Parent Reflections

Today I’ve sent an assignment home for parents to do! We’re at the halfway mark in the year, and I would like your input.

The attached form asks questions to see how you think your child is progressing in mathematics. Please take a moment to fill it out and send it back to school.

Over the course of the year, students are exposed to a variety of math concepts. Some concepts are newly introduced to them in 3^rd grade. Some complex skills are developing, and students will become better at them as the year goes by. Finally, there are some skills they have reviewed and should be mastering in grade 3. The Everyday Mathematics program is a spiral-designed curriculum. Students touch on similar skills over the course of several years in order to deepen and broaden their understanding.

Students will be filling out a similar questionnaire asking them how they feel about math.

Students are knee-deep in our unit on place value. There’s a huge leap, when learning about decimals – tenths, hundredths and thousandths – but they are getting the hang of it. We will tie our lessons to real-life examples as much as we can. Feel free to do the same at home!

Thanks for your feedback!!

What’s To Come:

🙂 Thursday is Half-Way-Day!!! 90 of 180 days are still left to spend together! YAAY! Homework is related to this idea – enjoy!

🙂 We have music on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. While students don’t play the recorder during every class, it is ALWAYS helpful to have it with him or her. We’ve told them to store their instruments inside their backpacks in order to remember to bring them to class.

🙂 If you haven’t already, please return your signed Book Talk forms. I’ll check it off and return it to you for your future reference.

🙂 Book Talk dates will be here on the newsletter – but also on our Classroom Calendar, which you’ll find our blog. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask!!

Smile Wide,
Mrs. Brooks