Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
Family Summit 2026
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Welcome!
Diane Wiese, Coordinator of Assessment and Accountability
Who is in the room?
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Agenda
01. Purpose/types of assessment
03. Student Score Reports
05. Questions
02. Are you smarter than a 5th Grader?
04. Free online resources
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Why assess?
How do we assess?
Are there different types of assessments?
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Formative
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Summative
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Are you Smarter than a 5th grader?
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Math questions:
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Which equation has the same unknown value as 405 ÷ 15 = ❑
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Which equation has the same unknown value as 405 ÷ 15 = ❑
This question is about inverse operations.
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2. Which situation can be represented by this equation?
4÷ ⅛ = ❑
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2. Which situation can be represented by this equation?
4÷ ⅛ = ❑
Dividing a whole number by a unit fraction is = how many small pieces can fit into my total?
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Determine if each comparison is true or false. Select True or False for each comparison.
| True | False |
8.81 > 8.9 | ❑ | ❑ |
11.34 < 11.340 | ❑ | ❑ |
7.634 > 7.67 | ❑ | ❑ |
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| True | False |
8.81 > 8.9 | ❑ | ❑ |
11.34 < 11.340 | ❑ | ❑ |
7.634 > 7.67 | ❑ | ❑ |
Determine if each comparison is true or false. Select True or False for each comparison.
This question is about place value and understanding decimals.
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CAASPP ELA questions:
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A student is writing a research report about mountains. Read the sentences from his report and the directions that follow.
Mountains are areas of land that are taller than all of the land around them. Mountains can be found on every continent. Mountains come in different heights and shapes. Some are even so tall that trees cannot grow at the top of them. Some mountains are made from rocks and dirt and sand. Other mountains are made partly of lava from a volcano.
Choose two of the sources that would most likely give the student more information about the ideas he has written.
❑ a website that shows people how to prepare to hike in the mountains
❑ a poster showing a team of people climbing up the side of a steep mountain
❑ an article from a book that describes how scientists think mountains were made
❑ an online encyclopedia article describing different mountain ranges and types of mountains
❑ a book telling the story of a young woman’s desire to climb the largest mountain in the world
❑ a book describing different types of volcanoes that are found around the world
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A student is writing a research report about mountains. Read the sentences from his report and the directions that follow.
Mountains are areas of land that are taller than all of the land around them. Mountains can be found on every continent. Mountains come in different heights and shapes. Some are even so tall that trees cannot grow at the top of them. Some mountains are made from rocks and dirt and sand. Other mountains are made partly of lava from a volcano.
Choose two of the sources that would most likely give the student more information about the ideas he has written.
❑ a website that shows people how to prepare to hike in the mountains
❑ a poster showing a team of people climbing up the side of a steep mountain
❑ an article from a book that describes how scientists think mountains were made
❑ an online encyclopedia article describing different mountain ranges and types of mountains
❑ a book telling the story of a young woman’s desire to climb the largest mountain in the world
❑ a book describing different types of volcanoes that are found around the world
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A student made a plan for a research report. Read the plan and the directions that follow.
The student found information for the research report. Which piece of information should the student use in her report?
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A student made a plan for a research report. Read the plan and the directions that follow.
The student found information for the research report. Which piece of information should the student use in her report?
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A student is writing a report about exercise. The student wrote the following opinion.
Regular exercise is a good way to stay healthy.
She found a source. Read the source. Underline the sentence that has information to support the opinion. Underline one sentence.
Source 1: Healthy Habits
The best way to stay healthy is to have healthy habits. Everybody needs to eat, sleep and exercise. Finding a way to make these part of your everyday life may take some hard work. But once they are habits, it won’t seem like work.
A diet filled with fresh fruits and vegetables is better than one filled with cookies. Grab an orange from the refrigerator instead of reaching for those cookies. Another good habit to follow is sleeping enough. Most people should try to get at least 8 hours of sleep each night. Another healthy habit is exercise. Studies show that jogging three times a week leads to a stronger heart. Like the other healthy habits above, it may take time to plan an exercise program. But once exercise becomes a habit, it is easy to do.
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A student is writing a report about exercise. The student wrote the following opinion.
Regular exercise is a good way to stay healthy.
She found a source. Read the source. Underline the sentence that has information to support the opinion. Underline one sentence.
Source 1: Healthy Habits
The best way to stay healthy is to have healthy habits. Everybody needs to eat, sleep and exercise. Finding a way to make these part of your everyday life may take some hard work. But once they are habits, it won’t seem like work.
A diet filled with fresh fruits and vegetables is better than one filled with cookies. Grab an orange from the refrigerator instead of reaching for those cookies. Another good habit to follow is sleeping enough. Most people should try to get at least 8 hours of sleep each night. Another healthy habit is exercise. Studies show that jogging three times a week leads to a stronger heart. Like the other healthy habits above, it may take time to plan an exercise program. But once exercise becomes a habit, it is easy to do.
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SSRs - How to read a Student Score Report from CAASPP
Overall Score
The goal is for all students to reach the standard met or standard exceeded level. This means your student has met grade level expectations.
Score History
Shows your student’s score and how far they are from reaching the next level.
Performance Areas
ELA - How well your student used research skills and communicate in writing.
Math - How well did your student apply math strategies to solve problems and explain their reasoning for their solution
Lexile/Quantile Measures
Lexile measure is the level of difficulty your child can read and understand.
Quantile measure which math skills a student has mastered.
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Free Resources:
Planning For Parent/Teacher Conferences
What is my child expected to learn
Lexile/Quantile parent resources
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Thank you for your time. Questions?
You can contact me @ dwiese@dnusd.org or 707-464-0707 if you think of any questions.
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Free resources (parent advice/support)
https://ca.startingsmarter.org/#free-resources
Resources to support student learning:
www.khanacademy.org (various subjects)
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