Please use the following link to request parent-teacher conferences with the Cluster 3 Teacher team!

Link: tinyurl.com/c3conferenceform

Banking System: MyKidsBank

Why have a MyKidsBank simulated online bank?

MyKidsBank is a secure, private, advertising-free tool designed to help teach personal money management in the home or classroom. Classroom teachers use the service as part of their financial literacy programs and to assist in their classroom economy. Parents use the service for managing household allowance for their children.

How does MyKidsBank work?   How is learner information kept private?

Each virtual bank has a unique web address, which gives the teacher, parent, or guardian full, private control of their bank. The teacher, parent, or guardian is the "banker" and creates individual accounts within their "bank" for each of their learners using non-identifying aliases. Learners may then log into the simulated bank using their assigned non-identifying aliases for an experience similar to a real online bank. At no point in the experience is any identifying information submitted to the internet.

Source: https://mykidsbank.org/

The various assignments, links, and other materials for our class can be found in our Google Classroom! 

How to Log In:

There are two ways to log in:

1. Your parent account:

   1. Your parent account will allow you to access our Google Classroom. However, what you can view is limited.

2. Your student's account:

   1. Your student's account will also allow you to access our Google Classroom. Unlike the parent accounts, you will be able to see EVERYTHING in our class!

Use the link in the navigation bar at the top of this page to go to the website!

Please email me at tfrost@lecs.org if you have issues logging in!

• Please stay tuned for teacher-bases support resources!

• Parent Quick Tips (Video)

• Family Guide (PDF)

• Parent Letter (PDF)

• App Download (IXL Site)

• Math Shorts- Short educational videos reviewing a variety of math concepts

• Khan Academy- Great resource that helps teach, re-teach, and practice numerous skills!

  • Website- You can access FULL lesson plans, including many of the instructional videos found on YouTube! Here, students can nearly "homeschool" themselves on any topic!

  • YouTube Videos- Scroll down to the set of playlists named "Math"! These are generally the videos from the website, should you want to get "straight to the point" without review problems!

The various assignments, links, and other materials for our class can be found in our Google Classroom! 

How to Log In:

There are two ways to log in:

1. Your parent account:

   1. Your parent account will allow you to access our Google Classroom. However, what you can view is limited.

2. Your student's account:

   1. Your student's account will also allow you to access our Google Classroom. Unlike the parent accounts, you will be able to see EVERYTHING in our class!

Use the link in the navigation bar at the top of this page to go to the website!

Please email me at tfrost@lecs.org if you have issues logging in!

Here are some resources as we approach fast testing:

ixl

Grades 6-8 NON ALGEBRA/GEOMETRY STUDENTS

• IXL's FAST Skill Plan

  • WHAT IS THIS?: IXL provides skill alignments with recommended IXL skills for every student. This plan breaks each overall topic into levels that correspond with the FAST Test levels! 

  • HOW WILL IT HELP ME AS A PARENT/GUARDIAN?: This plan can be utilized as additional practice that is geared specifically towards the FAST test! You can work on lower levels if your student struggles with the topic, or higher levels if they need more of a challenge, and go back and forth between each as needed!

  • PLEASE NOTE: Make sure you change te grade level underneath the skill plan's logo to your student's grade level for TESTING, not their class!

Algebra & Geometry

• • IXL's BEST EOC Skill Plan

    • WHAT IS THIS?: IXL provides skill alignments with recommended IXL skills for every student. This plan breaks each overall topic into levels that correspond with the FAST Test levels! 

    • HOW WILL IT HELP ME AS A PARENT/GUARDIAN?: This plan can be utilized as additional practice that is geared specifically towards the FAST test! You can work on lower levels if your student struggles with the topic, or higher levels if they need more of a challenge, and go back and forth between each as needed!

    • PLEASE NOTE: Make sure you change te grade level underneath the skill plan's logo to your student's grade level for TESTING, not their class!

FAST Test Practice Books (via amazon)

Here are some practice books that can be purchased on Amazon! Review books are a great "old-fashioned" way to practice work! Students can utilize it at any time! You can also purchased used books for a lower price! In my experience, they are not much different than the new ones, and sometimes seeing other people's notes/highlighting (IF your book has any) can be helpful! If you do not like these, at least it gives ideas for what to look for/search up!

• • • 6th Grade Lumos Learning FAST Test Prep Workbook

    • 7th Grade Lumos Learning FAST Test Prep Workbook

    • 8th Grade Lumos Learning FAST Test Prep Workbook

    • Florida Algebra I EOC Success Strategies Study Guide: Test Review for the Florida End-of-Course Exams

    • Florida Geometry EOC Success Strategies Study Guide: Florida EOC Test Review for the Florida End-of-Course Exams 

Here are some resources as we approach fast testing:

FAST/EOC Facts & Overview

Grades 6-8 NON ALGEBRA/GEOMETRY STUDENTS

• 24-25 FAST Fact Sheet for Grades 3-10

  • WHAT IS THIS?: The Florida Department of Education has provided a guide that outlines what students are expected to know and how they will be assessed. You can view the full document using the hyperlink above! 

  • HOW WILL IT HELP ME AS A PARENT/GUARDIAN?:

    • Here is an overview of what this document contains:

      • FAST Overview

      • What each PM (aka "Progress Monitoring") test we've taken/will take means in terms of their number and how their data is used

      • Testing Windows, Session Lengths, and Testing Systems

      • Supplies provided (Such as scratch paper, calcualtors, reference sheets, etc.)

      • Score Reporting (including the BEST Scale Cut Scores for each level) and what each level means

      • How to access sample test material

      • Released test information

      • Additional information related to testing!

• Grades 6-8 Mathematics Test Design Summary

  • WHAT IS THIS?: This document provides an overview of what percentage of each standard is accounted for on the test!

  • HOW WILL IT HELP ME AS A PARENT/GUARDIAN?: 

    • This document will help you see which topics need to be studied more than others! Areas with a higher percentage means more questions of that type will be on the test!

    • You can utilize IXL's FL BEST Standards Skill plan to find various practice skills related to each standard! Just make sure to change the grade level to what corresponds with your student!

Algebra & Geometry

• • 24-25 BEST Algebra 1 and Geometry EOC Assessments Fact Sheet

  • WHAT IS THIS?: The Florida Department of Education has provided a guide that outlines what students are expected to know and how they will be assessed. You can view the full document using the hyperlink above! 

  • HOW WILL IT HELP ME AS A PARENT/GUARDIAN?:

    • Here is an overview of what this document contains:

      • BEST EOC Overview

      • Who is to be tested and the Assessment corresponding course list (which classes take each test)

      • Test administration information (such as supplies provided and test formats) and Testing Systems

      • How to access sample test material

      • Released test information

      • Achevement levels and scale scores, as well as their meanings

      • Additional information related to testing!

  • Alg and Geo B.E.S.T. Mathematics Test Design Summary

    • WHAT IS THIS?: This document provides an overview of what percentage of each standard is accounted for on the test!

    • HOW WILL IT HELP ME AS A PARENT/GUARDIAN?: 

      • This document will help you see which topics need to be studied more than others! Areas with a higher percentage means more questions of that type will be on the test!

      • You can utilize IXL's FL BEST Standards Skill plan to find various practice skills related to each standard! Just make sure to change the grade level to what corresponds with your student!

Practice Site (Click here to access it!)

This practice site provides sample problems for this year's test OR the released 2024's test. Not all grade levels have access to the previous year's released test, so please read the following carefully! PLEASE NOTE: This site DOES NOT provide answers/results!

How to Access the Tests

• • Click the blue hyperlink above.

  • Keep both switches flipped to "ON" for the practice test!

For ALL Grade 6 Students

• • Select your grade level (NOT the level of your class!!)

  • Select "2024 released tests"

  • Select one of the following

    • 6th- "Start Grade 6 FAST Mathematics- 2024 Released Test"

For Grades 7-8 NON ALGEBRA/GEOMETRY STUDENTS

• • Select your grade level (NOT the level of your class!!)

  • Select "Sample Items"

  • Select one of the following

    • 7th- "Start Grade 7 FAST Mathematics Sample Items"

    • 8th- "Start Grade 8 FAST Mathematics Sample Items"

For 7th and 8th Grade ALGEBRA/GEOMETRY STUDENTS Algbera

• • Select one of the following

    • ALGEBRA- Grade level 9 

    • GEOMETRY- Grade level 10

  • Select "2024 released tests"

  • Select End-of-Course (EOC) Released Tests

  • Select 

    • ALGEBRA- "Start B.E.S.T. Algebra 1 EOC- 2024 Released Test"

    • GEOMETRY- "Start B.E.S.T. Geometry EOC- 2024 Released Test"