Welcome to November, or Movember as we like to call it! The Movember activities are underway and we will be sure to see lots of new facial hair on our male staff this month! A newsletter came home today with the Movember events and spirit days all listed.
Reflex Math! Hooray! I was very fortunate to apply for (and get!) a grant for the Reflex Math program. This is a program aimed at increasing fluency of basic math facts. The entire class has been signed up, and so far everyone seems to really enjoy it! The goal is to get on to the program a minimum of 3 times per week. Each visit to the site should last approximately 15 minutes for optimal results. I am aiming to get each student on twice per week at school, and would appreciate your support for at least one more session per week. More is okay(even great), less is not.
Bitstrips continues......we will continue to use the Bitstrips program for a number of activities. Each weekend I add a new activity for the students to complete. Although the students are having fun, they are also consolidating some of the skills that we work on at school. For example, last week students were able to demonstrate their understanding of our October character traits. The requirements for each activity will be a little different and will help to reinforce different skills. Helping your child find a quiet time and place to work will help them to be successful. I leave each activity open for one full week (weekend to weekend) to provide lots of opportunities for the students to complete the task. After the week, I close the activity to the students and mark it as incomplete.
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