It is the most vital time of the year for students to prepare for the MCA test in April. Spring Break is a lengthy time off - 15,360 minutes! Plenty of minutes to BOTH enjoy some time off AND to stay engaged with Study Island! Please encourage your son/daughter to work on Study Island 20-30 minutes a day over this time period. You can help them through areas they have been struggling with to provide them with the assistance and motivation to complete unfinished sections.
You should be getting an Individual Student Report next week telling you how your student is doing in Study Island. We need students to work on Study Island over the break. Research has shown that students that complete the Math, Reading and Science(5th and 8th) do significantly better on the MCA test. Students that are having trouble passing a section can email Jakulzer@rochester.k12.mn.us or jasonju@rochester.k12.mn.us or migobin@rochester.k12.mn.us and we will reset that section of Study Island so that students can start over. It is very important that students spend DAILY time on Study Island over the break so that they are ready to take the tests on April 19th.
The second reason for working on Study Island is that teachers can look their class and identify problem areas that can be re-taught before the test. Student Success on the MCA's involves everyone- parents, students, and staff. If we are working together, the students will be successful.
Another MCA Prep Site: Please be sure and check out this year's MCA sample tests available on our website, www.ppnie.com. Log in directions are listed on our home page.
