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IF NOT DONE SO, PLEASE CONTACT ME TO SCHEDULE A CONFERENCE ON OCTOBER 20 OR OCTOBER 21!


We took our class pictures today and the kids did a GREAT job!  I can't wait to see them.  I will keep you posted and deliver them as soon as they come back to us.

I have found a new web resource for the class called http://www.tenmarks.com/ I have registered the class only using initials to protect identities.  This site may be accessed from home.  If you want your child to use it at home, let me know and I'll send the ID/password to you - they are the same.

Our lunch schedule has changed and I will post the final (for now) schedule as a separate section on this blog.

Thanks for all you do!

Progress Reports and Benchmarks

We survived the first math benchmark of the year!  It was the EXACT same test as last spring. We can definitely say that we need HELP with math facts.

Please create or invest in a set of addition/subtraction flashcards and spend about five (yes, only 5) a day.  The goal is to get away from fingers and just make it automatic. When my boy was younger, I would just write out 20 easy basic problems and we would race each other and the clock.  He didn't like losing to me, so he had a great incentive.

http://www.aplusmath.com/ has flashcards that are free and your child can race against a clock.

Progress Reports will be sent out Monday, September 26th.  Please call me if you have any concerns or wish to discuss your child's progress.

See you at Back to School Night!  Thursday, September 22nd is the big day...we have the field trip and Back to School Night...Please come!