Math Blast

At school, I have been giving little quizzes to check to see if students are ready to move on to the next concept. We are finding that many students have not mastered addition and subtraction with regrouping. to help them...I need your help too.

Some of you may have noticed that a review activity or sheet is coming home to help your child in math. We are giving them a little blast of review to help them catch up, relearn, and practice a concept that they have not masted yet. It is very important to help spend some time to go through the activity that I sent home. It will allow them to be successful and not take valuable classtime to relearn something that has already been taught.

Thanks to all families for taking an active role in your child's learning. It really does pay off. Have a blast!

I DARE You

Tomorrow, we start the DARE program in room 208. Just like millions of school children around the world who will also benefit from D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), the highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence. D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles and has proven so successful that it is now being implemented in 75 percent of our nation's school districts and in more than 43 countries around the world. D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives.

We are great role models for children. I DARE you to continue to be the best you can be.