Dear
Parents,
We
spent this week getting back into the full swing of school. We took some time to review school and
class rules, as well as to talk about expectations for the coming months. Academically, the children participated
in the first Continental Math League competition, learned about food chains and
energy pyramids, patterns, and groups, prefixes and suffixes. We also celebrated all the
children who participated in the Reflections contest. We are so proud of our contest winners Anne, Sophia and
Katie! Overall it was a busy
week.
We
have begun our unit on Multiplication. In this unit, the children will learn
their multiplication facts from 1-12. To help with this unit, each child will
need a set of multiplication flash cards at home to help with the daily review
of these facts. I am assigning an additional 10 minutes of practice of facts
each night as part of the daily homework.
This practice can be with the flash cards, a computer game, or with an
app on a hand held device. A great
resource for computer games is the Tuckahoe web site. Under the “Links” tab there is a list of Math sites. One site the children enjoy is both AAA
Math, and Gamequarium. If you and
your child find a site you particularly like, please share it with me and I
will pass it along to the others in the class.
In the Friday Folders you will find a
permission slip for our week of swimming at Yorktown pool. This is part of our PE curriculum and a
fun week for the children. I would
like to ask that these slips be returned no later than Tuesday January 15th. We do need some help with this
activity. We need a couple of
parents to meet the bus at Yorktown at 10:30, and then again at 11:45 to assist
the girls in changing in the locker room.
This task can be shared between individuals throughout the week. If you can help with this, please let
me know.
Below are a couple of important dates to
put on your calendars:
Friday, January 18- End of 2nd Quarter
Monday,
January 21- Dr. King Holiday-
Schools Closed
Tuesday, January 22- Teacher Workday- No school for students
Friday,
January 25- Disco Dance-7pm
Wednesday, January 30- Tuesday
February 5- Swimming at
Yorktown Pool
As
always, I appreciate your help and support. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
me.
Sincerely,
Mrs.
DiNardo
