So much for routine. We had a SACS visitation this week to verify our self evaluation as a school and as a district. We are very proud of our school and our system and were thrilled to show this off to our distinguished evaluators from Mississippi and Arizona.

 

Dear Parents:

Our gifted class has chosen to use First in Math because it is a dynamic, easy-to-use online program that will help strengthen your child's math skill while he/she is having fun!

" The game play develops and reinforces basics.

" Students proceed at their own pace - mastering facts and increasing problem- solving, computation, critical-thinking and pattern-recognition skills - as they advance through the levels of the program.

" Each child will receive his/her own, personal User ID and Password.

" It is easy to use from home - no software to install - PC/MAC compatible.

" It will be used as an instructional tool from time to time to address certain skills that are notice by the teacher as needing reinforcement.

" Students' participation and progress will be monitored by the teacher regularly.

Your child will be able to play at school and at home, on any computer with internet access. We hope you will encourage your child to log on to firstinmath.com often. Go online together and discover a great leaning experience.

Parents:
Log on as a VISITOR and browse the Parents' section.

Mrs. Newman's
Daily Class Schedule

8:10- 2:38 Math

9:38 - 10:23 Science

10:23 - 12:00 Math

12:00 - 12:45 Science

12:46 - 1:21 Lunch and Recess

ExtExtra ActivitiesEEExtras

Wednesday: Library 9:05 - 9:50

Computer Lab: Friday 11:10 - 12:00

Counseling: Every Tuesday 9:50 - 10:30

Weekly Overview

March 1-5

This week we will complete Investigation4. This is a study of comparison using rates. Good real life scenarios bring the math to usable "life." We attempted to do World Math Day with moderate success. Internet issues gummed up the operation for full participation. I know that we were not the only country who had a problem, but that did not make us feel any better.

In science we finally got our group investigations off the ground. The students have done an amazing job of learning to demonstrate their energy transformation with their partners. They have also benefited from the other groups' presentations as they complete the activities and do their worksheets. We will do investigations 4,5, and 6 next week.