MEAP ....Need Some Help

Every year I plead for help. I plead to our staff, our parents and our students. Please, please, please finish strong. The MEAP is a test that is hard to prepare for. Students aren't used to sitting for a 2 hour block to take a test. If you look at our scores, every year, we do the poorest on the last 20% of the test. It's not because the test is progressive (starts with easy questions and gets tougher as it goes along), it's because the kids get tired/bored. If we can get the kids to take their time and finish the test with the same focus as they start with, our already good scores would be outstanding. Anything you can do to promote this at home would be appreciated.