Tips on Navigating SpellingCity

I put together a video that walks you through how to log in and has some tips on using Spelling City on a computer or chrome, safari, etc. browser. This should help if your child is unsure of where to click or how to find the current week's word lists (They are always under "lists not in group"). This video is from early 2017 so Spelling City may have a few minor changes since then.

Unfortunately I can't quite make a video showing how to use Spelling City with the app, but I did show both ways in class and we will be using Spelling City in class regularly so I can imagine the students will get very adept at it pretty quickly. Many of them are savvier than I am with technology!

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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