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Happy Friday! We hope you enjoy the long weekend with your child, as there is no school today for staff professional development. Your students should have come home yesterday with a fall progress report as well as an NWEA student progress report.

These assessments provide valuable information about your child’s academic progress. The NWEA tests are designed to help us understand each student’s unique learning needs, allowing teachers to monitor their academic development throughout the year and set meaningful goals for continued success. Please know that these results are just one part of a comprehensive understanding of your child’s learning journey.

All AMA K-8 students take the NWEA MAP growth tests three times per year. K-2 students take a reading and math test and 3rd-8th grade students additionally take a science test. MAP Growth tests from NWEA® are unique in that they are adaptive tests taken on the computer. This means the test becomes more difficult when your child answers a question correctly. And when your child answers a question incorrectly, the test becomes easier. In addition, since the information presented on the test is aligned with the Common Core Standards, it is the same information that your child will be exposed to in school. Your child’s MAP Growth results are represented as RIT scores. Like inches on a ruler, the RIT scale measures in equal intervals, regardless of a student’s grade—and it remains stable over time. As a result, we can accurately measure students’ growth in between tests and understand if they are performing on, above, or below grade level. RIT scores enable teachers to recognize where to focus attention to optimize your child’s learning and to monitor their progress. You will also notice that your child’s scores are associated with a percentile. 50th percentile is average.

Don't hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions regarding your child's progress and how we can better partner with you!

In Partnership,

Andrea Curd, Early Elementary Principal

Melissa Lloyd, Upper Campus Principal

Thursday, October 22nd- 1st grade Field Trip to Plymouth Orchard

Friday, October 23rd- Fall Festival 6-8pm at Upper

Wednesday, October 28th- Pink Day

Tuesday, November 3rd- NO SCHOOL, Staff Professional Development

Tuesday, November 10th- Red, White & Blue Day- $2 donation for GiGO fund

Wednesday, November 18th- Picture Retake Day, both campuses

Monday, November 23rd & Tuesday, November 24th- NO SCHOOL, Staff Professional Development

Wednesday, November 25th-Friday, November 27th- NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break

Monday, November 30th- School resumes, Trimester 2 begins

For any food service related questions, please direct them to our Food Service Director, Ms. DeAnna Tyson-Mayo at dtyson-mayo@teach.americanmontessori.net.

Dear AMA Families,

We kindly ask all families to complete the Education Benefits Form, which helps support school funding for important programs and may also qualify your family for waived fees.

Once you’ve completed the form, please email it to our new food service director, Ms. DeAnna Tyson-Mayo at dtyson-mayo@teach.americanmontessori.net.

You can access and download the form by visiting the food service page of our website, linked here or downloading the attachment below.

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Location: 14800 Middlebelt Road, Livonia, MI 48154
Phone: 313-533-0000
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