb. Helping with the presentation is Anne Matalonis,
a local author of the book: The Fox Behind the Chatterbox: A Cautionary
Tale about Internet Safety. The presentation is very interactive
and collaborative. The presentation will last approximately 45
minutes. Parents are invited to attend this important program.
We hope to see all of you at the 27th annual CCC People for
People Auction in our small gym beginning at 12:30—5:00
PM. We look forward to this great afternoon of lively bidding
with friends and neighbors having a good time together. See you
at the auction.
Paula A. Kennedy