Last week, you received a letter from me discussing our classroom behavior. I also had you complete the sheet where your child wrote 2 things he/she did well and 1 thing that he/she needs to work on. The "sucker" behavior plan starts MONDAY. Please be checking your child's folder/backpack in case he/she has brought home a parent contact sheet (this was given to you last week). I am hoping that most students will not have to bring the contact sheet home for parents, but unfortunately, some will. Please contact me if you have any questions about our new plan. Thanks!
As a reminder from last week's blog, Parent Teacher Conferences are coming in a few weeks! Last Wednesday, your child brought home a letter explaining how to sign up online for Parent Teacher Conferences. Parent Teacher Conferences will take place Tuesday, February 18th and Thursday, February 20th. You will need to sign up using the letter for instructions. You can begin signing up on Monday, February 3rd (after 8:00 AM). What is different from this conference from the fall conference is that your child is to attend the conference with you because he/she will lead the conference. I will sit in on the conference with you and your child, but your child will be the main one explaining his/her work and behaviors. Due to the fact that the conferences are student led, I would appreciate one conference with your child rather than two conferences. If it does not work in your schedule that you can attend one conference, we can schedule something to make it work. If you have any questions about signing up online, please contact me or Linda. Thanks!
Today, there is an additional note coming home discussing a math incentive to help your child study and MEMORIZE the multiplication facts. For the remainder of the year in math, your child is going to be working on mastering the multiplication fact families from 0-10. My suggestion is to practice each of these fact families at home. My suggestion to help your child learn the facts would be starting with fact families in the following order: 1, 2, 10, 5, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Beginning later this week, your child will take daily timed tests on the fact family he/she is on. Once your child masters the 1s, he/she will move onto the 2s, then 10s, and so on. We have a small incentive at school to help motivate the students to begin memorizing their facts. Please see the note and ask your child about it! Keep in mind that the students cannot use their fingers and need to have their facts memorized to fully master a fact family. Thanks for the help! Please contact me with any questions.
Lastly, here are a few reminders of things to remember:
* Reading calendars are due as soon as possible.
* There is a 3-hour early out on Wednesday, February 5th, due to parent/teacher conferences.
* Book orders are due Friday.
Have a warm week!
Mrs. McCarville
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