Spring is right around the corner and the Fenwick Friars are gearing up for a strong finish to the school year. As we begin to prepare for your arrival to campus next school year, we would like to offer two optional placement exams for Math and Language. Please take a moment to consider each exam. Should your child desire to sit for an exam, please use the RSVP link included within this email. Both the Math and Language exams will be held in person at Fenwick on their scheduled dates.
Optional Math Exam Monday May 17, 2021 Students may arrive between 3:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
The Fenwick Math Department will hold an optional Math Placement Exam on Monday, May 17, 2021. The optional math placement exam is for incoming freshmen who have not been placed into Honors Algebra II but wish to be considered for Honors Algebra II. Please reach out to Math Department Chair, Mr. Roger Finnell, with any inquiries regarding math placement.
The Fenwick World Languages Department will hold an optional language placement exam for incoming freshmen who would like to be considered for the second level in a given World Language. Please reach out to World Language Chair, Ms. Samantha Carraher, with any inquiries regarding Spanish, French, Italian, German, Latin or Mandarin placement.
The Spanish level II placement exam is a written assessment of a student’s knowledge and mastery of thematic topics and verb tenses covered in Spanish I at Fenwick. There is a vocabulary section, which highlights important words and expressions. In the verb conjugation section, students will demonstrate their abilities in the following tenses: present, present progressive, affirmative and negative commands (familiar and singular), and some preterit. There is also a question and answer portion, where students have the opportunity to show their fluency using their own words.
SAVE THE DATE:
Tuesday April 20, 2021 Class of 2025 Virtual Parents’ Night
This presentation will be a one-hour virtual presentation on how to best prepare for your child’s transition into high school. Topics will include: Freshman Orientation and Shield Program, transportation, iPad and Technology, textbooks and other freshman transition topics. An invitation for this event will be sent in the near future.
Keep an eye out for a Summer Skills packet from our Math and English Departments for our students to use as reference during the summer. The skills packets have been created to help bridge the gap between 8th grade and freshman year at Fenwick. We will also be sending information on our required Summer Reading in the coming weeks.
Please reach out to our Director of Admissions with any other questions during this time of transition.
