Update

Hi, everyone.  I hope your first grader enjoyed Halloween in spite of Hurricane Sandy.  I suppose we can't complain about Sandy given what many other states had (and have) to deal with.  This week we will have a sort of normal week, with only Tuesday missing from our schedule.  Watch for spelling words to come home Monday along with math homework and perhaps a reading book.  Re: math homework - it is such a help when you go over the homework with your child.  I know not all the kids are getting the concepts from class instruction, and your reinforcement at home is really important.  There are a lot of different opinions about Everyday Math, but I think it is a wonderful program.  As a grade schooler who suffered through "arithmetic" and never really understood what I was doing, I think teaching kids to appreciate the meaning and patterns in math is invaluable to their eventual success .  Have a great week - and don't forget to vote!