Week of March 13-17, 2017

In the past week, we shared what we ate at the Chinese restaurant, the friendliness of the staff who are willing to speak Mandarin, and the overall experience. The students brought in artifacts and we used our resources to make a booklet. I encourage you to give another restaurant a try if the staff weren't especially friendly. Pyng Ho and Lucky Key were popular among the kids.

We have begun to introduce subtraction strategies in Math. Students are learning ways to subtract; counting with fingers, number lines, snapped cubes, drawing dots, and thinking of a picture.

Understand addition

We have introduced the concepts of adding through strategies and manipulatives; drawing, connective cubes, number lines, ten frames, tally marks, dominos, etc. This may not be a new concept for some, but building operations and algebraic thinking is a critical foundation for all. Your child may be going home to express boredom, but we are constantly exploring new ways to add and improve upon critical thinking skills through a variety of tasks.

I have included two exemplars for you to review at home. Since addition isn't just about math facts, I encourage all to apply math into real life experiences. It's much more challenging and a great way to assess understanding.