SPOTLIGHT ON THIRD GRADE MATH
OUR MATH PROGRAM IS CALLED EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS. IT IS A HANDS-ON CHALLENGING PROGRAM THAT PREPARES CHILDREN TO “THINK” MATH, TO SOLVE PROBLEMS CREATIVELY. USUALLY THERE IS A “RIGHT” ANSWER IN MATH, BUT THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO GET THERE, AND CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED TO THINK OF STRATEGIES AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. IT HAS BEEN FUN TO SEE HOW FAR OUR MATH STUDENTS CAN EXCEED IN A YEAR’S TIME IN THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM.
HERE ARE SOME EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT THIRD GRADERS WILL LEARN: PLACE VALUE, TELLING TIME TO THE MINUTE, ELAPSED TIME, COUNTING AND MAKING CHANGE, INSTANT RECALL OF ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION FACTS, ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF WHOLE NUMBERS, OPERATION AND COMPUTATION, GRAPHING, DECIMALS, GEOMETRY, MEASUREMENT SKILLS, MENTAL MATH, AND FRACTIONS
WE DO MOST OF OUR WRITTEN WORK IN A MATH JOURNAL. OCCASIONALLY, WE WILL SEND THE JOURNAL HOME FOR A SHORT ASSIGNMENT TO CATCH UP OR FOR YOU TO HELP YOUR CHILD WITH CORRECTIONS. AFTER EACH UNIT, WE WILL TEAR OUT THE PAGES FROM THAT UNIT AND SEND THEM HOME. PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY TO DISCOVER WHAT YOUR CHILD’S STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES ARE. HOPEFULLY, YOU CAN SPEND A LITTLE EXTRA TIME IN THESE AREAS HELPING YOUR CHILD.
MATH FACTS: LAST YEAR SECOND GRADERS WORKED ON MASTERING ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION FACTS AND INTRODUCED TO MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION FACTS. THIS YEAR YOUR CHILD WILL REVIEW THE ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION FACTS THROUGH ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL, PRACTICE AT HOME, AND THROUGH TIMED TESTS. AFTER YOUR CHILD MASTERS THESE FACTS, SHE/HE WILL BEGIN MASTERING THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF MULTIPLICATION FACTS IN THE SAME MANNER. SEE MATH FACTS LETTER.
MATH HOME LINKS: PERIODICALLY A MATH HOME LINK WILL BE SENT HOME FOR HOMEWORK AND WILL NEED TO BE RETURNED THE FOLLOWING DAY. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK OVER YOUR CHILD’S HOMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING AND REINFORCEMENT. CHECK OVER TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE CORRECT AND HELP YOUR CHILD WITH ANY HE/SHE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND BEFORE RETURNING THE HOME LINK TO SCHOOL. WE DO NOT GRADE THESE HOME LINKS, BUT WE DO CHECK THEM OVER. CHECKING OVER YOUR CHILD’S HOMEWORK WILL ALLOW HIM/HER TO BE READY TO MOVE ON AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SKILL. THIS ALSO HELPS THEM GAIN MORE CONFIDENCE IN MOVING ON WITH THE NEXT LESSON IN CLASS. MOST HOME LINKS WILL HAVE A PARENT NOTE AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ IT SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS TAUGHT IN CLASS. ONCE IN A WHILE, A HOME LINK WILL REQUIRE A PARENT SIGNATURE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AT HOME. TOGETHER, WE WILL WORK TO HELP YOUR CHILD DEVELOP INTO A VERY GOOD MATH STUDENT, WELL-PREPARED FOR THE NEW CHALLENGES IN THIRD GRADE AND BEYOND.
MRS. ROSEN
OUR MATH PROGRAM IS CALLED EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS. IT IS A HANDS-ON CHALLENGING PROGRAM THAT PREPARES CHILDREN TO “THINK” MATH, TO SOLVE PROBLEMS CREATIVELY. USUALLY THERE IS A “RIGHT” ANSWER IN MATH, BUT THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO GET THERE, AND CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED TO THINK OF STRATEGIES AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. IT HAS BEEN FUN TO SEE HOW FAR OUR MATH STUDENTS CAN EXCEED IN A YEAR’S TIME IN THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM.
HERE ARE SOME EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT THIRD GRADERS WILL LEARN: PLACE VALUE, TELLING TIME TO THE MINUTE, ELAPSED TIME, COUNTING AND MAKING CHANGE, INSTANT RECALL OF ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION FACTS, ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF WHOLE NUMBERS, OPERATION AND COMPUTATION, GRAPHING, DECIMALS, GEOMETRY, MEASUREMENT SKILLS, MENTAL MATH, AND FRACTIONS
WE DO MOST OF OUR WRITTEN WORK IN A MATH JOURNAL. OCCASIONALLY, WE WILL SEND THE JOURNAL HOME FOR A SHORT ASSIGNMENT TO CATCH UP OR FOR YOU TO HELP YOUR CHILD WITH CORRECTIONS. AFTER EACH UNIT, WE WILL TEAR OUT THE PAGES FROM THAT UNIT AND SEND THEM HOME. PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY TO DISCOVER WHAT YOUR CHILD’S STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES ARE. HOPEFULLY, YOU CAN SPEND A LITTLE EXTRA TIME IN THESE AREAS HELPING YOUR CHILD.
MATH FACTS: LAST YEAR SECOND GRADERS WORKED ON MASTERING ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION FACTS AND INTRODUCED TO MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION FACTS. THIS YEAR YOUR CHILD WILL REVIEW THE ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION FACTS THROUGH ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL, PRACTICE AT HOME, AND THROUGH TIMED TESTS. AFTER YOUR CHILD MASTERS THESE FACTS, SHE/HE WILL BEGIN MASTERING THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF MULTIPLICATION FACTS IN THE SAME MANNER. SEE MATH FACTS LETTER.
MATH HOME LINKS: PERIODICALLY A MATH HOME LINK WILL BE SENT HOME FOR HOMEWORK AND WILL NEED TO BE RETURNED THE FOLLOWING DAY. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK OVER YOUR CHILD’S HOMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING AND REINFORCEMENT. CHECK OVER TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE CORRECT AND HELP YOUR CHILD WITH ANY HE/SHE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND BEFORE RETURNING THE HOME LINK TO SCHOOL. WE DO NOT GRADE THESE HOME LINKS, BUT WE DO CHECK THEM OVER. CHECKING OVER YOUR CHILD’S HOMEWORK WILL ALLOW HIM/HER TO BE READY TO MOVE ON AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SKILL. THIS ALSO HELPS THEM GAIN MORE CONFIDENCE IN MOVING ON WITH THE NEXT LESSON IN CLASS. MOST HOME LINKS WILL HAVE A PARENT NOTE AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ IT SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS TAUGHT IN CLASS. ONCE IN A WHILE, A HOME LINK WILL REQUIRE A PARENT SIGNATURE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AT HOME. TOGETHER, WE WILL WORK TO HELP YOUR CHILD DEVELOP INTO A VERY GOOD MATH STUDENT, WELL-PREPARED FOR THE NEW CHALLENGES IN THIRD GRADE AND BEYOND.
MRS. ROSEN