Hello everyone! Happy Homecoming week to Platte City!
I just wanted to give parents and guardians an update on how our class is going. Right now, students are taking their first round of STAR testing. This program helps track student reading levels. It is not a test to prepare for; instead, it is just a measuring stick to see how they are developing.
Our students have begun a narrative unit in which they will create a character and eventually use that character as the protagonist in their own creative pieces. Students have been generating a lot of great ideas and are learning how to apply those ideas into a cohesive story. I will be excited to read these soon! Be asking your student if he or she has been working on these and how their individual character is coming.
Grades will be in the grade book soon! I am sorry that it has taken me a while (almost two weeks) to figure out the new system. There are grades out there, and they will be completely up to date by Monday, September 12.
I hope you and your student are doing well. As always, do not hesitate to call or email if you have any questions. Thanks!
Best Wishes,
Derek Yost
I just wanted to give parents and guardians an update on how our class is going. Right now, students are taking their first round of STAR testing. This program helps track student reading levels. It is not a test to prepare for; instead, it is just a measuring stick to see how they are developing.
Our students have begun a narrative unit in which they will create a character and eventually use that character as the protagonist in their own creative pieces. Students have been generating a lot of great ideas and are learning how to apply those ideas into a cohesive story. I will be excited to read these soon! Be asking your student if he or she has been working on these and how their individual character is coming.
Grades will be in the grade book soon! I am sorry that it has taken me a while (almost two weeks) to figure out the new system. There are grades out there, and they will be completely up to date by Monday, September 12.
I hope you and your student are doing well. As always, do not hesitate to call or email if you have any questions. Thanks!
Best Wishes,
Derek Yost