{"id":10397,"date":"2010-02-24T09:03:32","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T14:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=10397"},"modified":"2010-02-24T09:03:32","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T14:03:32","slug":"students-write-chew-and-cheer-their-way-to-istep-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/02\/24\/students-write-chew-and-cheer-their-way-to-istep-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Students write, chew and cheer their way to ISTEP week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/FWCS_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Wayne Community Schools logo\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Press release from Fort Wayne Community Schools:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Students write, chew and cheer their way to ISTEP week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(February 19, 2010) Elementary and middle school students will spend the last week of February preparing for the\u00c2\u00a0first round of ISTEP exams, including have a little fun before the tests begin March 1. Students in\u00c2\u00a0third through eighth grades will be tested on language arts and math in an open-ended format the\u00c2\u00a0first week in March. At the end of April, they will go through another round of testing with\u00c2\u00a0multiple choice answers.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next couple of weeks, many schools will give students a short break from their studies\u00c2\u00a0to motivate them to do well on the exams. Activities include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elementary <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abbett Elementary School, 4325 Smith St., will have ISTEP Olympics from 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23,\u00c2\u00a0and Wednesday, Feb. 24. Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade teams will complete a writing prompt, an\u00c2\u00a0extended math problem and a literature response. Each grade has a team color and is going for the<br \/>\ngold.<\/p>\n<p>At Bunche Early Childhood Center, 1111 Greene St., students are writing letters of support to\u00c2\u00a0students at Towles Intermediate School, 420 E. Paulding Road.<\/p>\n<p>Croninger Elementary, 6700 Trier Road, and Price Elementary, 1901 W. State Blvd., have a special\u00c2\u00a0theme for each day the week before ISTEP.<br \/>\nI -I can do it! On Monday, students will bring a can of food to share with others in the\u00c2\u00a0community.<br \/>\nS- Be a good sport about ISTEP! On Tuesday, students will wear their favorite sports jersey.<br \/>\nT &#8211; Tip your hat to ISTEP takers! On Wednesday, students will wear a hat in school to show their\u00c2\u00a0support.<br \/>\nE &#8211; Put in Extra Effort on the ISTEP. On Thursday, students will be allowed to chew Extra gum at\u00c2\u00a0school. (There will be guidelines given to classroom teachers.)<br \/>\nP &#8211; Pop into school every day next week to do your best on the test! On Friday, students will\u00c2\u00a0receive a bag of popcorn.<\/p>\n<p>Snider High School students will visit Harris Elementary, 4501 Thorngate Drive, for a pep rally at\u00c2\u00a02:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26. The theme for the pep rally is &#8220;All fired up, and I can&#8217;t wait\u00c2\u00a0to do my best on the ISTEP test.&#8221; Students in kindergarten through second grade are making\u00c2\u00a0posters to show their support.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison Hill Elementary, 355 Cornell Circle, will have an ISTEP pep rally at 2:30 p.m. Friday,\u00c2\u00a0Feb. 26.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers at Irwin Elementary, 3501 S. Anthony Blvd., will decorate the main hallway for the first\u00c2\u00a0day of testing. Special guests will visit the school&#8217;s Monday morning Blastoffs on Feb. 22 and\u00c2\u00a0March 1. Parents are donating treats for the test takers throughout the week. Motivational notes\u00c2\u00a0will be attached to the treats. Students will also receive a Star Student dog tag, a Do Your Best\u00c2\u00a0pencil and a smiley face stress ball. Students in kindergarten through second grade will be paired\u00c2\u00a0with a class of third-, fourth- or fifth-graders and do special things for them.<\/p>\n<p>At Nebraska Elementary, 1525 Boone St., students will perform the ISTEP Cheer daily for\u00c2\u00a0motivation.<\/p>\n<p>Waynedale Elementary School, 7201 Elzey St., will have an assembly with local hip-hop artist Six8\u00c2\u00a0at 2 p.m. Monday, March 1. Prior to the assembly, test-taking students will participate in the math\u00c2\u00a0problem solving competition at 1:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Middle School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blackhawk Middle School, 7200 E. State Blvd., will get ready for ISTEP with March Madness beginning\u00c2\u00a0with a pep assembly with the Mad Ants mascot and dancers at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24.<\/p>\n<p>Northwood Middle School sixth-graders will have an ISTEP pep rally at 1:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at\u00c2\u00a0the school, 1201 E. Washington Center Road. Students will participate in cheers and receive a pep\u00c2\u00a0talk from Head Coach (Principal) Adam Swinford.<\/p>\n<p>Portage Middle School, 3521 Taylor St., will have ISTEP Boot Camp from 3-5 p.m. each day after\u00c2\u00a0school the week of Feb. 22. On Friday, staff will meet with parents before and after school to talk\u00c2\u00a0about what they can do to help their students.<\/p>\n<p>Staff members at Shawnee Middle School, 1000 E. Cook Road, will wear T-shirts reading &#8220;I Love\u00c2\u00a0ISTEP&#8221; on the front and &#8220;Rock it out, Shawnee&#8221; on the back. 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Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='b263d13b219f69a6b231d29cda505821' data-image-id=\"7350\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/sam_1227.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_sam_1227.jpg\" data-title=\"Indian Village Elementary School students\" data-description=\"Indian Village Elementary School students celebrate Arbor Day. 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Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='b263d13b219f69a6b231d29cda505821' data-image-id=\"7833\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/nutrition_services_truck1.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/thumbs\/thumbs_nutrition_services_truck1.jpg\" data-title=\"Katelyn Clark and Karen Gillie\" data-description=\"Student Katelyn Clark and Instructor Karen Gillie in front of one of the FWCS Nutrition Services trucks and new design. 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