Writing Scores Increase

We are proud to announce that St. John’s Writes scores have risen in every category and at every grade level this winter.
Students in grades kindergarten through eighth have been participating in St. John’s Writes – a standardized writing examination given three times a year. The goal of this examination is simple: to gather data on each child’s, as well as each classes’ overall writing progression. This allows teachers at St. John’s School to focus their instruction both on individual and class weakness while at the same time providing strategic enrichment opportunities that are tailored to our students’ strengths.
Scores from the St. John’s Writes are reported as school-wide averages and are based on the school’s 6+1 Traits of Writing Program. The next St. John’s Writes will be given March 17, 2009. For more information, contact Ben Wayne, academic dean, at bwayne@sjsroseville.org.