What is it

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• What is it?
• We will be preparing/studying for the PSSA test
  that you will take in March.
• But, we have added some excitement to all of this
  work!

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• The TEAM
• Each homeroom will receive a team identity.
• We have chosen a selection of teams based on the
  colleges mens and womens team rankings.
• We will not use teams that were used last year
  that did not send free stuff!

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• The PLAYERS
• You are the players!
• Once your homeroom picks its team, you will be
  assigned a nickname based on the actual college
  players on that team.
• Boys will receive names from the mens team.
• Girls will receive names from the womens team
  from that same school.

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• The COACH
• Your homeroom teacher will be your coach.
• Their nickname will be the name of the actual
  coach of that team.

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• POINTS
• One way to score points is to do well on your
  weekly PSSA assignment
• Assignments will be graded.

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• SCORING POINTS
• After every assignment, 10 student names will be
  randomly selected for each homeroom.
• These 10 are the players of the game.
• Their scores will be averaged to determine the
  teams points for that game.

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• MORE POINTS
• Mr. Kleckner will be completing a MATH PSSA
  assignment every Friday.
• These will also be graded.
• Points will be given to your team based on the
  class average.

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• CPS REMOTES
• The blue CPS remotes will be used for many of the
  PSSA assignments.
• This will allow for quick tallying of your teams
  score.

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• OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
• Open ended questions will be graded by the
  teacher
• Points for the team will be awarded accordingly.

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• TOURNEY TIME!
• Tourney time will be the two weeks before the
  test.
• February 26 March 10, 2007

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• DURING THE TOURNAMENT
• You will be preparing for the PSSA test in all of
  the classrooms during this two weeks.

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• TOURNAMENT ACTIVITIES
• The 6th grade teachers are planning activities to
  help you prepare for the PSSA Reading and Math
  Test.
• You will complete these activities throughout
  these 2 weeks and EARN POINTS FOR YOUR TEAM!!!

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• THE SCOREBOARD
• Team scores and standings will be posted in BOTH
  6th grade pods.
• Microsoft Excel will be used to keep track of
  this.

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• GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
• Remember to use good sportsmanship during MARCH
  MADNESS PSSA Style.
• Students displaying poor sportsmanship will be
  disciplined appropriately.

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• DONT STRESS!
• These activities are meant to add some fun to
  your learning!
• They are also meant to help you prepare to do
  your best!
• If you do your best, thats all we can ask for.

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• GOOD LUCK!
• Good luck throughout the competition!
• Enjoy it and WORK HARD!
• MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN!