End of the Nine weeks:

Parents and Readers of this Blog:

The end of the nine weeks term is Friday the 21st

• For ANY missing grades or very low grades,  I will be giving your student a packet beginning on Monday and must be completed by Friday so I can record or change any grades. 
• Parents I thank you for participating in the popcorn sale and of course our PTA thanks you too.
• Any child that would like to join Chess club can certainly see me or the chess/scrabble website: http://missionchesscas.blogspot.com/ and download an application.
• This week, we will be doing money during math class:   practice skip counting by 5's, 10's, 25's and 50's
• also try mix skipping, for example: 25, ( by dimes) 35, 45, 55 ( by nickels) 60, 65, 70, 75, ( by pennies) 76, 77, 78..... It takes a while but this kind of drill is very effective when it comes to counting change....
• Monitor that your child does all his homework....this is important for practice and learning. 
• Reading:   I cannot emphasize enough about your child practicing to read by reading aloud everyday....Everyday? Well practically!!!! Fluency (which means making a selection sound like a story instead of a list) must be practiced.. the state of Texas requires  a reading rate of 90 words per minute (wpm) less if comprehension is very high....( so get those questions right).
• Remember...I am expecting more from your child this year than I have ever in the past....The new STAAR test is predicted to be very hard..  I really do want to have our kids to be ready for that challenge.

Mr. F