Middle school magnet testing for Takoma/ Eastern: have you received 'invite'?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is the link to the Oct 12th information session on Takoma Park and Eastern Middle schools

http://mcpsmd.swagit.com/play/10122017-1163

8000 students are assessed, approximately 3000 are tested then there are 100 seats at each of the two schools. Offers are made and there is also a wait list of 40-50 kids per school in case offers are not taken up.

Each of the Magnet contacts for the schools gives a fairly comprehensive outline of the programs. The rest of curriculum for each school (so, Math and Science at the Humanities magnet, or Arts and English at the Science and Math magnet) matches the curriculum for the rest of the county.

At Eastern there are 7 classes per day, 4 of which are magnet: English, World Studies, Media and Literature (6th grade) the remaining classes are with general population.

At Takoma there are 8 classes per day, 4 of which are magnet.

The decisions are made by committee based on "pattern of performance", report cards for the 1st marking period of 5th grade, testing outcome (this test in January). There is no accounting for teacher or other recommendations but there is consideration for whether the kids can find an intellectual peer group in their local MS or need to switch out to find it.

Results in February.

How did you get 4 magnet classes in Takoma? My child is there. There are only 3 magnet classes: Math, Science and CS. Yes kids have 8 classes, but 2 are electives! We have one extra elective at Takoma.
So each child has 5 classes with general population : English, SS, PE, and 2 electives.

[Anonymous]

Anybody knows what kind of test today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anybody knows what kind of test today

Yup

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anybody knows what kind of test today

Yup

But we ain't telling!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anybody knows what kind of test today

Yup

But we ain't telling!

Why we tell you so you can cheat

[Anonymous]

I can tell you that it is raven,scat,reading no essay. They just keep it secret not informing before. Same test again

[Anonymous]

I heard it was the GRE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard it was the GRE!

For 5th graders?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard it was the GRE!

For 5th graders?

Sheesh... Joking

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard it was the GRE!

For 5th graders?

What did you think they meant when they said "rigorous"?

[Anonymous]

Psat

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is the link to the Oct 12th information session on Takoma Park and Eastern Middle schools

http://mcpsmd.swagit.com/play/10122017-1163

8000 students are assessed, approximately 3000 are tested then there are 100 seats at each of the two schools. Offers are made and there is also a wait list of 40-50 kids per school in case offers are not taken up.

Each of the Magnet contacts for the schools gives a fairly comprehensive outline of the programs. The rest of curriculum for each school (so, Math and Science at the Humanities magnet, or Arts and English at the Science and Math magnet) matches the curriculum for the rest of the county.

At Eastern there are 7 classes per day, 4 of which are magnet: English, World Studies, Media and Literature (6th grade) the remaining classes are with general population.

At Takoma there are 8 classes per day, 4 of which are magnet.

The decisions are made by committee based on "pattern of performance", report cards for the 1st marking period of 5th grade, testing outcome (this test in January). There is no accounting for teacher or other recommendations but there is consideration for whether the kids can find an intellectual peer group in their local MS or need to switch out to find it.

Results in February.

How did you get 4 magnet classes in Takoma? My child is there. There are only 3 magnet classes: Math, Science and CS. Yes kids have 8 classes, but 2 are electives! We have one extra elective at Takoma.
So each child has 5 classes with general population : English, SS, PE, and 2 electives.

Did you click on the link and watch the information session presented by the magnet contacts at each school? it is a DIRECT QUOTATION of what they say. All I am doing is providing a synopsis of what is in the presentation. If you have queries with it, take that up with your child's school.

[Anonymous]

I don't want to know what was on the test, but I'm wondering if those who have kids who have taken it could let us know how long it actually was. Was it around 3 hours?

[Anonymous]

We got our date - Jan 8th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got our date - Jan 8th.

When did you get your notice? Did it arrive in the mail?