Test Prep Reminders
Don’t stress! Yes, there is a lot of focus on testing, but your test results are simply one snapshot of your abilities and do not define you. Try to remember that it is not the end of the world if your results aren’t where you would want them to be and so simply go into the testing experience with a positive outlook and do the best that you can without stressing yourself out over it.
Get a good night’s sleep in the days leading up to the test! So many of you function in an exhausted state of being and that can be particularly challenging when you are trying to focus so intently for an extended period of time. This will not be news to you, but being tired makes it difficult to concentrate, it makes it easy to be distracted by other things (including the thought of how tired you are), and it leads many to feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. Please, try to sleep – you need and deserve it.
Eat something! I always feel like this is such an obvious, cliché thing to say to people prior to tests, but do you know how often I am meeting with students and can hear their stomachs growling? This cannot be an ideal situation for testing. So, even if you don’t want to focus on the fact that the food will help your brain and body have the nutrition it needs to perform at it’s optimal level, then at least look at it from the perspective that you won’t have to listen to your stomach growling for the hours of testing.If you want to, you could even bring some hard candy, water, healthy snacks to the test with you!
Here is the testing schedule one more time!
AIR Schedule
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March
22-23
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ELA 7 & End Of Course Exam for ELA Grade 9
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March
28-29
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ELA 8
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April 19th
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Algebra I
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April 20th
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Math 7
& Geometry
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April 25th
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Math 8
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April 27th
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Science 8
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I have absolutely no doubts that you are prepared for these tests. Be confident and try your best!
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