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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My MSers SOLs are up in SIS now under GradeBook.

MY 5th grader failed the math SOL. The teacher told the kids their scores. No one from the school has contacted me. He's in AAP and has gotten 3s in math all year and I never heard from his teacher all year that math was an issue.

3’s in AAP math should have been a flag to you. They are doing 6th grade math, if he is not mastering that content quickly, ie 4’s, then he is struggling. They expect the Grade 5 AAP kids to know the base concepts solid and hit the grade 6 content.

My kid had 3s in math all year. I followed up with the teacher and she said 3s were nothing to worry about. So I would have been surprised if my kid failed the sol also!

I am sorry that is how your Teacher handled it. A 3 is fine, it means that the student is learning the material. It also means that the student is not mastering the material. I don't panic over a 3 on my child's report card but when I see one it means that we need to be reinforcing material that he is being exposed to at school. If he is making his best effort and earning a 3, then great, if he is earning a 3 but not doing the things he knows he needs to do, then that is a problem. For us, the 3's are in LA where DS rushes through writing assignments and doesn't bother with capitalization and using the grammar and spelling rules we know he has been taught. We have him re-do work that is sent home with mistakes that we know he shouldn't be making.

But a 3 means that a student is not fully retaining the material and that there is room for growth. It could very well mean that your child understands the material in the moment and can pass the unit exams with a decent percentage right but is not retaining the material. In 5th grade the kids are doing 6th grade math in Advanced Math/AAP so those gaps and holes are more problematic because it could mean that there is something not fully grasped from 5th grade math that is needed in 6th grade math. Your Teacher might think it is fine because they know not everyone is going to be taking Algebra in 7th grade.

[Anonymous]

If the kid is getting 3’s in math, why push for algebra in 7th. Give him a year to catch up before putting him in over his head in a course that counts toward his GPA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MSers SOLs are up in SIS now under GradeBook.

MY 5th grader failed the math SOL. The teacher told the kids their scores. No one from the school has contacted me. He's in AAP and has gotten 3s in math all year and I never heard from his teacher all year that math was an issue.

And this is why the teachers and principals hoard the results. They don’t want to face complaining parents at the end of the year.

They make such a big deal over the SOLs. They should talk to parents with concerns. This parent wasn't told all year her kid was struggling in math, teacher said everything was fine, kid got 3s (and I have also been told by a teacher that 3s are "fine").

They're a fifth grader in AAP, so that means sixth grade math whether or not it is appropriate. If that kid was gen ed in advanced math, they're would have been a conversation

Disagree. They should tell the parent the kid needs to do a math workbook over the summer or something.

The kid would be better off on grade level, but they aren't allowed to suggest that

[Anonymous]

np here. And count backwards. What would he take as a Senior in HS - does he really need to be beyond Calculus when he graduates HS?

I wouldn't be mentioned it, but you brought it up Op, about getting into Algebra in 7th.

Btw everyone - - do not put your kid in classes based on, well, their friends are going into that class. There are plenty of nice kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MSers SOLs are up in SIS now under GradeBook.

MY 5th grader failed the math SOL. The teacher told the kids their scores. No one from the school has contacted me. He's in AAP and has gotten 3s in math all year and I never heard from his teacher all year that math was an issue.

And this is why the teachers and principals hoard the results. They don’t want to face complaining parents at the end of the year.

+1

Then don't give the tests.

[Anonymous]

If kids have right scores for iatt and sol, how long after told can take algebra in 7th do families have to say yes or no? Assume families get a email and have to respond to get in or does school automatically put child in and have to opt out? Thx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If kids have right scores for iatt and sol, how long after told can take algebra in 7th do families have to say yes or no? Assume families get a email and have to respond to get in or does school automatically put child in and have to opt out? Thx

The yes is automatic.

[Anonymous]

A 3 means the student usually demonstrates an understanding of concepts and skills taught.

Straight off the Progress Report envelope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If kids have right scores for iatt and sol, how long after told can take algebra in 7th do families have to say yes or no? Assume families get a email and have to respond to get in or does school automatically put child in and have to opt out? Thx

The yes is automatic.

At our school you had to respond to the letter if you did NOT want to be in Algebra I. More of an opt-out, not opt-in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MSers SOLs are up in SIS now under GradeBook.

MY 5th grader failed the math SOL. The teacher told the kids their scores. No one from the school has contacted me. He's in AAP and has gotten 3s in math all year and I never heard from his teacher all year that math was an issue.

3’s in AAP math should have been a flag to you. They are doing 6th grade math, if he is not mastering that content quickly, ie 4’s, then he is struggling. They expect the Grade 5 AAP kids to know the base concepts solid and hit the grade 6 content.

My kid had 3s in math all year. I followed up with the teacher and she said 3s were nothing to worry about. So I would have been surprised if my kid failed the sol also!

I am sorry that is how your Teacher handled it. A 3 is fine, it means that the student is learning the material. It also means that the student is not mastering the material. I don't panic over a 3 on my child's report card but when I see one it means that we need to be reinforcing material that he is being exposed to at school. If he is making his best effort and earning a 3, then great, if he is earning a 3 but not doing the things he knows he needs to do, then that is a problem. For us, the 3's are in LA where DS rushes through writing assignments and doesn't bother with capitalization and using the grammar and spelling rules we know he has been taught. We have him re-do work that is sent home with mistakes that we know he shouldn't be making.

But a 3 means that a student is not fully retaining the material and that there is room for growth. It could very well mean that your child understands the material in the moment and can pass the unit exams with a decent percentage right but is not retaining the material. In 5th grade the kids are doing 6th grade math in Advanced Math/AAP so those gaps and holes are more problematic because it could mean that there is something not fully grasped from 5th grade math that is needed in 6th grade math. Your Teacher might think it is fine because they know not everyone is going to be taking Algebra in 7th grade.

Friend, you're mistaken. You've got it wrong.