Dear
Parents,
I am writing this newsletter to let you know what your daughter
has done in math this session of SMART.
I am team teaching with Sarah Myers.
We have really enjoyed the learning experience of teaching your
daughter.
We hope you find this newsletter very informative and like what
we have done to make your daughter’s after-school time fun.
Thanks!
Valentine
Candy Count
SMART began during the week of Valentine’s
day. Your daughter
estimated, sorted, classified, and counted Valentine candy hearts. Each student was asked to guess how many candy hearts there
were in all and which color heart was in the container the most and
least and we made a prediction chart.
Miss Myers and I divided the candy into cups and the students
worked in pairs to sort and classify them. After every pair was finished
tallying the candy on their classifying sheets, we worked as a group to
put all of our information onto a final results graph.
After we finished the graph, we studied the results.
We found that there was a total of 399 candy hearts.
The color with the most amount was purple and the least was
yellow. The students asked
each other questions about the results and were very engaged in this
activity. Overall, they
learned a lot!
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Number
Hunt
After
reading the story Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, the class went on a
“number hunt” around the building.
We split into two groups. Each
group carried a flashlight and each student carried their own clipboard
to write down the numbers they found. When each group finished, we met
in our classroom. Each student had a chance to discuss what she wrote down.
I think everyone had a great time.
Ask your daughter what she learned!
Here is a digital picture of our class!
1st
row: (l to r) Nakita, Keisha, Precious
2nd
row: (l to r) Tielar, Kashadra, Miss Requena, Kimberely, Randi, Miss
Myers
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