Tuesday Tidbits

Hi families! Here are a few tidbits to keep you in the loop. We are signed up to attend the Holiday Gift Shop on Wednesday December 14 at 9:30am. There will be information coming home about this Sunflower tradition, but I wanted to let those who may be interested know about the day and time for our kids. Also, next Thursday December 8 is Grandparents Day and the Book Fair. Grandparents or special friends are welcome to come and eat lunch with your child. Let me know if you would like to reserve a lunch for a guest.

We spent a great deal of time in math today working with 10-teams. There is a great games on our website for 10-team practice. Please help your child work on their automaticity of facts whose sum is 10 (1+9, 8+2, 7+3, etc). Each child could benefit by daily practice at home with these teams. We want the kids to have an automatic connection with number pairs that make 10. Repeated practice with this concept helps to build the skill. Try having your child play "Making Tens Math Shoot" under our math game link on this page. This skill-building activity will help your child a great deal with their upcoming challenges.

Are you practicing this week's spelling words? Please help your child work on completing their homework by week's end, too. Power Drills and reading homework went home yesterday!

We made Southwest weavings! Come on by and check out our patterned project. It was tricky, but they turned out beautifully. Your child is an expert on the Native Americans of the Southwest. Have them tell you 3 interesting things about this region. Next stop is the Northwest Coast!

Have a terrific Tuesday. If you get a chance, have your child play our 10-team math for a few minutes!