Family Math Nights - October 2013

Thank you so much to everyone that contributed to the success of our family math nights.  Fifth grade was held on October 21, 4th grade on October 22, and 3rd grade on October 28th.  We had a total of 388 families participate! Third grade had 140 families attend, fourth grade had 123 families, and fifth grade had 125 families.  We are so blessed to serve in this community. 

We shared information on how math instruction looks different in the 21st century.  We provided an overview of the common core standards, including the math practice standards.  We communicated our blueprint for building mathematical minds in our school.

Fifth grade teachers conducted a mini-investigation on designing a locker room for the new stadium, fourth grade explored a design of a concession building, and the third grade investigated ways to arrange the bricks purchased in the Buy a Brick initiative.  We conducted number talks, explored various                                                               strategies, and/or introduced math games.

Sincere thanks to every math teacher for your hard work and dedication; math night was a success because of you.  A huge thank you to Kelly and all the literacy and science/language teachers who volunteered to help!  Finally, we are so fortunate to have administrators who have a clear vision of what math instruction should look like in today’s world, and also worked relentlessly to ensure the success of our family math nights!