so this week at my school they were doing benchmark testing which is a test that most new Orleans charter schools take in order to get ready for their Leap or iLeap which are standardized tests that determine if you will move on to the next grade. This is their third time this year taking these tests so they are pretty used to them by now, and luckily our amazing and wonderful special ed director gave me kids that i have been working with since august instead of the group from hell from benchmark 1. This time it went much smoother, thank goodness, but it also meant that i couldn't have my regular 5th grade reading groups which was a bummer. i had also finished all my grading and paper work on Monday so Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday i was useless.... so i read this amazing book called Run by Ann Patchet (also wrote Bel Canto), so that helped me get through the grueling week of testing. I am so happy they are over and done with so i can get back to my nonstop schedule and get to see all my kiddos again. i think part of the reason that my week was so long is because the first parade of mardi gras is on Saturday and the anticipation is killing me!
I will have to update the inter-web on that topic later....if i remember.
love
the testing queen
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