Dear Parents,
Project night was a huge success! It was great to see so
many of you there. We know that families commit a lot of time and effort to
supporting their students during project week. At the same time, I saw projects
that clearly looked as if students had taken the lead role in creating their
project and parents had provided help only when it was necessary. This allowed
for a dynamic project night with many students excited to share what they
learned by making their project.
Also, thank you to all of you who gave to our tax credit
drive. It is encouraging to see so much support from our families in our inaugural
year. These funds will go directly to purchase much-needed equipment for our
students to use, so your contributions will benefit your students every day
they come to school.
In the classroom this week, we spent much time reviewing the
math topics from last semester. Your students gave quick, precise answers,
kindly pointed out each other’s mistakes, and showed themselves ready for the
challenges of math in the coming semester.
One of those upcoming challenges will be our math test. We
will have a math test on long division two weeks from now. (I have moved the
date forward one week in order to give students more time to prepare.) Long
division is one of the most difficult topics in grade school math, and even
students who understand may make mistakes. Please review some long division
problems with your students in order to ensure they are ready.
For the coming week, math class will focus on developing
students’ number sense. They will work on finding answers to problems by
looking for ways to make round numbers out of the numbers given. This will
give students a stronger sense of the relationships between numbers. In science
class, we will be learning ways that scientists communicate their findings.
Specifically, we will be exploring line graphs and bar graphs. After that, we
will transition into geology.
These are all the notes I have for you this week. If you
have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact me at rwycklendt@archwaytriviumeast.org.
Sincerely,
Miss Wycklendt
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