Your child consistently receives enrichment in mathematics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New poster here. Do your kids get homework worksheets for math at all? My kid is in K at TPES and there's no homework other than some suggestions on activities at home.
OP, do you mind sharing what school your child is at, or what his/her math score was on the recent test? I'm curious at what level they start enrichment.

At TPES - true math enrichment starts in 1st grade. There are a couple of advanced math classes in both 1st and 2nd grade and if your child is in one of those classes they will switch teachers for math. I have a 2nd grader at TPES who is in advanced math and the difference is appreciable. In 2nd grade this year there are 3 advanced math classes out of 10 total classes. It's different each year depending on the student body make up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:New poster here. Do your kids get homework worksheets for math at all? My kid is in K at TPES and there's no homework other than some suggestions on activities at home.
OP, do you mind sharing what school your child is at, or what his/her math score was on the recent test? I'm curious at what level they start enrichment.

At TPES - true math enrichment starts in 1st grade. There are a couple of advanced math classes in both 1st and 2nd grade and if your child is in one of those classes they will switch teachers for math. I have a 2nd grader at TPES who is in advanced math and the difference is appreciable. In 2nd grade this year there are 3 advanced math classes out of 10 total classes. It's different each year depending on the student body make up.

TPES has a special program that is not really available to the rest of couny’s K-2 (although some of us would love to see it our schools, too).

[Anonymous]

OP, have you asked your child what he is doing in math at school?

My child was pulled out with two others in kindergarten to work with a particular teacher on more advanced math. My child always came home and told me about the pullouts on the days they happened, so I knew a little bit about what was going on even before the teacher mentioned it.

So, I would ask the teacher about what the line on the report card means, and I would also ask my child about what he is actually experiencing in class.

[Anonymous]

Its possible for the first marking period your child understood the enriched concepts and was able to keep up with his peers. However, as the year began to progress your child fell in the middle of the pack and was no longer in the top 10% of the class. Instead of pushing your child for enrichment, the teacher wanted to ensure your child had a firm grasp on the basic foundational skills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, have you asked your child what he is doing in math at school?

My child was pulled out with two others in kindergarten to work with a particular teacher on more advanced math. My child always came home and told me about the pullouts on the days they happened, so I knew a little bit about what was going on even before the teacher mentioned it.

So, I would ask the teacher about what the line on the report card means, and I would also ask my child about what he is actually experiencing in class.

OP here. I asked him and I couldn't get much information from him. Your kid is cool that s/he can report to you well. My kid...no, I can't get much information out of him unless he is in a certain mood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NA is how they say no.

More like not applicable, since that was for the first quarter of K and the school was still assessing abilities

They do N/A in other grades and for other marking periods.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NA is how they say no.

More like not applicable, since that was for the first quarter of K and the school was still assessing abilities

They do N/A in other grades and for other marking periods.

+1 N/A=no.

[Anonymous]

I thought that this was supposed to be for kids scoring at least the 80th percentile on the MAP math test.

[Anonymous]

How do you know your child's MAP test score?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you know your child's MAP test score?

They're in the document library of the MCPS portal (hard to find, and uploaded months later, but they're there.) I don't know why MCPS just doesn't send the scores home with the kids, because it seems like most people don't know to look at the portal until their kids are older.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you know your child's MAP test score?

The reports are in the parent portal through fall 2018. Winter should be there soon — but you can also ask the teacher, who can look it up for you. (They get the scores right away.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you know your child's MAP test score?

NP: It is in the MCPS portal under document library

[Anonymous]

My Ker's box was checked yes for both marking periods. This is at a focus school in far-flung Silver Spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought that this was supposed to be for kids scoring at least the 80th percentile on the MAP math test.

80% is a great score but many kids are testing this high. My understand is its only for kids who are 98-99's.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought that this was supposed to be for kids scoring at least the 80th percentile on the MAP math test.

80% is a great score but many kids are testing this high. My understand is its only for kids who are 98-99's.

My kid is not getting math enrichment even though her map score last fall was 99%.