First Scholastic Book Club Order!

Encouraging reading is one of the most important things we can do to help your child succeed. It can be tough finding the right books to keep them interested, which is why I am so excited that our class will be participating in Scholastic Reading Club this school year. I am sending home several reading club fliers today. Orders are due no later than THURSDAY September 14. Your child can also order from dozens of other fliers by logging in online. You can also order by returning one of the paper order forms and check written out to Scholastic ( no cash please).

We will place an order in November or December too so if you want to order books for holiday gifts you have two chances. There are science books, chapter books, picture books, $1 deals and more! With Scholastic Reading Club: - Every book you buy earns FREE Books for our classroom library - You can choose from handpicked, grade- and reading-level-specific books for your child - You'll find the best values on a variety of formats.

Each month, your child will bring home Reading Club flyers. Together you can choose from books hand-selected by teachers and experts, and then order online or send your order form and payment to me. I'd also love some help growing our classroom Reading Club. If you'd like to help out, please let me know! I'm excited to get our class reading!

If This Is Your First Time Ordering Online:
-VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub
-ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code (top of this letter)
- SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books and value packs
- SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom - All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub One-Time Class Activation Code: DXDDG

How to Complete Greg Tang's DigiCross and NumTanga Puzzles

Math homework will often be a variety of puzzles from Greg Tang Math which incorporate fact practice and problem solving along with a variety of other concepts in a fun way. (some of these are games on his website, www.GregTangMath.com ) We do these in class several times a week and I always provide instruction, but in case students forget what to do or you would like some info, I made a video on how to solve each puzzle. Here is the video for DigiCross and NumTanga. Enjoy!

How to Practice Math in the Summer

Research has shown math is the area most likely in which students are most likely to regress in over the summer. How can you prevent this from happening? I have a whole bunch of suggestions that you can implement, at least a few times a week this summer and none are that hard to do. Things your child can do: Work on pages that are skipped or incomplete in their math books Continue math fact practice with XtraMath.com, flash cards, during commerical breaks, or verbal practice while driving in the car. Third grade teachers look for students to have mastered addition facts up to 10 + 10 and subtraction facts within 20 by the fall. Therefore, kids should practice addition and subtraction! Look for fun apps that help kids practice math. Some examples are: Sushi Monster Dreambox (a few kids may already have accounts - I would have sent home a letter in the winter if so) Splash Math Kids Math Marble Math Junior Peter Pig's Money Math Counter Go to the Museum of Sc

A New, Standards-Based Report Card

It is almost time for report cards to come out. Therefore, it's almost conference time. If you haven't done so yet, to sign up for a conference, please use this conference sign up link. If you are having trouble accessing the link or adding your name to a time slot, please let me know. I am excited to meet together and share information about your child's work habits, academic progress and other topics. In an effort to keep our conferences on task and squeeze in as much as possible in our short time together, I'd like to take a moment to comment on our new report card system now, so that we can focus on your child in the conference. An email went out recently from Mrs. Kane & Ms. Deacon about our new Standards Based Report Card (SBRC). Hopefully you have had a minute to look it over and let me know if you have questions. For parents in other school districts, when introducing a new SBRC, the biggest shock to parents when seeing the first

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