On Tuesday, March 20, fourth graders at Fox Hill will have the Long Composition portion of MCAS. This can be one of the longer days of MCAS for many children as they are asked to write a narrative essay from a prompt. Students need to work through all of the stages of writing that we have been practicing: brainstorming, planning, writing a rough draft, editing/revising, adding SALT, and finally writing a final draft of their essay. For some, this task will take most of the day.
Because it is a "marathon," we allow students to make themselves comfortable on that day, even bringing slippers and wearing pajamas if they'd like. They can chew gum if they bring it from home as well.
I strongly encourage parents to make sure that students go to bed early on Monday night, get a good night's sleep, and eat a hearty, healthy breakfast on Tuesday morning. They will break for snack and it would be very helpful if the snacks they bring are healthy snacks that will keep them focused and working hard. This is a long day and we need to do everything we can to make it as comfortable as possible!
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