Its that crazy, fun-filled family time of year! Each moment is precious so I will only take a few moments tonight to give you some updates, reminders, and a resource we have been using in the classroom.
Updates
Google Docs has been a valuable learning experience and successful for most students! This week students typed up their fictional narratives at home for homework. I was able to read each of them, comment and continue those discussions the next day in school. The feedback was more immediate, and it was helpful for students to look at "clean" copies of their writing as they practiced their editing skills this week. Thank you to all of the families that supported their children with this new learning tool. This experience will certainly help them next year at Quinn Middle School.
The deadline for completed typed drafts is Tuesday. Students are aware of this deadline. Some may need an extension and we have talked in school about how this can happen sometimes. As long as students have been working hard each night this won't be a problem.
Reminders
I am still looking for guest readers for Tuesday the 23rd! I haven't gotten any volunteers yet and would really love to have many guests. I have plenty of books to choose from, or feel free to bring your own. Just let me know.
Resource
This week in math students have been learning about finding factors of a number. There is an online game some students played this week and really seemed to like. There is a lot of strategy involved and really helps with finding factors, and multiplication skills. Feel free to have your student play at home.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=4134
Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season!
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