CAPT is rapidly Approaching... Here's how we can help your 10th grader be successful!
Daily students are practicing skills to help them feel more comfortable approaching and responding to questions by looking at the same released CAPT questions in each of their interdisciplinary classes. ELA has been working on having students identify key question words assuring they have read the question and know what they are being asked to do. In social studies, 10th graders identify key terminology in the questions which they identify as important to answering the question. During math the students label and distinguish between experimental variables. Our advisory classes are having the 10th graders create sentence starters to help them begin writing their responses. In science classes, we are focusing on both content and evaluating released student responses such that our students offer corrections and suggestions for improving the released response answers.
Additionally, students have the opportunity to receive CAPT prep via “focus groups”, after school sessions and through access to studyisland.com. All three science teachers are meeting with certain students during the students’ non-core classes for short 20 minute “focus sessions” in order to give individual instruction to those who need some support to either maintain or improve their anticipated CAPT scores. A parent letter and permission slips were sent home at the start of December for our after school CAPT sessions and we are continuing to offer those sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-3:10pm. The third individualized CAPT prep resource is the website studyisland.com which teachers have been assigning for homework and during advisory class. It can be accessed via any internet connection (PC, cellphone, tablet) and is a fantastic practice and review resource for students. Students can access Study Island via the link below! Email Ms. Thurrott for user name and password information- [email protected]
Additionally, students have the opportunity to receive CAPT prep via “focus groups”, after school sessions and through access to studyisland.com. All three science teachers are meeting with certain students during the students’ non-core classes for short 20 minute “focus sessions” in order to give individual instruction to those who need some support to either maintain or improve their anticipated CAPT scores. A parent letter and permission slips were sent home at the start of December for our after school CAPT sessions and we are continuing to offer those sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-3:10pm. The third individualized CAPT prep resource is the website studyisland.com which teachers have been assigning for homework and during advisory class. It can be accessed via any internet connection (PC, cellphone, tablet) and is a fantastic practice and review resource for students. Students can access Study Island via the link below! Email Ms. Thurrott for user name and password information- [email protected]
Check out our January/February Newsletter!
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NEW FEATURE!!!
Check out our section dedicated to the CAPT question of the day!! Click the tab above labeled, "CAPT"
Parents! Remember to create an edmodo account to stay up-to-date with your student's work for science:
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Check out our November Newsletter!
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Welcome to the Great Path Academy Science Department Website!
The department looks forward to becoming more connected to the entire GPA community of parents, students and staff through the incorporation of technology like this website! Soon we will be updating both this page, the mobile site and our edmodo.com pages so all stakeholders will have unequivocal access to the GPA Science Dept. and our content.
The department looks forward to becoming more connected to the entire GPA community of parents, students and staff through the incorporation of technology like this website! Soon we will be updating both this page, the mobile site and our edmodo.com pages so all stakeholders will have unequivocal access to the GPA Science Dept. and our content.