Quiet Weather This Week?

Hello all!  I must have picked a good week to leave as the weather was CrAZy!  One full day the entire week?! Wowsers!  Hopefully the weather will cooperate more this week.  Thanks for your patience with me as I was gone next week.  This week will be much more normal....hopefully!

This week, we are going to take our mid-year DIBELS assessment and our mid-year MAPs assessment (reading only).  The DIBELS assessment measures your child's reading fluency whereas the MAPs assessment will mainly measure your child's reading comprehension. It is important that your child tries his/her hardest on these tests, so please discuss trying his/her best with your child. Thank you!

We are finishing our unit on multiplication in math.  We would like for the students to start memorizing the multiplication facts.  I am suggesting that your child

practice his/her facts at home.  I am also suggesting that he/she practices the facts in their fact families.  For example, the 2s family would include 0 X 2, 1 X 2, 2 X 2, going all the way up to 2 X 10.  Your child should KNOW each fact within 5 seconds and should NOT count on his/her fingers for the fact to be considered memorized. He/she can use the online sites on the blog page to help practice or can make flashcards at home to practice. Practice, practice, practice with your child.  Thanks for your help!

There will be a 3-hour early dismissal on Wednesday, January 22nd, due to teacher inservice.  Students will be dismissed at 12:25 PM, so please plan accordingly.

Have a wonderful week!  Please contact me with any questions/concerns.  Thank you!
Mrs. McCarville