MEAP, MEAP, MEAP

Here we go...Tuesday, Thursday, Tuesday, Thursday....MEAP, MEAP, MEAP, MEAP. My favorite time of the year. Our biggest challenge on the MEAP is getting the kids to take their time and finish strong. We have almost zero flexibility on how the MEAP must be administered. The way the MEAP is set up (a large block of time) isn't the way our kids are used to taking tests. Getting them to remain focused and give their best effort toward the end of the test is the trick. We find ourselves slipping out of our educator gear and into our cheerleading outfits. Any and all help you can give us at home to stress the importance of these tests and doing their best is appreciated. Also.....part of the Math MEAP, which is on October 20th, allows students to use a calculator. If your child has a scientific calculator that they know how to use (believe it or not, different scientific calculators work differently) and could bring it to school for that portion of the test it would help us out (make sure it has your name on it).